Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-10-31
Covering Mauare.

NOT gwen 10 SD0 SUBJECT Vi covering manure
from tho weather, and especially from too
much rain. Those who have given the mat
tor particular attention have found that
manure 20 protected is worth double that
which is left out in the open air. Two loads
for ono is II profit few farmers can afford to
lose. There is no question which 50 vitality
concerns the farmer as this one Of manure
Much that he does has reference to it.
Straw is not to 10 sold, because it makes
manure. Stock is fed through tho wintor
for the express purpose Of manure making.
Articles which scarcely pay to send to
market are, nevertheless, taken to tie city
iu order that manure may DO brought buck
Us return load and yet, the whole Of the
manure made remains all the season ex.
posed to tho sun, wind and rain, until it is
diminished in value to 81 great an extent
rs it is. Tho trouble is that few really
believe that exposed manures undergo this
loss. But the matter has been throughly
tested to admit ola douot We know first.
class farmers who did not themselves be-
licvc it, until by actual experiment they
found out its truth. In arranging farm
buildings it will pay we'll to look ~ much
to the prs servation Of the manure as Of Tho
hay Or grain, and those who have their
buildings already finished without these
manurial arrangements will find $25 or
$50 spent ON boards for a shed will rank
among the best investments ever made
Germantown Telegraph
Helpful Hints for Housewives.
WILD CRAB APpLE.-Cover the fruit
with water, and boil until soft, then strain !;
add ono pound Of sugar to each pint Of
juice, boil from fifteen to twenty minutes.
DELICATE CAKE.-The whites of four
eggs we'll beaten, one cup OF sugar, o.e
cup Of -four, one-half cup OF sweet milk,
three tsblespoonfals Of butter, ono tea
spoonful Of soda, and three teaspoonfuls
Of CT cam Of tartar.
DISH FOR BREAKTAsr.-Take half q
dozen, or as many ~ necessary, good
cooking apples, cut them in slices If about
a quarter Of an inch thiok-have ready a
pan Of fresh hot lard Drop the pieces
in and fry brown. A little sugar sprinkled
over improves them. Serve hot.
To MEND CHlNA.-Take very thick
solution Of gum arabic in water, and stir
into it plaster of Paris until the mixture
becomes Of a proper consistency. Apply
it with .brush to the fractured edges OF
the china, and stick them together. In
three days the article cannot be broken in
the same place. The Wilderness of the
cement rendereit doubly valuable.
WASHING tLu1D.-Three tablespoon
fuls OF sodo, the came quantity Of dissolv-
ed camphor the same As kept for family
use), to quart Of soft water; bottle it up
and shake it up before using. For largo
washing, take four tAblespoonfuls Of the
fluid, aud boil them just fifteen minutes,
then rinse in two waters.
BOHEMIAN CREAM Take four ounces Of
any fruit yon choose, which has been ston.
ed, soft and sweetened; pass tho fruit
through sieve, and add one and a half
ounces or melted or dissolved isinglass to
half pint Of fruit; mix it we'll together;
then whip pint Of rich cream, and add
the fruit and isinglAss to it gradually.
Then pour it all into mold, set it on ice
or in cool place, and when hardened or
set dip the mold = moment in water, and
turn It out ready for the table.
SALLY LuHN.-One quart OF flour, one
pint Of milk, one egg, one tablespoonful Of
butter, one Of sugar, two teaspoontuls Of
cream tartar, and one Of soda (uuless pre-.
pared flour is used, then no soda or cream
Of tartar is needed). Sift cream tartar
with tho -four, beat butter, sugar and egg
to foam; then stir -four to the milk, add
the butter, sugar and egg, dissolve the
soda in spoonful Of milk, cold, and stir il
the last. Bake in quick oven, but be
careful not to scorca, as that destroys thu
flavor.
HoME-MADe YEAsr.-Daisy Eyebright
in the Country Gentleman, recommends
the following: "Boil two handfu!s o.
hops, tied in small bag, in six quarts Of
water; slice six large potatoes, and boil
them with the hops; when they arc soft,
skim them out and mash perfectly fine
add to them one and half pin:s of wheat
-four stirred to smooth butter with cold
water; turn over the whole the boiling
hop liquor, first taking out the bag and
squeezing it dry; than hang it aside to use
another time, for it will make two patches
Of yeast. Stir into this mixture two
tai !espoonfuls ct sugar, enc Of ginger. and
one Of suit When mill warm, add a
teacupful Of yeast, set in warm place IA
riEe, aad it will be ready to put in a jug
by the next morning. Keep in a cool col:
lar OF ice-house, and it will last good fol-
six weeks or more. Always shake the
jug before using any of its contents. A
teacapful of yeast will make three loavet
Of bread and:a pan Of rolls. shall surely
try the recipe Of Southern corn. meal
which always use in preference to The
yellow meal.'