APRIL 20 
SCALES FROM FISH. 
Did Mrs. Jack ever try scalding fish to re¬ 
move the scales easily? n. m. w. 
Mrs. Maple : A« I am a new subscriber of 
the Rural New-Yorker, perhaps I ought 
not to criticise the writers of the Domestio 
Department; but I have yet to see anything 
to amuse me in advice given to the reader as 
“ Farmer’s Wife,” expressed herself to be. I 
live in Michigan, and if the Eastern house¬ 
keepers think Michigan folks are behind the 
times, let them buy one of the Detroit Free 
Press Households, and they will soon learn 
their mistake, 
I would like to see the Domestic Department 
in the Rural a credit to farmers' wives, for 
all over our land are plenty of farmers’ wives, 
who, besides being mistress of all that belongs 
to their department of the farm, have minds 
sufficiently cultivated to write instructive let¬ 
ters to beginners, teaching them how to plan 
their work, and how to perform it in the best 
and quickest manner. I am a farmer’s wife, 
and I enjoy doing my kitchen work. I like to 
do everything as neatly as I can, 1 ut I should 
want to run away if there was nothing else 
but kitchen work and kitchen roa/fsaroundme 
from morning until night. 
I am doing my own work now, having con¬ 
cluded that I would see what strength I have 
doing my own work, instead of using it run¬ 
ning after poor help, picking up after them, 
cleaning doors and carpets that they soil, and 
many other things which render the average 
girl a misery. If any of the readers should 
wish to know how I get along, and have less 
work than some, I will tell her at some future 
time. 
Did any of the Rural ladies ever have any 
“Wandering Jew” plant blossom? Mine is 
covered with buds and blossoms. It is the 
striped, green-and white variety. The bios 
som is a pure white, three petals, stnr shape. 
Can 3 r ou tell me, if I plant my hollyhock 
seed now in the house, and transplant in Juue 
into the garden, if I will get blossoms this 
? Mrs. W. C. Henry. 
[It is now so late, a small proportion of 
plants only would bloom.— e. m ] 
For the Preservation of all 
kinds.of Fruit an'I Vegeta¬ 
bles. During the 10 years it 
has proved Uiennly/>rar<feaJ 
Brnpotatnr constructed, and 
operated on strictly philo¬ 
sophical principle*. It is the 
BAKED BEANS VS. BAKED STEWED BEANS. 
After the beans are prepared for croking, 
parboil them until by taking up a few in a 
spoon and blowing them the skins will crack 
readily, then drain off all the water in which 
they were parboiled and put them in a crock 
or whatever you have suitable to bake them 
in (not a dripping-pan.) Have your pork 
(raw) prepared by scoring it across the rind, 
as if you were going to slice it for frying j 
place it in your beans by working down level 
with the beans, have a tea-kettle of hot water, 
fill the dish up over the beans aud put them 
in the oven to bake, always keeping hot w ter 
to fill into the dish as you see they need, bake 
them until the pork is thoroughly cooked, 
then let brown on top but do not let them 
burn. W. S. 
PROFESSOR 
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Makes lighter biscuit, cakes, etc., and 
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CURRANTS FOR CAKE, ETC. 
Will some skilled cook tell me how to pre¬ 
pare zaute currants for use? They are easily 
washed but the stems are the trouble. 
CARROTS. 
Why are carrots so seldom made use of by 
farmers for their table! Scraped, split in half 
and boiled with corned b°ef or a bam bone 
they are excellent, and make one more article 
for a variety in Winter. 
F.ARLY ONIONS. 
Let all good housewives remember how con¬ 
venient it is to have onions early in the season 
and set but a bed of acorn onions for the har¬ 
vest table. 
AN INDORSEMENT. 
I fully agree with a late critic in these 
columns, with regard to the use of the word 
Farmerine. I have often thought of giving a 
short sermon on the subject myself, as I have 
never seen the word in print that it did not 
jar on my feelings. What self-respecting 
farmer’s wife would apply such name to her¬ 
self or relish it when given by any one else! 
Thanks to the critic, and I second the motion 
that the use of the word be discontinued. 
Aunt Rachel.* 
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♦ COOKING ASPARAGUS. 
As asparagus will soon be in season I will 
give my method of cookyig it. The stalks 
should be cut close to the ground. I place 
them in cold water to wash them, commencing 
with the top end. cut into about half inch 
pieces until you come to the tough part. 
This I throw a way. Drop the pieces as fast as 
cut into the water they are to boil in. It will 
cook in twenty to thirty minutes. Season 
with a little sweet cream, butter and salt. I 
have trieda number of different ways,but find 
none that quite equals this. Asparagus should 
not be cut long before using as it gives it a 
strong taste. 
nAIR WASH. 
To keep the hair from coming out, reduce 
aqua ammonia and apply it to the head two 
or three times a week. Many times two or 
three applications are enough. It will not 
turn the hair gray. 
GARDEN SEEDS. 
As the time draws neur for making gardens 
and we look over our garden seeds, the thought 
often comes to many of us, can we sow seeds 
that are two years old, such as turnip, beet, 
onion and radish seed, and raise good, 
healthy plants ? Will some one who has bad 
experience tell me through the Rural? 
Mrs. F. J. L. 
(Turnip and beet seeds retain their vitality 
about seven years; radish, five years and 
longer; onion, two years. That is, a portion 
of the seed is good the second season, but it is 
always wisest to plant fresh seed. k. m.) 
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FRUIT CANS. 
May I ask the lady readers of the Rural 
New-Yorker, which is the best fruit can for 
family use ? I have plenty of Mason’s, but 
would like another kind. s. s. p . 
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TOMATO PATTIES. 
Take fine, large tomatoes, peal them and 
cut in slices, rather more than half an inch 
thick; butter a pie plate and lay them on, not 
too close together; put a small piece of butter, 
a little salt, and a little nutmeg on each slice 
and place them in a quick oven. Then, beat 
one egg, put in one teaspoonful of thick, sweet 
cream, a little salt, a little nutmeg, and two 
soda crackers; roll, but not too fine ; mix 
and put one spoonful on each slice of tomato, 
return quickly to the oveu, and bake a delicate 
brown; serve hot. 
TOMATO SOUP. 
Take owe quart of tomatoes, either fresh or 
canned, boil with one quart of water twenty 
minutes, then strain through a colander; roll 
four soda crackers flue, and mix with them 
one tablespoonful of butter, (or more) one 
quart of milk, one-fourth of a tablespoonful 
of soda, a little nutmeg; salt and pepper, to 
taste; let it boil at once, when it is ready to 
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I have kept eggs from June to January, by 
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