Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-11-04
uorE. Farm AND GARDEN.

Nc, viii keep good for long time
,asther. and, If frozen through,
Id cV ~ tept for months. Frozen meat
may - ,bswed before it is cooked, by
mus - !, into cold water or placing it
Pluns,i, he fire before setting it down to
peo.o I, will never he dressed through if
roas, location is not taken, not even when
fN0S To make French pancakes take two
,,ro ounces Of butter, two ounces of
eggsi sngar two ounces of -four, half a
sn.. 80 new milk. Beat the eggs thor
PIN. and nut them into basin with the
oua which should I've beaten to a cream !;
w. n the sugar and flour, and, when
s 81 ingredients are well mixed, stir in
.he milk; keep stirring and beating the
~ for a few minutes. Serve with a
-. lemon and sugar, and pile the pan
GU Us on a dish, with layer of preserve
e marmalade between each.
Many things do much better If
-,.r,ed Il, the fall if the work is properly
ne Indeed, quite a number OF bulbs
s "-st not be disturbed in the spring, such
,nlips. hyacinths, crocus and some
80 bulbs. Peonies and the dielytra are
S'rs, II set out in autumn, as they grow
- ssrly in spring. Of fruits in partic-
~; we prefer to set out currants and
cherries in the tall. Cuttings of these
= almost worthless If planted in the
saring. So too the cuttings of most
sbubs. Lilacs, spireas, tartarean or up
.;gbt honeysuckie are best set in autumn.
II fact. about everything that starts to
rrow very early is best set in the fall
n Paul Pioneer Press.
II seems that housekeepers are all
wrong in using soap to wash dishes.
The right way to do is to have your water
oujte hot, and add very little milk to it.
This softens the water, gives the dishes
fine gloss and preserves the hands; 1t re
moves the grease, even that from beef, and
vel no grease is ever found floating on the
water as when soap is used. The stone
vessels should be set On the steve with a
1.-THE water in them, when the victuals are
taken from them thus they are hot when
one il ready to wash them, and the grease
il easily removed. Tin-ware keeps bright
longer cleansed in this way than by using
soap or by securing The habit SO many
of US have acquired of securing tins is a
wasteful policy; the present style of tin
ware will not bear it. The tin is soon
scrubbed away, and vessel that Is tit for
nothing is left on our hands. Ocean.
The routine of the farmers work has
got to threshing buckwheat, and people
are talking about pancakes. Everybody
knows that buckwheat pancakes when
properly made and nicely baked) are de-
iicious food, but the wholesomeness of
said diet is not generally known. 1t is
well .attested fact that the use of buck
wheat pancakes makes some people itch;
hence ii is believed that said diet is not
desirable. What are the facts in this case
When the liver is torpid some tonic is
necessary to carry off and expel the sur
plus bile which has accumulated in the
system; hence we hear and read of blood
purifiers, both liquid and globe-form, and
some people prefer to take the nauseous
quack medicine rather than eat nice pan
cakes, which give tone to the stomach,
action to the liver and general health to
the person by cleansing the yitals, NOV
ing inward disease to the cuticle; then
when people scratch, they say hard words
against nice buckwheat pancakes, which
are both nutritious food and palatable med
ttix-C0r. Western Rural.