Richland beacon., 1873-05-31
FIELD AND FAMILY.

milk. teaspoon # saleratuS, tablespoon
IF ginger, three eggs, five cups OF >ifted
flour.
For GINGER-SNAPS-One cup OF mo-
lassses. just to a boil. one teaSpooniul OF .
ginger. one ,caspoOnful of soda, piece .
OF butter the size of an egg. little salt.
and flour enough to roll. holi very thin.
Corn STARCH CAKE.-Onc and halt
cups OF sugar, the whites Of three eggs
One-haf cup of butter. Onc-half cup oil
cornStarch, twO-thirlS OF cup OF sweet
milk. one and halt cups OF flour. two
teaspoons Of baking powder, and one Of
lemon.
ASPARAGUS.-Skint the white part. turn
the points together. and tie in punches.
Have the water boiling; add salt: Law III
the asparagus, and boil bri>kly hail AN
hour. Toast slices Of light bread. and
pour over a little of the asparagus water:
butter il well, put on the asparagus. and
serve hot. Or, serve with drawn butter
and parsley, emitting the toast.
STEAMED JoHNNY-CAKE-Onc pint OF
sour cream, one teaSpOoniul Of SOFA. and
one of salt. Stir in three tablespooniul>
of Hour: then add corn meal enough to
make a stiff batter. Beat one egg. and
add to the batter; stir all carefully TO-
oether, and pour into Well-buttered I'm
basin: set this into Il bread steamer, ana
keep the steam up. Serve with cream ana
sugar.
SAGo PrDDING.-RinSc the sagO in cold
water: 10 one pint of milk put hall IA PINT
of sago: stir il on a moderate fire until II
thickenS like starch then take from the
/ fire and mix it with three pintS OF milk. Il
/ small cupfdl of sugar. tour beaten eggs,
Il ...ale
grated rind Of lemon add Il quarter OF a
/ pound Of seeded raSinS. and bake three
quarters OF an hour. Good hot. but best
cold.
CoCoANUT PUDDIyG-Soak tor two
hours in pint and half of milk. Il tea
cuptu of fine bread crumbs, and the
grated meat Of "A cocoanut; then add the
well-oeaten yOlks and whites of six eggs.
IA teacupiul of sugar, the grated rind OF
IA lemon. and a pint and a half Of milk,
Stir well together and bake i'm hot oven
Like ali other cuStardS. this must not be
allowed TO remain in the oven long enough
to become waterv.
GUMBo SoUP.-Threc pounds of lear
beef. one pair Of chickens. one pound a.
ham. thrce-quartcrs OF a peek of okra
Cut the beef in small pieces. and with ;
quarter Of pound of butter stew till it i
brown. Season it strongly, and then lc
il boil half an hour i'm small quantity q
! water. Chop the Okra fine. put il Will
the beef. add little water. and the han
cut up in small pieces stir it of en-, Il
prevent burning. The chickens must ~
dressed separately, like fricassee. Ate
z they are done add them 10 the rest, an,
p let it all cook slowly for half an hOu
more; add water as may be required
: The okra must be well done. BE car, fl
10 stir ofIen. As being thick it is apt {
2 burn.
RAISING WATER-LILLIES.- Evcrybod
is delighted with the fragrance and del
cacy OF the water-lily. and people bu
them at the railroad stations in >umme
e as good genii which dispel largely tn
: esnui and lassitude, the depression an
disgust of a hot days ride in the sultr
and cindcry cars. Very few but have, 8
u one time or another, wished they Nigh
be able to propagate so sweet ilOwel
; The following method of raising thcl
: will be Of intert ST. it having proved quit
Z successful: The roots procured in I'll
!, fall. are kept damp during the ensuin
u winter i'm tlOwer-pOts. In the spring
II half barrel. with hoops well secured.
: procured (if painted SD much the better
and set on bricks, One-third filed with
: mixture of green earth. sand. and we
II rottcd manure. The roots are set in tn
} and covered. Water is added gently. an
:. little at a time. every day or two $50
II not TO disturb the EARTH. till the rub
IL filled. In the fall the water is allowed I
dry off. and the tub is placed in the cell;
!. and watered at long intervals.
h GROWING OUT OF New HooF.-It
rho universal hahit N InStroya horse RI,
r. has lost hOof. and this is upon the h,
O pOthesis that the horse is famed for life al
s rendered unfit for any work. We fin
however. that. if allowed. nature will
time perform her own cure, and restO
the missing hOof, as the following remar
able case will show. which We extra
8 from late number of the San FranciS(
IS Call: 1--WE have Just met with hOr
Il which had its hOof torn off by the whe
Is of a dray. on Howard street, some weel
d since. The owner was advised at the tin
V to shoot the horse: but the animal bein
/. not only valuable but a favOrite. il W;
= determined, if possible, to effect its cur
t The horse was slung for nine days. du
e ing which time it suffered most acute pai
d the nature of which may be imagined
V degree by any one who has had na
l. violently torn off. After this time Il
d pain apparently abated. and the horse W;
e lowered to his feet. the wounded foot b
n ing well preserved from any undr
o amount of eXertiOn. The horn. or hoo
d has now grown twu-thirdS of its natur:
h size, and in proper shape, and il is hope
= that by grass time the horse will be fit
r turn out. and that by summer the no,
d will be sufficiently strong to bear shO
a and allow the animal to return to worl
a The cure has been brought about by hl
Y name treatment and constant care. III
|, horny matter has secrcted itself in tn
\ same manner as the matter which con
c poses our nails is secreted."
y PREPARING LAND FOR GRAss.-We al
u apt, very apt, to overlook the fact tn:
: land intended fer grass should receiv
q more thorough culture than any Othel
g because for years. while i'm grass. il Ina
q not the advantages OF the pillow and Othe
implements to stir the soil, but must res
and pack and get more and more in a cor
ditiOn to keep out the air, and let in am
pass off less readily the water. w
n should. therefore, thoroughly prepare tn
o soil. PlOw As deep as may be, and sui
o soil well; pulveriZe and enrich the Ian
4 -enriching it will make it more mellow
: and keep it longer in that condition, a
a well as increase the yield. Such land vii
r "catch'' its seed, and if plentifully ar
: piled will be certain, under anything lik
a favorable. circumstances, To form a THO
3 set. "A little top-dressing, aided by IN
. aftermath, which should never be fe,
close, will insure good crops-twO cut
: tiDgs year. But let there be a cold, har,
coil tl,a -, 81,