The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-10-09
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.


APPLE BEgAD.-To one quart OF meal
pat QUO pint OF ripa chopped apples, nnc
'gg, u small piece Of butter, and lust
i,es!l water enough t. form stilr llnuAh.
The apples Should, Of course, be peeled
and minced very fine. Some persons
l.ke little sugar on the dough, Int it is
generally preferred without. This is n
farOrite with children. OF courso do
not omit little salt.
To REMOVE Rust FROM SrEEn.-Rub
it III sweet oil, mud let it lie twerty.four
hours; thon rub it again we'll with sweet
oil, and rub it of with dry urslaked
lime. Then take dry cloth npd rub
With lime second time. Another way,
liked better ny Somn, is to rub the steel
well with ptarlash, using huckskin
rlatl;, and polishing OF with sweet oil
and rotten stone.
SUETRr CAKE.--Use tho whites of one
d3HT eggs, tho yolks of only six, n
poalj OF sugar, n pOuul of butter, half
"pouRl ot Hour, and half pound OF
meal.-; Bor seasoning, use the juice Of
two Large lemous. Crcam the sugar md
butter together, an! then mix with tho
yolks, well beaten. Then Md alternately
q portion Of The whites, whipped stiff,
AID tho siftei flour, until it is NIL in.
The meal, of course, goes in with tho
-four. Let it be baked carefully in n
well regulated oven. This can also be
baked on thin tin plates, and piled up,
when done, with jelly Or preserves be
tween each layer.
ArrLE SLuMr.--Despitc its uuinvit.
ing title, this is good recipe. One
quart OF Siftel flour, two teaspooufuls
OF cream ol-tartar, one teaspoonful Of
soda. Then sift again all three together.
Do not fail to sift rs directed above it
is important, md should be done twice.
Mix n little dough with milk or water -;
milk is preferred. II water is used,
add one teaspoonful of lard. Make into
ACUTE soft dough, with spoon instead
OF tho hands. Take two Qunrts of apples
cnt INTO quarters (Ipples to measure two
quarts after being cut. Now prepare
ono cupfrl Of sugar anil halr n cupful
OF molasseS with two cupfn.s of water,
and seasoning OF nutmeg or cinnamon.
aud Il pinch of salt. Pl0ce the apples
and tlieSo ingredients i'll M non kettle,
and ny soon us the mixture hoils, put tho
dumplings on top, and boil briskly
twenty minutes. At the cnd of fifteen
minutes put III more water, il necessary,
togrevent burning. When sent to table,
little cream should DO poured into each
plate, or milk be served in small glasses.
Fall Plnntink.
Fruit bearing trees, shrubs, vines aud
bambles may BIZ transplanted IL the fall,
and very often ryfdcr more favorable
conditions and with better prospects of
success, thar il set ont in the spring.
There are some well known objections
raised against fall Planting, especially Of
truit trees, such as the long exposure to
the swaying OF the winds before growth
commences. But the injury or lisplace.
inent OF the roots from GwayiEg at the
top amounts to little compared To the
nlany striking advantages gained in
planting attn season Of tile wear when
there is comparative leisure, when tue
ground is usually dry and in good con-
tlition, aud when the necessary prepara-
tory stirring Of tho soil Gun be made
Without any extra expense. These are
points that tell in the growth aud pro-
ductlveEcsa OF fruit trees. either in'the
garden or tho orchard. II planted in
tue fall, the suil settles closely around
the roots aud lbers by tho time the
Hpring opens, and IN clrlier growth is
started thaa with spring setting, which
is often pushed back until tbe season is
well advanced, from causrs over which
the planter has no control. The spring
may DO backward Cough to hinder
Planting Of trees in n way inwhieh they
should be set out to insure success. all
other things being equal, there is no
doubt that spring would be the better
time to plant trees. Int this does not
often happen to he tho casu, rs every
practical fruit grower we'll knows. 1t Is
therefore wise to transplant in tho fall II
the trecs and tn" ground are in readi.
Ecss.-ScriJncr for October.
Apples for Stock.
Cattle are so fond of apples, and will
eat them 80 grecdily, especially when
half starved, rs many arc ut this season
OF the year, that they will, il allowed
free access ut fret to large quantities,
overload themselves to their injnry, inst
as they would DO liable to 10 il turned
suddenly IRON poor pasture into n
field Of luxuriRnt clover. Cows have
been injured and their milk dried III by
overeating apples, but il fed judiciplla-
ly they will increase the flow Of milk, M
surely Ms any other good cattle food. So
don't let the apples lilo under the trees
to rot Sd long rs there are hungry cattle
longing for them III tho pasture or the
barn. II one has no root cutter they
may be cut with little more labor in
square boxes, with spades or shovels.
And they may be fed whole, but, if So,
ono should watch the cattle at each feed.
ing until the last apple is swallowed In
case Of choking, turn tn animal loose
immediately, aud drive It about rapidly.
il over pair Of bars or down steeu
hill all the better. II this does not at.
ford relief, pour down quart OF soft
soup suds from the neck OF Junk bot.
tie. This will generally bring relief il