The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-03
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ground horse radish, one head of
garlic, two sliced lemons and three
pounds of sugar. Mix mustard and
turmeric into a smooth paste with a
little vinegar before putting into the
vinegar.
Cabbage Sweet Pickle.
Take two large heads of cabbage,
cut each one into twelve pieces, leav-
ing a part of the stalk on each piece
to hold the leaves together. Place
in a vessel, cover with cold water,
add one teacupful of salt, and let it
just come to "a boil. Remove from
the fire let it drain, and cover again
with cold water, Let it stand until
cold place on a dry cloth to drain
well. Then place in jars, sprinkling
mustard seed in as the cabbage is
placed. Boil three pints of good
apple vinegar, with te~aspoonful each
of whole cloves, allspice and mace,
two sticks of cinnamon bark and
three pounds of sugar. Have ready
in a large bowl one quarter of a pound
of mustard and a large tablespoon
full of tumeric. Make into smooth
paste with a small quantity of the
vinegar. Then add the vinegar in
small quantities till all is mixed.
Pour over the cabbage hot cover
closely with heavy brown papeE and
keep in a cool place.
Pepper Mangoes.
Take the large bell peppers Cthe
sweet pepper is the best) as soon as
they are grown. Cut out the stem
end and get the seed we'll out. Push
the stem into the pod. When thus
prepared, pour over them hot soda
water to keep them green, then boil
them a few minutes in alum water
to get them firm plunge them into
cold water, slightly sailed, and let
them remain all night. Take out of
the water and drain thoroughly :;
add half a cup of mustard seed, ia
bleSpOOnful each of cloves and Gin
namOn, mixed, and a teacup of gra-
ted hOrseradish. Fill the peppers
with this, fit in the stems, fastem
them with toothpicks, place in jars
and cover with hot vinegar sweetened
with one pound of sugar to each quart
of vinegar.
Tomato Catsup.
Wash and mash half bushel toma-
tOes-small tomatoes are best. Place
in a porcelain kettle two tablespoon
fuls of salt, twelve pods of red pep
per (f liked hot and half dozen on
ions sliced. Let this boil rapidly
until quite tender remove from the
fire and let cool then rub through a
sieve and return to the fire. Boil
until qnite thick, stirring constantly
to keep from burning. Add one
quart of good apple vinegar and more
salt if needed, with n tablespoon
full each of cloves and mace, n tea
spoonful Of allspice and two or three
sticks Of cinnamon bark. Boil fifteen
minutes bottle while hot; seal and
keep in u cool place.
Red Pepper Catsup.
Boil half gallon Of red pepper pods,
in water enough to cover, until ten
der. Add, while boiling, a table
spoonful each of mace and allspice;
rub through a sieve and add one quart
of apple vinegar. Boil until thick;
then bottle. One pound of, sugar
may be addedif desired.-Texas Farm
and Ranch.
4 named my son for Colonel
Blank" said a father one day, ''be-
fore certain chapters in his history
were written, or I should not have
done So" His was not an unusual
experience. Not only is a mans re
cord constantly changing while he
lives, but the opinion of him in the
early years after his death may vary
much from the worlds final estimate.
Senator HOar doubtless had this idea
In mind when he said, on the Occa-
sion OF the presentation of a statue
0 Statuary Hall, that the State Civ
ing 1t had done we'll to wait until it's
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