Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-03-28


severence-when the sheep cannot es-
cape-learn to help itself. In two or
three days the eve will have become
friendly to it. The sheep pens should
be visited several times a day, and the
last thing at night and the first thing
in tho morning, as soon as lambs begin
to appear. The ews should he removed
i day or two previous to this event, into
q 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
diarrhDa should occur from any neglect
III this respect, it may be stopped ut
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
day. It is very rarely, however, that
this will be needed if care is used. It
is also very important that warm, dry
quarters with clean straw bedding be
furnished"
The Household.
CARPETED F1ooKs.-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 we'll
beaten eggs, three cups of -four, the
juice of a 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
flour. Bake in a 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.
CHEAP PA1Nr.-A cheap paint may
be made for outbuildings
that will last for years, BY
taking milk and cement o.. "wa-
ter lime" as some call it-mix and APP
ply three or foar coats; any dry col.
or may be added. This will last for
years, and by renewing once in two or
three years, a building will look as we'll
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 FRU1T-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-
SEES !; one and a half cupfuls of butter,
we'll 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 q half teacupfuls OF
flour add raisins or currants, if you
please but roll in -four before putting
to other Ingredients beat all together
thoroughly bake carefully in we'll
heated oven. This is excellent, far bet
ter than the richer kind, say black O.
frcit cake, and more easily digested.
CRACKED WHEAT.--For pint of tn
, cracked grain, have two quarts of waite
boiling in q smooth iron pot over
+ quick fire; stir in the wheat slowly
boil fast and stir constantly for the frs
, half hour of cooking, or until it begin
to thicken and "pop ups" then lii
, from the quick fire, and place the pc
where the wheat will cook slowly for a,
hour longer. Keep it covered closely
stir now and then, and be careful NO
. to let it burn at the bottom. Whea
cooked thus is much sweeter an,
a richer than when left to soak and sim
= mer for hours, as many think necessary
White wheat cooks the easiest. Whe
, ready to dish out, have your mould
r moistened with cold water, coverlightly
q and set in cool place. Eat warm O
q cold, with milk and sugar.
HOME MADE CREAM CANDY.-n mad
! according to the following direction
you will have cream candy equal t
r that of the confectioners: To an
D add an equal quantity of cold water
. Dissolve little cold water with starch
r in the proportion of two teaspoonfuls t.
one cup of sugar, and set it asid
+ ready for use. Set the sugar and waite
q on the fire to boil; do not stir muc
. after the sugar dissolves. Let it boj
until little of it dropped into col
}. water will harden readily. Then adj
d the starch, stirring very rapidly, an
/ boil minute or two !; again try; whe
, when done pour into q Duttered dis
: or pan, and set aside till cool enoug
to work with the hands. Add to
q while working such flavoring extract a
J. may be preferred. Work till very light
Draw out into flat lengths and cut int
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