NEW ENGliANB FARMER. 



PiMished bi- .loHN B. RrssEi-i., at No. 52 J^ortl!! Market Street, yover the AgncuUural IVare hovse).—TnoM AS G. Ff.ssenden, Editor. 



VOV VI. 



BOSTON, FRIDAY, JULY il, 1828. 



No. 



DOMESTIC ECONOMY. 



From Ihc Boston Daily AHvcrliser. 



Although the means of prevcuting and destroy- 

 ing putrid or infectious iniasniata, by the use ol | 

 chemical agents, have been long known, they have 

 been resorted to for the most part only on occa- 

 sions of alarm. They may be made to conduce 

 so much to our comfort and health at this season, 

 that I venture to send you a brief notice of a pre- 

 ventive and remedial agent, which may be em- 

 ployed in any situation, and under all circum- 

 stances. 



Within a fcv. months great use has been made 

 1 France of a chemical compound of chlorine gas 

 lid lime or sofla, for the purpose of destroying the 



that of vinegar, and ihc various substances resort- ficient quantity of sugar, and piled up in the niid- 

 ed to on occasions like the above, it does not nicre- die, so as to make the pie liighest in the centre. — 

 ly diss:uise the odour, it chemically decomposes I The upper crust should be pricked with a fork, or 

 and destroys it. It is perfectly innocent, and not j have a slit cut in the middle. The edges should 



expensive, unless (lurchased in small quantities 

 usually sold in small tin boxes ; it should be ob- 

 tained from the manufactin-er, by the pound. 

 Cambridf^e, My 1. J. W. WEBSTER. 



Fi-nm " ffpi-enlii-live Rrreipis for PasMj, Cakrs. Piidrlings." 

 (St. an excfllent Irfaliv pnMished Inj Mnnroe Sf Francis, and for 

 sale at this office, pnce 50 r"its. 



GOOSEBERRY PUDDING. 



A p'lit of Slewed foospherrles, wiih all llieir juice. 

 A quarler of a pound of powdered sugar. 

 Two ounces of fresh hiitler. 

 Two ounces of 2;rated hread. 

 Three esffs. 



Stew the gooseberries till quite soft. When 



oifensive odours arising from putrifymg animal and ^^^^^ ^^^ cold, mash them fine with the back of a 

 vegetable matters. The first use of this com- _^^^^-^^_^^^l ^^.^ into them two ounces of sugar.— 

 pound was in a case of judicial inquiry, where it ^^^^ ^^^ ounces more of sugar, and stir it to a 



became necessary to disinter a body for esamina 

 tion, and by it tlie effluvia was destroyed in an 

 hour or two. 



For all common purposes, the effects of the com- ^ 

 pound of n me and clilorine, known in commerce l'^^ "^no'ar in turn with the gooseberries, 

 as "bleaching powder," and "bleaching salts, are^^^^^ " 

 substance used in France 



similar to those of the 



under the name of " Labarraque's Disinfecting 



Soda Liquid." 



The bleaching powder may be sprinkled about 

 an apartment, or a small quantity thrown into a 

 vessel which it is desirable to purify ; or it may be ^ ^ 

 dissolved in water, and cloths be dipped in the ■ ^^.^ ^^^ 

 solution, and afterwards be brought into the vitiat- 

 ed atmosphere. Vehicles for the removal ot of- 

 fensive substances, as well as the substances them- 

 selves, mav be freed from all offensive odour by 

 the use of'the powder, while at the same tune the 

 fertilizing powers of those substances are remark- 

 ably increased— a fact which has been establish- 

 ed by actual experiment. 



In some situations and apartments, a few spoon- 

 fulls of the powder may be mixed with the sand 

 with which the floors are usually sprinkled. The 

 many occasions, both in pubUc and private, where 

 this "purifving agent may be advantageously em- 

 ployed, must be obvious.* It is sometimes desira- 

 ble to prevent the rapid change of a dead body 

 previous to interment ; this would be accomplish- 

 ed by a small quantity of the dry powder within 

 the coflin, or by the ap]ilication of the moistened 



clothes. » w-.i 



In descending into vaults, pits, sewers, &c. if the 

 air breathed be passed through a sponge which 

 has been wet with the solution, the person can re- 

 main some time without injury in situations where 

 others not so provided would infallibly be des- 

 Troved. 



The use of this substance in the sick chamber 

 will be found a source of no slight comfort, and 

 even safety in some diseases ; and it has been ap- 

 plied to ulcers and putrescent sores with manifest 

 advantage. 



The effect of this chemical agent is not hke 



cream with two ounces of butter. 



GVate very fine, as much stale bread as will 

 A^ei«h two ounces. 



at three eggs, and stir them into the butter 



^___^ _ ^ and 



breal 



L.'y pnff-pasle in a soup-plate. Put in the mix- 

 ture, and bake it half an hour. 

 Do not grate sugar over it. 



be nicely crimped with a knife. 



Dried peaches, dried apples, and cranberries 

 should be stewed with a very little water, and al- 

 lowed to get quite cold before they are ])ut into 

 the pie. If stewed fruit is put in warm, it will 

 make the paste heavy. 



If your pies are made in the form of shells, or 

 without lids, the fruit should always be stewed 

 fir.st, or it will not be sufficiently done, as the shells 

 (which should be of puff-paste) must not bake so 

 long as covered pies. 



Shells intended for sweetmeats, must be baked 

 empty, and the fruit put into them before they go 

 to the table. 



Fruit pies with hds, should have loaf-sugar grat- 

 ed over them. If they have been baked the day 

 before, they should be wanned in the stove, or 

 near the fire, before they are sent to table, to sof- 

 ten the crust and make them fresh. 



Raspberry and ajiple pies are much improved 

 by taking off the lid, and ])ouring in a little cream 

 just before they go to table. Replace the lid verj' 

 carefully. 



BLACK CURRANT JELLY. 



Piek the currants from the stalks, wash and 

 Mash them soft with a spoon, put 

 them in a bag, and squeeze out the juice. To 

 each pint of juice, allow three quarters of a pound 

 of loaf-sugar. Put the juice and sugar into a pre- 

 serving kettle, and boil them about ten minutes, 

 skimminff thom well. Take it immediately out of 

 the kettle. Put it warm into your glasses. Tie 

 it up with brandv papers. 



The juice of black currants is so very thick, 

 that it requires less sugar and less boiling than 

 any other jelly. 



FRUIT PIES 

 Fruit pies for family use, are generally made 

 with common paste, allowing three quarters of a 

 pound of butter to a pound and a half of flour 



RED CURRANT JELLY. 



Wash your ciuTants, drain them, and pick them 

 from the stalks. Mash them with the back f a 

 spoon. Put then hi a jelly-bag, and squeeze it till 

 all the juice is pressed out. 



To every pint of juice, allow a pound of the 

 best loaf-sugar. Put the juice and the sugar into 

 your kettle, and boil it fifteen minutes, skimming 

 it all the while. Pour it warm mto your glasses, 

 set it for several hours in the sun, and when cold, 

 tie it up with brandy pajier. JelUes should never 

 be allowed to get cold in the kettle. If boiled too 

 long, they will lose their flavour, and become of a 

 dark colour. 



Strawberry, raspberry, blackbeny, and grape 

 jelly may be made in the same manner, and with 

 the same proportion of loaf-sugar. 



Red currant jelly may also be made in a very 

 simple manner, by putting the currants wliole into 



Peaches and plums, for pies, should be cut in the kettle, with the sugar ; allowing a iiouiid of 

 half and the stones taken out. Cherries also sugar to a pound of currants. Boil them together 



' We recommend this excellent article to the attention of those 

 eneaged in removing night soil ; and panicularlj- to such larm- 

 ^- Brookline, Brighton. &e. as have n deposited on their 

 The " Bleaching Salts" alluded to, can be purchased 



al the New England Farmer seed store in any quantity. 



should be stoned, and red cherries only should be 

 used for pies. 



Apples should be cut into very thin slices, and 

 are very much improved by a little lemon-peel — 

 Sweet apiiles are not good for pies, as they are 

 very" insipid when baked, and seldom get thor- 

 oughly done. If green apples are used, they 

 shoultl first be stewed in as little water as possi- 

 ble, and made very sweet. 



Apples, stewed previous to baking, should not 

 be done till they break, but only till they are ten- 

 der. They should then be drained in a cullender 

 and chopped fine with a knife or the edge of a 

 spoon. 



In making pies of juicy fruit, it is a good way 

 to set a small tea-cup on the bottom crust, and lay 

 the fruit all around it. The juice will collect un- 

 der the cup, and not run out at the edges or top 

 of the pic. The fruit should be mixed with a suf- 



fifteen minutes, skimming carefully. Thei p.mr 

 them into a sieve, with a pan under it. Let them 

 drain through the seive into the pan, pressing them 

 down with the back of a spoon. 



Take the jelly, while warm, out of the pan and 

 put it into your glasses. Tie it up with brandy 

 paper when cold. 



Lusus JVaturce. — A Royal George peach tree, 

 cukivated in the garden of the Rev. Mr. Howman 

 ofBeccles, produced, last season, rather a large 

 fruit, three parts of which were peach, and one 

 part nectarine, quite distinct in appearance as well 

 as in flavour. — Gardener's Magazine. 



Mr. Andrew Hook, No. 165 Market street, Bal- 

 timore, has prepared handkerchiefs from India 

 silk, with views of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail 

 Road elegantly printed on them. 



