Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-26
FIELD AND FAMILY.

The Poultry World declares that
thrifty fowl will drink fifteen or twenty
times day if it has the chance, and still
oftener i'm close coop or hot weather.
I'll. HART tells the Nc,o England Far
naer. that horse may be speedily cured OF
cribbing by following out trough two
inches deep in the upper edge Of the man.
ger and keeping it filled with yellow
snuff.
TOMATO SOUP.-Boil one pint canned
tomatoes for twenty minutes in one pint
water, then add ona pint milk very grad
uallv, that it may not curdle; season as
for Oyster-soup, and serve with hot crack
ers or squares of toasted bread.
CHILpREN's BIBs.-DO all mothers
know that children's bibs, made of light
rubber cloth, and pinked. or bound with
ribbon. are very serviceable for table use,
only needing to be cleaned by rubbing
with damp cloth?
SUEr PrDDISG.-Take one teacup OF
chonned suet. one of sour milk, and one
Of molasscs also IA teaspoon of saleratuS.
Add flCur to make it stiff. Use one teacup
of rajsins. one of currants, one teaspoon OF
each kind of spice, and three eggs. Boil
three hours.
MOUNTAIN CAKE.-Take one pound of
sugar, One-half pound of butter, one
Mound of flour, six eggs beat the eggs
separately. Add one cup of sweet milk,
one teaspoon of soda, two of cream-Of
tartar. Make frosting of three eggs ana
Law the same as jelly cake. Flavor the
cake with lemon, but the frosting with
vanilla.
| MARBLED VEAL.-Take some cold roast
ed fillet of veal, season it with spices. and
beat it in mortar. Skin a cold dried
tongue. cut it up, and pound it to paste,
adding to it nearly its weight OF fresh but-
ter: put some of the veal into pots, then
stow i'm Jumps of the pounded tongue.
Put in another layer of veal, and again
more tongue; press it down and pour
clarified butter on the top. This cuts
very prettily. like veined marble. The
dressed white meat Of either fowl. rabbit
or turkey, will answer for the purpose is
well as veal.-Ohio Jo,onat.
RHUBARB PIE.-Prepare the stalks by
peeing of the thin, reddish skin. and cut.
ting in half or three-Quarter-inch pieces
witch spread evenly in your crust-llneC
tins. Sift Oh little flour, to which add 8
bit of butter and a teacup Of sugar, II i0l
a large pie. However, when it is desira
BILE to economist sugar, or VIXEN very
sharp, sour taste is not relshed, pincf
of soda may be used to advantage, witt
less sugar. as it goes far toward neutra
lizin. the acid. we would here add
save all your surplus pie planr, prepare
AS for use. and dry in the sun. a stove
heat turns it dark colOred. Soak and stew
for winter use, with sugar and soda II
above for pics. II makes also nice sauce
for tea. y Woods Magazine.
EARLY LAMBs.-We do not mention tn,
subject of caring for early lambs because
farmers are not aware OF their duties. bu
as a reminder. 1t is well Known that iOl
market All early lamb is worth more than
late one. and it follows that extra cart
should be taken Of the first. 1t is no
economy to attempt to watch the u0cl
i'm the field, and assist the lambs as they
appear. but provision should be made to
their protection before that period. Eve
that are soon to suckle should be sepa
rated from the flock, and put where the!
will not be subject to exposure. even
the lambs should not come on a stormy
night. Sheep have again become valua
, BILE. both Tor the wool and meat they fur
nish. and these should be incentives t
t watchfulness. if humanity does not Leaf
: to it. Where lambs become chilled. tax
2 them at once TO the house. and after bein!
| in a warm room for half an hour, pu
: them under the stOve where it is quit
: hot. and give them milk from the mOthe
7 until they become able to walk. and the
: take them back to the sheep. If tn
/ mother is not inclined to her own of
t spring, shut the two up in a small pen o
t box together for day or two. and hol
! the eve few times for the lamb to draw
$ his ratiOns.-OhiO Farmer.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLEs.-In fruit
growing. remember that fruits are lik
grain and vegetable crops, in this, that the
must tave manure TO keep up fertility
Unlike vegetables and grain, however
\ their feeding roots are mostly at the SUI
a face. 1t is best, therefore, annually t
a top-dress fruit trees. If manure cannO
: be had. any fresh earth from bitches o
4 road sides, spread half an inch or so Ill
: der the trees. will have wonderful effect
! In. eed. we do not know but that for tn
pear tree thin layer of road sand is on
$ of the best of manures. We have seen az
f pies thrive amazingly with a coating Q
e coal ashes. In vegetable garden cultur
4 il must be remembered that We have t
J operate the reverse Of what we do in frui
:. culture. A woody gro 18th is what W
{ require for fruit trees; but we need fo
r vegetables soft, spOngy, succulent char
: acter, the very reverse Of this. For tbi
e end the ground cannot be too deep, to
a rich, or too much cultivated. The no
{ and the rake should be kept continual
: going, lOOsening The surface and admit
4 ting" air and light" as the old books use,
r to say. There is not only an advantag
{ in this for the direct benefit of the plant
but an early use of those tools keeps dow
the weeds. and thus we save labor. 1t
a great thing to be ''fOrehanded' in tn
weed War.-Gardner's Monthly.