Superior Raisin Wine

• Take thirty pounds of chopped raisins, free from stems and dust
• Put them in a large keg
• Add to them 10 gallons of soft water
• Let them stand 2 weeks unbunged -shaking occasionally (warm place in the winter)
• Strain through a woolen cloth or filter
• Colour with burnt sugar
• Bottle and cork well for use

The more raisins, the better the wine -not exceeding 5 pounds to the gallon.

Trapper's and Angler's Secret for Game and Fish

• A few drops of Oil of Anise or Oil of Rhodium, on any trapper's bait, will entice any wild animal into the snare trap.
• India Cockle, mixed with flour dough and sprinkled on the surface of still water will intoxicate fish, rendering them insensible; when coming up to the surface they can be lifted into a tub of fresh water to revive them , when they may be used without fear.
• Fish may also be caught in large numbers during the winter season by watching them through the ice and striking it with a mallet directly over where they happen to be. The shock stuns them and they will rise belly upwards, toward the surface, when they are easily secured by breaking a hole in the ice.