The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-10-21
Farm, Garden and Household.


four ounces Of butter, eight OF currants,
eight ounces Of sugar, the white OF one
egg, and the yellows Of two. Roll the
paste into the thickness Of biscuits, and
cut in any form You wish.
BUTTER Standardization eggs,
the weight Of fourteen in sugar, ten in
-four, halta pound Of butter, melted, but
not put in hot, poured in just before the
cake is put in the oven; season with lem.
on. Bake in shallow pans, and cut in
slices,
DRr-PIokNG PoULTRI.-The practice
OF scaldlng poultry before picking has
very properly been vetoed by market
dealers. Fowls may be pluOked with
equal facility and with better effect in
preserving the flesh Immediately after
death, and before they have had time to
cool. The action of the market men is
to be commenced, and those sending
dressed poultry 10 market will do well to
act in accordance with 1t,
How TO SAVE CLovm sEED.-A Can.
ada farmer put wire bottom in n trough
in which he fed his stock-the wire being
two or three inches above the close bot
tom Of the trough. The stock, in pull
ing the clover hay from the rack, would
scatter tho seed, almost pure, through
the wire into the receptacle below. In
this way he saved seed enough for his
own sowing, and to pay for all the dry
goods used in bis Inrnily md received
S25 in cash besides.
FARMERS SHOULD yIsIT. One Of the
most important duties Of the farmer is
to visit his neighhor, BE neighborly !;
be social (; let out those good sociAl feel.
ings make them grow ; go see your
neighbor, and learn Of his success ;
exchange ideas; confer with one another.
II our farmers would do this, II one far
mer would only visit around his whole
neighborhood once every three months,
world OF good would be accomplished.
Tho social virtues would DO promoted,
and useful knowledge gained.
Mat PIE.-Cut up some pieces OF
good tender raw beef or mutton, season
with pepper, salt, and il liked, one finely
minced onion; boil half dozen good
sized mealy potatoes, wash smooth md
well with milk enough 10 form n dough
to make the crust; salt TO please the
taste, roll out full half IN inch thick,
and line n buttered dish large enough 10
hold the meat; lay in tho meat, add n
teacup Of water, or less il the pic is 10
be for n small family, then roll out n
thick crust Of the potato, covering the
top OF the pic ut least m inch thick and
bake about an hour and half.
To PURIFY MILK PAys.-Place in a
convenient position vessel Of suitable
dimensions for tho bize Of the dairy,
from half barrel to n hogshead. III
this shake quicllimo, enough to mako u
thin whitewash when full OF water, and
cover TO keep out dust and dirt. The
limo will settle, leaving solution Of
lime over it as clear us spring water.
After using the milk pans, ETC., wash
them rs other utensils are washed and
rinsed then dip them in tho adjoining
cask Of lime water, 30 that every part
becomes immersed therein set them to
drain and dry, aud the publication is
complete.
BREAD MAHINd.-In making bread nj.
ways use potatoes or nice corn meal.
The corn meal need not be made into
mush scall it first in the mixing pan
befoie adding the flour, then set in
the usual manner. The most preiudiccd
person cannot detect by the taste any
corn in the bread, but there is mn in-
creased sweetness, and it keeps moist
much longer. or course the best corn
meal must be used. Besides the i'm.
proycment in the bread, the flour barrel
holds out longer and health is promoted.
Put about one part OF corn to three
parts OF flour when setting the sponge.
RREN1SG PRArs. - Tho following
method oiripening pears is given by an
extensive fruit culturist Tho requisites
nre cool room and wooden blankets.
The pears arc to be spread upon one
blanket and covered with the second.
Treated in this way they ripen rapidly
and without mealincss, the Bartletis
coming out n fine golden color, and Sick.
les rich aud ruddy looking. At least
half the fruit is spoiled by tho ordinary
indoor method OF ripening, and house.
keepers will hail with delight any new
mud effective means Of attaining the de.
sir d end without loss or yexation Of
spirit.
A HINT To HousEKEEpERs.-Th main
amount Of injury done to the tender
stomachs Of young children, inyalids and
sedenLary persons, by eating bad bread
day after day from one years end to m.
other must be enormous. A cook who
cannot make good bread Of every de-
scription ought not to be allowed house
room for an hour; and that mother is
criminally negligent, whatever may be
her position, who does not teach her
daughter to know what good bread is
and how to make it, Alum is used to
give whiteness, softness, and capacity
for returning moisture. Lime could be
employed with equal effect, having the
advantage OF correcting amy sourncss in
the bread or stomach; besides aiIordirg
an important ingredient for making the
bone strong Every housokeeper should
know how to make two or three kinds Of
bread-good bread.
Do BEEs PREVENT FRucr1FlcArfox OF
SEEDP-I am inclined 10 think they do.
! am confident my neighbours bees Che
keeps twenty. five swarms) destroyed my
buckwheat crop last season. He got the
honey, and got no pancakes in conso
Quence. I believe the honey in the
blossom Of plants is us necessary to the
development aud perfection Of the seed
OF the plant as that the sun should shine
and rain ond dew fall; l believe that this