Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-07-07
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE

4 GENlsE8, N. Y, farmer rays that the
only way for cooking meat for hoeA with
out scorcaing it, is BY steam under pres
SURE. Eyen potatoes and roots should be
cooked b steam. The poison in the skin
OF the pstato is carried of when cooked
by steam.
A GOOD article Of prepared glue, 20 USE
fui % hive about every house, may be
made With gum arabic dissolved In strong
vinegar. It viii keep in good condition .
long tine. Common glue dissolved In the
same My win keep from fermentation
sever WeekA
C0tbANUT CAKKs.-Grate the cocoanut,
sdd the white Of two eggs, and the juice
Of one lemon, with sugar to taste; beat up
the mixture, drop it on water paper, and
bake 1t in quick oven. They should be
small rough cakes, the points just Drowned.
CREAM PlE.-One pint of good sweet
cream, one egg, one tablespoonful Of -four,
one pinch of salt; flavor with lemon and
sweeten to taste. Beat the eggs light
then add the flour and stir in the cream.
The above is for one pie In . baking dish.
Put lemon on the sugar.
THE Hearth and Home says it has known
q man who has moved round the stone
heaps on six acres of land for six years,
when two men and pair of oxen would
have removed them all in one day. 1t es.
Inmates that he has lost in hay ten times
the worth of the labor, and in time double
the cost of removal a.,
TIE Gardeners Monthly says that some
think as the hemlock Is large forest tree,
it cannot be kept down as hedge plant
but summer pruning will keep the larg-
est tree in dwarf condition for a great
number Of years. The pruning has to
be done just after the young growth
bushes out, which generally Is about the
end Of Eay.
SODA CAKE PIE-Take four soda
crackers grated fine; three cupfuls of
warm water; one fourth Of teaspoonful
of tartaric acid, the grated rind of an
orange, three cupfuis Of sugar, three Ia
blespoonfuls of butter, little salt; make
q good short crust, fill it with this mixture,
and bake in quick oven.
A WRITER in Chester county, Penn,
communicates to the Country Gentleman
his experience in the use of potatoes tor
food for animals. He found but little ben
eft from them for cows or sheep. But,
steamed or cooked, with an admixture of
corn meal, he found them excellent for
pigs and hogs, causing rapid growth, he
thinks not less than pound and half
q day.
To MAKE RYE AND INDIAN BREAD
For good thick loaf, one pint Of rye,
and three pints of Indian meal, half cup
molasses or brown sugar; stir In boiling
water to thoroughly scald 1t, cover and
let stand until cool, then reduce with cold
milk until quite thin, so as to pour into
pan bake all day, let stand in oven all
light If convenient.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Country Gen.
heman eradicates Canada thistles by sum-
mer following thoroughly; blowing four
times, the first time quite early, and har-
row a. many times as shall be necessary
to thoroughly pulverize the soil. He then
gives IL . good dressing Of rotted manure,
half bushel of seed Of each TO the acre,
and uses 1t for . meadow.
Coal On LAMPs-Fill your lamps BY
daylight and keep them well cleaned.
Never burn lamp when 1t IL less than
one. half full Of oil Never ill lamp
near the fire. Turn the wick down low
before trying to blow the light out. Keep
your oil In q cool place. Coal oil II ex-
plosive when heated. Don't let your
children NEEDLE with oil or lamp. Ifyou
wsnt 10 blow yourself up, pour little out
ofyour can on your fire to start 1t.
lFRErTISa.-Two gardeners had their
crops Of peas killed by the frost, one Of
whom, who had fretted greatly, and
grumbled at his loss, visiting his
neighbor some time after, was astonished
to see another fine crop growing, and In
quired how it could be. "These are what
/ sowed while you were fretting," was the
reply. "Why, don't you ever fretf"
Yes; but put it of till have repaired
the mischief "Why, then, there's no
need TO fret at all" "True; that's the
reason put it Off"
A CORRESPONDENT OF the Huron ana
Farmer IN. H. says he had some peach
trees which, being badly infested with
borers, yielded no fruit. He dug out the
borers, replaced the earth, and took hen.
manure, over which he poured hot water,
stirred 1t and applied some Of It to each
tree, pouring the hot liquid around the
trunks of the trees In the places where
the borers enter. The next season the
trees bore good many peaches which
withered, but the second year and after
that they bore delicious fruit.
A CORRESPONDENT of the CoroljN0
Farmer says that he would not be careful
TO select for peach orchard q northern,
southern, eastern, or western exposure In
particular, but would prefer to plant, II
possible, on opposite ground at the same
time. For example one Of his neighbors
owned high hill which sloped north and
south. He had peach orchards on both
sides of the hill. He has seen the orchard
on the north side burdened with fruit,
while on the south side the frost had com.
pletely destroyed the crop-and vice sersd.
The same may be seen on eastern or west
ern exposures
Hints for washing Day.