Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-11-09
The Farm, Garden and Kitchen.

Domestic RECEIPTS. English
lady sends US the following method
of roasting a small pig. Many of our
readers may not fancy eating so young
an animal as one at FIVE weeks old i
but we believe the dish is considered a |
rarity in the old country:
Messrs. Eds. Il send you my meth
cd OF cooking little pig. | do not
recollect having seen a receipt for
this much relished dish. To have it
in prime order it should be from four
to five weeks old, not older, and
should be killed and dressed the day
before roasting. [ make a stufing of |
bread crumbs, dry, and two or three
good sized onions chopped fine. and
about two tablespoonful 0 f finely
powdered sage, we'll seasoned with
salt and pepper. Allow no water in
the pan, bake whole in a good oven,
and rub often with little bag Of but
ter. When done, the fat should all be
poured from the pan, a little water
added to the brown gravy, boiled up
and either poured over the pig or
served in a tureen. 1t should be
served with hot plates, apple sauce,
n.y. s'"u a,, aul? :; nloo oi;lo4 s"'cG, n0
way and is excellent with roast leg
of mutton. boiled mutton. or roast
pork.
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FLOATING IsLAND.-Set to boil one
quart of milk; beat the whites of
three eggs to a stiff foam. and place
this foam on the top ofthe milk. Beat
thoroughly two whole eggs with the
remaining yolks, and take from the
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: hest No kind Of moIossos is suita
g, IbIo beconso the, will not eat if 4
GOOD substitute for honey is made b,
dissoIvinr any kind Of suoar in ms
wafer onouoh 20 that when mt into ,
kettle and heated to q hoiIino noint
q and scnm taken off # will bo Of th,
consistency If strained honey who,
cool This shonId he nonrad from
=. pitcher upon empty combs where tn,
| bees will find it. On this plan bee
+ may be fed in the winter season, il
e mild weather. by placing the comb
J. either before their hives, or within tn.
/ supers, where caps are placed for sur
plus honey, and rapping on the hives
to cause the bees to come up WheF
the iced Is.
Tup Cpnrv Noron,ho, ! III
month in ubiab ooIo,o ~, tia ,.o,.do
d onorotions for tho season Tbosa ".
oftahlos which are ininred bv sjigf
froo7ino sbonId no ratbnrod FIRST
It Otbors which Ike +n7nins oro r,tba
in,,ro,,od Inv ono ~. two I;obt froo1
nnE should Lo Iott i, tbo ,,roond ,,nt
{ the latter part of the month. Other
again. like parsncps and satisfy. kee
the best in the ground. and should nc
be pulled until spring, except what
s needed while the ground is frozen 50
id
.4sparagus-ShouId have the OF
e stalks cut and raked off. and the be
IL should have a liberal dressing of mi
u nure. This is quite important. if "
N would keep our asparagus bed in co
u Il, ditiOn to Weld its annual supply
ii tender succuIent stalks.
Roots And all other roots to |
7 used through the winter. are preser
TO ed in better condition if put in bin
W or boxes, and little dirt intermixt
I'd with them.
IS Many vegetables, decaying III Il
- cellar during the winter, are undout
Of eddy deleterious to the family, and
n would be we'll if they could be store
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