Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-01-12
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

nUMLs AIM AMI UAhDANs
Apple Pies, to be good, should not be
more than two days old, and to be in per-
fiction, should be eaten when cool, the
day they are made. The contents of an
apple pie may be ever so good, but If en-
closed in tough envelope of crust, the
result will be poor pie.
Fried Chickens.-Cut up the chickens
and lay them in cold water to extract the
blood Wipe them dry, season with pep
per and salt and dredge them with flour.
Fry in lard to rich brown take them
out and keep them near the fire.; skim the
gravy carefully in which the chickens have
been fried, mix with it half pint of
cream, season with mace, pepper, salt and
parsley.
Persons fattening hogs or beef should
crowd both The best food and the most
of it that will not injure the health, should
be the motto of every feeder, whether of
one animal or hundred Hunger always
awakens expectancy, which is another
word for unrest and when lot Of hogs or
herd of beef cattle spend half their time
looking through or over the fence for the
coming food, there is little gain from what
is given them.
Roast Duck.-The fatter the better, as
it will then be juicy and tender. The feet,
neck, giZZard and liver, must be stewed
rntil tender. See that every pinfeather is re-
moved, and SINCE off the hairs. BE very
careful to remove the two oil sacs from the
back as they will impart very disagreed
bic flavor if allowed to remain. Make a
forcemeat of fine bread crumbs seasoned
with summer savory, salt and pepper, or
with sage and two onions chopped
fine, with pepper and salt. Roast
until brown. Remove all the fat from the
gravy. Serve with potatoes, apple-sauce,
onion sauce and green peas.
Keep Cattle in the Stable.-Farmers
not unfrequently allow their cattle to re-
main out of doors, when the first cold
winds come, longer than they should.
They are not as accustomed to frost as
they will be in February, and thus they are
pinched and chilled very much to their in
jury. They should be kept in the stables
on these raw and windy days all the time,
with the exception of being turned out for
drinking in the morning, at noon, and at
night. 1t will require less food to keep
them, besides contributing both to com
fort and health An hours summing at
noon is also of great value.-Hedrth and
Home.
Cooking Corn for Fowls--A cores
pondent in the Country Gentleman gives
the following as the result of his expert
ence in cooking corn for fowls: 80 fowls
ate in three days, % lbs of corn cooked,
and, in the same time, As lbs. uncooked.
According to this, go lbs. boiled equal 100
lbs raw, showing saving Of 40lbs. From
4 Sc rr'c Of he
good hickory wood, which will boil one
barrel of water Tor one h. wood heats a
barrel of water six degrees) in Peckhams
As gallon cauldron. The corn was put in
cold water, brought to boiling, then left ID
hours; increase in bulk, three to one.
-Onions.-Many complain that onions
do not keep. The trouble is in keeping
them too warm The onion is bulb, a
plant at rest, and the least warmth starts 1t
into activity. 1t is much better that onions
should remain frozen through the winter,
provided they can thaw gradually, than to
put them in a cellar or other warm place
where their vegetative powers will be
aroused. If put in large heaps onions will
be sure to spoil but if spread in thin lay
ers and covered with hay and straw, 80
that if frozen the thawiDg may be gradual,
they will keep well through the winter. 1t
is the custom with onion growers TO get
their crop to market as soon as possible.
Ii they were to provide proper storage,
they would realize much more for them,
when sent to market later in the season.
American Agriculturis..
--Varnish for Shoes.--Put half a pound
of gum shellac broken up in small pieces
in quart bottle or jug, cover it with alco-
hol, cork it tight, and put it on shelf in
warm place; shake it well, several times
day. then add piece Of camphor as large
as hens egg, shake it well and in a few
hours shake II again and add one ounce of
lampblack. If the alcohol is good, it will
all be dissolved in three days; then shake
and use. If it gets too thick, add alcohol,
pour out two or three teaspoonfuls in a
saucer, and apply it with small paint
brush. If the materials are all good, it
will dry in about five minutes, and will be
removed only by wearing it off, giving a
gloss equal to patent leather. The advan-
tage of this preparation over others is, it
does not strike into the leather and make
il hard, but remains on the surface, and
yet excludes the water almost perfectly.
The same preparation is admirable for
harness, and does not soil when touched,
as ampblack preparations do.-Erchdasge.
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