American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-05-03
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

ORANGE CAKE-Three eggs, yOlks and
whites, one cup flour, three tablespoons
milk one teaspoon baking powder, a little
salt; CRATE the peel and chop the pulp of
one orange together; squeeze the juice out
and mix with soft frosting, and put be-
tween the layers of cake when cold
LEMON CAKE-Two cups sugar, half
cup butter, one cup sweet milk, three cups
flour, whites of four eggs, half-teaspoon
soda, one of cream-tartar; bake in four
shallow tins; when cold, put the follow
ing mixture between: To the grated peel
and juice of two lemons put one cup
sugar; wet one and quarter tablespoons
corn-starch with a very little cold water,
and turn over ii IA halfcup of boiling water;
add trifle of salt, and butter size of a
walnut,
RooT CRoPs.-Root crops, which pass
rapidly through the various stages of
growth from the seed to maturity, cannot
afford to waste time in searching for sup
plies, and the early stages of growth are
especially critical. A turnip starved in
youth becomes stunted, but if literally
fed it takes strong hold of the ground,
and grows away rapidly. Solvents, there
fore, applied on the surface at seed time
unlock the cupboard at the right time, so
that the tiny roots find food when they
want it, and where alone they could
reach it.
SEPARATING HONEY FROM BEE BREAD.
"A lady correspondent of the California
4griculturist gives the following convent
ent and old-fashioned way of separating
honey from bee-bread: Put such pieces
of the comb as have bread in them into
round tin butter cans those Il little flaring
at the top are besD until nearly full. Then
set the wash-boiler on the stove with water
II few inches deep in it, put not enough to
boil up into the cans; then lay a few pcb-
bles or an iron chain evenly on the bottom
and set the cans on them. but the cover on
the boiler and let the honey steam until
the wax is melted, which can be ascer-
tanned by a small stick or wire. The
honey must be stirred if wished clear.
When it is all melted, lift the cans out and
set away carefully to cool, and when just
about milk-warm, with knife and fork,
| lift the wax and bread off the top, and
your honey will be nice and clear in the
can.
BE KIND TO Your HORsE.-Howcver
often a horse stumbles, from any cause
whatever, do not shout at him, for the ami
| NAL breads to be chided. Do not shake
| the reins, for his mouth is much more
sensitive than your lips are. Do not use
| the whip, for the horse is naturally 50
| timid that the moment you begin to cor.
| rect him, he becomes so terrified that he
| loses control of his own reasoning facul
| ties, and in his blind terror plunges, and
| rears, and fails to obey. The right course
| to pursue is to speak quietly but firmly to
| the creature. Comfort the trembling ami
| NAL with the magic of your voice, and
| bring back those perceptions which help
your horse to guard against repeating the
| action of stumbling. This manner of pro
| cedure is far more humane and reasonable
than to yell at the animal, or lash her
| fiercely, thus frightening and bewildering
| her, instead of teaching her what is eX
pccted of her.
| SHEEP MANAGEMENT.-Ac correspondent
of the Monroe (Mich) Commercial says
| THE inquiry is often made to me how
| manage my sheep to obtain so large q
yield of wool from year to year. Some
| say You must feed n large amount OF
grain and when tell them fed no grain
to my sheep in the last three or four years
they seemed surprised; but such is the
fact If grain is fed, corn is best, and
| should be fed in the months of November
and December, assisting nature Ghe ami
heavy warm coat preparatory for winter
fastest, for the reason above stated. My
sheep are pure bred Spanish Merinos, anC
| raise no ticks. A sheep that is infested
| with ticks cannot produce heavy fleece
of wool. A sure and cheap preventive i:
| to feed once in two weeks one-twentietl
part of sulphur with their salt; it not only
prevents ticks, but also the various Skin
| diseases"