Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-29
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Household HInt. and Reclpe..

The most eilectual remedy for Shiny
and greasy drain pipes is copper dissolv-
ed and left to work gradually through the
pipe.
No kitchen should be without scales to
test The integrity of things purchased by
weight, and to measure the quantities of
various recipes,
If your flat irons trouble you, by drop
ping black spccks from the top or sides
when ironing, take them in a pan of
soapsuds and give them Thorough wash
ing and dry quickly to prevent rusting.
Old garments that may be utilized in q
hundred ways, lining, cushions and the
like, are sometimes rendered worthless
because, when NJ longer III for wear, they
are not ripped to pieces, brushed and put
away.
Cut in thick slices cold boiled leg of
mutton; il should moi be cooked too
much or il will fall into pieces; put on ii
salt and pepper, and then broil it. Let
it be very hot, and add a thick sauce fla
vored with fresh tomatoes, or tomato
sauce and serve.
A noble h~ousckeeper says that an eco
nomical substitute for butter may be east,
ly made. Melt a piece of nice fat pork
and strain il through Il thin cloth into
jars. Set it aside where it will cool
quickly, when it may be used instead of
butter for any kind of cake. Pound cake
made with it is pronounced delicious.
Glossy starch may be secured in this
way. Take two ounces of white gum
arabic powder, put into a pitcher, and
pour on it a pint of boiling water, accord.
ing to the dcgIee of strength you desire,
and then, having covered it, let it stand
all night. In the morning pour it care.
fully from the dregs into a clean bottle
keep it for use. A tablespoonful of gum
water stirred into a pint of starch that
has been made in the usual manner will
give lawns, either black or printed, a look
OF newness, when nothing else can re-
store them after washing. 1t is also good,
much diluted, for thin white muslin and
bobbinet.
How Spawn is Taken From Fish.
After the fish are captured from the
spawning races, into which they have
run in anticipation of casting their spawn
in the natural way, they are placed in a
tub OF water and the ripe females select.
ed. Experience is about the only thing
which will tell you with certainty when
the female is in perfect condition for
operating upon. The eggs must be per-
fcctly mature and ready to come from
the fish just as nature intended they
should. If they are pressed from the
flsh prcmaturely, your efforts will be
wasted, as they cannot be fortified. The
ripe female can be told by the touch, to
the expert. When in perfect condition
the belly of the fish feels soft and fabby.
and if she were held up by the head her
spawn would settle downward, while
with the unripe female the spawn re.
mains stationary in place. and feels to
the touch hard and bunchy, like shot.
When all is in readiness the fish is taken
by the head with the right and by the
lower part of the body by the left hand
and held over the pan with the belly as
near the bottom as possible. The fish
will struggle quite violently at first; it is
many times necessary to place it back in
the tub for a moment and commence
again, When the fish gets quiet, the
right hand is gently slipped down from
the upper part of the body, and the fore.
finger used to press the belly, the hold ON
the tai or lower part OF the fish being re-
talned. II the fish is large one it is
often necessary for the operator to have
an assistant to hold its head, as it would
be very difficult for one person both to
hold and take the eggs without iniuring
the fish,-SeN Green in American ANf,
Jnlturia. for May.