1895 
373 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
peraments. The other day my friend, Mrs. 
Terhune (Marion Harland), sent me a new 
dessert dish she has been trying. It reads 
very “pretty/’ but I have not had time to try 
it yet, ami give it to readers of the Rurai, as 
it came to me. It is weil to experiment some¬ 
times iu these things, and I think housekeepers 
can very' often originate recipes that would be 
useful to others, if each exercised her own 
taste, and made up dishes according to the 
separate needs of her family. And this must 
be especially the case iu the country where the 
larder and store house are often so limited in 
some ways and so limitless in others, aud the 
climate so varied that it is almost impossible 
to cater for all. 
A PRETTY DESSERT. 
Twelve oranges (tart ones will do), one 
package of Cox’s gelatine, one cup of cold 
water, two full cups of sugar, one quart of 
boiling water. Divide the oranges crosswise 
into halves. With a blunt teaspoon carefully 
extract all the pulp without breaking the 
metnbtanous walls which divide the fruitmto 
lobes. Throw the emptied halves of 11 oran¬ 
ges into ice-cold water while you make the 
filling. Do not lose a drop of the juice. 
The gelatine should have soaked four or five 
hours in the cup of cold water. Turn it now 
into a bowl, add the sugar, grated peel of one 
orange, and boiling water, and stir until dis¬ 
solved. Squeeze the orange pulp and juice 
through coarse muslin into the jelly, and 
strain aJl through a flannel bag without press¬ 
ing. Fill the orange halves with this when it 
is almost cold, aud set aside to form. The re¬ 
semblance to freshly cut fruit will be almost 
perfect. Pass with ice-cream or custard aud 
eat from the skins with a spoon. In Summer, 
keep on ice until wanted. 
DIFFERENT WAYS OF MAKING VIN¬ 
EGAR. 
Perhaps the best vinegar is made from 
cider. It takes sometime to makeuultss iu 
warm weather the barrel is rolled out in the 
sun, the vent opened, and some wire mosqui¬ 
to netting is nailed over the opening, to keep 
out insects. A small quantity may be quickly 
made by tilliug glass fruit cans nearly full, 
addiug a little water aud brown sugar, and 
putting them where it is quite light. If corn, 
mustard-seed, horse-radish, or any such thing 
has been put in the cider when it is new, to 
arrest fermentation, it will be much longer in 
turning to vinegar, and 1 think it is never so 
good. 
Vinegar can be made by mixing one gallon 
of molasses with five or six gallons of water- 
pure, soft water is best, if a little molasses 
is spread on a piece of brown paper as large 
as the hand, and put in after it is mixed, it 
seems to answer the purpose of “mother,” or 
the vinegar plant, as it is ofteu called. 
I have had uice vinegar made of sweetened 
currant juice aud water, equal parts. It was 
rather thin, but fine-flavored. 
Where maple sugar is manufactured, the 
richest viuegar may be made from the rins¬ 
ings of al> the dishes used, If saved in a suit¬ 
able vessel, with the addition of some maple 
sirup, the whole being allowed to ferment. It 
is as far superior in flavor to all other kinds of 
vinegar as maple sugar is to other kinds of 
sweets. 
I knew a very careful, pains-taking house¬ 
keeper who used to keep a large stone jug iu 
her pantry and every dish used for molasses, 
or anything of the sort, was rinsed uud the 
contents poured into the jug. She always 
had an abundance of vinegar (of good quality, 
too), and it certainly did not seem expensive; 
it only took a little Lime aud care on her 
part. 
1 think it is desirable, when possible, for 
families to make their own viuegar. as they 
know, then, what they are using, and a 
housewife ever confronted with three meals a 
diy will had plenty of good viuegar a very 
great convenience, as it gives a relish to so 
many dishes. aunt rachel. 
COMPANY DINNER FUR THE COUNTRY. 
I live iu a community’ of well-to-do farm¬ 
ers. and very sociable ones at that. We are 
often invited out to dine with some of our 
friends, aud, of course, entertain them in our 
turn. But the bills-of fare that l lead of in 
the papers are beyond the reach of farmers’ 
wives, us they would require iu preparation 
more expense aud help than we could com¬ 
mand As I have only a young girl to assist 
me, 1 prepare almost every thing for a com¬ 
pany dinner Che day before. I also leave the 
table us we get up from it till thu last guest has 
gone, then the dishes are washed, Hud order is 
restored. In tins way, we feel that we have 
had a day of enjoy iiiei.t, aud the expense has 
not been such but that we can enjoy the soci¬ 
ety «f our friends as otb u as we see lit. 
The following bill of-fare for a company of 
12 , can, of course, be varied according to one’s 
means and the season; For meat: one turkey 
PteUaneau?$ ^dvfrtisiing. 
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral 
Is an anodyne expectorant, of great curative power. It aids the throat and lungs in 
throwing oil diseased mutter, and, at llie same time, allays the irritation which causes 
the abnormal action of Ihcse organs. A. B. Doming, Atchison. Ivans., writes: “I have 
used Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, for throat and lung difficulties, with marked success. It 
effected a complete cure at a time when I bad almost despaired of recovery. I con¬ 
sider it an invaluable remedy for all diseases of this character." 
Edward E. Curtis, Rutland, Vt., writes: 
of 12 pounds, or chickens, veal or lamb; Veg¬ 
etables: mashed potatoes, Lima beans, toma¬ 
toes and celery; jelly or cranbei’ry sauce; 
pickles, cheese, bread and butter; tea and 
coffee. Dessert: lemon or custaid pie, rice 
pudding, canned peaches aud layer cane. 
Will some one of the Rural readers tell me 
how to clean the black center of a Paisley 
shawl that has become soiled from the hair? 
COUNTRY’ COUSIN. 
- -» » -- 
A LIGHT PUDDING. 
Mix in one pint of flour two teaspoonfuls 
of baking powder, a little salt, add enough 
milk to make a thin batter. Butter some cups 
aud put a large spoonful of batter in each 
cup aud then a spoouful of jam, cover the jam 
with another spoonful of batter and let them 
steam for half an hour. Make a sauce of two 
beaten eggs, one teaspoouful of butter and 
one cup of sugar, all beaten well together, 
theu pour over one cup of boiliug milk. Any 
kind of fresh fruit can be used. 
I have tried Mrs. J E. Eaton’s ginger suaps 
and railroad-cake, and found them both ex¬ 
cellent. 
Will Mrs. Julia W. Wheelock please inform 
me how she cans fruit so that it will uot 
mold ou top? MRS. J. k. c. 
Ira Eno, Dale, Kv., writes: “I have used 
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, and find that it 
STRENGTHENS 
the system, allays all tendencies to cough, 
promotes natural and refreshing sleep, 
and most effectually checks the progress 
of a cough or cold. I would not be with¬ 
out it for many times Its value.” J. II. 
Cushing,Brownsiille,Texas,writes: “I 
have used Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral with 
most satisfactory results. It cured me of 
a terrible racking Cough which the pre¬ 
scriptions of several physicians failed to 
reach. It is the most effective remedy I 
have ever used.” 
“ For years I was in a decline. I had 
WEAK LUNGS, 
and suffered from Bronchitis and Catarrh. 
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral restored me to 
health,aud I have been, fora long time, 
comparatively vigorous. In case of a 
sudden cold, I always resort, to the Pec¬ 
toral, and find speedy relief.” Dr. J. 
Francis Browne, Philadelphia, Pa., writes: 
“Twenty years ago, being then in active 
practice as a physician, I obtained the 
formula of Ayer’s Cheri v Pectoral, and 
I have often prescribed that remedy with 
i gratifying results.” 
EXTRACTS. 
Wiiat is the percentage of women who read 
anything beyond novels and a magazine or 
two? 
To write a book on domestic economy is a 
thing to be proud of, but society forbids the 
writer to acknowledge that she has doue with 
her own hands the works of which she wrote 
so learnedly. 
What a grand thing it would be if we could 
remember ull we had read! If all the facts 
were pigeon-holed like State documents in a 
Government office, and we could take them 
out aud look at them at our will. This accu¬ 
racy and servicableness of memory, indeed, 
make the learned man. It is of no use to read 
twelve hours a day if one forgets all but the 
product, say of ten minutes: and burning the 
midnight oil is of but small advantage If ibe 
residuum is simply a suuffer-ful of charred 
wick, and a few grease spots as proof of for¬ 
mer illustration. If we do not retain, it is 
useless to acquire; and to spend one’s time in 
sowing a forty acre field to harvest the grain 
of a dozen square yards, is a waste of energy 
to be deprecated by everyone concerned. 
QUESTIONS ANSWERED. 
HARD SOAP AND CANNING VEGETABLES. 
Can D. E. give a recipe for first-class soap, 
like bougbteu soap? You have given several 
recipes, just such as I use, with potash and 
rendered fat. But the result is not like 
the best boughteu soap—fragrant, firm nud 
excellent to use. L have the best tallow, 
aud ought to make soap equal to any iu the 
market. Can you give directions for canning 
tomatoes, peas, asparagus and other vege¬ 
tables? I use glass jars and never fuil in can¬ 
ning fruit, uud uever succeed in keepiug veg¬ 
etables. Both tomatoes aud peas ferment in 
spite of the most thorough cooking. I am 
very desirous to succeed in keeping vegetables 
as well as fruit. mbs, g. f. rice. 
Ans. —We fear you cannot make as good an 
article as you can buy. You must ueesodaand 
not potash for bard soap. Try the following: 
Six pounds of sal soda, six pounds of grease 
aud three of quick lime. Put the soda aod 
lime iuto a kettle, pour over four gallons of 
boiliug water, let staud until perfectly clear, 
pour off the lye iuto uuother kettle, add the 
grease, which should be reudered fat, and 
boil until it begins to haiden, which will be 
hi about two hours. Stir constantly. As it 
boils, as there is danger of iis boiliug over, 
with water which you ibiu from tune to time, 
have poured over the alkaline mixture. Two 
gallons will be sufficient, and it muse be 
allowed to settle before it is drawn ulf. Try 
the thickness by cooling a small quantity. 
Put in a handful of suit before tukiug from 
the tire. Turn into a tub and let stand until 
solid, then cut into bars, put on a board and 
let dry. Scent with sassafras, if you please. 
Wo have beeu very successful in keepiug to¬ 
matoes in gallon stone jugs, aud we think the 
natural freshness of the fruit is better retained 
iu this way thau in glass or tiu. Put iuto the 
jugs boiling hot, cork and make air-tight with 
wax. We have never tried to preserve either 
peas or asparagus in jars, aud doubt if either 
cau be kept in that way; but we shall be glad 
to know of the experiences of others in the 
canning of these and other vegetables. 
IlorsfordS Acid lMiosplm to. 
For Overworked Females. 
Dr. J. P. Cowan, Ashland, O.. says: “It 
proves satisfactory as a nerve tonic; also m 
dyspeptic conditions of the stomach, with gen¬ 
eral debility, such as we find iu overworked 
females, with nervous Lead tube and its accom¬ 
paniments.”— Adv. m 
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