The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-07-29
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.
Oak timber loses about one-fifth Of its
weight in; seasoning and about onethird
Of its weight in becoming perfectly dry.

Oak timber loses about one-fifth Of its
weight in; seasoning and about onethird
Of is weight in becoming perfectly dry.
1t is we'll known that tobacco smoke
when properly applied effectually clears
the plants in frame or green house from
the aphis; but the same agent when used
in the open air is almost useless, for al,
though puff of smoke will dislodge the
icated for time and will speedily return
to its predatory attacks.
-Scald a quart Of gooseberries in water
until they are soft, drain, and when cold
work them smooth with spoon. Add
half pound of powdered loaf sugar, four
ounces of fresh butter, four ounces OF
bread crumbs, and the yolks of four and
the whites of two eggs-more eggs may be
used if liked. Beat all together for quar-.
ter of an hour. Strew sifted sugar over
and serve hot or cold .- ~
Morning Glory ent.-Describe . cir
Gle eight or ten feet in diameter. About
equi.distaht from each other place poles
about twelve feet high, meeting at the
top; fasten them by = wire running
through them. Between the interstices
run tarred Irvine from the wire to stakes
driven down even with the surface of the
ground. Plant vines, the various kinds of
Ipomea, all around, having cut the sod up
for the purpose, making bed six inches
wide running around. The vines will
soon grow and conceal the wood, and you
will have a morning-glory tent, a marvel
of beauty and comfort.
Many q woman's happiness would be
enhanced, yes, her life prolonged, if she
could only have time to devote to the
culture of few flowers in doors and out
in the garden, and, in a majority of cases,
she can have the time if she will only de-
eide to neglect that which is Of infinitely
less Importance: We know that the cares
of farmers wife are manifold and con-
tinuous, still We know, too, that life is
given us to make the most of, and it is
the duty of every wife and mother to live
as long and happy as she can, not for her
own sake alone, but for the influence it will
have over the lives of the children, whose
remembrance of early home should be the
happiest that can be recollected.-Detroit
Free Press.
Boiled Split Peas-Look over them
carefully and put to cook with about
three parts water to two of the peas. Boil
up and then cook slowly for three hours,
or until perfectly soft, so as to mash read
lily with spoon. If cooked very gently
they may not need any more water. Have
them when done of any consistency you
choose about like mush-if they are
to be served with vegetables for dinner.
They may be cooked smooth or mashed
by stirring, but it is better to let them re-
main partly in shape, though tender.
Very good with potatoes, turnips, rather
acid fruit sauce and oatmeal breakfast
cake, or oatmeal baked in other forms. 1t
is almost as good as fresh when warmed
by putting into pan with little water
and heating slowly without much stirring.
-Rmul Nep Yorker.
Set posts firmly in the ground, six feet
high and eight feet apart. Take No. 8
wire and stretch it from post to post, out
side, fastening with staples made of wire
driven into posts. Place three wires one
inch apart, one foot from the ground; an
other three at top of posts. Take COM
mon laths and weave in, leaving three
inches space between sides of each. This
makes the fence four feet high. Then take
other laths, picket one end, chamfer the
other like chisel- blade, and interweave
among the top wires; then shove the
chamfered edge down beside the top of
the bottom lath, tapping under wire two
inches. This makes a cheap, durable and
pretty fence, seven feet and ten inches
high, and is fowl-tight The wires should
be left somewhat slack, as Interviewing
the laths will make it up.-Pouktry World.