The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-01-22
HONE, FARM AND GARDEN.

Rancid lard or butter can never be
restored to its original sweetness.
Food rich in starch, gum or sugar,
which are the respiratory elements, in.
creases butter in bulk. ~
"A thousand pounds Of beef IL worth in
one animal from q to so per cent more
than If in two animals.
"A farmer can do more work with a
GOOD thinking apparatus than with the
best span of horses ever hitched to a
wagon.
"A warm bath should always be fol-
lowed by q cool wash or cold douche,
which means water thrown at little dis.
lance and with vigor.
.-Pancakes.-One egg; two spoonfuls
OF sugar; one cup of sweet milk; one tea
spoonful of soda; two tea-spoonfuls of
cream f-tartar; three cups of flour.
"A bushel of large potatoes usually
costs less for labor than q bushel of small
ones; while the large ones are salable at
profit, the small ones often do not pay
the labor bills.
in starting heavy load on sleigh
be certain that the runners are not frozen
to the snow, aud, if possible, help the team
by moving the sleigh ahead few inches
with lever at starting.
Horse shoeing is a very important as
we'll as an expensive item. A horse should
be kept sharp shod in winter or not shod
at all. Many good horse is ruined for
want Of attention to this matter.
An agricultural writer says that the
farmer should sow his Ps, keep his Us
warm, hive his Bs, kill off the is, remem-
Der that he Cs, take care of the VS., pay
all he Os, teach his wife not to rs, and
take his Els.
The Rural Ne,o Yorker gives the fol-
lowing recipe for removing freckles:
One ounce each of lemon juice, borax,
and rose-water, mixed. Rub on at night,
and In the morning battle with soft water;
no hard water should ever be used, if you
value the complexion.
Sheep should have dry quarters. Dry
cold is better for them than warm. wet
weather. Avoid close, damp, ill-ventilat-
ed Easements; also be careful not to use
so much straw for bedding in the sheds
and yards that the manure will ferment
under the sheep. Nothing can be worse.
Baked Indian Pudding. -Four eggs,
one quart of sweet milk; five large tea.
spoonsfuls of Indian meal; nutmeg and
sugar to the taste. Boil the milk and
scald the Indian meal in it, then let it
cool before adding the eggs. Bake three.
quarters of an hour. Eat with butter or
sweet sauce.
Butter PotPie-Poura quart of water
into a kettle; put in half a pound of but
ter, little salt and pepper; make crust
of butter-milk, a little sour cream, and
enough to sweeten it; roll out
and cut into biscuit; drop one by one into
the boiling gravy and do not remove the
cover for half an hour, when it will be
done. Keep it boiling, but not too hard,
or it will be too heavy.
"A plentiful supply of water is quite
indispensable to the welfare Of farm stock.
Ice-cold water is injurious and wasteful.
A bucket of such water will destroy the
good effect of several good feeds. The
water-trough should be kept free from ice,
and it should be emptied as soon as the
stock has been watered. Many people
believe that sheep can live without drink
ing, but this is great mistake. All ami
mails fed upon dry feed need water fire.,
quently. Snow is no substitute for water.