The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-03-09
Vegetable Condiments.

The best of all is watercress, and con-
sidering how easy it can be GROWN it
Seeilis ,.>,t,s n NJ teT people raise
it. anC low few have it on their tables.
It can be produced to the best advan-
taoe on the banks of a spring brook, as
Il supply may then be obtained at al
most any season of the year. Grown
on the banks of stream of this kind,
it will be crisp and firm and require no
care. 1t may also be grown on the
banks of lakes or of streams &C tolero-
bly, clC,.. Wdtc.'. a,5ur.4Glc.4to resent
ly made in England show that it can be
produced in any garden if pains be
taken to apply considerable water to
the plants whenever the ground be-
comes dry from lack of rain. 1t may
be propagated by plants, which are
easily transplanted if kept moist, or by
planting the seed, which is kept by
nearly all large dealers. The flavor of
the leaves and stalks is pungent and
very agreeable. The plant is promo
tive of health, and is recommended for
curing impurities of the blood. 1t re-
quires no preparation for the table, and
is eaten with the addition of little salt
The common garden cress, or ''pepper
grass" which resembles watercress in
flavor, but is more pungent, is de-
sirable condiment early in the spring,
when the leaves and stalks are quite
tender. Celery is in most respects the
favorite of all the vegetable condi-
ments. 1t requires, however, more
skill and care to raise, blanch and store
it than most people are willing to be-
stow. Lately great Improvements have
been made in its cultivation. 1t is no
longer found necessary to set the plants
in deep trenches, which are gradually
flied up as the leaves extend. Level
culture is now generally adopted and
dwarf varieties grown, which require
very little banking up. Onions may be
classed with condiments, although they
are generally ranked among food plants
Radishes are very desirable condiments,
and are very easily produced by any
one who has only a very small amount
of land to cultivate. The quicker they
are grown the more brittle they are.
1t is desirable to have succession of
them from early spring till winter The
first crop can be raised in hotbeds.
Subsequently a few seeds should be
sown every week. They may be
dropped few inches apart in rows
when flower and vegetable seeds are
planted. The seeds germinate quickly,
and the roots are large enough to pull
before the other plants attain much
size Chicago Times.
"A poultry house may be easily freed
from lice in the following manner: Take
half bushel of lime; put it into a bar
rel and slake it with water, so as to
make thick semi-liquid. Stir in one
pound of sulphur and add four ounces
of carbolic acid; then add water until
it is of the consistence of thin paint.
Take common broom and splash this
thoroughly over the whole house, walls,
roof, floor (the floor should always be
of earth) and roosting poles. until every
portion is covered. Repeat this three
times during the summer and just be-
fore winter. There will be no trouble
with lice. At the same time the hens
legs may be well smeared with MKT
ure of linseed oil and kerosene, in equal
parts, which will kill the lice that may
be on the fowls.-N. T. Times.
White Mountain Rolls. Sixteen
cups of flour, half cup of sugar, cup of
butter cup of yeast, the whites of four
eggs beaten to "a stiff froth and four cups
)f boiling milk; melt the butter aud
SUGAR in the milk, have the milk blood
WARM. and mix the bread, adding the
whites of eggs after mixing in part of
the Hour, knead stiff and lot rise in
warm place over night. In the morn
my kneal into rolls. and let rise till
11ght; rub the boaten white of an egg
| over the tops of rolls and bake tiirt
minutes.