The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-11-11
FARM AND HOUSEHO LID
USEFUL RECIPES, ETC.

A MINNESOTA correspondent of the
Western Rural thinks it better to break
prairie sod in June than sooner or later.
THE Germantown Ielegraph thinks tina,
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 Aqricul-
turist 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 buildings,
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 a stout mortar, adding enough
water to permit it to be reduced to a soft
paste. Pipes thus united have been in use
n.
A Swiss dairyman of Lowville, n. Y,
says in the Rural NeaO 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
hesthinks 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, 2 do. of flour, 1 do. of
butter, 1 teaspOonful of salt, nutmeg or
cinnamon to taste. Two tablespoonful of
currant or blackberry wine are great i'm
provement. Boil the whole together for
10 minutes. Mix the flour with a 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 a sunny,
warm day for the operation, and as their
hides dry, comb them with 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 a
blacklsh- green color, upon the exposed
sides. Potatoes presenting such an ap-
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 hal
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; a straight
and tapering stem, with beautiful glossy
green leaves will shoot upward, and pre-
sent very pleasing appearance. Chestnut
trees may be grown in this manner, but
| their leaves are not as beautiful as those
of the oak, The water should be changed
once a month, taking care to supply watel
OF the same warmth; bits of charcoal ad
| ded to it will prevent the water from sour
| ing. If the little leaves turn yellow, ado
one drop Of ammonia into the utensi
which holds the water, and it will renew
its luXuriance
| LETTUCE and sninach can be raiset
nearly month earlier by planting tn,
seeds late in the autumn, and coverin!
them an inch. Make your beds rich Will
hen or barn-yard manure for lettuce an(
| spinach; the latter is said to be the bes
test of the richness of the land-it mus
be well fed to flourish. Cover the bed
with leaves, straw, or hemlock- boughs
and, if possible, place boards over them t.
retain the coverings. In April, remove
the rubbish, and your plants will soor
| flourish. The careful observer will re
member how often lettuce and spinach
come forward early in the spring from
having sOwn themselves the previous au
tumn. Last year several onions were lief
in the ground unwittingly They spraps
up in April, producing fine potato onions
very early. We are now saving onion-seeC
from roots which lived over the winter
A potato was planted on rose-root, tC
keep in the sap; it fiourished through tn,
summer unmolested. In the spring, fresl
potatoes were found in the ground, ant
they are growing now. Lettuce an(
spinach are hardy, and the early frost
will not injure them.-HearM and Home.
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