The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-12-28
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.
-Cocoanut shells make the very be
hanging haskets

-Cocoanut shells make the very best
hanging baskets.
In cold weather currying horses and
colts is just as important as feeding.
If there are no good springs near the
barn, wells should be dug conveniently,
and supplied with wind-mills to pump
water for stock, and save them from long
drives in the storm to water.-Iowa State
Register.
Plum Pudding.-One quart of milk,
twelve pounded crackers, one cup
chopped suet, one cup raisins, one cup
currants, one cup molasses, a teaspoonful
of salt. Steam at least three hours, and
serve with sauces.
The farmers sons who read the most
papers and books are the brightest boys
in the neighborhood, take the lead in de-
batting societies, sooner assume leading
position in society, and are frequently
promoted to the most honorable positions
in the Government.
Pumpkin or Squash Pies.-Steam the
squash till we'll done and dry; strain
through fine colander; add liberal
supply of butter while the vegetable is
hot. stirring we'll. Add, also, salt, sugar,
cinnamon good deal, and ginger little,
and eggs, two to every pint Of the vegeta-
BILE. Then make quite sweet with sugar
and add, lastly, milk enough to leave it
quite thick batter. Plenty of batter,
and plenty of cinnamon, and sweet
enough, then you are sure of a good
pumpkin pie.
Baked Apple Dumplings.-One pint
of flour, one tablespoonful lard and but
ter mixed, one cup Of milk, one-h half tea
spoonful of soda dissolved in hot water,
one of cream tartar, pinch of salt.
Chop the shortening into the flour; after
you have sifted this and the cream tartar
together, put in the soda and wet up
quickly with the milk-just stiff enough
to roll into paste less than half an inch
thick. Cut into squares, and lay in the
center Of each a tart apple, pared aud
cored, bring the corners of the square
neatly together, aud pinch slightly. Bake
in a moderate oven; eat with hot sweet
sauce.
DO not neglect the pigs and leave
them to root hog or die" during the
winter. The less roofing they have to do
now the better off they will be in the
spring. Help them to grow through the
winter months and they will be able to
help themselves through the balance of
the year. DO not allow them to occupy
the same straw for bedding longer than Il
week at time; burn up the old leaves
and replace them with fresh bedding
this will prevent them from becoming
lousy. \ bed in an open lot away from a
shed OF any kind, and where the rays of
the sun can reach it, is preferable except
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from the dust that is sure to accumulate
in a bed under shelter. ''An ounce of
preventive is worth a pound of cure
Keep them clean and well provided with
fresh water and plenty of food, and you
will have no occasion to look for receipt
for hog cholcra.-Ctnacinnati Times.
1t is little singular that taste or
fashion as to the color of the flesh of
fowls varies at different large markets.
In the London market, yellow skinned
birds are not sought for, the pink or flesh.
colored skin being the favorite there
while in New York the yellow is pre-.
ferrcd in marked degree. The ques.
tons naturally arise, what is the reason
for this difference in taste and which are
the best for the table as to flavor, delicacy,
etc? There is no doubt that those fowls
which are celebrated for their peculiar
richness of flavor and delicate flesh mainly
! belong to the pink, or, as some people
call them, the whlte-skinned varieties
Such fowls are the Games, Houdans
Dorkings, etc. Perhaps the reason fol
the preference for yellow in New York is
that proper discrimination is not made
between the pink and dark or blue skinned
fowls III choosing fowls for the table, the
latter Of which are generally poor in quail
ity, such as Spanish, Hamburgs, etc
Another reason may be that all the pink
skins are very tender to dress, tearing
easily, and extra care is required in dress
ing to make them look attractive, and ii
they come from a long distance and are a
all damaged they do not present as clear
and nice an appearance as those with vel.
low skins.-H. H., in Rura1 Neso Yorker