Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-04-03

'elng put in the lambs mouth it will |
suck eagerly, and will |
Don get accustomed to the strange |
When a eve is weak and has |
out little milk, few spoonfuls day
will help the lamb very much. When |
/ eve will not own her lamb |
t is the best to take her and with one
hand hold up the wool so that the lamb
IAN get to the teat. Let the sheep be
neld so that she can turn her head and
smell the lamb, and if little salt be
sprinkled on it, she will commence to
lick it and her unmotherly objections
be soon removed. Such a eve should
be placed with her lamb in small stall
hy herself AS soon as the lamb is
strong enough, it will, by dint of per
5eyerence-when the sheep cannot es-
eape-learn to help itself In two or
three days the eve will have become
to it. The sheep pens should
be visited several times a day, and the
last thing at night and the first thing
in the morning, as soon as lambs begin
to appear. The ews should be removed
a day or two previous to this event, into
a pen by themselves, where more care
and little extra feed can be given them.
1t should be remembered that when a
can or bottle is used to feed the lamb,
it should be carefully rinsed with scald-
ing water Immediately after using, lest
any soureness should occur. Sour milk
will kill lambs very quickly. In case
d1arrhaa should occur from any neglect
in this respect, 1t may be stopped at
once by administering the following
cordial: One pint of peppermint water
with one once of prepared chalk, in doses
of half teaspoonful or more, according
to the age OF the lamb, three times a
day. It is very rarely, however, that
this will be needed if care is used 1t
is also very important that warm, dry
quarters with clean straw bedding be
furnished. fE.F J1IG
The Household. r.=ss-
! CARPETEp FLOORS. When carpet is
taken up to be cleaned, the floor be-
meath it is generally very mu h covered
with dust. This dust is very fine and
dry, and poisonous to the lungs. Be-
fore removing it, sprinkle the floor with
very dilute carbolic acid, to kill any
poisonous germs that may be present,
and to thoroughly disinfect the floor
and render it sweet.
A NICE JELLY CAKE.-One cup OF
good sweet cream and two cups of white
sugar beaten together; add six well
beaten eggs, three cups of -four the
juice of lemon, and one cup of cur
rants. Dissolve a small teaspoon OF
soda in part of the cream and double
the quantity of cream of tartar in the
-four. Bake in loaf, and then when
cool cut in moderately thin slices
around the loaf, and spread with apple
jelly and put together carefully, and
the loaf will be complete again ..1A
3 CHEAP PAINr.-A cheap paint may
be made for outbuildings
that will last for years, by
taking milk and cement or g wa
ter lime" as some call it-mix and ap-
ply three or fodr coats; any dry col.
or may be added. This will last fol-
years, and by renewing once in two OF
three years, building will look as well
as if painted with oil paint. To put
this on, the paint should be stirred
constantly, as the finer parts will soon
be all used out, and at last you will
have nothing but sand.
FARMERS FRU1r-CAKE.- Three cup
fuls of sour, dried apples, soaked over
night in warm water. In the morning
drain off the water, chop too fine, leav-
ing the apple about as large as raisins,
then simmer in two cupfuls of molasses,
two hours or until dry, that is, until
the apple has absorbed all the molas-
ses; one and half cupfuls of butter,
web beaten; one of sugar, four eggs
one cupful of sweet milk one teaspoon.
full Of cloves; one of cinnamon one OF
nutmeg; one and half teaspoonfuls
of soda, four and half teacupfuls OF
Hour !; add raisins or currants, if you
please; but roll in flour before putting
to other ingredients beat all together
thoroughly bake carefully in well.
heated oven. This is excellent, far bet
ter than the richer kind, say black OF
frcit cake, and more easily digested.
CRACKED WHEAT.-For pint of the
cracked grain, have two quarts of water
boiling in smooth iron pot over a
quick fire; stir in the wheat slowly
boil fast and stir constantly for the first
half hour of cooking, or until it begins
to thicken and "pop up;" then lift
from the quick fire, and place the pot
where the wheat Will cook slowly for an
hour longer. Keep it covered closely,
stir now and then, and be careful moi
to let it burn at the bottom. Wheat
cooked thus is much sweeter and
richer than when left to soak and sim
White wheat cooks the easiest. Wher
ready to dish out have your moulds
moistened with cold water, cover lightly
and set in cool place. Eat warm o.
cold, with milk and sugar.
| HOME MADE CREAM CANDY.-If made
according to the following direction
you will have cream candy equal te
/ that of the confectioners To any
quantity of white or clean, light sugar
add an equal quantity of cold water
| Dissolve a little cold water with starch
inthe proportion of two teaspoonfuls tt
one cup of sugar, and set it aside
ready for use. Set the sugar and water
! on the fire to boil do not stir much
after the sugar dissolves. Let it boi
until a little of it dropped into colo
water will harden readily. Then ado
j the starch, stirring very rapidly, an6
| boil a minute or two ; again try wher
when done pour into puttered dish
or pan, and set aside till cool enough
to work with the hands. Add to i
while working such favoring extract as
may be preferred. Work till very light
Draw out into fiat lengths and cut into
sticks. s5
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