The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-11-16
FARM AND FIRESIpE.

| Mo oil penetrates wood as we'll as
crude petroleum, none is so cheap, and
none SO effective as preservative.
Apple Jelly: Thirteen eood-sized
apples, one quart of water and one
lemon. Boil till soft and strain. To
one pint of juice add one pound OF
sugar, and boil twenty minutes Food,
Home and Garden.
To feed apples to stock is as profit
able and much more satisfactory, ac-
cording to Home and Farm, than to
sell them to be made into cider, with
the possibility, if not the probability,
that its use will lead to stronger intoxi-
cants.
More fertility has been removed
from the sloping lands by the washing
of the rains than by the crops grown
on them, and they have rapidly de-
creased in value. The best way to re-
store and retain fertility on lands liza
BILE to wash is to replant them to forest
trees. Farm and Fireside.
We sometimes see it stated that
certain varieties of fruit are the lazy
mans varieties, which is to say that
they will do we'll, without much atten
tion. If man is too lazy to give a
crop the attention it should have, he
should never attempt to grow it,
Western Rural.
Apples fried with sausage: Cut
tart apples in halves midway between
stem and blossom end. Lay piece on
each sausage placed in a frying-pan.
Cover and place on the back of the
stove where they will fry slowly. Re-
move the apples to turn the sausage,
and replace leaving until the sausage
is thoroughly cookd. Serve as they
are cooked, the gravy going to the
table in separate dish. Good House.
keeping.
Salt is seldom given poultry, un-
der the supposition that it is injurious.
which is true if the salt is given in
large quantities; but recent expert
ments prove that salt is necessary to a
limited extent, as hens will lay more
eggs and remain in good condition by
allowing salt than if it is withheld en-
tirely. The proper mode of giving salt
to poultry is by seasoning the soft food
allowed the hens.
There is no well water that is
pure. Something depends on the char
acter of the soil. If sandy, and the
water will disappear quickly from the
surface after rain, the well will drain
the soil for long distance around it,
and the consequence will be that a
large portion of the filth of the soil
will find its way into the well, although
the water may appear sparkling and
bright
Lamp chimneys should never be
washed in soapsuds or clear water If
cloth vet with alcohol were used for
this purpose, or what is much cheaper
and always at hand, kerosene oil, there
would be a perceptible falling off in
the manufacture and sale Of lamp
chimneys. 1t is really surprising how
seldom chimneys will break and what
fine polish will be given them by
cleaning in kerosene or alcohol.
-Spiced vinegar: Two teaspoonfuls
of cloves, the same of cayenne, one
tablespoonful of mace and allspice, two
tablespoonfuls of salt, one and a half
iablespoonfuls each of mustard and
horse radish, half a dozen large lem
ons, two quarts of vinegar; slice the
lemons and remove all the seeds, place
the slices in a jar, sprinkling each
layer with the spices; heat the vinegar
to boiling and pour it on, let it stand
for twenty-four hours. where it will
keep warm, not hot; then strain it and
put the vinegar into bottles and seal.
Boston Herald.