Liquid Fertilizer from Horse Hoof Clippings
From The household (of the Detroit free press), 1886
Serves 1
Excellent for hard-wooded plants if used once or twice a week.
Presented as published in 1886. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
Ingredients
- one bushel of the clippings from horses' hoofs
- fill it up with water
Method
Put the horse hoof clippings into a barrel and fill it with water.
Let it stand for a week, then apply with a watering pot to bedding plants every other day.
As published
This recipe was extracted from The household (of the Detroit free press) (1886) by Goff, May Perrin,, page 107. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
one bushel of the clippings from horses' hoofs into a barrel, and fill it up with water
Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.