The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-10-26
Farm. Garden and Household.


meal, one pint OF grated Dread, one OF
mOlasses, one Of brown sugar, one OF
sour milk.
To REMOVE INK PROM A CARPET.-
Make paste OF arsenic and water, mp.
ply 1t, wash OF and put on more. After
three or four applications the ink will
disappear,
LAMB SrEw.-TAks half shoulder OF
lamb, boil ii in two quarts OF water for
two hours. Then put in potatoes,
ouionS, turnips, cut in quarters salt
and pepper to the taste. Ten minutes
before serving put in the dumplings.
BRowS BREAD.-Two cupsof Graham
dour, one cup Of cornmeAl, ono emp of
molasses, two cups OF sour milk, two
teaspoonfuls Of soda, little salt. Put
into a pan, steam three hours, and
bake half m hour.
FLANNEL RoLLs,-0ne cup Of sweet
milk, whites OF two eggs, two-thirds
cup OF butter, flour 70 make a thick
batter, one.half cup OF yeast, two table
spoonfuls OF sugar. Rise over night |;
add the butter and eggs in the MORN
ing; work in some -four, making linn
Der dough form into rolls, and after
the second rising bake.
CRACKER DRssERr.-Choose whole
soda crackers, aud lay each upon a sep.
nrate small plate. Pour upon Il enough
boiling water to soak It well, and leave
none upon the plate; cover with a
dressing OF sweetened cream, with q
spoonful Of jelly in the center IL you
choose, or dip upon it q portion OF nice
fruit canned, slowed, or fresh, as is
convenient,
A Coon SAhAD.-A correspondent
writes +: Here is salad that will do.
light those who eat cucumber with
bread and cheese: Take a tomato, not
over.ripe, md cut it into slices, as you
would cucumber take n small onion
and cut 1t up as fine as you can,
sprinkle Il over the tomato slices, and
salt, pepper and vinegar at discretion,
and you will have a salad which, as a
relish, puts tho cucumber to shame.
A COOLING Cur.-Halt all a china
punch bowl with slices Of pineapple
(the rind cut thereisom) and lemon cut
very thin, arranged in alternate layers,
each layer being BtrOwed with white
graduated sugar. Pour oyer tho fruit
rs much claret wine as will fill the
bowl cover closely, aud let 1t stand
six hours. Then put in piece OF ice,
and when cold turn into Il bottle OF
plain soda water, and serve in largo
goblets with slices OF pineapple and
lemon.
SAUCE ron BAKED PUpDNd.- Take
one pint OF water, large teacup OF
sugar, piece Of butter, size Of large
egg, little nutmeg and essence Of
lemon, and bring To boil. Now take
little flour, or corn starch (which is
best, we'll beat into paste and
thinned, and stir gradually till Of the
consistency Of cream, or as thick as you
like; then add large tablespoonful OF
vinegar or brandy.
Morn PREvRSTIvE.-The following
recipe for keeping moths ont Of cloth.
ing is iavorite in some families Mix
half q pint OF alcohol, tho same quantity
ofspirits Of turpentine and two ounces
OF camphor. Keep in q stone bottle and
shake before using. The cloths or furs
are TO be wrapped in linen aud crumpled-
up pieces OF plotting. paper dipped in
tho liquid arc 10 be placed in the box
with them, 30 that it smells strong.
Something About Ducks.
A poultry writer WHO "duriug tho
last six or eight years has raised nearly
all the leading varieties OF ducks in
very limited accommodations" in.
forms us that he has proved by expert.
ence that tub or pail kept full of wa.
ter is hs good as u stream or pond. BE
has won numberless prizes upon ducks
which had never been in the water
since they were Matched (; has tried
ground, brick, and plank floors, and
finds that the two former bring on
paralysis, rheumatism, and many other
complaints. Tho floor OF his duck.
house is OF inch plank, raised one foot
or more from the ground on stone
piers. This prevents dampness, and
also enables terrier 10 clean out rats
that would otherwise infest the build
ing. Large windows arc placed on the
south, and doors under the windows
open 10 small run orwaddle. In win.
ter the floor ia covered with thin bed.
ding Of hay; in summer with sawdust,
which absorbing all .edors keeps the
air sweet and pure. When the bedding
becomes foul 1t is swept out and the
floor washed with hot water. He has
found that oats produce larger mum.
Der Of eggs than any other grain. They
should be fed in pail OF water, the eI.
ercise given the ducks by feeding in
this way keeping them in perfect
health. The first food for ducklings
should be the yolk Of hArd.bOiled
egg, and when week old oatmeal ia
excellent for them. When young they
should be cooped up until the sun Is
up, and not allowed 10 run in the wet
grass, as more young fowls OF all kinds
are chilled and ruined from this than
from any other cause. When three OF
four weeks old they may be liberated
with the mother, and they will soon
learn TO go with the old ducks. Duck
lings should never be housed at night
with the old ducks, as they are liable
to persecution from them. This is un.
seasonable, but worth saving.
AFarmsr's Experience.
That success OF farming is expert.
ence.
That 10 ask mans advice Is not
stopping, hut often OF much benefit.
That TO keepa place for everything,
and everything in It's place, saves many
o step, and is pretty sure 10 lead TO
pnnd tools md In keen thnn In Dond