The Atlanta constitution., 1896-07-06

give directions for canning green corn.
Answer. Husk and silk tho ears then
scald the ears by pouring boiling water
over them for about one minute, then cut
the corn off the cob, scrapiug as mucE
juice out OF the cob as possible, but none
of the substance Of the cob itself Fiji
your jars compactly with the corn. pack
ing it down as the filling progresses, so
as TO make II as compact as possible, unul
tho jar is flied 10 oue-half inch of the
top. For each quart jar dissolve one tea
spoonful OF salt and eve toa%poorfuls 81
sugar and mix wen with the corn before
putting the latter iu the jar Fasten on
the top Of the iar loosely (without The
rubber and steam I'm boiler OF water
about four hours. divided as follows: Three
hours with the top not airtight- This VIII
cause the contents to settle about three
quarters OF am inch Now fiji the jar from
another jar undergoing the same process,
press down very c0mpactly, put on
the top. with Tho rubber and screw down
as tightly ms possible. Then place In the
boiling water and have the latter deep
enough to completely submerge the jar
and steam another hour. Then take oUt
and as it cools screw down the tops tighter
If need be ana put i'm a cool place. Al
ways use only corn that is in the right
stage for eating fresh. and always within
twenty-four hours after Il is picked from
the stalk u is wen to wrap the jars in
coarse brown paper to exclude the light.
A Barren Scuppernong Vine.
Mrs Mary - Cox. DOW, Miss.-Can The
Constitution readers ton me what to %
for my Scuppcrnoug vine? il IS i've years
old and has lot horne any fruit. 1t blooms
fonrishing vine. Wouh he glad 10 hear
from some one that knows more about
scuppor1onE vines than l 20. Success 20
your valuable paper.
lrttt
vines. and have heard various remedies
recommended. but we have never known
such a fault 70 De remedied by any treat
ment of The vino itself
The barrcuness. or failure to bear fruit.
IS probably due 20 the fact that the h0w
ers OF that particular vine are defective.
That is 20 say the flowers are what are
technically known as perfect or her
maphrodite." but the stameus are re-
ncNed so that the pistils do not become
fcrtuized. Such vines win bear fruit If
close TO another vim" Of the same species
having a better development of the floral
organs The cure is a choice between
planting another vine with more perfect
flowers near 10 tho old vine, or replacing
the nop-bearer with q new vine.
]. IT. Bynum. EnisvilIe. Miss. is referred
to the foregoing reply to Mrs. NJ d. Cox.
Dow. Miss.
NJ y. Rice. Powder Springs. CA have
a young Norman horse five years old that
is getting very poor; he eats everything l
give him; j feed srom twelve TO fifteen
ears corn and five bundles of fodder, and
he is getting SO weak ] can only plow him
half OF the time. VIII pasturing he of
any advantage to him? Please tell me
what is the matter with him, and give
me a remedy
Change his food from corn to oats. Also
ii afH
Possibly his teeth are In bad condition.
which makes it impracticable TO masticate
his food hence Indigestion. Give him a
purge Of five or seven drains of aloes ana
one ounce each Of ginger and gentiah..
ful. night and morning. of the following.
one and a half ounces of copperas, one
ounce Of saltpetre. two drams of fenugreek
seed (apply 10 drugstore); give one table
spoonful per day for week, then leave
Off one week, then repeat