The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-29
Farm, Garden and Household.

CREAM MuFFNs.-On pint Of cream,
three eggs, pinch of salt, flour enough
to make a thick batter.
JuMnLE. VERY Nlcg-Two cups sugar,
one and half cups butter, five eggs, half
Ateaspoon Of soda, nutmeg.
Coprrsu BMIs-Boil and pick your
fish, then pare your potatoes, sDd mix all
together, with two eggs, lump Of butter,
and little sweet'cream make into balls
fry on griddle
LEMON SNAPs.--one large cup sugar,
little more than half cup bStter, two
eggs, two tablespoonful Of hot water, half
teaspooniul of soda; flavor with lemon;
roll very thin. Excellent; try them.
MoLpSEss,-Frult jellies may be pre-
served from mOldineSs by covering the sur
face one-fourth Of an inch deep with tinely
pulyerized loaf sugar. Thus protected,
they will keep in good condition for years,
FmEp PorAroEs.-Slice them rcry
thin, and drop into cold water Drain
for few minutes on 4 collander, and
drop a few into broiling lard IN inch
deep. skim them out, and drain on
sieve over the fire to dry. Silt little
sal. over them.
Ross IL wIS1ER-To have roses, car
nations and similar halfhardy plants
bloom freely in Winter, they shonld be
pottcd early in Autumn or Summer and
then plunged in a cold frame where the
roots will start afresh while the branches
remain comparatively dormant,
BEEF BALLS Mince very.fns piece of
tender beef, fat and lean; mince an onion
with come boiled parsley; add grated
bread crumbs and season with pepper,
salt, grated nutmeg, and lemon peels; mix
all together aud rioisten il with an egg
beaten; roll II into balls, flour and fry
them in boiling fresh dripping. Serve them
with fried bread.crumbs.
CopHsH.-Shred about two.thirds Of u
goldfish; wash it in fresh, cold waSlr,and
let It soak in cold water until j is efgt-
ty fresh drain of the water and put to
fish into saucepan, with II pint OF
sweet cream, and half n pint Of swest |
milk. Let II come to boil Beat to.
gether one egg, tablespoonful Of flour
add two tablc.spoonfuls Of milk. Throw
it into the saucepan, and stir continually
until Z is done adj piece Of butter
the size OF butternut. Then serve on
buttered toast
KEErTSo EGes.-A correspondent Of the
Rvral Nsp Yorker gives the following plan:
AZ take boxes which hold about 200, put
on the bottom layer Of oats, and set my
eggs all point dOwnwards, so that not one
touches the other, until the layer is full.
Then cover with oats and make another
layer and so on until the box Is full, and
then cover and set in a cool, dry place,
where 1t does not freeze, until used
have followed this way for the last twenty
years, and cannot say that ever lost more
than one or two out Of fifty
BEES IN WfSrER-Bees should, II pos.
Ehle, be wintered in the cellar or some
other warm and dark room. A strong /
swarm, well supplied with honey, in u
hive with good upward ventilation, with
small opening through the bottom
board, would probably winter safely,
even though covered with snow. Alive
Of bees out of doors requires for the
winter, says Lnngstroth, % pounds Of
honey. In 1869, my twenty-seyen hives
STORED in CELLAR consumed, between
Dec. LIST and March 18th, 15t pounds.
Greatest loss, q pounds the least, 9
pounds.
PIASrS0 TREES. In Iowa the plant
ing of both useful and ornamental trees
is encouraged by law. II man plants
m acre Of forest trees he is released from
taxation on one hundred dollars valua.
ton for ten years or its equivalent,
one thousand dollars for one year. For
each acre OF fruit trees planted his tax
is exempted on fifty dollars for five
yenrs. Tho samc allowance is made Of
ornamental shade trees along the high
ways. There are now maple forests
growing from which sugar is made
where 10 years ngo only the coarse
prairie grass 1ourished.
REcnE ron CURING HAMs-To one
gallon Of water, take one md half lbs.
OF salt, one half ID. Of sugar, one half
OF. Of saltpetre, one half OF. OF potash.
In this ratio, the pickle can be increased
to any quantity desired. Let these be
boiled together until all the dirt from
the sugar rises TO the top aud is skinned
OF. Then throw It into tub to cool,
and when cold, pour il over your beef
or pork, to remain the usual time, say
four or five weeks. The meat must be
we'll covered with pickle, and should not
be put down for ut least two days after |
killing during which time it should be
slightly sprinkled with powdered salt.
petrc, which removes all the surface
blood, etc, leaving tho meat fresh aud |
clean. Some omit boiling the pickle, |
and find ii to answer well, though the
operation of boiling puriles the pickle
by throwing OF the dirt always TO be
found in salt and sugar. Having tried
this recipe, we know it TO DO excellent. |
Editor Of the Scientific american.