The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-04-16
Farm, Gardep and Household,
Domestic Recipes.

DO"Ssuc INeCtpcss
FRIED OR BOILED Ga-PIANT. Par
boil it cut into slices and season very
highly with pepper and salt; fry OF
broil it (as you do mushrooms) in pan
with butter. If nicely done it is very
similar in flavor to the mushroom.
PIE CRUsT.-Take one pint of butter
milk. one large teacup of lard, one tea
spoonful of salt, one teaspoonful of
saleratus, and flour enough to form
dough. Mix the lard and flour by rub
bing them together, then add the other
ingredients, knead well, and it is ready
to roll out. Tender and good
To PRESERVE CRAB-APPLEs.-To ib.
of the fruit add l tb. of fine sugar, let
it boil and skim clear; then prick the
apples and put them into the sirup let
them boil gently till straw will pune
ture and run through them put them
into pots, and cover we'll with sirup.
COOKED MEAT HAsHED. say
about l h., into thin slices, to which
add / teaspoonful of flour, II of salt, !.
OF pepper, pint of water, and put all
ordinary fire. When it has simmered
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PLAIN Pound CAKE.-Beat one pound
of butter in pan slightly warmed until
it is like a fine thick cream, then beat
in nine whole eggs until quite light.
Put in wine-glass of brandy, little
fine lemon peel, then work in o pound
and a quarter of flour put it into the
pan and bake for one hour.
PLAIN FAMILY IRISH STEv.-Take
lbs. of neck of mutton, divide into 10
pieces, and place them in o pan. Cut
large potatoes and onions into slices,
and season the whole to suit. Cover
over with water, and cook over slow
fire in an oven for two hours. Then
stir up well and serve in deep dishes.
- More water will give more broth, if re-
quired.
@. ". Fanginroth, of Madison coun-
ty, N. Y, after six years trial recon-
mends all rolling on fiat ground to be
plowed in large lands of at least ten
acres, beginning in the centre and turn
ing all tho furrows towards that line.
In this way the troublesome dead fur
row in the centre is avoided, hard
ground is left to turn the team on, and
the earth, instead of being heaped up
In ridge, is thrown away from the
outside of the field and ditch left
around it. He is in favor of plowing
all land deep except very sandy soil and
sandy subsoils. Some farmers fail by
subsoiling too deep at first, thus bring
ing up too much new soil. He would
subsoil only few inches the first year
and let the loosened soil remain in the
bottom of the furrow instead of bring
ing it up to the surface. But he is a
great advocate for understanding. He
says from $50 to $100 are expended in
England per acre in understanding,
and the'improved productiveness we'll
pays the expense. Statistics prove that
the average yield of wheat has been in
creased by understanding from II bush
els to 26 bushels to the acre.
To Make Harness Polish.
Take of mutton suet, two ounces :
beeswax, six ounces powdered sugar,
six ounces lamp black, one ounce !:
green or yellow soap, two ounces; water,
one-half pint spirits of turpentine,
onehalf pint. Dissolve the soap in
the water, add the other solid ingredi-
ents, mix well, and add the turpentine.
Lay it on the harness with q sponge,
and polish off with brush. The same
blacking ought to answer as well for
shoes.
Lice on Cattle and Colts.
A correspondent gives q simple
method for killing lice on cattle: Make
strong brine with common salt, and
apply it two or three times, rubbing in
well with brush. This never fails to
remove the vermin. Scurvy on cattle
can be successfully treated by the APP
plication of fresh hogs lard to the
affected parts, previously washed clean
with soap and water.
To Protect Harness.
1t is a we'll known fact that harness
and other leather exposed to the action
of ammonia in stables, soon becomes
weak and rotten, even though often
cleaned and creased. Prof. Arthurrec-
ommends the addition of small guam
tity of glycerine to the oil used in
greasing such leather, asserting that it
keeps it always pliable and soft.