Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-07-03
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD,
Housekeeping Hints.

JUNBLES.-four eggs, one cup OF
sugar, one cup of butter; -four enough
to thicken and roll out soft. These will
keep a great while.
~ GINGER NUTs.-One pound of -four,
three-quarters pound of sugar, one
quarter pound of ginger, two ounces of
alspice, one ounce of caraway seed and
one pint of molasses.
RICE PANcAKEs.-Boil half pound
of rice to jelly. When cold, mix with
pint of cream, two eggs, little salt
and nutmeg. Stir in four ounces of but
ter, just warmed, and add as much flour
as will make batter thick enough. Fry
in as little lard as possible.
FRIED Pork STEAK.-Cut off the
rind, and if there is enough fat ON the
pork to fry it, rub it with salt, sage
and pepper, and fry until thoroughly
done; be careful not to burn it; it
should fry slow and long time; serve
the gravy as it is, or add water and lit
tie flour.
EGGs DRESSED SPANISH FASHION.
a frying pan toss a slice of rich bacon
for the sake of the fat it will render;
take away the bacon; mix teaspoonful
Of honey with the bacon fat; break into
it dozen new laid eggs, and do them
slowly; take them up with a skinner,
place them in dish, and almost mask
them with picked red and green capsi-
Gums, sliced.
CRACKED WHBAT.-Rinse thoroughly
with cold water two teacups of wheat,
add four cups of cold water, place the
basin in 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.
PEA SoUP.-Take a shank of beef or
neck piece, put it in the pot with two
gallons of water and little salt; boil
four hours; take two quarts of dry peas,
soak them over night, put them in q
kettle by themselves and boil till per-
fectly soft Gf they donot become tender,
add little soda and change the water);
then rub them through the colander;
take out the meat and strain the broth
upon the peas. If net thick enough,
add little flour. Split peas require no
straining.
TOMATO OMELET.-Select one quart of
fine ripe tomatoes, pour over them boil
ing water, to remove the skin; chop
them finely, put them in saucepan,
without any water; add two onions,
chopped fine; cover closely, and let
them simmer slowly an hour, then add q
little salt and cayenne, with a large
spoonful of bread crumbs; cover lightly.
Beat five eggs to stiff froth; have
ready heated pan, with a small piece
OF butter, stir m the eggs, brown it, anG
serve the moment it is done.
Care of Hay.
To make bright, sweet hay, says the
Rural World, the mode of stacking il
important. Some means of ventilation
mus. be employed, and in the stack OF
barn, that of filling wheat sack with
straw and raising it as fast as the clover
is deposited in layers or in the NOW OF
stack, is good means of making ven
tilating fue. The hay will be improved
and the tendency to fermentation di
minished, by the application of two o,
three quarts of salt to each ton, mingled
through the hay as it is placed in layer
on the stack or in the NOW. As a rule
no more salt should be used on the ha,
than will be likely to be wanted by tn
animals that are to eat it. Glover cure,
in the manner we have indicated will b
sweet, bright and healthful to eithe
cattle or horses. If no care is used i
curing it, as is frequently the case, an
it is dried to death as it were, or it
exposed to rains and dews while beins
Scured, it loses the fine aroma peculia
to it, as well as the leaves and more nu
tritious portions of it, and nothing bu
blackened, almost worthless mass n
mains. 1t will pay, and pay well, t
use more care and Judgment in curin
clover hay.
Farm Yard Walks.
The simplest and cheapest are made
coarse gravel. Excavate the bed of IL
path to the depth of six inches or NOR
and fill it up with stones. This make
excellent drainage, and forms soil
foundation. Let the top be dresse
with clean gravel, and the path is fl
,ished. On most farms there are troubl
some stones lying around which mig
be put to good use in this way. Eve
barn yard ought to have the convenient
OF decent paths, when lasting ones CT
be 80 easily and cheaply built. TIL
any man can be content to plod aroul
in dung and filth up to his ANKLES, VIII
he might have dry walks at trifing c
pense, is mystery. Very little thong
given to this matter this summer won
convince any man that before next +
he ought to make some barnyard wall
Next winter and spring he will feel
respectable when able to keep out of t
mud, that he will spare no pains to ha