Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-11-12
USEFUL RECIPES, ETC.

A MINNESOTA correspondent OF the
Western RurdL thinks it better to break
prairie sod in June than sooner or later.
THE Germantown Telegraph thinks that
hogs will probably fatten faster on boiled
potatoes mixed with half the quantity OF
bran and double the quantity of corn,
than upon any other food.
Sour BREAD.-The american Aqrjcul-
turSst recommends that sour bread should
be sliced as soon as stale enough and
thoroughly dried, when it can be used in
making baked or boiled bread puddings
griddle cakes, etc.
COFFEE CAKE.-One cup of coffee left
from breakfast, two do. of butter, one do
of sugar, one do. ofmolasses, one teaspoon
full of soda Ito be dissolved IN the coffee)
one cup of raisins, one teaspoon of all
kinds of spices; flour enough so that the
fruit will not settle One egg is an i'm
provement.
AN excellent material for uniting water
pipes is prepared by combining four parts
of good Portland cement and one part of
unslaked lime, mixed together in small
portions in stout mortar, adding enough
water to permit it to be reduced to a soft
paste. Pipes thus united have been in use
more than six years without any leak
A Swiss dairyman of Lowville, N. Y,
SAYS, in the RarM Neso Yorker that COWS
should be sailed every morning, and if in
the stable, before foddering, but never af-
ter taking water. This is the practice of
the best stock-keepers in Switzerland, and
he thinks much preferable to sailing them
once or twice week, or to keeping it con-
stantly within their reach.
PUDDING SAUCE.-One quart of boiling
water 4 large tablespoonfuls of white or
light brown sugar, do. of flour, do. of
butter, teaspoonful of salt, nutmeg or
cinnamon to taste. Two tablespoonfuls of
currant or blackberry wine are great i'm
provement. Boil the whole together for
10 minutes. Mix the flour with portion
of cold water before adding it to the boil
ing water.
To KEEP CATTLE FREE FROM LICE
Water in which potatoes have been boiled
possesses a poison fatal to lice Dip into
it large sponge or wooden cloth, and
wash the cattle freely, choosing sunny,
warm day for the operation, and as their
hides dry, comb them with a currycomb,
and see for yourself the effects of the wa
ter. In England, cattle of all kinds are
curried, as well as horses, and they are
Improved in flesh and health by the opera
ton. Irishmen always curry their pet
COWS, and their hair is sleek and soft
POISONOUS PoTAToEs.-The sprouts of
the potato contain an alkaloid, termed by
chemists solanine, which is very poison
Gus, if taken into the system. This aka
loid does not exist in the potato itself, un-
less it has been exposed to the light and
air during its growth, by which it takes
blacklsh- green color, upon the exposed
sides. Potatoes presenting such an APP
pearance should never be cooked or fed to
stock-they are poisonous to both man
and Exchange.
A VERY pretty mantle ornament may
be obtained by suspending an acorn, by a
piece OF thread tied around it, within half
an inch of the surface of some water con-
tanned in vase, tumbler, or saucer, and
allowing it to remain undisturbed for sew
eral weeks. 1t will soon burst open, and
small roots Will seek the water; straight
and tapering stem, with beautiful glossy,