The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-02-24
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
The Household.

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BREAKFASTS. Ts.-Breakfast is meal
about which there is great diversity of
opinion. Some will have it that the
French plan of breakfasting at twelve or
one o'clock is the proper one, taking
only cup of coffee on rising; others
that good meal before beginning the
days work is absolutely indispensable.
We are inclined to favor the last opinion,
at least as far as our busy people are
concerned. 1t would be rather hard for
the father of the family to have nothing
but a cup of coffee and roll to work
upon from eight o'clock until one. We
are inclined to think that those who favor
the late breakfast system have nothing
to call them up early, and so can easily
wait to partake of sort of half break
fast half luncheon. Breakfast parties
have become quite fashionable of late
years. They are of course given at the
same hour as lunch, and are only dis
tinguishable from that meal by differ
ence in the menu. We propose to give
few good breakfast recipes-not for
fashionable late breakfasts, but for q
hearty meal to commence the day at, say
eight or nine o'clock.
HAM ToAsT.-Mix with one tablespoon
ful of finely chopped or grated ham, the
beaten-up yolk of an egg, and a little
cream and pepper; heat over the fire,
and then spread the mixture either on
hot buttered toast or on slices of bread
fried quite crisp in butter; serve very
hot.
GRILLED SLICES OF MUTToN.-Cu
some rather thick slices of underdone
cold mutton, score them well, and rub
in plcntifully some common mustard,
salt and cayenne pepper; then broil them
over clear fire, and serve with the fol
lowing sauce
GRILL SAUcE.-Take one gill Of good
gravy, mix with it one tablespoonful of
mushroom catsup, one of French mus
tard, few chopped capers, a little grated
lemon-peel; add a thickening of butter
and -four and few drops of lemon
juice; simmer till quite hot; pour over
the grill and serve.
KIDNEYS WITH MACARoNI.-Cookt two
ounces of macaroni, broken into con-
venient pieces, in boiling water; skin
two or three mutton kidneys, remove the
fat, and cut them into thin slices; sea-
son with salt, cayenne, and finely minced
herbs; fry them on both sides in butter;
en- stew them in half pint of gravy,
well favored with fresh or canned to.
matoes; dish with layer of the maca-
roni over them, the gravy poured over;
add pepper, salt and some grated cheese;
brown with salamander.
HoMINY MUFFINs. Stake two cups of
fine hominy boiled and cold; beat it
smooth; stir i'll three cups of sour milk,
half a cup of melted butter, two tea
spoonfuls of salt and two tablespconfuls
of white sugar; then add three eggs well
beaten, one teaspoonful of soda dissolved
in hot water, and one large cup of flour;
bake quickly.-NeaD York Times.
Farm Hints.
There is enough out door work to
keep farmers busy everywhere. Gath
ering materials for manure, making
composts of coarse materials, with cotton
seed and superphosphates for corn and
cotton, top-dressing grass fields and fol
encouraging the growth of native pas
lures, plowing, fencing, and cleaning
ont water courses, will employ Southern
farmers. At the North, there is frewood
to cut and haul, rails to split, fence
posts to hew and bore, ice to cut and
put away, the smokehouse to look to-
manure to turn over, and many Other
evenings rest over an instructive bool
or paper, very acceptable. Every farm
has its special needs that require pro
viding for.
There is as much need to keep roads
in good repair during the snowy season.
as in summer. Bare spots that are
swept by the wind, should be packed
over with snow when the sun is warn
and the snow soft. 1t may then be beat
en- down, 50 that it will not drift away
" Cradle-holes, the "thank c-marms
OF New England, may be repaired by
laying lrush across the hollow, and GOV
eriug it with snow, which should be vel
trampled down. Where the roads ar
muddy, the best way is to temporaril,
repair them by filling the holes will
brush, or by laying brush across tn
soft spots. it is useless to repair road
with earth or stone while they are wet
Oxen should be we'll fed, and we
oir1ed every day, to bring them int
good condition for spring work, A wea
animal will soon give out under the frs
hot suns of spring. A bull may be mad
to ut least earn his feed. He will b
more tractable and more trustworthy fo
it. 4 bull had better do much of th
hauling and odd jobs of the farm, tina
to be tied up to fret and become savage
The small things which need attentio
now, become numerous and pressing
The first thing that should be done,
it has not already been done, is to pre-
cure an account book, and begin to kee
accounts with the crops and stock. I'll
wagons aud carts need painting or II
pairing; the plows to be overhaule,
harrow teeth pointed; seed to be selec
ed or procured; harness to be repaire
and cleaned; the thrashing machine an
horsepower to be cleaned and ole
and many other small but really impor
ant matters, will now need attention
These should be looked for with a shal
eye, and when found, make note of, {
let them be attended to at once.-Agr
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