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meat with the salt, when it is first cut up. It has 

 been olten tried, and was never known to fail in 

 producing the above effect. 



Extirpating Rats and Mice. 



Lay bird lime in their haunts; for thouo-h they 

 are nasty enough in other respects, yet being very 

 curious of their fur, if it is but daubed with this 

 stuff, it is so troublesome to them, that they will 

 even scratch their skins from off their own backs 

 to get it off; and will never abide in the place 

 where they have suffered in this manner. 



To make a Pickle or Brine far Beef. 



To eight gallons of water add half a pound of 

 salt-petrc, one pound of brown sugar, and one 

 quaii of molasses, with as much fine salt as will 

 make it fioat an egg light, taking care that the 

 ^alt dissolves lest it be too strong — skim it well 

 and it is fit for use. 



Your beef or tongues should be put in cold wa- 

 ter and remain 24 hours, then drained or an hour 

 or two, previous to being put into the pickle. 



Beef tongues, veal, or mutton for smoking 

 should not remain longer in pickle than ten days. 



This pickle need not be boiled, f which opera- 

 tion tends to harden the meat) but will remain 

 perfectly sweet till spring, when, after your beef 

 is ujed or taken out, it will be found the very best 

 in which to cure shad, giving them a delicious 

 flavor, and fine red colour throughout. 



This receipt is offered with confidence to the 

 Farmer, as one of the very best ever adopted 

 And it is the opinion of the writer, will answer 



