Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-04-17
RECIPES, ETC.

Recent investigations have proved that
coffee is powerful disinfectant, not only
rendering animal and vegetable etf1uvia
harmless, but actually destroying them.
1t is the custom of poultry-keepers in
France to cook their grain for fowls which
they intend to fatten, boiling it in water
till it is soft enough to be easily bruised
between the thumb and fingers
Apple Cobbler-Pare core and slice
twelve large tart apples Add to them the
juice OF two lemons and grated peel of
one; sweeten to taste; stew very slowly for
two hours; turn into a mold. When cold
serve with cream.
To prevent calico from fading while
washing, infuse three gills Of salt into four
quarts of water; put the calico in while
hot and leave it till cold. In this way the
colors are rendered permanent, and Will
| not fade by subsequent washings
Horses are now shod for road-wOrk,
with the heel-corks set lengthwse of the
shoes on the fore feet, instead OF
| crosswise, as formerly. The new fashion
prevents the horse from slipping sideways,
| and is highly in favor with owners of val
liable horses, who have tried the change.
"A substitute for coffee is prepared by
| roasting rye, pulverizing it, and mixing
it with caramel burnt sugar and barley
malt, and then exposing it to the vapor
from roasting genuine cotee. The present
mania for adulteration will soon leave us
| nothing, not even rye coffee itself, in a
state of purity, for that substitute itself is
subject to adulteration with filthy sub
stances, as brown earth, tan bark and
burnt blood.
-Hominy Breakfast Cakes-Mash the
cold hominy with a rolling-pin, and add a
little flour and milk batter, so as to make
the whole thick enough to form into little
cakes in the hand, or it may be put upon
the griddle with a spoon. Bake brown,
eat hot, and declare you never ate anything
better Of the cake kind.
-Horseradish-This plant is essential
to every good housewife, but if not care
fully kept within bounds it is sure to over
run the garden, and then it becomes one
Of the most noxious weeds, and one of the
most difficult to eradicate The easiest
way to kill it is to continue to cut the
plant just under the surface at intervals OF
about two weeks during the season. An
other plan is to smother it by placing a
thick covering Of chatf, sawdust or straw
over it, and thus the plants cannot grow
as they must breathe through the leaves.
If the farmers in this country only
knew the comparatively small cost that
would enable them to supply their tables
with an abundance of the finer fruits, and
the health and cOntentment which the use
of these fruits would bring, many Of them
at least would engage in their culture
Half an acre of ground near the house
planted with some of the best varieties OF
small fruits, would be sufficient to give an
| ordinary family bountiful supply. A
| piece of ground should be selected which
has good soil, which can be enriched by
manure, ana the lighter work may be done
by children.
A hanging garden of sponge is one o
| the latest novelties in gardening. Take
white sponge of large size, and SOW it full
of rice, oats or wheat Then place it fo
week Or ten days in shallow dish, il
which Il little water is constantly kept
and as the sponge will absorb, the seed
will begin to sprout before many days
When this has fairly taken place, tn
sponge may be suspended by means O
cords from a hook in the window, wher
a little sun will enter. 1t Will thus becom
like a mass of green, and can be kept we
by merely immersing it in a bowl @
water.
| The assessed wealth of Texas is $500