The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-04-27
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Domestic Recipes.


How TO MAKE TEA.-In China ten i.
never decocted, it is infused; and the
reason is that the acrid quality contain.
ed in the stems is not liberated in @
quick drawing" Take porcelain poi
for tea, and scald it with freshly boiling
water; then to every heaping tablespoon.
full of tea add breakfast cup of water
when the tea has drawn exactly five min.
utes, and no more, pour all off and drink
with sugar only. The leaves aro very
useful afterward for carpet sweeping,
but tea amateurs rarely try such an
acrid preparation as a second drawing,
the offensive flavor Of which must be
disguised with milk.
SAGo JELLY.-Take teacup of sago
and boil in three pints and O half of wa
ter; when cold add half o pint of rasp-
berry syrup; pour the wholeinto a shape
which has been rinsed in cold water, and
let it stand until sufficiently set to turn
out well. When dished. pour q little
cream around it if preferred.
PoTATo SoUP.-Take six good sized
potatoes sliced thin, quart and pint
of water, pint of milk, lump of butter
the size of an egg, pepper and salt to
p'uo ohO ouopOt uuN Siu 1hClo IL Jou pICltI
them.
RHUBARB MARMALADE.-Pe five Or
nnges, taking away the white rind and
pips; put the pulp into the stewpan,
with the peel cut very SMALL add five
pounds of rhubarb, cut small, and four
pounds of loaf sugar; boil the whole two
honrs, and the fruit half an hour before
adding the sugar. Three lemons instead
of five oranges will make an agreeable
change.
GoosEBERRY VINEGAR.-Two quarts
of mashed gooseberries ull-grown-but
green, not ripe; allow for this quantity
three quarts of water. Let the fruit
soak two days, then press out the juice,
strain it, and add one pint of sugar to
each gallon; put it into a barrel, add q
little yeast, and let it ferment.
CoCoANUT PUDDING. Crate cocoanut;
then stew it slowly in one quart of milk
pour this on half loaf of baker S
bread; when cold add one pound sugar
and one-half pound butter beaten to q
cream; then add six eggs, and bake.
ORANGE CAKE.-One cup white sugar.
one small half-cup butter, two cups
flour, one-half cup cold water, five eggs
whites of four only, two teaspoonfuls
baking powder, juice and rind of one
orange: bake like jelly cake; frost each
layer; make frosting of the remaining
white.
Corn STARCH CAKE.-Half pound corn
starch, half pound wheat flour, six eggs,
half pound butter, one pound sugar. one
small cup sweet milk, two teaspoonfuls
baking powder.
Snow PUDDING.-One ounce of gela-
tine; pour on it q pint and half of boil
ing water; add two teacups of white
sugar, the grated peel and juice of two
lemons; strain into deep dish to cool;
when it commences to jelly add to it the
whites of four we'll beaten eggs, beat all
until the dish is full, put in molds and
place in cool place.
APPLE PUDDING. Make pastry as for
apple dumplings, roll it out, lay it on a
pudding cloth, pile up some sliced
apples, sprinkle plenty of dark brown
sugar on and cinnamon OF nutmeg, add
half cup of water, gather up the edges
of the paste together, tie the cloth loose
ly, boil an hour and half.
Advice to Young Farmers.
A correspondent, giving advice to
young farmers, says: 1t is not always
safe ~ practice the same system UPON
one farm that is practiced upon another.
although the twoa adjoining; much de-
pends upon situation as we'll as soil. I
have observed that very fair crops of
corn have been grown number of years
IN succession on the same land without
the aid of fertilizer; while on other
land nearly and apparently as good, but
having different location, when farmed
IN corn three or four years in succession,
the last crops were little better than nub-
bins. When crops are rotated they are
much more productive than when the
same article is grown for number of
years In succession, and the land is kept
in better heart. Therefore adopt some
good system OF rotation. Plow deep and
well, always getting your crop in the
ground Ill good season and harvesting it
at tue proper time. Early planting of
crops is generally the best. Never at
tempt to do more than can be done well.
Look closely afterthe manure pile-there
IS nothing of more importance to the
farm. Contract no debts unless it is for
real estate, or judiciously improving
what you already own. Be Industrious,
practice economy, and sell your crops
whenever they are ready for market
Take good agricultural paper, one that
keeps you posted in what is going on in
your line of business, especially the
markets. Spend your evenings at homo
reading your paper and keeping accurate
accounts of the management of the farm.
II you are blessed with good health, and
these rules are observed, you will find
farming honorable, easy and profitable.