Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1869 — USEFUL RECIPES, ETC. [ARTICLE]

USEFUL RECIPES, ETC.

discussion on,Capital in Fanning during the New York State Fair, Joseph Harris said-a farmer txrald ’not make a tetter investment of $lO than to buy a barrel of crude petroleum with/wiiiefi. to Wash' Ins Wagons and'fmpfements, reaping and mowing machines, etc., WW, tlmCe a year. * . a ;e, and another that was quite coltish in h s forty-fifth year. These-cases of longevit f were doubtless the results of good care. Jl is never economy to pnt-a horse to the utmost of his strength to obtain a great amounfctof worky-orlo ffeeflf Shari tiglijto save provender. ' 1 '* I IDr. Randall, expresses, uj .the Rural New Yorker, this bdpc;<hat'’*bijireSent hard /tipies in fine wool husbandry will, at least, do two tilings—teach Ainerlcan sh<ep farmersthatit’ ijtinesessaryito gfoWistgom as cheaply as is fair treats knpht or the sheep’, ana banish all the foolish and expensive , practises and modes of treatment whlch sprung info lire during the great sheep feyer. , , y< -. r Ciiow-cuotv. -Two yjniirts of green toIhitoes, two quarts of white onions, one' dozen green peppers, one .dozen green cuseed to'Tuitlh'e tosto. Cover with the best Maer vinegar. Boil two hours slowly, continually stirring. As soon as you take it from the stove, add two table spoonfuls of’salad mi? ; Cover tight —

oil Cloths.—To ruin them —clean them with hVt; water or ftiatf Jyave them half wiped; and they will look very bright while wct» and very rtiagy and, fiirty when dry, and soon.erack anfl Il*el ofll But if you wish to preserve thdm, qaj have them look new and nice, wafeh them With soft flannel and lukq-warm wafer, and wipe dry. .If you .want them to look extra nice, after they Bic dry, drop a few spoonfuls of miik over thwu,. %pd, rub - them with a > small dry cU^h.—Western Rmral. .-i-'- * To Cook Vegetable Oysters.—A writer in an agricultural excliange saws: “ Out.plan fa,to wash them,- scrape them, and slice them into cold water, so i%>y wilj pot turn - black. Wk<Piyqu r are ready to cook them, put them info sufficient watof to covqr thqm’i stew till soft;’then add as much, sweet mflk'asyou like; season with salt and pepper; stat a tablespoon of flour into as much buffer as you need ■. too season the dish; put it into the nan and let at boil upDnce, and it is rea<ly to serve. Putin a slice of toast if you like.” plantJtlaH'’generally restricted in pots 'to the least possible amountraTtfifrOi,and'where’ghiwth hasbeen maintained throughout the season, jibe elements 6f Meffefaffie 'life in the littlh poll granted has been greatly diminished, and io ffartirt and vigor ih the ~t. -. .

hem ft U- in the fell and «#riy irfthe spring.' After the plant ha# ceaded.to bloom and the season’s gfhwtlt Is own-’ pleted, ft cun safely be removed from the pot, and » large portion of the earth shaken out of Umyoots and Its place sup-' plied with ftesh. Care should be taken not to injure the roots; and alter the cliange has been effected, the dirt should i be k< pt maiaWWthVpwftrshnrtrcd fcwn the direct my* of the sun jjjy a bumlief of days! Where winter flowering I# desired, most kind* should ba cut back freely, and a sew growth induced "by pjacing them in a light and warm situation, and watering freely. If- the object u simply to winter over, #• noon aa-the rfiots ttaye strutfc ln the roil and w new growth comtnaneod, they should be placed Ln a light room or cellar,-where they wHt be seen re from frost. An ocoasionaj watering’’pillbMO Ute Care •ti«edW until,time for spring -growth-to Western farmer.- •