The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-08-02
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD


Cheese Cakes.
Put pint OF warm cream into n sauce
pan over the fire, and when it is warm
add to it five quarts Of new milk. Then
put in some rcnnct, stir it, and when it
is turned put the curd into linen cloth
or bag. Let the whey drain from it,
but do not squeeze it too much. Put it
into mortar and pound it MS fine rs
possible add half n pound Of sweet
almonds, blauchcd, and half pound of
biscuit powder, then add niue wcll-beaten
yolks Of eggs, n grated nutmeg, little
rose or orange flower water, and half II
pound OF fine sugar.
Slice n small leaf or roll rs thin rs pos
sible, first cutting oil the crust pour on
to it Il pint of boiling cream, and let it
sand two hours. Beat together eight
eggs, half pound of butter, and nut
meg grated. Mix them into the cream
and bread, with half n pound OF currants,
well washed and dried, and n spoonful Of
brandy. Bake them in patty pans Oh n
crust nised on the edges.
Boil four ounces Of rice till it is ten
der, and then put into sieve to drain ;
mix it with four eggs well beaten up,
half pound of butter, half pint Of
cream, six ounces Of sugar, nutmeg
grated, and a glass Of brandy. Beat all
well together.
Wording Cows.
A correspondent OF the Buffalo Lire
.SiDcE JOUWdi, who has n small farm of
ten acres, is trying tho experiment OF
having all his farming done with cows,
thus saving the expense OF keeping
horses. He broke n pair OF two-ycar-
old heifcrs, with 4 view OF using them
when they got old enough and Of SUI
cient strength. He finds them gentle
and teachablc, and, from what he has
used them the past fall, just in tho way
OF making them handy, he finds they
yield MS muclr milk rs his hcifcrs usually
Laye done. He argues that on so small
farm it would require large proper.
ton Of it to keep span of horses,
whereas ii COW can be made to per.
form the necessary teamwork and al
the same time yield good supply Of
milk, the saving on account OF not keep
ing the horse will DO at least one hun,
drcd and twenty dollars annually. He
proposes to adopt the system Of soiling,
and to keep eight cows on the ten acres
II the cows arc all broken to the yoke
this would give him four teams, and
thus, by n frequent change of teams, nc
animal need DO put to long or excessive
labor during any dny.
RcprllIng wirc Worms.
I give you my experience with the
wire worm, says J. b., in Country Gen,
Ncman: Being troubled with the little
pests ono year, was advised to soak
my seed corn in solution Of copperas
and saltpeter, using ono-fourth OF q
pound each to bushel Of ears OF com
mon cight-rowed corn. Tho result was
that my seed NIL grew, and lost none
by the wire worms, and never saw corr
have SO dark andvigorous color before
Since then always soak my seed twelve
hours after being shelled. l do moi
know as it would effect tho cut worm
but have never been troubled witt
them since l used the solution Of cop
peras and saltpeter. Neither was 1 ovel
troubled with them when l plowed my
corn ground in the fall, which I woult
invariably do on old sod. Some farmer
exterminate them by hunting them out
in the hill and killing them by hand
but this is slow and tedious work, ant
is liable to be sighted by hired hands
An ounce Of prevention is worth pount
Of cure, is proverb true in this casc.
Ent,I.,, sh,,, u,,n..
Gen. Brisbin, of the United State
army, in m article on tree planting, say
the ash is one Of the best trees to sc
out. The walnut is favorite tree also
while the oak is the most valuable OF all
Birch makes excellent fuel and is valu
able for cabinet work. In northern
Michigan the canoe birch grows to I
height of seventy feet. It's bark is whit
and tho tree highly ornamental. Seet
can always be obtained in Wisconsin
The seed bed should be light, sand,
loan, and the seed should be covered
but lightly and well sheltered from tn
sun until tho plants are two or thre
inches high. Tho white willow i
valuable. As wind-hrcak it can b
grown rapidly, and for protection o
farms from hot and cold winds, sun
rain, slect and snow, tho willow canno
be overnted. When planted singly i
cttains n growth of seventy to eight
feet i'll height, with M immense trunk
but its value is most realized whe
planted in rows rs road shades.
Raspberry Vinegar.
Tho following is n good recipe 10
raspberry vinegar: Pour over one poun,
OF bruised berries one quart of the bcs
cider vinegar; next dry, strain the liquo
on one pound of fresh ripe raspbcrries
bruise them also, and on the followin
day do tho same. Do not squeeze tn
fruit, only drain the liquor thoroughly
Put tho juice into II stone jar and nd
sugar in proportion OF one pound to
pint. When the sugar is melted, plac
the jars in saucepan Of water, whic
heat skim tho liquor, and, after it In
simmered for few minutes, remoy
from the fire, cover, and bottle.