Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-11-13
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD


NEW YKAR's CAKE.-Two cups of
sugar, one cup of water, one-half tea
spoon of soda and seeds.
RUsK.-One and one-half cups Of
sugar, one cup of sweet milk, half cup
of butter and one cup of yeast.
Pound CAKR.-Six eggs, three-quar-
ters of a pound of butter, three-quarters
of pound OF sugar, one pound of -four,
one small teacup of milk, one even tea
spoon of cream-tartar and half tea
spoon of soda.
RED PEPPER.-A piece of red pepper
the size of your fnger-nail, put into
meat or vegetables when first beginning
to cook, will aid greatly in killing the
unpleasant odor arising therefrom. Re
member this for boiling cabbage, green
beans, onions, chickens, mutton, etc.
THE Best WAY TO Cook CoDFIsB.-
Strip it of its skin and cut in pieces
about the size of ones hand ; place it in
water and allow it to simmer on the
never be allowed to boil. Boiling hard
ems and darkens the fish, and deprives il
of its flavor.
CRACKED WHEAT.-Rinse thoroughly
with cold water two teacups of wheat,
add four cups of cold water, place the
basin in a steamer and cover closely.
In half an hour or so stir and salt to the
taste. Let it steam four or five hours,
stirring once or twice. Good hot, warm
or cold, for breakfast, dinner or tea. To
be eaten with rich milk or cream, if you
are fortunate enough to have it. Many
use little sugar with this and with
graham pudding.
ABOUT BUTTER. While some dishes
are improved for most tastes, by the
judicious use of good butter, vastly
greater number arc spoiled by the in
judicious use of bad butter. To put
bad butter into pastry, buildings and
vegetables, does not make the butter
good. 1t simply spoils the pastry, pud-
dings and vegetables. Many dishes are
overdone with sweet butter; while
others in which it is usually found are
much better without it. American
cooks have entirely too much faith in
the virtue and potency of grease.
Experiments In Grass Cutting.
The German papers publish details of
series of experiments carried on at the
agricultural schools, for the purpose
of testing the nutritive properties of
grass and hay at various stages. The
experiments were initiated by the exces-
sive demand for forage in Germany, but
are not the less valuable on that account.
By an elaborate series of analyses, it is
shown why young grass is more nutri-
tious than mature grass. The physio-
logical experiments show that it is more
easily digestible, Thus grass two and
one-half inches high contains nearly fifty
per cent. more of albuninoids than grass
which is six inches high, and ten more
of "crude fat" The mature grass con
tains more woody fiber and less flesh.
forming matter than young grass, and
besides this, it is found that nutritious
albuminoids exist in less soluble form
in hay than young grass. Hence the
difference of nutritious value and diges
tibility. Autumnal hay was found to b.
more nutritious and digestive than sum
mer hay.
Draining a Farm.
Much discussion has been developed
as to the best methods of draining land
Some dig bitches and fill them with tn,
surplus stones found lying about tn,
farm, either loosely over the fields or il
useless fences that obstruct the free us
of the mower and the pillow. Others bu,
tiles and lay narrow bitches, being care
full to cover the joints to prevent sane
and loose dirt from washing in, an,
filling up the water course. Other
still, wishing to avoid SO much labor il
digging bitches, simply pillow the Ian
in ridges, leaving open bitches between
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water will slowly settle away. ALI thes
methods are commendable, and will ger
orally pay the whole cost of the work i
few years.
Weevil in Corn.
A farmer whose corn was troubled b
weevils says he worked as follows
When his corn was being housed,
kept by the crib or barn an open sac
of salt upon every wagon load of col
he would scatter about two quarts
salt. By this means, while the ravages
the weevil were not entirely prevente
yet they were reduced perhaps sevent
five per cent The shucks of the col
were rendered very palatable to stoc
and the grain of the corn suffered no i
jury whatever. apprehend that Il
universal application of this inexpensi
remedy to corn cribs will be found
curtail great waste.