The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-07-09
HONE, FARM AND GARDEN.

Minute Pudding-One quart of
sweet milk, little salt; let it come to q
boil, then stir in good wheat flour; let it
boil five minutes; keep stirring to pre-
vent burning. For the sauce take q pint
OF new milk, piece of butter size of an
egg, two tablespoonfuls sugar, q little
nutmeg; make it hot but do not boil; eat
very soon.
Sugar Cake-Half a pound of but
ter, half q pound of sugar, one pound of
flour, three eggs, and milk enough for a
dough. Beat the butter and sugar to-
gether, whisk the eggs light and add
them, stir in the milk and flour alter
nately SO as to form dough Roll the
dough out, cut in cakes, and bake in a
moderate oven.
Pineapple or Orange Cake.-One
cup butter, two cups sugar, beaten well
together; five eggs beaten up we'll, three
and q half cups flour; one-half cup sweet
milk, two cups sugar, two spoonfuls
cream tartar, one of soda; bake your
cake in jelly tins, having it four or five
layers deep. Crate the pineapple or five
oranges, whichever you use, and spread
between the layers; frost the top if you
choose, which is quite unnecessary.
The Canada Farmer says: A few
simple rules in the arrangement of flower
beds will materially enhance the effect
produced: 1. Avoid placing rose colorcd
next to scarlet, orange, or violet. 2 Do
not place orange next to yellow, nor blue
next to violet. 8. White relieves any
color, but do not place it next to yellow.
4. Orange goes we'll with blue, and vel
low with violet. 8. Rose-colOr and purple
always 60 we'll together.
To Press Flowers.-Procure two
boards 12x18 inches and large lot of
old newspapers folded and cut to the
size of the boards. Lay upon the floor
one of the boards and on it place two or
three of the newspapers. Now lay on
the plant to be pressed, add another
newspaper and then the next plant, and
so on till all the specimens in hand have
been disposed of. On top of all place
the other board, upon which place a
weight of not less than sixty pounds
The papers between the plants should be
changed at least once a day for fresh
ones, SO that the plants may dry as rapid.
ly as possible. Care should be taken not
to remove the plant from the press until
it is Thoroughly dry. It is more con
venient, especially with the delicate
plants, to place them in the press be-
tween single fold of soft brown wrap
ping paper, as the plant can be left in
this fold till dry, and the specimen may
be transferred to fresh papers without
danger or injury. Very fleshy, succulent
plants can best he dried by immersine
them in boiling water before putting them
into the press.
-Rheumade.-When green currant.
and gooseberries and the ripe summer
fruits come on, the rhubarb begins to b.
neglected. Often the large succulen,
stalks grow and decay in the garden
which might be put to better use. A new
and excellent use for them is in making
a summer drink after the following fash
ion: Pull the stalks and dress them, an6
put to stew after the usual fashion. A.
soon as they begin to boil, drain off thu
water closely and put by the latter tt
cool. To this add an equal amount o.
water, if liked, and sweetcn to the taste
and you will have most refreshin!
drink, quite as wholesome as the pie
plant stems used in any other way. It il
q veritable "ade," not wine, called afte
Rheum," the genuine name of the plant
and is pleasanter to many than lemonade
1t may be improved by tlavOring will
pineapple juice. The rhubarb left cal
have as much water added as was takel
away, and then when stewed for sauc,
be as sour as most people care for, and i
will besides not require SO much sugar
It may also be canned for future use
Exchange.