The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1873-03-06
shade of his broad brimmed hat kills the

shade Of his broad brimmed hat kills the
plants.
In removing the various crops from tho
garden, during the summer, no weeds
shonlc be allowed to seed. They should
be constantly kept cut down Or, tie,
some other crop may be sown in the lan',
if only for the purpose Of digging under.
Flower and ga.den seeds, when done up
in papers, arc destroyed by mice. Wei
driod and put into bottles ani phials that
may be lying about the house, these sceds
viii be safe IF the bottles are neatly Ia
bclled and put away in order it viii be
found e very pretty way Of preserving
seeds. The bottles should be washed be
fore the seeds are pat into them
How to keep birds from Straw berry
Bels.-An English corresPonlei Of the
Gardeners Chronicle has bis plants grow
ing in long narrow beds. liz has 3 post at
each end, a wire stretched 10 each, ring
On the wire, string or Eight rope on The
ring, and a cat On the other end Of the
rope. Pussy can walk up and down Tie
bed but nowhere else. The binds de-
crease in numbers, and russy likes the
job.
Strawberries WITH POTAToEs. - \
corresr ondent Of the Germantown Teie-
graph tells how be avoided the d;sad-
vantage Of allowing the grounl to rem-in
IDLE the first year, as is usual under the
common mode Of planting strawberries.
The ground was first handsomely pr, pared
by blowing and narrowing, the Early Rose
potato planted in hills thirty inches apart
each way, and the strawberry plants the
same way, alternating in the rows with
with the potatoes, that Is, fifteen inches
from each potato hill. \ one-horse cult
vator and hand-hoe kept them per-
fectly clean. The potatoes were dug in
July, leaving the strawberries in full pos
session just as they were beginning to
throw out runners. The additional care
Of the strawberries was estimated at $50
per acre. One full crop Of berries free
from weeds Is enough more might he
had, but the labor Of keeping clean by
hand is much more than preparing til.
ground by horse-Iabor anl roPlauting.
HOUSEHOLD GLEANIxCs.
Who boys the highest price for a home?
The woman who marries one.
Mrs. ". H. Bennesoa, If Quincy, III.
contributes the following recipes;
SAUCE FOR sroxGc CAKE PUDDING
Two eggs well beaten, one teaspoonfai
salt, two crrs snga~, enc teaspoon mac
ono tablespoon melted batter; mix with
c4d milk.
SUPERIOR Corn BaEAD.-SeaM l qIar.
Of nj TX, make in the consistency Of thick
cruel with corn meal, than al four egg,
beaten very light, teaspoon of salt Bake
in hot even, an | serve As s'aa'' as htkel.
FRIED BREAp.-A good dish far Lgc X
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Tn Best WAY TO SEHvH R1cE.--Souk
1t for some hcurs in cold water 10 which
Il little salt has been adlel- HIVE stew
pan ready, continuing boiling water, into
ahieh lUt the rice, AMI boil bri~k'y for ten
inmates HJur it into a co.cr,irr, and SCI
it lr tie fire 10 drain. The gains VII be
separated aud vtrY Iar.,.
s.r,~rp ERowx BkE,p-Three pint~
gr:. ham flour, one tca.up noa>,cs. one
tea,ro,u sr,lr, one tea,,,oon salt; add sour
nil +, n,.,lfe stiff L,rtrr. .ta.u th~aa.
lour>. After taking it olt Of the steamer
set it in the hot steve oxen tou minutes.
Tins bread j. equally good mae Of sweet
milk AMI Yeast powder.
S.UNGE Cake PvDpING.-Ona cup OF
-four. one teaspoon cream tartar rycu
mixed L;,r in the fourl. adj tie volks
oG three ccg. well beaten, one teacIp sura-:
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