The Worthington advance., 1876-11-23

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= = $s.5* Live stock IN England. ts.5s;s::s
From the agricultural returns of
Great Britain for 1875, just issued, it
seems that the number Of horses, cat.
tie, sheep, and pigs in England; Scot.
land and Wales, a. returned by occu.
piers Of land on the 25th OF June last.
was as follows: Horses used. solely
for purposes Of agriculture, 078, 8,5s7 :.
unbroken horses Of any age and mares
kept solely for the purpose of breed.
ing, 4o5. .oS9 ; making a total Of 1874.
576 horses, (including ponies, against
1.34O,l29 returned in the year 1875.
OF cattle there were at the same date
2,227, ,887 cows and heifers in milk or in
calf other cattle two years Of age and
above, 1867 ,641 !; under two years of
age 2,052, ,294 making total Of 5,847,.
802 cattle for 1875, against o,0l2,224
in 1875. OF sheep there were 18,248,.
352 one year old and above !: o,o24,5oo
under one year old in all, 28.l72,-
o5l, against % l67, ,438 in the previous
year. The number Of pigs returned is
2, ,293,62o in 1875, against 1928, ,0l8 in
1875. The returns of horses, cattle,
sheep and pigs for the Isle Of Man,
Channel Islands, Jersey, and Guern-
sey, &C., for 1875, gives the following
results of Isle of Man: Horses, total
number for 1875, 5,25s; cattle, 10, ,2oe;
sheep, 70,55o; pigs, e,142. Channel
Islands,( Jersey Horses, 2,2l2 cattle,
II 1902 sheep, 488 +; pigs, 5,936. Guern.
sey, &c.--Horses, 1862; cattle, 6,686;
sheep, 1855 pigs, 1858. 1t is, how.
ever, stated in note that the figures
of 1875 may be subject to future re.
vision, the final correction in some
cases not having yet been received.
Choice Recipes.
Sauce for dressing. Two eggs, l.2
cup of sugar, butter the size of an egg,
4 tablespoonfuls of boiling water.
Flavor with wine or brandy.
To Pan Oysters.-Put a good-sized
piece of butter, and salt and pepper in
a pan, let all melt together, then put
four oysters in and let them get thor
oughly done.
White sponge. One cup Of white
sugar, one of sweet milk, two eggs,
butter the size Of all egg, ono tea.
spoonful of soda, two Of cream tartar.
Mix not very stiff.
Delicate cake. Two cups white su.
gar, 1-2 of butter, one of sweet milk,
three of flour, whites oi four eggs, one
teaspoonful of cream tartar, 1-2 Of So
da. That is splendid.
English Pudding. One cup of chopped
suet, one cup of chopped raisins, one
cup Of molasses, one cup of sweet
milk, five cups Of flour, ono teaspoon
full of soda. Steam three hours.
Aunt Susannah' 8 Molasses Pie.-Cov.
er a plate with paste as for pumpkin
pie +; spread over this crust three ta-
blespoonfuls of flour, and spoonful Of
butter cut in small pieces, and five ia.
blespoons Of Orleans or maple syrup.
The latter is the best. Bake in a mod.
erately heated oven. When nearly
done, stir till the ingredients are well
mixed, then let it finish baking.
Lemon Pie without eggs.. Roll or
bruise two lemons until the juice will
squeeze from them. Then strip off
the rind and shred the remainder of
the lemons, casting out the seeds.
Crate one half the rind OF one lemon
and mix with one cupful Of sugar and
one of molasses. Beat three table
spoonfuls of flour and one of melted
butter into the mixture, and bake as
custards. Light bread crumbs may be
added instead of -four.
+ Pumpkin Butter.-Take out the
seeds Of one pumpkin, cut it in small
pieces and boil it soft. Take three
other pumpkins. cut them in small
pieces, and boil them soft; put them
in coarse bag, and press out the juice;
add the juice to the first pumpkin, and
let it boil ten hours or more; stir off,
en-. II the pumpkins are frozen the
juice will come out much better. It
will keep best in a wooden box or keg.
Chocolate Pudding.--One quart milk;
fourteen even tablespoonfuls of grated
bread.crumbs twelve tablespoonfuls
grated chocolate six eggs; one table,
spoonful of vanilla; sugar to make
very sweet. Separate the yolk and
and whites Of four eggs; beat up the
four yolks and two whole eggs together
very light, with the sugar. Put the
milk on the range, and when it comes
to perfect boil pour it over the bread
and chocolate; add the beaten oggs
and sugar and vanilla: taste it to be
sure it is sweet enough; pour into 4
buttered dish; bake one hour in a
moderate oven. When cold, and just
before it is served, have tho four
whites beaten with a little powdered
sugar, and favored with vanilla, and