Year: 1872

water, anu put two pieces OF Ihln
wood across it, and set the beef on
them at about a distance OF an
inch from the waterl. Head as
much salt as will stand oh the
beef, and let it remain twentyfour
hours; then take the meat off and
boil it, and you will find it as
salty as if it had been in pickle
for weeks, the water having
drawn the salt completely through
the beef. ."


Spiced Beef.-Chop fine the
tough ends of two very large beef
steaks, and a piece of raw suet
about as large as half an egg,
season with pepper and salt; and
a little dried summer savory; then
add two well-beaten eggs, with
about half a pint of dried bread
rolled fine, or as much rolled
crackers, and a piece of fresh
butter as large as au egg, make
into "a long roll, with flour enough
to keep it together, put into a ba-
king pan, with dripping as large
as half all egg, and water enough
to keep from burning. Bake as
you would a roasting piece of
beef; when cold, slice thin for the
table. Some eat it with vinegar.
WhiteacaShiag.-As the season
of the year is at hand for this i'm
portaut work we will give re-
cipe for the best whitewash, which
the Ohio Farmer, so well posted
in these matters, declares to be the
best for out door work: ..s-
Take half Il pound of mutton
tallOw, one peck of quick lime
and a little rock salt mixed. Dis
solve the salt in hot water, pour
on to the lime, and when it is in
high heat, put i'll the tallow, and
after the lime is Stacked reduce to
proper consistency. The tallow
prevents penetration of moisture;
and the salt hardenS the coat.


Tomato IFiae.-Take any quan-
tity of ripe tomatoes. wash and
press from them the juice, strain,
and TO every gallon add four
pounds (avoirdupois) crushed
sugar; let it stand until it is done
fermenting, draw off, without
agitation, and bottle. Will be
prime in six to twelve months.
The yellow tomato makes white
wine with yellow tinge; the red d
dark colored wine of course.


To Cure Frectles.-Take two
ounces of lemon juice, half a
drachm powdered borax, and one
drachm of sugar. Mix together
and let them stand in glass bot
tie for a few days, then. rnb it on
the hands and face occasionally.
Corn Starch Pttste.-Corn starch
makes the best paste for scrap
books. Dissolve small quantity
in cool water, then cook il thor
oughly. Be careful and not get it
TOO thick. When cool it should
be thin enough to apply witb a
brush. 1t will not mold nor siain
the paper. 1t is the kind used by
ddguerreotypists on "gem" pic
lures. ........
| Pepper Sauce.-One peck or one
hundred pods of bell-peppers,
take out the seed and add one
gallon of vinegar, boil until soft
enough to strain, then add two
tablespoonfuls of mustard, three
of salt, one OF black pepper, three
of sugar, and a half pint of onions
chopped fine, add spice if wanted.
Boil after mixing until the onions
are cooked.


| CarpGted FlOOT.-When a car
pet is taken up to be cleansedthe


floor beneath it is generally very
much covered with dust. The
dust is very fine aud dry and pois-


onous to the lungs. Before remoy-


ing it sprinkle the floor with


very diluted carbOlic acid to Kill


any poisonous germs that may be
present, and to thoroughly dlsln-


feet the floor and render it sweet.
Flour Pudding.--Take one
quart of sweet milk, one teaspoon
I fuI of salt, half a teacup of sugar;


mix, boil and thicken with one


teacup of wheat -four; wet with
cold milk and stir until it boils
again, then remove from the lire.
When half cold add two well bea-


ten eggs, and flavor with nutmeg
or lemon. Add raisins if yon


choose. Bake half all hour. 10
be eaten cold, with or without
sweetened cream.


Mufins.-One quart OF flour, q


mint of warm milk. q little yeast