GOOD WORDS FROM RURALX8TS 
Ion are best; then make the sausage up in 
cakes, like you make it for breakfast, when 
fresh ; then fry them, only a little—not moro 
than half done ; then put them iu the jar, 
and pour melted lard ovor them until the jar 
is full. They are nice any time, and are just 
as good as when first put up ; will keep for 
two or three years—as long as nice lard will. 
Mrs. D. 
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WIIInrri’a Practical Dairy Husbandry 
(Just Ittmird)...® 3 ,°m 
Allen's (L. Fl) American Cattle. 2 00 
Do. New American Farm Book.... 2 50 
Du. Dl#e*»e* "f Domestic Animul*.. 1 00 
Do. Rural Architecture. 1 50 
American Bird Fancier. ......-. 
Aioarloan Pomolngy (2IMI Illustrations) Warder.. 3 00 
American TruutlcatCookory.. 1 ™ 
Auinrir^iti Sts»Flm'Olloncw In 1 oultry.. 
American Whan h ultun-t .Todd)... .. 2 no 
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Atwood's Oonntryi and Suburban Houses. 1 60 
Barry's Fruit Utirdon mew edition)... ..• .. 2 50 
B«u Keepers’ Text .Book, Paper. )0o.; Cloth. 76 
lleincnfs lUbblW Fancier. ........- • 
Bicknell'a Vitiligo Builder (55 Plates, showing 
New and Practical Deatgna)...low 
Bommer's Method of Making Mutinies. j® 
Brock’s Book of Flowers (new) ... 1 •» 
llrldKcniait’s Gardener’* Assistant. 3 mi 
Biiist’s Family (Kitchen Hardener. { on 
Do. Flower tin mien ... J 
Carpentry Made Busy (new). 6 ui 
Chemistry of the Farm (Nichole). 1 *5 
CborltuirS finspn Urower’s Guide. 7® 
Cider Maker’s Manual... •••••••;I m 
winter’s New ill Cattle DuCtot.colored plates... b laJ 
CobbeU’s American Hardener. . •“ 
Cole's American Fruit Monk . .. o. 
Cole’s Anierluiui Veterinarian..... 
Cotton Culture .. * 
Crack Shot (Barhor) ....... .. 1 “ 
Cranberry Cuillll «ifJ. J. White).. . j 
COOKING APPLE BUTTER. 
From a perusal of your columns it seems as 
if apple butter cooking wus not universally 
understood. I thought everybody in the 
country would know how to prepare that 
article; but it is not always what one knows 
that another must know also. Our mode, 
known from my youth up, to do it was this : 
First, the nicest apples wore gathered and 
taken home, for paring and quartering ; after¬ 
wards the others 
sweet, if wc had them 
slightly pour too; 
c--, 
the apples were 
trough ; let st 
RE-FITTING OLD CHAIRS 
Herewith is given a design for re-fitting 
old chairs, and can be accomplished by any 
skillful housewife. In the illustration the 
frame is ebonized and picked out with gold. 
The center strap of the seat may be leather 
wore gathered also, an 
i; if not, we took some 
these were taken to the 
cider mill (one of the old-fashioned is best), 
ground to pomace in a 
and there awhile, to bo mixed 
with air; then the pomace was set on the 
press with layers of straw and pressed as 
hard as we could ; the cider was then put in 
barrels, taken home, where the women had 
two copper barrel-kettles, cleaned with a 
little vinegar and a handfull of salt. The 
kettles were set over the fire and both filled 
with cider; the cider was then cooked till no 
scum rose to the surface any more, which 
must he taken off as soon as it came on the 
surface ; meanwhile, the nice and large .apples 
were pared and quartered, the cores and all 
the foreign matter taken out. The cider was 
skimmed of its scum, the apples were meas¬ 
ured in the kettle gradually, by a bucket hold¬ 
ing about two and a half gallons, till we had 
ten bucketfuls in the kettle, and cider from 
the other kettle also added with the apples 
till all the cider was in tho kettle with the 
apples, and the mass cooked down to the 
thick ness required. 
When you commence putting in the apples, 
the wholo mass must be agitated till it is 
done, to prevent from burning to the kettle; 
the agitating is done with a machine made 
for that purpose put In the kettle, or with a 
large wooden ladle with a long handle. When 
the apple butter has attained its desired thick - 
ness, which is about, twenty or twenty-four 
hours from the beginning of the cooking of 
the cider, the apple butter will then be taken 
out of the kettle, while hot, m good glazed 
and bnrned earthen pots or jars, and when 
cold, tied up and put away for future use. 
Hereford, Pa., Jan. 22. h. e. e. r. 
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Farm Drainage(H. 1- Frenchi.$ 
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Finlil’N Pear Culture . J $ 
Flailing In American Waters (Bcott). 3 50 
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Do. Mlli'li Lows and Dairy Funning. 3 60 
Frank Forrealer’" Field Spuria (2 vol».).. n JJ 
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Do. Manual Mr Young Sportsmen .. a 00 
Fuller’* Illustrated Strawberry Culturlut. zu 
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Fallons Pnmih Culture. A Hand-Book and 
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Do. Introduction to Striictural and SWemntlO 
Bntanv and Vcgnlable Physiology 11,800Ulna). 3 50 
Guenon on Mllah Cow*... <“ 
Gun, Rod and Huddle .• ••• ..1 
Harney’# Burn*. Outbuilding* und Fence*.W J) 
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Hatfield 1 # American MooaeCarpenter. 3 ao 
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High Farming without Manure . 
Hillly'a Art of Baw-Flllrui. ....... .. .. 7® 
itoily’a Carpenter’a llano Hook (new). to 
Iloopnr'a Dog and Gun. •"* 
Hoopea' Honk t>r KverKraona .. '** 
llnw Crop* Grow.... •••■ . , 
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Husiiiaiin’a Grape* and Wine... } “t 
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Jflunluga <m Cuttle and tnnir OiBeaaea. ... J 7. 
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Do. 1 lores Training Made F.nay. 1 A 
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Llkhtnlon Rod*, and Hew to Conatruut 'lbem, 
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Manual on Iumtand Hemp t.ulturo.. - 
Manual of Tobacco < olliirn.... ? 
Maaon’s Furrier anil HUM Book. .. 5 « 
Waynew’a llluatratod lloiae Managomeut. 3 [ 
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HOW TO BOIL CORNED BEEF 
Mas. G- W , a young bride or Dates co„ i>. < 
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and thin invitation: “Dkar Kttral I was so 
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not have the money In my pookot, that 1 was 
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when you related to me the argument, of Mrs. 
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at once, and borrow tho money to pay your 
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do without It. If we farm to any advantage. I 
have Just sold $30 worth of turkeys; send you 
$2,60; please send tho Rural and premium for 
The Boston Journal of Chemistry says : 
The rule lias a Hibernian sound : don’t boil 
it, for corned beef should never be boiled. 
It should only simmer, being placed on apart 
of tho range or stove where this process may 
go on uninterruptedly from four to six hours, 
according to the size of the piece. If it is to 
be served cold, let the meat remain in the 
liquor until cold. Tough meat can be made 
tender by letting it remain in the liquor until 
the next day, and then bringing it to the 
boiling point just before serving. 
ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES 
In answer to inquiries of “ Constant Read¬ 
er,” and others, on page 30, of Jan. 11 : 
To clean a browned porcelain kettle, boil in 
it strong soda water. 
To clean silver plate, rub it lightly over 
with kerosene, then polish with fine whiting 
and chamois skin. 
To p re pure citron, cut, boil in thin sirup 
till fully penetrated, sift white sugar over it, 
and dry either in sun or a moderate oven. 
How to make suet pudding without nags 
(“brown pudding):—One cup molasses, one 
cup milk, one cop suet, chopped fine, one cup 
raisins, or any other fruit (dried apples or 
peaches soaked in warm water an hour, and 
cut up with scissors, will answer an every-day 
purpose), three cups flour, one teaspoon soda, 
one do. cloves, one do. cinnamon, or any 
spices liked. Boil three hours. Sauce:—One 
cup sugar, half-cup butter, one cup boiling 
water ; brandy and nutmeg to taste. 
Birdfleld, Dei. Kate Jacobs. 
TO PICKLE ONIONS 
The following mode is a good one :—Take 
those that are small, peel them, put them in 
cold water, changing them twice a day for 
two days ; then put them in salt and water 
for two days, changing them twice a day; 
drain them well ; take off the next skin ; 
put them in jars, and spice and pepper them 
as for other pickles; then boil vinegar and 
pour it, hot, over them. Put a small piece of 
alum in the vinegar, which makes them firm. 
If you like them red, add cochineal or whit© 
distilled vinegar. Mary Burnham. 
BOILED INDIAN PUDDING 
Went Va. 
SUET PUDDING WITHOUT EGGS 
The old-fashioned way was to stir meal 
into new milk until it was thick enough to 
put into a cloth bag without soaking through 
much. Halt it, of course, and put in a hand¬ 
ful of dried raspberries ; tie the) bag, leaving 
room for the meal to swell one-half. Put it 
over to boil at eight o’clock in the morning, 
and boil until noon, adding boiling water as 
ne ■ ’ ;d. It should be eaten, if possible, with 
maple molasses. 
The best way, however, to make a boiled 
pudding is to steam it. Take equal parts of 
rich buttermilk and sweet skim-milk, two 
eggs, a large teaspoon of soda, and stir in 
meal to make a rather thin batter. Have 
enough, when done, to make n two-quart pan 
two-thirds full, Put this in the pan in a 
steamer, cover tight, and steam an hour and 
a-half, and it will be nicer and lighter than a 
boiled pudding. B. c. D. 
Allow an old and experienced house¬ 
keeper the privilege of sending tho following 
well-tried recipe for making suet pudding 
without egos One quart of flour; one pint 
of milk ; one cup of chopped raisins ; «ono and 
a-half cups Of sugar ; two cups suet; one 
teaspoonful of soda; nutmeg. Mix all well 
together ; put in a basin, tie a cloth ovor it 
tight and steam th ree hours. Serve with pud¬ 
ding sauce. Eliza S. ICnaur. 
Tho l»"K (IjY innUs, Muyliew and Hutchinson).. 3 nn 
The note (new).• .. . 5 "5 
Tho Horan (Stonehenge), hvo., 622 i>n.. .. 3 51) 
The Mom iRlloy)-A TreiUlao on too Breeding, 
Training am! naea to wlileli ho nmy he put.... 15) 
Tho I'eOple’B UrucUos) Poultry Bonk ............. 1 50 
Thorna#' Am. FruU Gulturlai HSU llluatrallon#). 3 ml 
Trainier’a Guide iNowhoU’-n).. 2 U0 
Truut Culture(S»ith Green) .. 100 
Trowhritlge'a (Mra. Laura) Excelsior Coolt Book 
and Houaekeeper’x Aid... J —j 
Warder'" Hodges end Kvergronna. 1 aO 
Warmg's Kleiuenl* ol Agriculture. 1 uu 
Wntson’a American Home Gulden.. . 2 1)0 
Wax Flo were, mnl How In Moke 'I'heui. .! UU 
We#torn Fruit Grnwoia’Guide (UJlioll).. 1 50 
Wlieeler’a ItQloca for tho People.. 3 JO 
Do. Rural Llomea.... 2 00 
Window GardeuUiK (H. T. Will buna)....... .. 1 
Woodruff’s Trotting Horae of A merlon.. . i 25 
Woudwurd '3 Graperies and Uort.'l Bulldlnga- 1 00 
Do. Country Home*.. 1 o0 
Do. Uottugea and Fane Uouaoa. . 1 •") 
Do. Suburban nnd Country Momma. 1 M 
Youalt und Hpooncr on the llorao.. I 50 
Youutt and Martin on Cut tie... . ] •*) 
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Youutt on Sheep,.•••••• — •••• J'JO 
Youtuan’e Hand-Book of Household Science.... 1 75 
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DOMESTIC INQUIRIES 
Will some one, through the Rural New- 
Yorker, tell how to can green corn, string- 
beans, tomatoes and small fruits for the mar¬ 
ket, in tin cans, giving mode of putting in 
fruit, sealing cans, and all other items of im¬ 
portance, and greatly oblige 
A Nebraska Reader. 
KEEPING SAUSAGE 
SPONGE JELLY CAKE 
I have a very good receipe for keeping 
sausage without diying, which, perhaps, 
some of the readers of the Rrual New- 
Yorker have not seen. Get some nice, small 
stone jars—those that will hold about a gal- 
Take three eggs, one cup of sugar, one cup 
of flouu, two teaspoonfuls of baking pow 
der, and three tablespoonfuls of boiling 
water. It makes an excellent cake. Sarah. 
