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THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
Annuals show well this month. After every 
rain break the crust with some implement. It 
will promote a vigorous growth, and give the 
beda a neater appearance. A common potato 
hook is a good tool for this purpose. Pull out 
what weeds the hoeing does not destroy. A 
weedy and slovenly looking flower bed spoils 
the effect of the flowers, and indicates that the 
owner has no genuine love for the garden. 
Save the seed of the Animals, and also the seed- 
stalks of the Perennials, as soon as theblossoms 
fade. In this way you will become Independent 
of the the seedsmen except for new varieties. 
8ecure the high growing plants from blow¬ 
ing over by setting stakes so low down as to be 
hidden from sight. A liberal watering at eve¬ 
ning will keep the beds looking fresh-if the 
skies do not furnish the needed supply resort to 
the watering pot. 
NOTES ON GRAPES. 
We have received the Report of the Northern 
Ohio and Lake Shore Grape Growers’ Associa¬ 
tion for 1805-6, from which we extract some in¬ 
formation about grape culture in that State: 
Soil for a Vineyard. —Contrary to the idea en¬ 
tertained at the commencement of grape cul¬ 
ture in this country, it is now the opinion of a 
majority of vignerorti that a dry poll produces the 
best_wine, especially with the Catawba grape. 
Stiff' clay is preferred. The soil should be dry; 
hence underdraining is often a necssity. Sandy 
soils may produce as fair clusters, but the qual¬ 
ity of the wine is inferior. Gravelly soil is 
probably next best.; Clay crests that crop out 
of gravelly or sandy districts are excellent. Ma¬ 
nuring is also ^discarded. Most experienced 
growers now consider manure an injury when 
wine Is the object of product ion. Thu vino will 
bear abundantly a long time, and remain healthy 
on a soil too poor for common farming. Ma¬ 
nuring may spoil a vineyard. We remember 
a notable instance of the truth of this in the 
vineyard which produces the far-famed Johanis- 
berger, situated on the Rhine. A proprietor 
once had it heavily dunged, and the quality was 
perceptibly injured for many yeurB following, 
though the yield was Increased. The wine 
makers state that the must of grapea grown on 
the. upland day soils is richer than that from the 
flatter lands of the Lake islands, or from sandy 
Boils. 
Varieties. —The Catawba still takes the first 
place. The Isabella produces a line sparkling 
wine; it is not so hardy as the Catawba, and is 
liable to overbear. The Delaware holds its 
own; it is ft splendid wine grape, and well 
adapted to mixing with the must of other varie¬ 
ties, to improve the flavor and give a better 
character. It is not as good a keeper for table 
use as some others. The Concord makes a very 
beautiful vine, and is a showy market grape. 
The quality of its wine is not high. The Diana 
is a fine table grape, and famous for keeping 
wellj"it» wine has a peculiar flavor, not pleasant 
to some—agreeable to others. The Clinton is 
no mean grape for wine. It has sweetness and 
acid; reqnircs a poor soil. The wine is rough at 
first, but improves in quality. It makes a fine 
red wine. The Iona is one of the now grapes 
that is very promising. 
Diseases. —The Mildew and Rot are the chief 
drawbacks to the profits of grape culture. 
8ome years the crop is nearly exempt; in others 
from one fourth to one-half of the grapes are 
lost in a few vineyards, but the aggregate loss, 
as yet, has been small. 
The Lake Shore Grape Jleg ion. —ThiB extends 
along the whole length of the South Shore, and 
for several miles inland, and embraces the 
islands in the lake. It is the most southerly 
shore of uny of our great lakes, and has the ad¬ 
vantages of a proper soil, a warm latitude, and 
the protecting influence of a large body of wa¬ 
ter on the North. The purchase of lauds and 
the preparatlons.for planting vines In the year 
1866 surpass in extent anything of the kind 
in this country before witnessed. Seven tliou- 
Band,acres are supposed to bo already set with 
vines, llad the entire crop of grapes of lust 
year been made into wine it is estimated that 
the product would have been two millions of 
gallons. 
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SOAP SUDS FOR ROSES. 
I[can 6ay from experience, soap sudB should 
never;be wasted. Wo pour a little every week 
around roses, dahlias, and fruit trees and shrub¬ 
bery. It.isgood for pot flowers; but a very lit¬ 
tle is en®ugh, as It cannot escape so rapidly as 
on the ground. 
Our Boft soap Is made from wood ashes. I 
presume thut makes the best suds. I have grown 
hundreds of rose bushes, and my method lias 
been published in the Knur,, but as it is de¬ 
signed to mako its subscribers feel themselves 
one family, I will send it again. The last of 
summer, aud in the fall, 1 take a box that is very 
leaky, and put wood-pile dirt into it, thoroughly 
mixed,with Band. I prefer to pull the slips in¬ 
stead of cutting them off the bushes. The slips 
should not have less than five eyes, though they 
can be raised from Icbs. Three of the eyes 
should lie under the ground; aud then put where 
the morning and evening—but not noon—suu 
can bLLuc on them, and water twice a day, morn¬ 
ing aud evening, for six weeks, until they begin 
to grow nicely. After that, once a day is suffi¬ 
cient until cold weather sets in. Just before the 
ground begins to freeze, put them in the hot-bed, 
and do not water them but two or throe times 
during the winter. Pinks and Verbenas can be 
preserved through the winter in the hot-bed. 
Salem, N. J. i860. t H j, 
PROTECTION FOR PEACH TREES. 
Any information, or new method of culture, 
which enhances the certainly of growing peach¬ 
es, is of great value. We will here illustrate 
and describe a system of protection devised and 
successfully practiced for many years by Mr. 
Lewis Bolmau, a resident of the Great Miami 
Valley, an ac count of which was communicated 
by him to the I’rairie Fanner, After trying 
many experiments during the past twenty years 
he has Anally settled upon the method here des¬ 
cribed as being the cheapest and most success¬ 
ful, It consists mainly iu simply forming 
mounds of earth around the trunks of the trees, 
as shown in the engraving. 
The bandies are formed at ttvo feet high, 
which is the top of the first mound. The sec¬ 
ond year this is raised another foot, covering 
the lower parts of the limbs and leaving the hil¬ 
lock three feet high. No other protection is 
needed, as the extremes of wet or dry, heat or 
cold, are regulated by this mass of earth if it bo 
properly made and kept smooth aud sharp at 
the top. The worm cannot gain access, and 
neither man nor beast can injure the bark, nor 
split down the branches, neither can the wind 
blow the tree over. The third and fourth year 
the mound is made still larger, so that when 
finished they will be between four and five feet 
high. For older trees—If more than throe or 
four years—he adviscB cutting back pretty freely 
as a preparation for this earthing process, which 
Is aided very much by plowing both ways 
towards the rows, thus preparing the soil and 
leaving so much less work for the shovel. 
In this case mulching should be freely applied, 
to protect the roots from the sun. The work 
may be done at any time when the ground is not 
frozen, or the tree laden with fruit, and cveu 
then, if the earth be brought to the tree from 
beyond the roots. This banking up of the soil 
exposes It to the action of the frost, and it 1 b 
thought that the mounds freeze solid to the 
trees, and remain frozen until Bpring, especially 
if well mulched, and the buds are kept back un¬ 
til late In the spring, and escape untimely 
frosts. It Is claimed for this plan also tbat 
there Is a vastly increased surface exposed to 
the heat and air for their happy Influence. It is 
found that the earth is literally tilled with fine 
fibrous roots by the third or fourth year, which 
are ready to make the most of the “situation.” 
Winter protection for the buds .—Having dis¬ 
posed of the earthwork recommended by Mr. 
Bolmeu, let us now look at his method of treat¬ 
ing the limbs of ids trees, to insure a crop of 
peaches under any circnmHtances of winter se¬ 
verity. Sometimes he bendB down the lower 
limbs to the earth, and puts weights on them to 
keep them there; very often the snow furnishes 
the needed covering, and in northern climates 
this willdje found sufficient. But in our less 
snowy latitude, where we often have great de¬ 
pression of temperature without any such cov¬ 
ering to the earth, we need some artificial pro¬ 
tection. For this purpose, Mr. Bolmeu uses 
long open boxes, supported by four legs of the 
requisite height, say from two to live feet, to 
adapt them to different parts of the trees. Into 
these the branches are gathered and crowded 
and pressed down, and covered with straw, with 
a little earth or something else to keep them in 
place. This is done In November, and they are 
left till late in March or April, when the exposed 
part of the tree is in full bloom; these protected 
buds are then beginning to swell, and they will 
be two or three weeks later In their blossoming, 
aud may thus escape a spring frost that might 
destroy the earlier bloom and fruit. These 
boxes have another office to perform, which is 
entirely novel, and it enables the proprietor, or 
inventor, to prolong the season of peaohcB very 
considerably, as was shown in Cincinnati last 
October, when flue fresh peaches were exhibited 
from this orchard, much to the surprise and de¬ 
light of all beholders. It is claimed that they 
may thus be preserved even to the holidays. Of 
course, this treatment is only applicable to very 
late varieties. The preparation consists in cut¬ 
ting off the leafy ends of the twigs, down among 
the peaches, even removing some of the fruit. 
This is done Just after the leaves start, and is 
continued till the fruit is as large as peas, and is 
repeated once or twice during the season. As 
cold weather approaches, before these late vaii* 
etics, such as the Smock, have ripened, branch¬ 
es thus prepared are placed in the boxes to pro¬ 
tect them on cold nights, but in moderate 
weather they are released. He claims that be 
bus thus treated from twenty to thirty, and of 
smaller trees, as many ns fifty in a day, so it is 
not so very tedious nor expensive, and he avers 
that he has sold peaches for as much as four 
dollars for a single box. 
VEGETABLE AND FRUIT GARDENS. 
The great interest in potatoes, caused by the 
experiments detailed in our columns last year, 
has caused as much interest to he taken in the 
new varieties of Potatoes as is taken iu new 
Strawberries. 8o far as we have seen, the Early 
Goodrich promises to take the lead among the 
newer ones. We hope our readers will take 
notes and report the best to us. 
Beans and Peas may still he sown, if done at 
once, with a fair chance for a late crop. The 
earliest kind of Corn may also be sown with a 
chance of its coming Into use, if It escapes the 
grub. Drumhead Cabbage and Savoy may also 
be act out still iu good, rich soil, where they 
will yet have time to head before frost in the 
Middle States. 
The main crops requiring attention now, will 
be Celery, Endive for salad, and Turnips. Thb 
latter merely to have a few early. August be¬ 
ing the Beason for the chief or staple crop. 
Beets may still besowu for Winter use, if the 
crops sown last month are likely to be deficient. 
The main crop of Winter Cabbage is often 
planted the first or second week in July. In 
planting, if the weather be dry, it is a good plan 
to make the holes before planting and fill up 
with water; after soaking away, the plants may 
be set in, and they seldom wither afterwards, 
though without rain for a month. Another and 
more expeditious plan Is to have the plants 
ready with their roots in a pan of water. They 
are then sot Into the hole at, the time ft is made. 
The water adhering to the roots then gives to 
the set out. plants the advantages ol puddling. 
Cucumbers for pickels are also sown about 
this time. They usually produce a greater num¬ 
ber, and consequetly smaller fruit, than wlieu 
so wn earlier. The Short Prickley is the kind 
to employ. 
In the Fruit Garden look after insects. Cat¬ 
erpillars of all kinds are best kept down by band 
picking. 
Some people say positively that sulphur 
spinklcd in water, and this syringed over the 
Plum tree is a sure preventive of curculio,—the 
fumes under a hot sun being too strong for the 
insect,—but not too bad for the plant. No in¬ 
jury would result from a trial. 
Keep pinching out all shoots from all fruit 
trees that are likely to grow stronger thau the 
rest, or where they are not wanted. 
Strawberries should be assisted to make 
strong-rooted runners,—good and loose soil 
placed near where the runners are, aud if these 
are slightly covered all the better. 
Raspberries and Blackberries should have 
their suckers thinned out, as weeds, as they 
grow, permitting only those to remain that will 
be wanted next year .— Gardener's Monthly for 
July. 
PLANTS FOR HANGING BASKETS. 
jWhat plants are most suitable for Hanging 
Baskets , is an inquiry we have before ns. We 
have no special love for Hanging Baskets, unless 
they are well got up and kept in good condi¬ 
tion. Most of the Baskets wc see around arc 
unsightly things, and look as though hanging 
wasn't much better for Busketa than for other 
folks. In forming Ornamental Baskets, it ia 
well to remember, in the first place, that they 
will not bear neglect. A quart or two of earth 
placed In a basket will very soon become as dry 
as powder, even if not exposed to the sun. Wa¬ 
tering must, therefore, be attended to frequent¬ 
ly and regularly. The amount of water and the 
frequency of application depend a good deal up¬ 
on the plants grown. A basket of Portulaecus 
will endure drouth without suffering, thut 
would be sufficient to destroy many other plants. 
What wo want In Hanging Boskets are plants 
of tine foliage and a constant supply of flowers. 
For graceful foliage there 1s nothing better than 
ttic trailing Money Wort Tysinuxehi Mumum - 
laria , with dark, glossy leaves and plenty of yel¬ 
low flowers at blossoming timo, 
The Thunberglas are not, excelled by any 
plants wo are acquainted with for baskets and 
all like decorative purposes. They are trailing 
plants, foliage good, flowers abundant, white, 
yellow and orange, with a dark eye. There is 
only one difficulty with them, and this is not 
serious—the seeds germinate rather slowly, aud 
always best In warm places. 
Abronla Umbellata is a beautiful plant, with 
clusters of sweet scented flowers, rosy lilac, In 
clusters like the the Verbena, which the plant 
In its habit resembles very much. Flowers 
freely for a long season. The only difficulty 
with it is a lack of foliage, but this defect is ea¬ 
sily remedied by other plants that abound more 
In leaves and less in flowers. 
The Lobelias, all the trailing varieties, are 
splendid for basket work, and in fact, all in¬ 
doors ornamentation. They will not boar the 
sun, but this i» not expected of basket flowers, 
and require a good deal of moisture. When 
well treated they give a profusion of flowers. 
All the Ipomcas and Convolvulus are desira¬ 
ble for baskets, and as they are not exposed to 
the sun or usually to a bright light, the common 
Morning Glory will have expanded blossoms 
nearly the whole day. All such strong running 
plants can be pinched back, and thus made 
dwarf In their habit for basket and other orna¬ 
mental work. The Tropeolums may also be 
treated in the same manner, and will give good 
satisfaction. 
The Loasas are very curious plants with sin¬ 
gular aud pretty lloivers, but the branches are 
armed with stinging hairs that will speak more 
emphatically to intruders than any sign, “ hands 
off.” 
The above are all trailing plants, and suffi¬ 
cient to suit all tastes, though others could be 
added. Many no doubt would prefer the Ver¬ 
bena to some mentioned, and the Madcria vine 
may be made to ruu up thj; wires by which the 
basket is suspended, With fine effect. For the 
center of the basket, plants of more erect habit 
will be needed to give a full rounded appear¬ 
ance. These should be depended upon mainly 
for show of brilliant flowers, while the trailing 
plants furnish the drapery. 
The Nemophilas are very desirable; prevail¬ 
ing colors, white and blue. Petunias and Phlox 
Druramondii are unequaled for brilliant show. 
Fcnylia Dianthiflora, a most delicate free-flow¬ 
ering little plant six inches iu height. Flowers 
reddish lilac with crimson center. Leptorl- 
phoua are excellent. For fragrance a little Mig- 
uiouette or Sweet Alyssum will bo uecessary. 
Although we have given a pretty long list, to 
select from, we would not advise crowdiug 
plants. Plenty of room should be given for de¬ 
velopment.— Ex. 
A HINT TO LOVERS OF FLOWERS. 
A most beautiful and easily attained show of 
evergreens may be bad by a very simple plau, 
which has been found to answer remarkably well 
ou a small Beale.. If geranium branches, taken 
from luxuriant and healthy trees, just before the 
winter sets in, bo cut as for slips, and Immersed 
in soap water, they will, after drooping for a 
few days, shed their loaves, put forth fresh ones, 
aud continue in the finest vigor all winter, by 
placing a number of bottles thus filled in a flow¬ 
er basket, with moss to eonecal the bottles, a 
show of evergreen is easily secured for the win¬ 
ter. All the different varieties of the plant be¬ 
ing used, the various shapes and color of the 
leaves blend into a beautiful effect. They re¬ 
quire no fresh water. So says a lady who has 
tried it and handed us the above Blip for publica¬ 
tion. — German town Telegraph. 
Unproductive Fruit Trees.— Sometimes 
fruit trees are unproductive from other causes 
than poverty of soil, or neglect of the orchard- 
ist. They often grow too luxuriantly to bear 
well, in tiffs case root pruning is very effect¬ 
ual, and is performed by digging a circle round 
the tree. A fifteen year old tree, for instance, 
muy l)o encircled at five feet from the trunk. 
No rules can be laid down for this; judgement 
must bo exercised. If cut too close ttie tree may 
bo stunted for years, and if too far it will not be 
effective. The aim should bo to reduce the root 
about one-third.— Gardeners’ Monthly. 
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Hollyhocks. —Hollyhocks will be coming 
into bloom at this season. They have now be¬ 
come so much improved as to be one of the 
most popular flowers for the summer decoration 
of the flower-garden. If the kinds are kept 
carefully separate, any particular variety will re¬ 
produce itself from seed. They may bo more 
certainly kept pure by cutting of the flower 
stem; each bud will make a plant. The seed 
Bhould bo sown aa soon as ripe, in a light, rich 
soil, in the open air. If retained till late in the 
season they will not properly flower until the 
next year. 
Horticultural Notes and Queries. 
Fine Btrawbkrieb.—Wo are indebted to Mr. J. 
Kkkcu of Waterloo, for specimens of a largo and 
line-flavored Seedling Strawberry. Mr. K. informs 
ns that he produced over one hundred socdllngH last 
year, only live of which lie retained and fruited this 
season. Four of thoMo seedllngB arovery promising, 
and will soon lie offered to the public. He claims 
that one Is the earliest strawberry fruited in tiffs re¬ 
gion—another the largest, exceling the Agriculturist 
— and nnothor the most productive, yloldlng more 
than Wilson's Albany. If Mr. K. can substantiate 
those claims (in addition to that of lino flavor,) his 
seedlings must become popular. 
— K. M. Conkuno of I’armn, M. J. Green of Gate*, 
and Shllkck Richardson of East Webster, have also 
favored us with superior specimens of the KiishoII, 
Trollope’s Victoria, Agriculturist and Triomph de 
Garni strawberries. 
Watering CuctiMiiKiis in Duv Weather,— Your 
correspondent “ IP" asks If watering cucumber plants 
in dry weather “Is beneficial or the reverse,” It. cer¬ 
tainly is beneficial on our prairie soil if properly clone. 
I practice it on all choice plants of all the enreubeta 
family. The ground on which such plants are grown 
should bo rich, mellow and am lllctentiy porous to ab¬ 
sorb readily a half pailful or more of water at a time. 
Twice u week is often enough to water. The soil 
should bo brought up round the hill in form of a basin, 
1 think the size and quality of produce may easily be 
doubled by judicious watering in a dry season. 
Mulching is also an excellent mode of preserving tho 
moisture in the earth about these or any othor plants. 
-a. w. A., Cortland, ill. 
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Fire Blioiit in the Pear.— The Country Gentle¬ 
man states a case of fire blight iu dwarf pear trees 
which wsb successfully treated by cutting the entire 
tree down to within a foot or two of the ground aB 
soon aa the disease was discovered. The timo being 
after mid-summer, when the most vigorous growth 
had ceased, no very severe check was given to the 
tree. It sent up new, healthy sprouts, which formed 
a fine pyramid head. This method of treallng tho 
blight is considered superior to that of merely ampu¬ 
tating the diseased limbs. 
“Tun Acres BSfocoa."—Tho author of this cele¬ 
brated little book now resides " In town,” and *-m- 
ploys a superintendent to carry on his garden patch. 
His grounds are kept In prime order, and tho products 
thereof yield a liberal income. Of tho Philadelphia 
raspberry he has sold $s(Mi worth from a single acre, 
lie expended $1,800 in planting an acre to the Wilson 
blackberry—plants costing one dollar and fifty conts 
each. We wish complete success to this zealous and 
thorough fruit grower. 
Strawberries—Golden ijubbn vs. Trolloi-k’b 
Victoria.— Tho Victoria, an old, well-known and not 
over-hlghly valued Kngllrli strawberry, has been sold 
extensively, and for high prices, under the name of 
the Golden tiuoen. Readers of the Rural will " take 
notice " that at the last Fruit Growers’ Meeting In 
this city, where tho berries were on exhibition, com¬ 
petent judges decided that the Golden C^ueeii was 
identical with Trollopc’B Victoria. 
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Montuly Strawberries.— (E. L. S., Ind.) Tho 
monthly Alpine Strawberry furnishes a regular and 
constant crop of fruit from June till winter, with 
ordinary culture, but tho quantity produced is not 
large nor ol tho host quality; yet It is well worthy of 
a place even In ilia bmaflest garden. Apply to nur¬ 
serymen (or It. 
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Grafting a Lemon Tree.— Can you or any Rural 
rea<ler inform me where I can procure a few scions 
for grafting a iemou tree, and what, kind of scions 
and what they will cost l and also, how a lemon tree 
that has always been grown In tho bouse should be 
grafted?—U ncUsTom, Cranford Co., Fa, 
gamut towing, 
VARIOUS ORIGINAL RECIPES, &c. 
Cohn Starch Cake. —Two cups pulverized 
sugar, one cup butter, two cups flour, one cup 
corn starch, one cup sweet milk; the whites of 
seven egg*, beaten to a froth; one teaspoon 
cream tartar, one-half teaspoon soda; mix tho 
flour, starch aud cream tartar together; beat tho 
butter and sugar to a cream; stir in,the milk; 
then udd gradually and alternately the whites of 
the eggs aud the flour; when sufficiently mixed, 
add the soda dissolved in a little milk, and flavor¬ 
ing to suit tho taste; stir lightly and put imme¬ 
diately into tho oven. 
Cookies.— Two cups white sugar, one cup 
butter, ono-balf enp cold water, two eggs, cara¬ 
way seed, one-half teaspoon BOda; mix as soft 
as can bo rolled, roll them thin, and sprinkle 
with sugar; bake in a quick oven. 
Sponge Cakb.—T wo coffcccupB sugar, two 
teacups flour, seven eggs, whiten and yolks 
beaten separately; one tablespoon water to each 
egg; one teaspoon cream tartar, one-half teiv- 
Bpoon soda; flavor with lemon.—E mma R. Feil- 
GUSON, Holley, iV. Y. 
Mock Mince I'ib.— Ono cup chopped cracker, 
one cup chopped raisins, two cups water, one 
cup sugar, one-half cup molasses, one-half cup- 
vinegar, two tabtespooufuls butter; spice same 
us minco plo. The above makes four pics, 
CiIBAP Cake.—O no cup sugar, ouo and one-- 
half cups flour, two eggs, lour Ublespooufuls- 
cold water, onc-haif teaspooul'ul saleratuB, one 
tcaspoonl'ul cream tartar, 
V in eg ah Pul.—Three tablespoonfula vinegar, 
three tablospooul'uls water, six tablespoonfuls 
molasses, three-fourths of a cracker, chopped 
or rolled flno; spice same as iu apple.— Mrs. L. 
C. M., MVford, Mass. 
Recipe for Coloring.—1 reply to “Soldiers’”■ 
inquiry, some time ago, for a good drab color fbr 
their white flannel shirtsTake half-u-bushel of 
common green beech bark; boil three hours in 
water sufficient to cover tho bark; take out tho 
chips; add three tablespoonfuls of copperus: 
wet the articles to be dyed, and immerse in tho 
coloring liquid until the desired shade ia- ob¬ 
tained. Tho above named quantity wHl>oolor 
three or four pounds of cloth or yam.— Helen,. 
Sirncoc, V. W. 
Hot* Yeast.—O ne handful of hops, six pota¬ 
toes, six table spoonfuls |of flour, halt a tjaeup 
of brown sugar, half a cup of salt, half a pint of 
yeast, to make half a gallon. 
Rusk.—F ive lbs. of flour, one lb. of sugar, oue 
lb. of lard, ouo pint of water or milk wann, 
some salt, one nutmeg, hall'pint of yeast. 
Doughnuts made the same way.—8, F., ,So¬ 
to//., A’. J, 
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Hoi* Yeast Bread. —Boil a handful of ho;* 
in a quart of water, strain it, and with it scald 
Hour enough to make a thick batter; let it cool, 
then add rising to start it. This forms the 
yeast. And for bread boil six potatoes, strain 
them through a cullender, add a little flour, 
and scald with the potato water; let it cool and 
stir in your yeast in the evening. Next morning 
stir in a little more flour; let it riso and then 
kuend. I will guarantee this yeast will give en¬ 
tire satisfaction to these giving it a trial.—M r3i 
John 8 . Nimmons, Jarvis, 2nd. 
Sorohum Vinegar.—A longtlmcago a reciixj 
for making good vinegar from BOrghum molasseB 
was asked for in tho Rural. I send tho result 
of three years’ experiments:—For ten gallons 
of vinegar take two gallons good sorghum, on a 
piut white beans, one pint home-made yeast; 
till up with warm soft water; Bet iu a hot sun, 
and it will be fit for use in u month, but age im¬ 
proves it.—M rs. J. C. R., Sterling , IK 
Curb for Corns.—P lace the feet for half an 
hour, two or three nights successively, in m 
pretty strong solution of common soda. The 
alkali dissolves tho indurated cuticle, aud the 
corns fall out, spontaneously, leaviiig a small 
cavity, which soon tills. Tho recipe Is vouched 
for by an exchange as a certain remedy. Should 
it prove so, it will entitle the author to the toe- 
felt; thanks of many a sufferer. 
Custard Pie.— Six eggs, three tablespoonslht 
of flour, a little salt, spice and sugar to your 
taste, add milk enough to make two plate pies; 
grease your dishes and turn it iu, without any 
crust. When done they will have a crust. Baku 
quick.— Mrs. O. W. Brown. 
Cuke for Earache.— Drop a few drops ot 
cider vinegar directly into the ear affected, and 
it will produce au immediate cure.—W. B., Lun¬ 
dy’s Lane, Brie Co., Id. 
Canning and Preserving Fruits.—W ilt 
some of the readers of the Rural give me tho 
best practical mode of canning or preserving 
fruitsy-D. M. A., Seneca Falls, N. Y. 
Waffles.—W ill some of your numerous 
readers please inform me, through the columns, 
of your paper, the best method of making 
waffles?—M. A. B., Albion, Ind. 
Ioe Ckeam.—W ill some of the Rural readers 
Inform me, through its columns, how to make 
ice cream V—A. R. B., Waterport, N. Y. 
Metheoi.in.—I would like to know how to 
make it; who can tell me?—B. A, V., Portage^ 
H. Y., 1866. _ 
Bleaching Bonnets. —Will some of the fain 
readers of the Rural please inform me how to 
bleach and press bonnets?—8. D., Manito, III. 
