Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-10-11
HOUSEKEEPING INTERESTS.
Mrs. Busyhand's Diary.

a recipe Tor puttlnS uoWn corn III SAIL,
which think l will try. She says
she has used it a long time, and the
corn is almost like fresh when they
use it in winter. She prefers it to
canning. 1t is certainly more easily
done.
Use stone jars; Cut the corn from
the cob; put layer of the corn half
an inch thick in the bottom of the jar;
cover it with layer of fine salt; fill
the jar alternating corn and salt; put
thick layer of salt, half an inch thick
at least, on top. Seal up the jars
tightly, so that every particle of light
and air is excluded. When cooked
for the table, wash off with cold water
and change the water twice or oftener
while cooking.
am inclined to think that there
would not be much of the juice and
flavor of the corn left in it by the time
it was ready for the table, but Mrs.
Wilson is very good housekeeper,
and does everything in the best way,
so, as she recommends it so highly, |
will try it.
SEPTEMBER l.--This morning |
made chocolate pudding, which we
will have cold at dinner tomorrow.
1t is a very good but simple desert. 1t
may be made in the morning for din
ner that same day, and Is quite as
good made one day for the next. Put
one quart milk over the fire IN an
earthern crock; mix three tablespoon
fuls, heaped up, Of starch, three
, tablespoonfuls of sugar and four OF
grated cohcolate together, dry, add
one cupful of cold milk and mix
. smooth. AS soon as the milk on
) the stove boils, pour in the mixed
. corn-starch, sugar and chocolate;
1 stir gently, and as soon as it boils up
thick, pour into cups. Set away until
: cold, serve with cream and sugar. 1t
4 makes the pudding nicer to set it on
9 the ice an hour before dinner time.
A. SEPTEMBER 4.-Thls afternoon
Q took the children and went over tc
: North Wood to get some ferns fol
d winter. We found some lovely ones
g Took them up carefully and place.
IS them in the pans we had brough
d with US. When we got home W.
|, planted them in long box we hat
: made last winter to fit the window-sill
it We took off the ferns and set them IL
" the shade. After the first week will
1t give them just enough water to keel
e them alive When there is danger 0
is frost, I will bring them into some darI
g. place and about the lst of Decembe
At put them on the w;ndow-sill, an
ot give them plenty of light and watel
They do not need sunshine. In shor
ID time the box will be lovely mass {
st green.
m SEPTEMBER 81 was at Mrs. Wood
al this afternoon. She had just mad
k, her tomato catsup. She brought som
t. in for me to taste, and I thought it {
es good, if not the best l had eve
g. tasted. Her recipe was as follows
1e Wash one peck Of ripe tomatoes, CT
% them in halves and stir one hou
ed strain through seive, boil one hou
It. then set away over night in earthe
as dishes, leaving them uncovered. Tt
I'd next day boil one hour, add the splc
of and boil half an hour longer. Half
nd teacupful of salt, one teaspoontul eac
Ii of ground cinnamon, cloves and al
a spice, one tablespoonful of black pei
he per, four teaspoonsful of ground mu
b. tard. Stir all together, dry; the
We mix smooth, with cupful OF goc
is cider vinegar. Set it away uncovere
or until thoroughly cold, then put in
he bottles and seal up. This will ke'
on two or three years.