The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-06-21
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Farm Notes and Hints.

reau1ly as RrapeVlneS. Let those who
have small gardens bear this in mind
A few vines can be grown occupying
very little space.
Hang an old stub of broom in the
tool shed now to clean the plows and
cultivators. And saw the handle short
from q light one and keep it close by the
place for hoes and shovels.
Agents are around in the United
States trying to sell what they call
"ivory wheat" new kind of spring
wheat. The article they offer is not
wheat at all, but variety of Indian
millet.
w. r. Lazenby, of the horticultural
department of Cornell University, has
made a number of experiments, and
anis that by sprouting garden seeds be-
fore sowing there is gain of three or
four days in the time of ripening.
Few persons practice pruning cucum-
Der, melon, and other similar kinds of
vines still, it is just as beneficial, if
properly DONE, as the annual pruning of
the grape and other woody plants. The
pruning should be confined, however,
to the pinching off of the ends of shoots
only.
To keep the roots from rambling we
lift, and if necessary shorten few times
while the trees are young, thus bringing
them into the habit of forming fibry
roots near home; while to prevent them
entering cold, unsuitable soil we find
there is nothing SO effectual as keeping
the surface soil in a suitable state as re-
CARDS moisture and richness, aud, of
course, not digging and cropping it.
A farmer states that he planted five
rows Of corn with seed taken from the
three inches below the top of the ear,
rejecting the imperfect grains at the ex-
treme point !; then five rows taken fiom
the middle and base of the ear, rejecting
the imperfect grains at the butt. The
result was that the five rows planted
from the middle and butt of the ear
ripened about two and half weeks be.
fore the other rows, the corn of the
former being better cared and filed to
the end of the cob.
The celebrated farmer, John johnson,
of Geneva, N. Y, says he has used
plnster every year since he came on his
farm, now tifty-four years and it has
done wonders for him on corn, clover,
and grass. The first he used was on
corn, soaking the corn in water, then
planted plastered corn, and hired man
planted the corn that was not plastersd.
When the corn was up, that which was
plastered was stronger and better col
ored than the other. It kept ahead
throughout the season, and when ripe
q blind man could have told the differ
ence by feeling the stalks and ears.
Domestic Recipes.
SPONGE CAKE.-Three eggs, one CUP
full sugar, one cupful flour, one tea
spoonful cream of tartar. half a tea
spoonful of soda.
CORN BREAD.-One pint of butter
milk, two eggs, one pint Indian meal.
two tablespoonfuls melted butter, a little
salt, one teaspoonful soda.
LEMON CooKEs.-One pint sugar.
one cupful butter, three eggs, three
pints -four, juice of one lemon, one tea
spoonful of soda dissolved in boiling
water.
CRuIhERs.- cupful of butter.
two cupfuls of white sugar, four eggs
one cur:ul of milk, one teaspoonfui of
saleratus dissolved in milk, one tea
spoonful of salt.
MohAssEs CAKE.-One. half cupful
butter, one-half cupful sugar, one.half
cupful molasses, one-half cupful sour
milk OF water, one-iiaif ttsiaspoofui tsiaspooiffu III soda,
two cupfuls of flour; spices to taste
one egg.
LEMON PK.-Take two lemons. peel.
and CRATE the rind; of the remainder ex.
press the juice and cut in small pieces:
add one egg and one and half soda
crackers; water enough to fill the pie:
sugar 20 taste.
RHUBARB TART.-One pint stewed
rhubarb or pie plant, four ounces sugar.
one=half pint cream, two ounces pound
ed cracker, three eggs; rub the stewed
rhubarb through a sieve; beat the other
ingredients well; bake with q bottom
crust only, half an hour.
COFFEE CAKE.-One cupful of butter.
one cupful of brown sugar, one cupfui
OF molasses, one cupful of coffee pre-
pared as for the table when cold, five
cupfuls OF -four, one teaspoonful of soda
dissolved in some of the coffee, two cup
fuls OF raisins after being pitted, cloves
and cinnamon.
PHILADELPHIA Ice CREAM. - Two
quarts milk (cream if you have it,, three
tabiespoonfuls of arrowroot, the whites
OF eight eggs well beaten, one pound
powdered sugar boil the milk thicken
with the arrowroot and the sugar, and
little salt /; pour the whole upon the
eggs flavor with vanilla or lemon.
CURRANT JELLY.-Wash your cur
rants, put them in kettle, stems and
all, mash, and boil fifteen minutes after
they begin to boil then strain, and
measure, and boil fifteen minutes long