American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-10-09
FARM AND HOME.

"A Warrantable Pudding.-Two cups
of flour, one cup sugar, one tablespoon
butter, one egg, one teaspoon soda, two OF
cream of tartar; steam one and one hall
hours. Currants, raisins or any fruit a.
sired can be used.
| Some weeds can be killed nd pre-
vented from growing in garder pains py
watering the ground with a "eak solution
of carbolic acid, one PCT pure crystal
lized acid to 1000 parS water. Sprinkle
from watering pot,
For the PROJECTION of iron and steel
tools against past VOgel recommends
solution of vnite wax in benzinc. The
latter, heaed, will dissolve half its weight
of wax. This will preserve the metal,
even from the action of acid vapors. Ap-
ply With brush.
The best time for watering plants is
coward evening, as the evaporation is not
watered only in the morning, they so soon
dry off that they do not get the full bene-
fit of the evaporation process, which sup
plies the place of dew and makes them
look fresher and more vigorous.
Handsome ornaments can be made by
mounting fern leaves on glass. The
leaves must first be dyed or colOred. They
are then arranged on the mirror according
to fancy. A butterfly or two may be add
ed. Then a sheet of clear glass of the
same size is placed on top, and the two
sheets secured together at the edges and
placed in frame.
Rice Coffee-This is COED food for
children who are suffering with summer
complaints, and is made by browning the
grains of rice like coffee, and afterward
boiling them. 1t is not unpalatable, very
nourishing, and can be made any strength
that is required. With the addition of
sweet cream and loaf sugar a child of
two or three years will require no other
food until the disease is removed.
-Fermenty.-Thisi is one of the Area
dian dishes seldom seen save in the coun-
try, made as it is from fresh wheat. 1t
is, however, very much liked by some
persons for a breakfast, or eaten as light
dessert. Beat the wheat in a mortar till
the husk comes off; boil it until it is
thoroughly done with little water, TAX
ing care that it does not stick to the bot
tom of the kettle and burn; then add
mornings milk, and boil it for few min
utes longer, so that the milk may be
thickened. One and a half quarts of milk
are sufficient for ten persons Eaten with
powdered sugar and nutmeg.
-Lapland Cakes.-These are the most
delicate of all tea cakes. and delightful if
made by scrupulously-c careful cook.
Take five eggs, beat the whites and yelks
separately till 10th are as light as may be;
then mix them together. and add one
pint of rich cream, with as much flour as
will make it the consistency of pound
cake batter. This quantity it is ascer-
tanned by experiment to be about one pint
of sifted flour. Half fill small tin shapes
with the batter, and set it to bake in
well-heated oven. Ten minutes should
suffice for the baking, and the cakes
should be sent to table.while piping hot.
Selecting Seed Corn.-Corn which
gets fully ripe before the early frosts is
much better than that which is only about
half matured. And the only way to OBJ
tain corn which will be sure to ripen in
our Northern States is either to plant only
some small and early variety or to save
for seed the ears of the latter kinds which
first get ripe. There are varieties grown
in New England which would be first rate
if they were perfectly sure to ripen, but
in short seasons they do not get well
matured. But for this fact they would be
much better and more profitable than the
smaller kinds. By selecting the seed in
the lot before the crop is cut. so as to
make sure of getting the ears which rip
eHed first, and following this course year
after year, these later varieties may be
made to ripen before there is any danger
of frost. We know man who, by follow
ing this course many years, has caused
his corn to ripen two weeks earlier in the
season than it did when he began. He
goes into tile field when the husks begin
to turn brown and selects the ripest ears,
and as far as possible takes them from
stalks which produce two good sized and
perfect ears. These are husked and put
in cool place where they will keep with
out heating. We commend his example
to other farmers as worthy of imitation
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