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MOORE'S RURAL H3EW-TORKSR, 



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'HORTICULTURAL- 



CITY AND COIWTE7 IJFE- 



,nlry» 



miry life- the g 





[rand old wood*-c*« the "lumps and ro 

 .nd lor cabios of Ibe country. Here w< 

 very aide the wisdom, power and goodness of Ihe 

 Ihiator. Here, a* in the city, man with an uoac- 

 'iiinUbt' prrverseness, often endeavors to deform 

 .hat ha* been mode- so perfect and so glorious, ycl 

 !iabk* to the spareencss of population essentia] to 

 !.« practice of agriculture, diid, in the country, 

 t* not been able to obliterate the impress stamped 

 upon nature tod natural scenery by the Grsat 

 AOTBOR of all beauty. The birds still sing in the 

 tree topi, Ibe llgbfng of zephyrs and the shouting 

 of Ibe tempest is still beard among the lofiy pines, 

 the brook murmura on in its pebbly bed, and tbe 

 water full con tin urn to send up its BJJvery spray. 

 Happy are llicy whose lot is cost in tbe country. 

 They should appreciate tbe privilege, and sympa- 

 .. » who ore imprisoned tn large cities, 

 where light and air and sunshine are admitted only 

 bo ,|,i..i,!iLr«unrelyaufIlcicnttosuttttinlife; where, 

 Instead of fragrance from the wild honey-suckle, 

 the vine and the clover blossom, gutters and cel- 

 lars send up tbeir effluvia ; and instead of the plea- 

 sant hum of the bees and Ibe low of tbe cattle, is 

 beard the Holler of horses* feet upon the stone 

 pavement, the rumbling of wheels, and a confusion 

 of orn-v The poor and the rich alike have reason 

 to rejoice in the glorious 00 OH try, for tbe poorest 

 log cabin or slab shanty may be clean aud heal' 

 ful, and it is the poor man's castle, sacred to h 

 and fall fmrnly. The broad acres on which 

 aland*, the prospect from its windows, the wealthy 

 of cities would giro thousands could they possi 

 We were led to these reflections by a report 

 it at a meeting of the Sanitary AtlO- 

 ciaii/jn of New York, showing that, on an average, 

 over three families reside in each house in New 

 York city, while there ore about 1 1,000 houses that 

 <i< . tinnilies to a house I 



Three yours ago the dwellings and buildings 

 all kinds in the metropolis numbered 53,000. T 

 citj i| divided Into Bfi wards. In 185C, 19 

 these wards contained a population of 535,027 

 inhabitants, divided into 112,833 families, averag- 

 ing a Utile less than live souls in each family. For 

 tbe accommodation of those 113,688 families resid- 

 lag in nineteen wards, there were 3G,0S9 dwellings, 



i' mi Bgtng ut t three end one-half families to each 



dwelling. There are but 12,717 of those families 

 occupying an onlirc bouse; 7,148 of these dwel 



1 oool two families; <,B0O contain three 



^■hiJ»W,4»^ortn**«dwulUa*»con 

 tain but r,f,/.'l;i families, the remaining 13,02 



larger growth, who, witb abundant land and means, 

 and every facility for making tbe desert blossom as 

 Ibe rose, never grow a single flower ; and even pre- 

 tend to think it manly to affect a contempt of such 

 things aa beneath tbeir notice, aud only worthy of 

 women and children. 



ItlJ ,t take* but a little means to make 



trees and shrubs abundant. A few weeks since 

 we visited the Tillage of Foirport, in the eastern 

 part of this county, where IX B. De LaKO, Hsq . 

 has been making improvements, and ornamenting 

 bis grounds, and we were more than pleased with 

 wbot we beheld. For more than a quarter of a 

 mile, from the railroad, to his residence, Mr. Dt 

 Land DM mode n gravel wolk, high, dry and well 

 drained, planted with shade trees, and fenced, so 

 that no stray cattle can injure it. West of his 

 house are about eight acres of naturally heavy, 





,-h I 





ful cultivation, and this bos been thoroughly under- 

 drained with tile, and made as mellow and dry as 

 can be desired. This has been planted with shade 

 trees and seeded down to grass, in English Park 

 style. Around the house is a relvety lawn, made 

 by laying down turf, in which is cut tasteful flower 

 beds for roses, verbenas, Ac, while the lawn is 

 namented with shrubbery. In the center stands 

 Buttie Summer ffovte, thatched with straw in 

 cold English manner. (Mr. D'L. traveled in Eu> 

 rope lost summer, we believe, and this accounts, 

 suppose, for his taste in this and some other 

 ters thai have u derided English look.) Back 

 he lawn, and separated from it by an evergreen 

 hedges is the kitchen garden, which has been thor- 

 gbty trenched, and well planted ; indeed, all the 

 work appears to be well done. And all these im- 

 provements, which command the admiration of 

 itors to that village, as we had good reason to 

 know, when attending a Convention there recently. 

 The people of the village 



stalks are very strong, keeping the fruit entirely 

 from tbe ground, and the berries clean. 



Longworth's Peounc is a good bearer, and of 

 good quality. 



PtkaJidal Cm mas il » «ry good, berry, and 



Killbasket, is a bright, showy berry, of medium 

 siie, and good n,0»U»y. It gives evidence Ibis 



3caBLrr ftLuuTATB gives a good crop> 

 but is of very poor quality l'msoe's Iupekial 

 Scarlet is of very poor quatity this season, and 

 this is the only opportunity we have had of tasting 

 it. Doc iir Brabaxi we have observed fur several 

 leuoas. It is early, ripening with Early Scarlet, 

 large, eonicol dark crimson, gfouj, 



i | imbedded in the surface. High 

 flavored, like Triomphc de Gan<L 



THE BLACKBERRY 



to prove tbe "mum for 

 a plonia. He thinks capill 

 le cause, and refer 

 sponge, sugar, Ac 

 ertainly, but if thi: 









. pay l 



l> . i 



,for 



have I- ln-lii-f ", './. ■■> fumiUei -averaging nearly 

 sis families to each house, — showing Uiat about 

 three fourths of the whole population of Sew York 

 0g but a fraction less than six families 

 in a bouse, while only about one family in ten 

 t" enpj a whole bouse. 



■■I living In this condition, upon the 

 health, comfort and morals, we leave for our read- 

 ers to imagine, if possible. From the bottom of 

 imi beirl 'lo wu pity the poor children wbo have 

 SldBOl ianej to run in. no dandelions 

 or bottaroupa to pick; no opportunity to play in 

 the meadow or the barn, or frolic among tho new 

 mown hay. And yet these city children love flow- 

 ers, for it is a love which Con implants in every 

 hooxl, though tho weeds of selfishness sometimes 



obokfl lifter years. Tbe iWu> York Tribunt 



gives a very beautiful incident, showing how hun- 

 gry the children of a large city are for flowers. 

 Out "li friend aud correspondent, R. G. Parree 

 who bj now living in New York city, visited a day 

 school last fall, when the Asters were in flower, and 



P 1 -" 1 b) HYi md, phut them iu the spring, 



and the present June to give each child a plant 

 who would agree to set it out in the yard, or a pot, 

 and take good care of it. A few days since Mr. 

 Pardee visited the school again, to see if the chil- 

 emamhaTod the promise, aud not one bad 



"Now 



■ be, "1 



blessed it and the object for 

 for he loves little childi 

 plant*. I can't pull th. 

 become they will will, 



■ grou 



■ 



1 ■'-'oreofi.ftr 

 tiently for its flower*." 



n. Now about these liiih 

 u up aud bring them here 

 and perhaps die; but, a 

 d a place to plant one ii 

 •utnise mo to take core o 



roct. 1 will take thee 

 are growing, and wrap 



In l around tlie roots, and you cat 

 your hands and run home and se 

 it. and ii will live and grow am 





e advantage to village property 



V fvw such improvi 





ges surrounding a city, and the denizens of the 

 town will soon be attracted to them, in search of 

 pleasant homes. But what would (1,500 have 

 done towards henntifyiug a city home. Four times 

 this amount would hardly have purchased the mate- 

 rials for a three-story brown stone front, and after it 



was done it would have been lost in the crowd, 



and been out-shown by more pretentious edifices. 

 Let us be thankful that we have noma in tbe 

 country, and improve the privileges we enjoy. 



STRAWBERRIES. 



Ihe Strawberry S<a 

 ays among the h. 

 i quality, product 



t&ndard 



fruits, as apples, peaches, ptums, Ac, it becomi 

 a mailer of necessity as well as expediency I 

 supply their place, nt least temporarily, by the 



fruit*. To do this successfully, a knowledge of the 



witb their habits of growth and fruiting, is neces- 

 sary. To this end I have for two years carefully 

 studied, with a wide range for observation, tbe 

 hubits and distinctive features of the wild Btack- 

 btrry, I find four distinct varieties, each marked 

 by well defined characteristics. The first is the 

 Trailing or Vine Blackberry,— nut as my object is 

 to direct in tbe selection of plants of the only re- 

 liable variety, I hove only to deal witb three varie- 

 ties that grow alike, and are intermingled, often 

 on the same square yard, but differ widely in wurth. 

 1st. Tub Trornles*.— Tbe cane of this ie smooth, 

 or with only an occasional very small thorn. It 

 rarely grows more than four feetin length— stocky 

 at the base, but tapering rapidly,— generally bend- 

 nching consider- 

 variety in fruiting,— fruit 



Socitty, and of the Fruit (Jroiecm' tfoi-it/y of J,'<W- 



Messrs, FnosT k Co. have very 

 and fruit this season over sixty v 

 Hookbb A Co. fruit all the best so 

 ries are well grown, aud show wl 

 with fair treatment. C. P. Bissb 

 large beds of Hooker, and othei 



»ABai 





ethiss 



and extensive Strawberry plantalio 

 year will be in perfection, their old t 

 scqueotly neglected, though producii 

 To all of these gentlemen we are inde 

 information as we needed to aid us ii 

 gatione. 



reputation, we think, 

 us a hiffh-jtavored variety, and a fair producer. 

 Burr'i Ai u Pint is not much cultivated now, as it 

 is considered ruther tender, and not a first-rate 

 producer. Of its qualify there can be no doubt, 

 and we prophecy that it will be more prized. 



Wiuom's Albant sustains the reputation it 



gained last year, as a most productive variety, of 



rather ordinary quality. The two-year-old plants, 



howerer, in »mfl beds, arc producing little fruit, 



i ile in others they appear to be doing full as well 



last year. 



UcAvov's No. 1, is of poor quality, but a great 



iducer, almost if not quiteequalto Wilion. Wo 



iv abed in the grounds of Matbuw G. Wahner, 



Esq., four feet wide and twenty-fire feet long, from 



which twenty-one quarts had already been picked. 



The proprietor had no doubt but he could pick ns 



nnyn 



- Linn 



A, 



ibly. It is i 

 short, of large, full globules, juicy, and 



1 not a fruitful bearer. Only occasionally, 

 i favored situations, does it seem to fruit well 

 distinct feature in ite fruiting is that the 

 ill ripens nearly at the same time. On ac- 

 of its shyness of bearing I could not reconi- 

 nend its cultivation, though this obstacle over- 

 which cultivation might do, it certainly 

 would rank high. Is not this the same as or simi- 

 r to, iTewRMft'e TtornUt*. 

 2d. The Lahce Long Blackberqt.— This berry 

 ?eds no description. The cane is thick, set with 

 large thorns; it rarely branches, grows upright, 

 and ranges from five to eight feet in height. Some- 

 times it reaches sixteen feet. This variety in any 

 favorable situation and season, rarely fails of fruit- 

 ing full, and continues in bearing from three to six 

 weeks, and in favorable weather even longer. This 

 is tki JHackbtrry, but it also has the thorns. 



ad. Tub Fai.sk Burn** lai.— I so name it. fa 

 cause it is false in its berry, being small, shoi 

 dry, and knotty ; fain in its thorns, being few and 

 those slender, only about one-half the size and 

 number of the lurge, long variety. It is fnl.se else 

 in its cane, having a more slender form, and ncvei 

 growing more than five or six feet high. It fre- 

 quently grows intermingled with No. 2, and bence 

 the need of careful discrimination in taking hi 

 plants, for No. Swill always deceive the expecta 

 tions of cultivators. H. H. Doolittll. 



posed of tubes, which are there in immense nui 

 bera, in a more favorable condition than can 

 represented by any experiment we can adopt, wi 

 dead or unvituliied matter. 



In all our inquiries into the whys and wherefor 

 of vegetable and animal growth, we can most 

 discover tbe beautiful adaptation of the organii 

 tion lo an especial purpose. But the come \ 



detect f 

 reding Spirit which 



It cannot be questioi 

 up through t 



i thai . 





the sap flows from 

 wood to the leai 

 and after exposure to tbe light flows downw 

 next the bark, and deposits, in its progress, m, 

 rial for new wood and buds for the succeeding 

 year. But like the blood in the buuiun system, it! 

 motion and deposition of particles with such regu- 

 larity, must be assigned lo the vitality [ D the 

 plant, whether that vitality is inherent lo all parts 

 or only tbe crown. 



He remarks that Draper "has observed thm 

 7/iotion* occurring against the pressure nf man 

 The flow of sap will operate agaio: 



« pressure of many t 



i the i 



I f.,11 : 



tlon. 

 Thisc 



be tested with the grope vine, thus: — 

 While it is in vigorous growth, cut the vine off six 

 feet from the root— then tightly fix a glass or iron 

 tube, four or six feet loDg, (open at both ends,) 

 the cut end, and the sap will be forced up- 

 s until the tube is filled, and perhaps for a 



hen this is fairly tried, take the vine and roots 

 from the ground, and place them iu u dry situation 

 1 the plant is entirely dead, — then place the 

 :s in a tub of water and repeat the experiment 

 with the tube. Tbe result will be similar, and 

 equal to the former experiment, if capillary attrac- 



on is the true cause for the flow of sap. 



Chemists would lou g ago have imi tuted vegetable 

 growth, did the flow of sap depend on capillary at- 

 traction alone, but their efforts, to form cither 

 vegetables or animals from inert material, have 

 thus far been futile. Were we as well acquainted 

 witb the principle of growth, sail the cauii ol QuA 

 principle, we then might operate without etuin- 

 bj ind tenon others to do likewise, 



S»prlngdate, Lou. Co. YaTTlBM. O. A. MrwTJOLB. 





« 





i -car, ma „ie teacher, "thai thev will 1 

 troublcaome in goina lo *„ , i ,. ' 



■ <nt. ™ i J llr house." 



"■ I l»*«»^rih.ihou»ndBh«.D. 



I prelum- 

 more than a hundred 



In this lie wi 

 Lhe stracte bcgei 

 lilledthe steps of Mr. p tr d, 



neighbors, and the side 



rtttSt* !»**»* o'clock 



«». They soon 

 w well as 



or two hours he 

 u Pply their Utile 

 « hii enggention, 

 ailing tboU- 



bned with 



labored as fast as possible lo 



rli Bret, the boy*. 



giving nay and qui. 

 WO, until, instead of the anticipated one 

 d«d. ho furnished a majority of tbe whole school" 

 tmnT* P° Ur *' tb ° Blreet W " * 8cene of gre " in ' 



» n rf Mrm hy slopped to gate and wonder 



door! 7 ,f * wh ** » •" m ««* The windows and 

 fta ""Rhboriug houses all exhibited curiou- 

 unwo "" *' eWniB & 



hlTthl n*!!!?* '" th " ^ uiet l°04Hty. Alreadv 

 .^.!^*«M<I «d borne' f™, 



Tntour-BB ns G 

 watched this fruit, 

 to recommend it as one of 

 lagtit rie-f, generally conic: 

 mens flattened, as shown 

 often irregular and of cockscomb shape 

 blood red, becoming glossy crimson at full mat 

 rity; seeds yellow, and standing out from tl 

 surface. The flesh is qnite firm, pale red, iuic 

 melting, muiky r • 



For three years we have 



tiis season we are prepared 



of the best. Fruit fthe 



largest speci- 



graring, and 



Color 



perfumed, partaking of 

 ifho * TOr II nM * hard, glossy surface, 

 »r handling better than any Strowberrv 

 Mquainua with. It bears abundantlv, end 

 Jt desirable v„ iet y cil ber for ihe amateur 

 ket grower. 



! 



FRUIT GROWING IK MICHIGAN. 



Messrs. Eos.:— In reply to the iuquiries of you 

 "Subscriber" concerning fruit growing on tL 

 eastern shore of Lake Michigan, I would submit 

 few observations from my experience. 



The lake shore country from St. Joseph to the 



Kalamazoo river is, beyond question, well adapted 



lo the growth of tender fruits. Further south 



would be less sheltered by the lake, and further 



north would be, of course, colder. At St. Joseph 



tho lake- protection does not extend far inland, one 



three miles at most, but in the region of 



the base line, some 30 miles further north, 15 miles 



im the lake, peaches, since first raised, (a dozen 



irsago.) have never failed, while iu the interior 



the State, not only has the crop failed, but the 



es themselves have mainly been destroyed. 



i the Kalamazoo river, peaches have been grown 



for the last twenty years without even a partial 



til last year, when the crop was very 



Our winters ate not extremely cold— lo below 

 zero being Ihe coldest weather ever known ut our 

 place, and the banks and drifts of ice, which the 

 prevailing westerly winds drive upon our shore, 

 keep the atmosphere cool and tbe fruit buds back 

 until all danger from frost is over. 



The region spoken of is nearly all heavy tim- 

 bered, yet it embraces every variety of soil, from 

 light sand lo heavy clay. 



1 night, were it not for trespassing too far upon 

 the indulgence of the Editors, give maujr proofs 

 and illustrations of the fact that we can raise ten- 

 der fruits profitably here; and when the delicious 

 freight is ready for exportation, we are within six 

 hours steaming of one of the best markets in tbe 

 world. Any one iriihijrg further information may 

 address the subscriber. A. S. DroouK, 



Es-.-L 



- Hi 



writing to Mr. Hover, says, that the Seckel, Moya 

 mensing and Tyson are the only ones that bav, 

 proved really good. The Seckel they " make i 

 standard of flavor." 



FED STRAWHERniES.— We are indebted to Mrs. 

 H- N. Laxgwobtut, of Greece, for a bountiful sup- 

 ply (for one day, at least,) of Hooker's Seedlings. 

 This variety is always excelled when ripe, but 

 these were voted extra by the family, g. Boakd- 

 ■Aif A Co., of the Rochester Nurseries, Brighton, 

 have favored us with a dish of McAvoi 

 — large and flue-flavored. 



Brooklyn Ho rticitltur.il Society.— The June 

 Exhibition of the Brooklyn Horticultural Soci.ty 

 was held on Wednesday, the loth inst. From one 

 of the New York papers we obtain the following 

 facts:— This exhibition surpassed in all respects 



Mr. Langley, one of the Vice-Presidents, sent to 

 the exhibition a black Hamburg vine in full bear- 

 ing, although only a year old. Mr. John Ellis, of 

 Hart's Corners, Westchester Co., exhibited 

 varieties of hot-bouse grapes, which received the 

 highest premiums. A single bunch of black grapes 

 weighed over live pounds. There were very choice 

 strawberries, "l'eabody's Seedling," from 

 Thornton, of Brooklyn, which were entered 

 late for i/umpciitioii, but the beauty and large 

 of this variety attracted much notice. John 

 Eitebingi Ben.., of Bay Ridge, made a very large 

 and liny display, and took the first premii 

 Among the flowers the most attractive 

 orchids, from Dr. Knight, of New York, 

 Isaac Buchanan, of Astoria, and the b 

 plants of Mr. B. were among the choicest c 

 The President of the Society, Mr. John W. Degraw, 

 exhibited a very elegant floral design, which 

 ornamented the center table and attracted much 

 attention. Mr. George W. Ingram, of Greenwood, 

 had a display ol ruses, thai bus probably never beer 

 passed, although Mr. A. G. Burgess, 

 w York, proved a very strong rival. 



C&RRANT WINE. 



No. 1 — Take ripe currants, wunh them clean, 

 Clear them from the i ete W<l Md H j ( , . Moa of 

 water to a gallon of fr*,. Brube %hf * 



ToTe/al. .TV* " qU " *"»«» «»oth. 

 To one gallon of tins liquor , dd Ul) ■ d> M(] 



three-quarters of good blown sugar and *tir II 



When the sugar is dissolved, put tb wine in u 



cask not stopped. When the fermentation is over 



bung it up light, and in six (9) months it will be 



No. 2.— Take ripe currants, clear them from the 

 stems, strain through a cloth, To every quart of 

 juice add three quarts of water and four pounds 

 of sugar. When the sugar is dissolved, put the 

 wine in a cask not stopped— tho third day, (after 

 filling it up with some of the wine reserved for 

 the purpose,) bung it up lightly and let it stand 

 twelve months unmoved, when it will befit for use. 



The above modes are in'/, r§xi gqod (In- second 

 being, on tbe whole, rather the beet. Wine mode 

 according to it has been preserved, without any 

 extra care, fifty ytart, perfectly sound— not e drop 

 of spirit being added, none being iiccpxmh v, That 

 which was brewed in 1S00 was found, il 

 exceptionable in every particular. This was owing 

 to the liberal supply of good sugar, faithfulness m 

 every stage of tbe process of manufacture, end 

 the time allowed (twelve months) for it to r*>«n 

 before it was bottled. Some persons purchase the 

 lowest-priced sugar which they can find— saying 

 lhat any sugar is good enough for wine, and Ihiak- 

 ing this is the cheapest. They ore sadly mistaken. 

 Low-priced sugar always contains much dirt, and 

 dirt is not good economy atony price.. Tho writer 



was necessary to add to tho liquor afterwards a 

 very liberal supply of sugar, in order to prevont 

 its entire loss — the cost being much greater than 

 would have been the case, (to say nothing of the 

 additional labor and trouble, )had good, sugar been 

 used at the beginning. Good wine ctmnot be pro- 

 duced without good materials, and patient, bfthfbJ 

 manipulation. It is often said that it can be man- 

 ufactured for twenty-five cents a gallou. Perhaps 

 it can, but one wbo regards economy, and his pat- 

 ate nt the same time, hud better keep his quarter 

 and dispense with the liquor. It will never be 

 decent vinaigre, much less wine. 

 Connecticut, 1&59. o. W. 



TO COOK BEEFSTEAK-CCOKHS, ftc. 



Mes-sits. Ens.— Having rend in the Rural a recipe 



for making Fruit Cake which I think is very good, 



add another that I taoir to be good : 





f East 



Laiige Stalk of Victowa Rhubarb.— I wai 

 lorning presented witb a stalk of Victoria 

 'lant, grown by A. Fitch, Esq., of Riga, tl 

 link worthy of notice. It measured 22}^ it 

 largest circumference 5>$ in 

 ces after being cut from the 

 b. Entire weight of stalk and leaf 

 ie circumference of leaf twenty- 

 feet and six inches, with a natural diameter of 

 ten inches. Beat this who can.— F 

 Mahsu, HoUey, N. Y., June 9th, 1859. 



clear of 





H. Tiiees. — A committee appointed in New 

 Haven, to examine the subject of tbe injury done 

 shade trees by leakages from gas pipes, report 

 that forty trees have been killed in that city, from 

 ttuse, during tbe lost three or four years, 

 twenty-one of them last summer, owing to a flash 

 of lightning which fbllowed the pipes under ground 

 and caused leaks. 



I - 



Borers in Maples.— In certain parts of Maine, 

 ie locust tree borer {fytat pietvs) has destroyed 

 nearly all tbe locust trees. Ir 

 i the apple-tree borer (tap 

 destroyed whole orchards, which 

 taking would have saved, had 

 known the^habits of the insect 

 similar to the last mentioned 

 ' the sugar maples in M. 



e .— i/Wnc/tfrt 



The State 



■dening/' ■ 

 ral Botany." 



Omc 



'uilington'a Agricultu- 



of flour; 1 pound of raisins, stoned and chopped; 

 :urrunts. Brown half of the (lour and stir 

 the other half with the fruit, add cloves, cinnamon, 



ufmeg, and a little alnpicc; 1 cup of molasses ; a 



ublespoon of essence of lemon and a wine glass 

 of brandy. This cake will keep a year or longer. 

 To Cook Beefsteak. — A very good way for 

 cooking beefsteak is to lake slices of beef, hack it 

 with a knife instead of pounding, and then lay it 

 Spider, add pepper and suit, turn and press it 

 while cooking. When done lay tbe meat on a 

 platter. Add butter to the gravy, a little Hour 

 and water, stir it until it thickens and pour over 

 the meat. This is better than broiliug, as it save 

 the juice mid flavor of the meat. 



Carolina Cake.— Take tbe whites of six egg 

 beaten to stiff froth, add 2 cups of white sugar; ii 

 of flour; 2 tablespoons of butter; 1 cup of sweet 

 cream; 1 teaspoon of cream of tartur; \£ do. of 

 soda; 1 tablespoon esseoceof lemon. This makes 

 a very nice and cheap cake. 



Costard.— Take 1 pint of rich sweet milk and 

 boil it, then add the yolks of six eggs beaten with 

 a tablespoon of sugar, stir into the milk until it is 

 thick as yon would like it— flavor with essence of 

 lemon. Mrs. K. Cransox. 



Mlddlebuiy, Ind.,18o9. 





-Rub t 





white sugar and bulla pound of butter , odd eight 

 well beaten eggs ; essence of lemon or rosc-woler 

 to the taste, and flour to make the jumble stiff 

 enough for rolling out. Roll out in powdered 

 sugar about half an inch wide and four inches long, 

 and form tlieai into rings by joining the ends. 

 Lay them on buttered tins and bale In ■ qolol 

 oven.— Mary Seaver, Ypeilanti, .)/."■ ' 



To Clarify Sugar for PiuwibTWO.- Put into 

 a preserving pan as many pounds of sugar as you 

 wish; to each pound of sugar put half u pint ot 

 water, and the white of an egg to every four 

 pounds j stir it together until the sugar is dissolv- 

 ed; then set it over a gentle (ire; stir it occosion- 

 ■ the scum as it rises. After a few 



ally, i 



aide, and 1 



,.dg u 



ie pan; to prevent which, take 

 a few minutes, when it will sub- 

 tne for skimming. Repeat the 

 slight scum or foam only will 

 " the pan, lay a slightly wetted 



then take 

 napkin over the basin, and then strain the 

 •h it. Put the skimmings into a 1 

 tbe sugar is clarified, rinse tbe sk 

 lain with a gloss of cold water, and pi 

 urn, and set it by for 



To Keep Prksebtw .— Apply tbe white of su 

 [g, Witb a. suit Libit- |,i u-.l,, in j. ir,.-I.' lliickiiL'Ssol 

 white tissue paper, with which covt rthi 

 lapping Ihe edges an inch or two. When dry. u '« 

 hole will become a3 tight as u drum. To pre- 

 ent jams, preserves, etc , from groining, a tea- 

 spoonful of cream of tartar i 

 gallon of the jam or pres* 



:se£S. 



