The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1871-03-29
Interesting to Farmers and Housewives.

Interesting to Farmers and House wives
. To REMOVE EGG SrAISs.-Rub with ta-
BILE salt TO remove egg stains.
} To CLEAN STovEs,--Clean stoves when
cold with black lead ; mix with strong alum
water
GRIDDLE CAKEs--Use of the tapioca fu-
rina half, and half tioar TO tiIicken the bat
ter.
/ MiLDEwED LINEN.-This may be restored
by soaping the spots; while wet, covering
them with fine chalk scrapcd to powder. ana
well rubbed in.
i Fowls intended for tie market should be
well fattened. 1t don't pay to bring lean
chickens to market, Give plenty of corn
meal, boiled potatoes. aud pure water
Maryland Farmer.
To RENDER SHOES WATEH-PRooF =
Warm little beeswax and mutton suit un-
I'll 1T is liquid, and rub some of il slightly
over the edges of the soies where the
stitches are.
NICE AND CHEAP JOHNNY CAKE -
Two cups of Indian meal, one cup of flour,
two cups of sweet milk, fhree tablespoon
fuls of molasses, one tablespoonful of soda,
salt. and bake in fiat tins in a quick oven.
Sour milk will do.
A CHEAP OMELET.-A large cap of bread
crumbs, soaked in milk aud beaten soft
four eggs, yolks and whites separately bea-
ten salt and pepper to taste. Fry in lard
or butter and turn out in dish the size of
the pan i'll which it is cooked.
KEEPING EGGs.-Threc ways of keep
ing eggs: l. Set them little end down in
niche holes Uorel in the shelf, hung ili a
,lr ~ e.. a.,
seconds in boiling water. g. Pack them in
lard or hutter.-Farmers Home Journal.
OINTMENT FOR ANIMALs-Take whit,
pine pitch, rosin, beeswax and honey, one
onnce each; fresh lard, one pound melt
well together over slow fire stir quite
thick, so that the parts may not settle and
separate. This makes an excellent appli-
cation for harness gals, cuts, and sores of
all kinds.
LlNIMENT FOR ANIMALs.-An excellent
liniment for wounds, bruises, sprains, and
swellings, may be made as follows; A
pint of good vinegar. pint of soft soap. a
handful of salt, aud tablespoonful of salt
rotr". Mix thoroughly and bottle for uso
This is very eificacious, and is cheaply and
very easily prepared.-[ Maryland Farmer.
FATTENING PIGs.-An Ohio hog grower
says that the following treatment will make
the biggest hog out of pig in twelve
months Take two parts of barley, two
OF corn and one of oats. Grind them to-
gether; then cook and feed cold He SAYS
it is the cheapest food, and that any pig of
good improved breed can be made to gaipa a
pound day until year old.-Prairie Far
mer.
COCoANUr CAKE Hall cup butter. two
cups sugar; three eggs and esh. yelows,
keeping the whites for trosspg; one cup of
sweet milk, five cups flour, half teaspoonful
of soda. and whole one of cream Of tartar.
Bake in layers as for jelly-cake. Prepare
your frosting and spread each layer, on tho
top of which spread grated cocoanut about
-i--;---..h;~."Ass-rhis cake is very
FEEDING Mich Cows.-A dairy f,,,n..
states that in June, 1868, he sowed a., anua
ut corn In drills. and on the first of Julv
commenced cutting and feeding to twcn,,:-
SIX COWS, daily. When Septemher RAN
came. he omitted the corn fodder for some
days ana the consequence was a decrease
IN the yieid OF milk of fifty-two pounds ner
day. OF an average decrease of two pounJs
pr COW. The corn feeding being resumed
..e cows IN four days, regained their usual
Arg Report, '''"'
RICE La MACCARoNJ,-Tb .r,o T..I:u
ln"caroni cannot often be got in conntrv
P'aces' ana 1t IS expensive everywhere. 4
substitute very much liked in our family !.
he following E '"'''''y Is
DOH rice IN water, with salt, twenty min
"es, wheh the rice will be soft and the w,-
ef e. ooiied away. Then empty into pad
ing d'si'' scattering among it grated cheese
nu layer cf the -samc on top brown !,
the oven, and serve warm. The chees.
houid have good flavor. 81 II is /, mos,
ccry' relisilng dish, and one does not ,;r..
It readily, '''' '"'
oALTlNG BUTTER.-From nn articie n,
utter making in the Rural World. we e~-
act tho following: We 0A
how should butter be put down! Sprin.
e the package with salt and then nros.
e .e, butter hrmly. bat not pound if. as flat
III break the grain. When the pack ,,. "
full. spread cloth wet with brine over !,
III put about an inch Of salt Oh if. an.,
'Ver with brine and see that it is kept Gov
ed' Butter that is properly manufactured
10 put down may be kept perfectly .we.t-~
years. The package should Asro!:Hs ooo-:
e butter will sell best iu-L- AtePing
ute oak fsrkins kinssaarfeR.~Tb. r.: ~
+" IS. hsna hens lay in winter feed the iol-
wing kinds Of food /: Boiled meat cup,
Il fne. or Chanller's crackiings ehorpo"
!. and soaked in hot water, to cause " ~
,e.l before feeding bread crumbs sn;'"eu
III. ,. ontmeal mixed with milk. the ao"se
I'd is stimu,a, ing, and tends to maze tow'S
:. They. nj the same time, should DO
4 reoninrly with corn. wheat scfefhi,'-S
"a harley Ry fre,ling the above rrgu''t-
.-anu .keeping the fowls dry and warm
,,...sa the winter the largest amount III
sxV%fn be had -i-..
For THE WATERING PLAcEs-FiFrY
,,STs Ves.rs. C.. A. Whitney Il Co...
cent {. the Morgan line of steamers, an
nnnce that the Laura, Capt. jos
Walker, 10 about Ia ,fnano,ee her snan,.ie'
in. for the l. Ike Watering pinces. Bay 81
.ouis. Pas. Curistian, Mississippi City.
,;,oxi and Ocean Springs. These trips -
in he made three ,iu,es per week, VIZ : ON
ruesdaxs. Thursdays. and Saturdays. the Z
,oat returning ON the foiinwing days. fas
ng". including railroad fare nity GENTS
,er,hs being free and meals exifa, h!'"S r
# freight to all points, eight per cent. Hess
han Mobile tarif.-N. o. Bee.
The domestic arrangement OF the Coiihe"-
.;.,,, f,rrers have been completely upset
a fs,,.I. aui,ntor of women's rights has 80
comfy been engaged in the WORK OF sendi'S
into eyerv family in the State a tract ea''-
tied ..The Legal Disabilities of Married Wo-
,,.,, - and now the farmers CONF lain bitterly
because their danes refuse longer To spit
tire kitchen wood, keep the pigs out of u
garden and ..sich like"