Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-26
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Ways and Msaas Of Keeping Nest,
Poultry, etc.
When fresh meat must Be kept over
without loo, sprinkle we'll with red or
black pepper. Wash OF before cooking.
To keep mutton chops, melt al trim
mings OF superfuous fat and dip the
chops In It, taking care that every part
ID covered. Thus treated they Will 70
main In good condition several days, II
necessary. Scrape Of fat before cook
Turkeys and fowls should b drawn 1t
once, . generous piece Of charcoal placed
inside and hung In . cool place. Birds
can DO kept In the Same way. Charcoal
ID purifier and prevents decay.
Ham, bacon, smoked tongue and smok.
Cd beef should be hung In bag. It ID
The safest protection from flies.
An excellent way to keep salt goldfish
or smoked fish 10 In linen bag which
can DO hung In tho cellar. Any heavy
linen will answer. Unworn portions
from old linen sheets make excellent
bags for such purposes.
To keep crAnberries all winter, pick
over, rejecting al that arc soft and unl1t
for cooking, and place In acrock orf1rkin
In the cellar. Cover with cold water,
changing water occasionally-at least
once month. The cranberrles must be
kept under water.
Lemons also can DO kept In water and
will DO fresh looking and much juicier.
They must be entirely covered. A dry
lemon, too hard to use, can sometimes
DO softened by placing It In water.
To keep mince meat from one year TO
another, pack In fruit jars, cover to the
depth OF half an inch or moro with
melted beef suet-tbe suet should, OF
course, be sweet and good-and put the
rubber rings and covers on the jars,
growing down - usual.
The dollhouse lettuce, which willis 90
quickly, can be kept perfectly crisp u
wrapped in dampened brown paper and
laid in collar or cool dark closet. Fold
the paper cornucopia-shape and drop
lettuce In root down. Fold top Of paper
over to exclude light and air, but not to
crush the leaves.
Parsnips, carrots, satisfy. turnips and
beets keep best and remain plump and
fresh looking II buried In sand or earth
| In boxes or barrels standing on cellar
floor. Cabbages keep best In barrels OF
bins with roots uppermost. Cover 70
keep out rats. Onions keep best on
shelves or in open baskets. squashei
and pumpkins should be laid lightly to-
gether, as there ought to be no pressure
on them. Keep potatoes In barrels OF
bins. Do not permit sprouts to grow on
potatoes in the spring.
II living ut distance from market In
. cold country where there Is much
snow, chill room In which to keep
meat and poultry can be made from
large clean box. At tho beginning Of
winter set the box conveniently near ths
house, in spot where the snow natural
| " accumulates, II possible. Have thu
North side, or portion Of side, arranged
| a. door with hinges, hasp and paddock
Put nails and hooks inside on which Il
hang meat and poultry. II box 10 KEEP
| we'll covered with snow, meat may moi
freeze. If it should, draw frost out BY
placing In cold water few hours. Mea1
once frozen should not DO thawed unit
needed for use.
An easy way to keep tomatoes fer win
ter use Is to gather firm green ones be
fore frost, wipe them dry and place OF
frames covered with straw, In the cellar
or some cool place where they will ge
fresh air, but will not freeze. Lool
them over frequently, throwing away ri
soft ones, and removing them tor use y
they ripen. The skins will not become
20 dark ~ whom ripened In the sun, bu
II they are peeled NO one can tell tn
difference. We often keep them To-
table use % late - the middle OF Jan
uary.
II eggs are bought in the early fal
when cheap and each one well-greaset
with q cloth saturated with lard, thel
stood small end down 30 a. not to toucl
each other, covered over with bran, ant
each layer treated In the same name
until the box IL filed, they will keep ],
a dry cellar, and will be found as fresh
apparently, a. when packed. They vii
be ready for Christmas baking or TO
later In tho winter. This method neve
fails rs the grease excludes all air.
Sweet potatoes will keep perfectly i
wiped dry, all the grit removed from
them and packed 20 q not to touch Xeacl
other, in the dry chaff left from thfesh
ing wheat or rye.
To keep winter pears, wrap each ON
carefully in brown paper and place II
hampers. Stand In . cool, dark place
and only take out ~ many ~ are to b
used each time.
To save string beans, string them
| wash clean and boil till tender; drain
place In fat pans In the oven till dry
Fill paper bags with them, tie tight.
and hang In . dry place. When needles
for use boil them In water to which ha
been added generous piece of fat. salt
cd pork, and they will be Is palatable .
IL just gathered.
TO enjoy celery when the ground Il
frozen, place q long, deep box In th
cellar; in this pack tho celery, heads up
cover we'll with dry dirt. It will keel
its flavor, bleach II 1t has not alread,
done 90, and above all be within cas-!
reach at all times regardless Of th
weather, for owing to the frequen
freezes and thaws there are many day
when 1t would be impossible to open !
outof.doors.
Among tho things kept In the kitche'
pantry, sugar and salt are best kept II
round wooden boxes, with closely at
ting lids. Sifted -four for immediate
use may be kept In . large tin pail, ant
all should be provided with small scoops
and kept In dry place. Spices ant
dried herbs-sage, thyme, etc.-are bes
kept in tight tin boxes, and should hav'
labels written and pasted on them. Te'
and coffee for Immediate use keep thei
flavor we'll in tight tin canisters; In tn
absence Of these preserving jars may b.
pressed into service. Cereals should b'
kept we'll covered In cool, dry place, q
they sometimes become infested will
worms in warm, damp weather.
1t 10 an economical plan to buy enough
laundry soap In sufficient quantity t
last some weeks, or oven months, and
spread it Quit In the attic to harden. Soal
that 10 newly made and consequent!
soft, wastes in tho using, while tina
which has been stored for some time vii
last almost twice a. long 40 whom In thu
soft state.
If q larger supply Of fresh fish thai
can be used Ut once 10 on hand, ate
cleaning, sprinkle plentifully inside AMI