Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-02-16
USEFUL HINTS.

ATTENTION is directed to the danger a
using fruit cans with zinc tops, w.dcr
are liable to poison the contents from iii
formation of poisonous salts hy tht a..
ton OF ACIDS from the fruit on the zlIc.
Jars with glass or porcelain tops are sai>l
to use Good He0ih
CLARA Francis, of the Prairie Fhrua-
or, says: GA teaspoonful of pure Per
sian chamomile, heaped in n little cone
and burned in a medium-sized room, that
is not ventilated during the burning, will
kill every fly in it. If it fails to do this
the powder is not genuine"
3As A simple means for keeping flies
away from horses it is recommended to
moiston their hair, especially Of then
tail and nostrils, with strong decoction
OF hazel-nut leaves. BY means of this
decoction the eggs which the flies lay on
the skin Of horses are also destroyed.
WATERPRooFNG.- writer in the
FIcid, Of London, says nothing is equal
to "cold drawn castor oil, pure and sim
pie, and this is how he uses it: cit
is best applied before moderate fire.
The boots to be dressed should be quite
clean and dry, and especial care should
be given to the welt and the TONGUES,
and their stitching to the upper feathers.
| generally begin by pouring the oil
from the bottle round the welt. so that
the angle between the sole and the MP
per leather is quite filled with oil, and
then proceed all over the boot. including
the edges of the soles, rubbing it il
uritl fha hand ALl,a,, l.
a turn at tue other, and SO alternately
till you have got in about table-spoorl-
full and half to each boot. The
tongues, being thinner leather, should
be quite saturated. | have never found
anything to touch this as waterproof
dressing the gelatinous oil seems to
effectually stop every pore in the leather.
| There is another advantage for those
who are natty in such matters the
boots will soon take good Common
blacking) polish; SO much so that man
may, if he likes, waterproof his ordina-
ry walking boots for bad weather with.
ont spelling their appearance. With a
common walking boot, of ordinary
thickness, apply the oil all over the
sole. / wear boots so Notwithstanding
--Oftl LillCh, NOOltu SUMS, lVI from
eight to twelve hours a day or more,
without feeling the slightest inconven.
fence in any way; but they have tbs
chilly feeling inseparable from all boots
that are oiled in any way"
/ SUGAR-CURED HAMS AND BAcox.-Tc
each green ham of eighteen pounds one
dessert-spoonful of saltpeter one-fouril
| pound of brown sugar. applied to the
fieshy side and about the hook cover
the flesh side with Liverpool salt hal.
/ An inch thick, and pack away in clear
| casks; to remain three to six weeks &C.
cording to the size of the hogs. Before
4 smoking rub off any salt that may re.
/ main on the ham and cover we'll Will
/ ground pepper, particularly about the
bone and hook. Hang up and drain fol
1 two days; smoke with green wood fol
/ six weeks. Hickory wood is best. anC
4 corn cobs make good smoke for meat
They should be damp. The pepper is {
+ preventive of flies. Another recipe
/ Salt the hams down "a tight cask, put
ting a bushel of salt well mixed with 50
/ ounces of saltpeter to about LOOT
pounds of pork; after it has been saltet
/ four or five days make a strong brine
sufficient to float an egg, and finish eur
ing the meat with it and then let it re
main five weeks longer: hang up, dus
the flesh side with black pepper and
smoke with green wood. If sugar-cureC
hams are desired add the same proper
ton Of sugar to saltpeter given IN IL.
/ first recipe. Sides and shoulders shoulC
be cured by the same process as hams
and as nice bacon can be made at til,
1 farm houses as the packing house. by
selecting the choicest sides and cutting
IN proper shape. After the smokin:
wrap the meat in coarse paper and saci
| as the choice hams and breakfast hac0I
found in the meat markets are pnt up
Dip the bagged ham In thin wasE
made Of fresh slaked lime colored Will
ocher, and hang in dry, dark room
.at i veil ventilated. Farmers cai
{. -. tie v.ry best Of hams and bacol
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