The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-08-27
: hvAEsAND FARM.

hUME AND FARM.
Grained wood should be washed
with cold tea. =
--Cocoanut CaIanels. Two cups of
grated cocoanut, one cup Of sugar, two
tablcspoonfuls Of -four, the whites Of
three eggs beaten stiff; bake on a but
tered paper in quick oven. u,s..
A large and rich cake is made from
this recipe: One pound each of sugar.
flour. chopped raisins, sliced citron and
blanched almonds, three.quarters OF a
pound of butter, ten eggs, one vine
glassful of brandy, teaspoonful OF
mace. Make with care, and watch
closely while baking.
1t is said that if q cucumber vine is
trained to run up stake on which a few
stubs of limbs have been left along its
whole length, the crop will be enormous.
BY this plan the vines not only occupy
less space, but are afforded opportunity
to follow their natural habit of climb
ing up, instead of running on the ground.
Tomato Catsup-Boil one-haif
bushel of tomatoes three hours; strain
out the skins aud seeds; to the remain
der add three pints Of vinegar, one half
pound of salt, one fourth pound of black
pepper, one ounce of Cayenne pepper,
one-fourth pound of allspice, one ounce
of ground cloves, two pounds of brown
sugar. Boiione hour. / have never
seen any catsup to equal this, and have
kept the above secret IS years till now.
-Cucumber pickles. Five hundred
small cucmbers, three gallons vinegar,
three quarts OF salt, six ounces alum,
two ounces allspice, quarter pound black
pepper, one ounce cloves, horseradish
cut in strips, sugar according to the
strength of the vinegar. Put the Gu
cumbers and horseradish in alternate
layers in a large stone jar, then put the
salt over them, and cover with boiling
water. Let them stand "a hours in the
brine, then pour off the brine and rinse
in cold water. Boil spices and vinegar,
anu pour over tLeHl'
Milk is a food that should not be
taken in copious draughts like beer, OF
other fluids which differ from it chem
ically. Milk should be slowly taken in
mouthfuls, at short intervals, and thus
it is rightly dealt with by the gastric
Juice. If milk be taken after other food
it is almost sure to burden the stomach,
and to cause discomfort and prolonged
indigestion, and thus, for the obvious
reason that there is insufficient dix estive
agency to dispose of it. And the bet
Ter the quality of the milk, the more
severe the discomfort will be under
these conditions.
To make picked peaches, take sew
en- pounds of sugar to one quart of vine
gar; heat, and drop the peaches in, ant
cook until you can pierce them easil.
with q broom splint or silver fork
stick two or three cloves in the peaches
before cooking them; put sticks OF Gin
namon in the vinegar, or put gr"unt
cinnamon in little muslin bag and pu
in the jar. This quantity of sugar ant
vinegar is sufficient for two ordinary
sized baskets. Some cooks take the ski
off the peaches and turn hot vinega
and sugar over them for two or tire
mornings; but I prefer them, as the lit
tie girl said she did, "cloth and ALL"
Professor Law says that ''the grea
majority of ringbone in young horse
come from the failure to shorten tn
toes" To this may be added that ring
bone is apt to be formed if colts are Al
Lowed to stand on plank floor, or aay
where else where the footing is hard
during the first eighteen months Of thei
age. Whether in stable or yard durin
this period let them have earth fo
standing or walking, free from stone
gravel. If their summer pasture is
gravelly soil, or even stony, it is not OF
jectionable, because the colt will Away
pick optspringy turf enough 20 stan
and walk 81 without injury 70 Ms fee
legs or joints t,ngAf,{ yeq0FA4
-Quack grass Is one Of the most diff
; cult pests to eradicate; ordinary cult
walton, that which answers for mo-
weeds, only causes it Itoj goviwith ul
usual vigor. This comes from the nj
ture of the plant, it having long unde
ground stems, with roots and shoe
springing from every joint, or capab
Of so doing should the stock be cut ]
pieces by the .psssing cultivatqr. II
leading methods of eradication are: [
use asfat-toothed "cultivator, one I'll
:. will share the ground instead of runnir
deep, and pass it an inch or 80 belo
the surface; 5 thi, cuts off jail shoots
Il they start up, but does not divide Il
horizontal running root.stocks. II
> plants die Of, exhaustion in endesyoril
to throw up stem, to bear leaves VI
. seeds. The second method is to use
. grubber, and teaf 1.-THE plants bodi
from the soil, when they are gather'
by the use Of y long-toothed rake, ar
burned. IL aucaI4ll 4af