JUNE 23 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
399 
PijM«Uaawtw tiling 
horses?’ was the answer, when oats were de¬ 
fined as “what Englishmen give to horses and 
what Scotchmen eat themselves,” and I think 
the excellence of this dish is partiv in the 
cooking; for whether as porridge or bannocks 
or in whatever form the meal may bo served, 
the real Scotch wife tries to keep the grain 
whole. For porridge the water must be boil¬ 
ing, a little salt put in, and while one hand 
holds the spoon (or, better still, a wooden 
stick called the “spurtlc” to stir well) the meal 
is allowed to sift through the lingers of the 
other. But it must boil at once, and after it 
has thoroughly bubbled up, do not, s tie any 
more. Close the pot lid, set on the back of 
the stove and let it simmer half an hour. 
Then the grains come out whole and linn, for 
too much stirring breaks up the grains and 
renders the whole mass soft and waxy. a. l. j. 
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Ax “Amateur Fainter” asks if it is true that 
a pail of water set in a newly-painted room 
will remove the smell of paint? 
Axs.—Yes; because water absorbs gases 
and they are drawn from the air to the water. 
“Dyspeptic” asks, 1, “why nuts hurt turn 
eaten after dinye» He also asks, 2, why is oat¬ 
meal recommended so highly for those of weak 
digestion. 
Axs.—1. Because they are indigestible at 
any time, and should not lie taken after a full 
meal. They are less injurious eaten with salt. 
2. Because its constituents approach nearest to 
those of human milk. It contains more iron 
and salts, and especially more phosphate of 
lime than any other article of food, 
“Mrs. E. B. B.” inquires, how to tell pure 
lard when purchased; 
Axs.—Melt to a temperature of 212° and if 
there is no sediment or scum it may be de¬ 
pended on. 
“Wife” wishes to know why the white of an 
egg is used to clarify coffee? 
Axs.—Because the albumen of the egg 
coagulates, and in doing so fixes in its own 
substance the impurities floating in the liquid. 
again to get him to give her a stated sum of 
money to pay household expenses. But if she 
hints at such a thing ho says in anger: ‘Why, 
you spend it all,' as if personally she made 
away with it. I often think how little mau 
understands a woman's heart, even that of the 
wife lie has loved and cherished, And I think 
if Reuben knew that his conduct in money 
matters had embittered all his wife’s married 
life, he would be the first to see the falseness 
of the position. It is a little hard for the wife 
to see the hired men and the hired girl get 
their wages and go and spend them, while she 
lias to run np a store bill, and seldom handles 
a dollar. And it seems to me only justice that 
a woman should have the spending of what 
she has to take care of. What’s the good of a 
man saying, ’With all my worldly goods 1 
thee endow,’ if ho doesn’t mean to do any¬ 
thing of the kind? I read the other day about 
the soldiers in the hospitals asking visitors for 
a shilling, and when pressed to say what it 
was for they said: ‘oh, a follow doesn’t like to 
be without a cent!’ 1 know some women who 
keep the purse, and 1 don't like to see a man 
have to ask his wife for a dollar, but if be 
wants to know how it feels let him try it for a 
a year, having to ask for money every time 
he wants it; he would understand it 1 tetter 
then. I know this is the secret grievance of 
many a good womau, whose husband is not 
sensitive enough to suspect it, and it consoles 
me for my lonely life, for I often thiuk: 
•Why shnulil we faint, or fear to live iWbne, 
Since all alone, so heaven ha* willed, we (lie. 
Not even the tomlorcst heart, though next our own. 
Knows half the reason why we smile, or sigh.’ 
And many a good wife sighs over that which a 
little good management could remedy. Then 
the girls, too—they don't stay at home con¬ 
tented when they know they can earn money, 
oven if out at service. It’s all very well to 
give them new dresses, and grumble over the 
bills: they would rather have the speuding of 
the price and buy their own; and that is why 
so many farmers' homes are desolate, aud the 
sous and daughters go out to seek independ¬ 
ence, aud to get the worth of their labor in 
hard cash from strangers. But how I do run 
on,” said Aunt Mabby, as she drew out the 
precious recipes; “you wont have time to get 
many of them to-day.” 
1 had sketched the lilac I wanted, and took 
out my pencil and note-book into which I 
transcribed a few useful dishes that are suita¬ 
ble for this time of the year, and for the early 
fruit season. 
BED CURRANT JELLY. 
To every pint of juice allow three-quarters 
of a pomul of white sugar. Be sure to gather 
the fruit dry, that is, in dry weather. Pick 
from the stalks into u jar, and place this jar 
in a large pan ol - boiling water; let it simmer 
till the juice is drawn out; then strain lightly. 
Have your sugar in the oven heating. When 
you put the juice into your preserving kettle, 
measure it, and weigh your sugar as above. 
If the ^ngar is hot when turned iu, it will 
cook in seven or eight minutes. Too much 
boiling makes it dark colored. Try it on a 
plate set over a piece of ieo—if it jells it is 
done. Pour into small pots; cover with an 
oiled paper aud then with a bit of tissue paper 
brushed over on both sides with the white of 
an egg. Label and keep in a dry place. 
CHICKEN CnEESE. 
Mother's recipe for tough chickens was to 
boil in water enough to keep from burning, 
till quite tender. Take them out when done, 
remove the bones, mine© the meat fine, and 
season with salt, pepper and butter: then re¬ 
turn to tin* water aud cook till the liquor is 
absorbed. Pour into a dish or mold, aud put 
a plate over it, pressing down with a weight. 
Set iu a cool place, and when firm it will be 
relished for breakfast, dinner or tea. 
ASPARAGUS PEAS. 
In our garden is a Vied of the common vari¬ 
ety of asparagus. Sometimes when we got 
busy it was not cut every day, aud when we 
dill cut it mother’s directions were: Break off 
the tops of as]iaragus; put it in a dish and 
bi eak up tine. Four cold water over it for an 
hour. Have ready a little boiliug salted wa¬ 
ter; wash your asparagus und put it in the 
pot. Boil 2i.l minutes, or longer if near the end 
of the season, at which time it. is much better 
for being boiled in two waters, to Hike the 
stroug taste out of it. Put a bit of butter 
about the size of a walnut in the dish before 
pouring it in. Stir well, adding a little pep¬ 
per, aud cover closely. It makes a change 
from the usual method of toast aiid white 
sauce, the only precaution lioing to hare 
enough of the asparagus heads to make the 
dish, when served, of the consistency of peas. 
Perhaps every one doesn’t know how well as¬ 
paragus goes with fried ham. 
J^BYMATL OR EXPRESS! 
S^nrfj n .ltHllon to from, rollocDwl bj 
mi. nwti iwren in Uiu market* of the world. 
Ilrt'Mn RjHidiA Stllcis Mlmwl** Trlmmliip*. Ho»tcry, 
rpbolalery, Fancy (.ihmIh. Law)tee' l>re**t**t t’ltmks 
Cndenrcnr, U«m. fcent*’ FurtiUliimr fitMxIft, 
Infant**, Itwy*’ nnd f#lrU' Outfit*, A.o. lufor* 
nmtinn. und *• SHOPPING ijrihE " rr**e cm nfipUcatifn. 
COOPKK A CON AMI. A* Murfcrr >U PlUltuItt, 
(Xj^PHrast; iuy * tero you saw tblfl Advertisement* 
CREAM 
TWO METHODS OF PRESERVING IT 
One is Uncertain: the Other Certain. 
PROF. S. W. JOHNSOX OF VALE COLLEGE AND 
THE CONX. AGKICITLTFRAL EXPERIMENT 
station says: “ REX MAGNUS 
DOES ALL THAT IS CLAIMED FOB IT.” 
Reetaniru Inr mi (1 Sq nare Bov 
Cliurns. i. henpest because Ihe 
heel. No inside fixtures, and 
always reliable. sues .,f 
each kind made. We make 
Pur Ms’s Improved Factory 
Churn and Mason’s Power 
But tor-worker. Vvauenltoned 
j'rooJ (riven of their superior 
qualitiesln material and con¬ 
struction not dreamed o r hr 
other maker*. Send for Dai- 
rypiilT ,, free. OoKMsH & Cur¬ 
tis, Ft. Atkinson, Wis. 
** Cream,” says Webster, the Dictionary man, ’’ Is 
the best part of anything: the unctions, oily auh- 
stun e which rises and forms on the surface of 
milk." As is well known It Is the most delicate, and 
therefore the most perishable of all farm p odnets. 
To save cream, It has heretofore been deemed nce- 
essarv to churn It, and thus convert ir into butter, 
which, lu turn, will ultimately turn rancid. This 
custom of preservation, therefore must be* called un¬ 
certain. 
Let US examine the other, and comparatively mod¬ 
ern process, which aat.v.x cream, and for an almost i»- 
dejni tie time; enables It to retalu all of Its natural 
flavor aud sweetness; ii cheap; practicable, and. In¬ 
deed, the . .. so long sought by scientists, dairy 
men, and the cream consuming public. It is Rex 
Magnus, the Hmnlstou Food Preservative, that trill 
do It for either cream or milk as well as meats, poul¬ 
try and food of all kinds. 
a soi.ro TEST. 
Prof. Samuel W. Johnson, the noted chemist of the 
Scientific Department of Yale college procured 
cream from a farm J miles north of New Haven. Ct. 
It had been collected and saved from five milkings 
of the three days pn-v ious, and was, therefore, being 
so mixed, very dllfleult to keep. 
how rr was poxk. 
A pint of this wits treated with “Pearl." a specia 
brand of Rex Magnus, adapted specially for the pre 
serration of cream. Afu-r treatment it was placed 
In a glass jar and sealed, ai J o'clock of the afternoon 
of January 31st. lx*3, and at 5 r. m. (or 2 hours later oj 
the some dag, the untreated portion of this cream was 
found to he sour’ 
SEVENTEEN PAYS TEST. 
At the bannuet held at the New Haven House, 1? 
days thereafter ilong enough to send nil over Europe) 
this jar of treated cream was opened, and the eon- 
tents were (with the exception of a slight mold on 
topi found to be perfectly uati.ro 1 und street, whilst It 
rendered the coffee luscious. The average tempera¬ 
ture of the apartment iProf. Johnson's private labor¬ 
atory) In which thU cream underwent this test, was 
70= Fahr. 
PROF. S. W. JOHNSON’S ENDORSEMENT. 
Ho had. of course, exclusive control of this experi- 
mcm with cream, as well ns all kinds of meats, Ac., 
ami the following is the pith of his report, leaving 
out the details: 
thirty-five days trial. 
"My tests of kN days In dally mean temperature of 
70 =, on meats, cream, a:e.. bought In open market 
have certainly been severe and I nm satisfied that the 
dllTerent brands ..f Rex Magnus, The Humiston 
Food Preservative, irltt* which I have experimented, 
h re rieeiMT.j>Hxti, il ill claimed for them. So far as I 
have j et learned, thru ore the only preparations that 
art effective, and at the mi me. tint* practicable, for 
domestic use " 
Rex Magnus is safe, tasteless, pur 0 , and Prof. John¬ 
son adds iu his report: “I should anticipate no ill re¬ 
sults f rum its use and consider It no more harmful 
than common salt.” 
KEEPS THIRTY TO riFTY-NISE DATS. 
Edward Burnett's Deerfoot Farm cream has been 
sent to Europeji. different responsible people who 
re|x>rt that from thirty to fifty-nine days after it was 
treated with *’Rex” In Boston It was eaten In Eng¬ 
land, Italy and Switzerland s-ivrl and i - rfret: six 
jars were consecutively ojaned and used by Joshua 
Blake Esq., of Boston, on a recent trip to the Medit¬ 
erranean, lo the steamer Arehimide of the Florlo 
line of Italian steamers, and tike fas/ was as good as 
the first. 
now TO DO IT. 
The special brand of Rex Magnus adapted for the 
preservation of cream Is called "Pearl.’’ This brand 
is made very concentrated In order to do what it 
claims-, It Is advisable to use milk to dissolve It in, 
as this Increases the quantity of cream, which has a 
slight tendency to thicken If kept over ten davs a 
halt [dtit of fresh milk may be added to eaeh quart 
of cream, before putting on the table, if n slight 
mold should appear It will do no harm. It uHU do oil 
that is claim- J for it, and a trial will prove this 
statement. 
how to ort rr. 
A trifling expenditure on your part will establish 
this fact to your entire satisfaction. You do not have 
to buy a county right, nor a costly recipe; we sell 
neither the one nor the other. 
SAMPLES MAILED POSTPAID, 
We do offer, however, to supply you—in ease your 
grocer, druggist or general store keeper hasn’t it on 
hand—to mall a ji|,,y pound box of the "Pearl” 
brand of Bex Magnus, which Is prepared especially 
for cream, on receipt of the price. #1.—or of the 
’’Snow Fluke" brand, for milk, Ac., on receipt of 
fifty cents. The other brands are. "Viadlne," for 
onxervUut meats, poultry and game 10 cents, per lb.; 
“Ocean u uve," for preserv ing oysters, lobsters, &e., 
•VI cents per lb.:’’Queen,” for preserving eggs, Sl. o 
per lb.: "Aqua Vitae," for keeping fluid extracts, &c.. 
$1 (*> per lb. Sample* mailed on receipt of price, ex- 
ecp: Aqua Vitae, which is pul np In bottles, 
WILL BKIN0 GOOD PROFITS! 
The popular favor and acceptance which will 
doubtless follow thl-* great food preservative, are 
subjects entitled to receive serious contemplation 
aud Investigation, as the keeping of cream and milk 
for long shipment Is a matter wherein a large profit 
onn be made. IG. ec i f/v rs/uif (Am .oo v, • i'a. Men¬ 
tion this paper and address 
THE HUMISTON FOOD PRESERVING CO., 
72 Kilby* St., Boston, Mass- 
AHEAD OF ALL COMPETITION 
OVER 100,000 SOLD. 
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We are General Agents, ami sell the above at 
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THE ROSS ENSILAGE 
AND FODDER CUTTERS. 
SHARP KNIVES. 
There is a lot of maxims given as signs 
that a woman is a good housekeeper, but I do 
not know that the men take any of them 
home, yet how many women could say, “I 
knew ho was a smart mau for the kitchen cut¬ 
lery was always iu order;” anil how many 
women have known the difficulty of cutting a 
tough rind with a dull knife. How it tires 
the wrist and makes calluses between the 
thumb und fore-finger! How the temper suf¬ 
fers, and sometimes u pain iu the side is the 
eonsequence of that blunt-edged knife, yet 
probably that husband carries in his pocket 
a sharp jack-knife, and would scorn to have 
it otherwise, or to work w ith a blunt scythe or 
hoe, You may say, “Let a womau get another, 
or sharpen it herselfbut it is not always 
possible to practice what you preach, aud I 
advise those whose wives give a hint of dull 
knives, to expect to be judged by the sharp¬ 
ness of these, and look to their laurels. 
Mrs. Blunt. 
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DIRTY DOOR YARDS. 
There is u great deal said in t he rural papers 
just now about women being judged by the 
door yards they keep, but 1 think it is not a 
fair mode of judgment. We try to keep ours 
clean, but the men folks saw all the wood 
close up to the back door in Winter, for the 
sake of shelter. They use the saw-horse, aud 
it makes “oceans” of sawdust that is tramped 
indoors, and beaten into the ground, sodden 
with snow and raiu. Then they spill the con¬ 
tents of the sw ill pails in carrying them out, 
and hitch horses to the post at the wood-shed 
door, which adds to the general dirt. What 
can l do? I know there are some women who 
empty dirty water at the door step, aud I 
ou qq read of a young girl who emptied a pan¬ 
ful of dish-water over a young minister who 
was about to rap. It seemed a curious moral 
that he married her, and 1 wondered if that 
was the reward girls were to receive for throw¬ 
ing dirty water out of the doors on the first 
ventursome perron that approached. 1 know 
if I had been the minister 1 would have re¬ 
mained a bachelor forever rather thau have 
married one who had such a habit; but 1 be¬ 
lieve he admired her for the patience with 
which she cleaned his broad-cloth. If men pro¬ 
vided sinks and proper appl iances. we should not 
have an excuse for these things, but when one 
has all the water to carry in, it is a great 
temptation to throw it at the nearest opening 
when it goes out again Most women like clean 
th tor-yards that donot breed flies or soil the feet 
so as to make dirty footmarks, but it requires 
all the members of a family to help to make a 
door-yard a success. Janf. Doorstep. 
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Imparts new Life and Vigor. 
DR. S. F, NEWCOMEK, Green field, 0., 
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OATMEAL PORRIDGE FOR BREAK¬ 
FAST SCOTCH FASHION. 
As I nm not Scotch, l cannot be accused of 
egotism in saying that 1 think Scotch people 
cook oatmeal as the people of no other country 
can. “Whore will you find such i»«m and such 
