The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-16
Farm, Garden and Household.


rectly on human health, comfort and
improvement. One Of the first duties
of woman in domestic life is TO under
stand the quality Of provisions and the
preparation Of wholesome food. The
powers OF the mind as well as those Of
the body are greatly dependent on what
we eat and drink. The stomach must
be in health or the brain cannot net
with It's utmost vigor and clearness, nor
can there be strength OF muscle TO per-
form the purposes Of the will.
To preserve the full nourishment Of
meats and other articles Of food, in
dressing and cooking, is. m art which
requires large amount Of scientific
knowledge added TO long experience
and observation. Without the knowl-
cd 20 derived from this twofold source a
great part OF food is wasted aud health
injured. II Is an established principle
in physiology, that man is omniyerous
that ia, constituted to eat almost
every kind Of food containing nourish.
ment. BE can eat and digest them in
. raw state but his health is promoted
by their being cooked, that is, softened
by the action Of fire and water.
MHATs.-.rhe best roasting piece OF
beetis the sirloin then rib roast then
rump OF beei. Beef Is much better
to be hung up few days, which makes
it more tender. II should be washed
and wiped before dressing. Twenty
minutes Of time to each pound OF meat
is q good rule for roasting. Put boiling
water into the meat pan, and have the
oven quite hot when Il Is put in TO roast,
or otherwise 1t will be dry and tough.
When nearly done, salt, flour and haste
it from the dripping pan; not before.
BtouRp SrIAK.-To have tender
broiled steak is q very difficult thing.
The longer IL Is kept hung up, without
faint, the better. Ten or fifteen minutes
is sufficient time for cooking steak.
Butter, salt and pepper after il is done.
Good, fat, stall.fed beef makes the best
steak.
MurToS.-Mutton is best from Au
gust till January, but is much improved
by being fed on roots and grain. Cool
it we'll done. II is better after being
kept several days, The hind quarter
OF haunch is best for roasting. The let
is goodfor boiling put IL into boiling
water; save the liquor for soup.
BRonED BRrP.-The best piece Il
the round, the next best the edge.bone
Put II into boiling water, otherwise 4
will lose all It's juiciness. Ten poundi
Of beef will require three hours ormort
Of boiling.
LntB.- Lamb should be roasted
until tho gravy that drops Is white the
fore quarters are tho best for roast
the leg is good broiled or roasted /; two
hours will roast the fore quarters well
yEsIsoN. This is the most easily
digested OF all meats. It should be
kept for fortnight after II is killed L
be tender. Ahaunch OF twelve pound,
will be well roasted In four hours,
Basic with cream.
The Old Horse.
How about the old horse? What Il
TO be done with him? Or, what is "a
be done'with a horse that is growing
old2 These arc hard questions for .
humane and moderately circumstance
farmer to answer. There can be moth,
ing wrong in disposing OF n horse ter
years old, having considerable good
work in him; but how old and feeble
should he be before II would seem
wrong TO get rid Of him? II one has
an old horse and he cannot well be
kept, the best way is to fnd some hu'
name farmer who will take him for what
he is worth and agree to keep him sc
long as he lives. But, II possible, he
shout be kept on the place and be fed
and cared for, in part FOR the good he
has done aud he will be useful for the
women and children To drive, because
his ways arc understood and he really
has valid claims TO q living from the
farm. A humane man will be certain
to have calm and rejecting mind, and
such mind will dOviSe ways for keep
ing horse or worn.out animal which q
cold and cruel mind would not thinl
of, SO that nothing would be lost. De,
pend upon It that kindness and hu,
mainly lead to acute thinking and en-
lArged mental powers, because they are
right, and what is right ingenious
and intellectual.
What Ais the sheep
Want OF liberty. Half a century
with OF one time eleven hundred sheer
in my charge, never gave me m nc.
quaintance with any sheep that would
cloy on any kind OF roots like potatoes,
I could make them eat pailful each
and pint Of oats, too. Sheep will cal
from fifteen pounds 10 twenty-five
pounds of roots per day, and a pint o.
oats and half pint Of corn and hay be
sides, and they will pay for II. Loci
at Mr.. Mechi's $50 each, and there ART
thousands Of us good stock farmers al
that gentleman. l was In Western
New York some years since and had q
flock OF ewes, $40, which had not raised
100 lambs the year before, and about
sixty owes had died. They had beer
confined in sheds OF night, and yards al
day for The whole winter. When ]
took charge Of them they went out In
the fields every day all winter-all day
when fine, for three or four hours Il
ever so rough. They had $50 lambs
and only one eve died, besides that,
SO says writer in The Country Gcst st;.
man.
Apple Borer.
A correspondent thinks that the rem.
edy frequently recommended OF heap
ing lime and ashes about the roots tc
exclude the borer owes It's efficacy, IL II
possesses any, 10 the necessary removal
Of the grass and weeds which grow
about the tree and afford shelter 10