The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-04-02
HOME AND FARM.

Emery powder rubbed on the white
ivory knife handles will remove an ordi.
nary stain. Shonld the stain he deep.
rub FIRST with emery cloth and then with
the powder.
Stale Bread Breakfast Cakcs.--Soak
five or six slices of stale bread over night
In three cupiuls II bu,,ermilk. In the
morning. mash the bread fine; add two
woli.beaten eggs, three ,ca.lOoSfnls Of
soda, a little salt. aud Hour 10 make II
just the right conscience % fry on q
griddle. These are better than the or.
binary gritdle cakes.
Carbonate IT Ammonia.-A few
drops IL carbonate ot ammonia in a
small quantity of warm rainwa,sr viii
prove u safe and easy au,acid, aud will
change, II carefully applied, discolorcd
spots upon carpets, and indeed all spots,
whether produced by acids or alkalics.
II you have carpet injured by white.
wash this will Immediately restore ii.
Goldfish and Cheese. Just bring 10
boil apound ot frcshencd goldfish, chop
tine aud stis In cup Of drawn butter.
season with pepper and a little minced
parsley ar celery leaves and two table,
spoon,uls of grated cheese. Turn into
q baking.di.h, strew fine bread.crumbs
on top, and brown In the oven.
The Children's Pudding.-Mix six
ounces Of bread-crumbs (weit gra,cd),
three and half ounces Of sugar, aud u
pinch If salt; then take one and half
pounds Of apples, pare, core and quarter
them, arrange them in close layers in n
deep tart dish. and strew among them
four ounces Of sugar and the grated rind
Of fresh lemon; add the strained juice
Of the lemon. Then place the bread.
crumbs in thick layer over the apples,
sift powdered sugar over the top, and
bake In q quick oven for rather more
than three.quarters Of an hour.
Knee Sprung.-The bending iur.
ward Of the front legs at the knee. Joint
Is caused by q contraction Of the back
sinews resulting from sprains. The
treatment should be rs follows: Let
the animal rest; put on shoe with high
heel.csulks; apply hot lamentations
every day for two weeks; then remove
the high.heeled shoe and put on . level
one and apply blisters. Confirmed eases
have been completely restored by divid.
ing the tendon below the middle Of the
shank and putting on splints to straigh.
en- the limb until new tissue uni,es the
tendon again. A competent surgeon
can easily perform this operation. In
young horses perseverance in the above
treatment and stiff bsndaSes might pro.
duce relief.
Canning Fruit and Vegetables
For home use the manner Of canning
one kind Of fruit or vegetables applies to
almost ali kinds, except corn. Toma.
toes keep best In tin cans; in fact, tin is
preferred for vegetables. Next to tOma.
toes. the vegetable most readily canned
Is, perhaps, the string bean. Remove
the tough strings at the sides and break
the bean into two or three pieces.
When all Is ready throw them into a
little boiling water, scald, and then can
them. For success the vegetables should
be quite fresh and only so many scalded
at one time As may be carefully canned
while boilirghot. Ascorn requires special
treatment, . separate recipe Is here
given, and housekeepers who are liable
to need the same are requested to pre-.
serve 1t 50 that there will be no necessity
Of repeating it. Fill the cans with the
uncooked corn freshly gathered) cut
from the cob and seal them hermeti-
cally; surround them with straw to
prevent them from striking against
each other and put them into . boiler
over the fire with enough water to cover
them. Heat the water gradually and
when they have boiled an hour and a
half puncture the tops Of the cans to
allow the escape Of gases, then seal
them Immediately while they are still
hot. Continue to boil them for two
hours and half. In packing the cut
corn in the cans the liberated milk and
juices surround the kernels, forming q
liquid in which they are cooked.