The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-12-11
FARM. GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.


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md rosst them in the pan around or
under tho beef, il it il on tho spit;
serve separately on sauce dish with
bowl OF gravy.
To MAKE CHICKEN HAsu.-Pick the
meat from two cold boiled or roasted
chickens; chop it fne; put III q small
saucepan two ounces OF butter, with two
ta6lespooufuls OF flour; cook q little; Iii.
luto with pint OF chicken broth; boil
two minutes, add tho yolks OF four
eggs, mixed with little cream, tho
juice OF lemon, two pats Of butter,
salt, pepper, grated nutmeg mud table.
spoonful OF chopped parsley; tEen add
tho chicken, and warm we'll without
boiling; servo with eight soft poaohed
eggs, set in row over tho hash, and n
furnishing Of heart shaped cuts oil white
bread, fried in clarified butIer.
To PREPARE SHEEr's HEAD.-Iakc q
large Sleeps head, cleanse, Trim and
wipo it well; place it in we'll buttered,
oval, flat, well timed copper bakingpan,
with salt, grated nutmeg, two onions
nnd'a green pepper chopped fine, two
ladlefulg Of stewod tomatoes, highly
garnishcd bunch OF parhley, u iow bits
Of butter Oh the top, and place n but.
tered paper over all; set on tho Ere,
START slowly, let simmer gently for about
forty minutes, taking caro- to OCCASION
ally sprinkle tho fish with its gravy;
when done, place tho fish on n dish, and
keep it warm take out the parsley and
transfer tho tomato sAuce, ETC., to n
saucepan, with o pint OF E$pngnoIe
sAuce reduce TO proper consistency;
add the juice OF lemon and n table.
spoonful Of chopped parsley; servo up
the fish in largo dish p0ur the sauce
over, mud serve dish Of plain boiled
rice with tho fish.
SALT RISING BREAD.-Tako q stono
jar Tor pitcher will do) that will hold
about two quarts and c half; scald il out
with hot water; then put into it pint Of
water just warm enough TO bear your
hnger in, teaspoonful OF salt, aud flour
enough to mnko thin batter. Put tho
jGr into kettle OF warm water; cover it
and SGT it by the sido u q stove, where
it will keep warm. After it has remained
there quito while, water and bubbles
will come on tho top then stir in thor.
oughly more flour until quito thick, and
let until it has risen to tho top,
or ring, nearly. Put flour into pan;
pour in pint Of water Just warm enough
to hold your hand III then pour in your
rising and mix. Work it we'll, and then
make into loaves put into your pans;
grease the tops OF your loaves with but
ter, aud set in q warm place to rise.
When light enough, bake in mole.
rately hot oven one hour. If tho rising
doesn't seem inclined to como up, set
tho kettle on top OF tho stove for q fow
minutes.
Spare the Birds.
J. J.. Mechi writes rs follows TO n
friend who had asked for his views on
tho bird question: I am great be-
lever in birds as farmers friends. A
friend of nine recently shot several
wood pigeons, and found their crops
full OF small snails with their shells on.
Early one foggy morning this summer
my baililf was surprised to SEQ wheat in
one field with dropping heads. On OK
animation he found snail on nearly
every stem. In half m hour, when tho
fog cleared, they were all gone. AS
soon as let out, my poultry search tho
fields and appropriate eagerly every
worm or insect. Those who watch the
habits Of poultry and birds will pro-
nouuce them to be farmers friends.
Ducks will gorge themselves with slugs,
and find them where man may search
almost in vain. Flies have no chance
with tltom, il They settle within reach.
Two hundred ducks would huye cleared
many acres, aud pay vol by becoming
fat on tho caterpillars. Every farm
should have ohrubbcFy for bird breed
ing.
Straw for tho Fields.
II I could have my ontiro farm GOV.
cred with boards lying fat on tho ground
Whole year, sNys correspondent,
would expect moro benefit than from
twenty-five loads Of barnyard manure to
tho acre. Now so fur rs the straw goes
it has similar effect. l believe the
very best use OF straw, except as litter
for tho stables or barnyards, is to spread
it on tho fields. I PIT STRAW on my
wheat last season with manifest improve
ment as compared with places whero
none was spread. I expccted improve
ment to- the clover, but in TINT vas
disappointed. I noticed small So Is
whcro tho straw had been in lunches
the clover was out, having been smoth-
cred apparently. l lookup boards from
nspaco about twenty feot square, after
they had laid two ycars, and planted
potatoes, tho surrounding ground being
also planted. Wherc lilo boards had
laid I had thres timcH rs many bushels
as on like plot udioiuing.
HouSc Scraps for Fowls.
AS the weather gets colder fowls arc
cut OF from many insects, fruits, seeds,
e!c. To compensate Tor tins it ia neccs-
sary to supply your birds with an equiva.
lent in nioe bits. This can often be
done with scraps from tho table, leaves
OF vegetables, etc. This il especially
required If fowls aro limited to smnll
run. for though every ono who keeps
fowls may not own lvc.GCro lot for
them to run in, yet he can keep them in
health and with profit to himself by
giving them proper attention. When
fowls arc supplied with tho change OF
food they require they seldom peck OF
each others feathers, bnt il they onco
commence, it is very hard to break them
OF such q habit. Pieces from the table
arc used with moIo profit to feed poul.
thy than pigs, and they supply that
variety which nature requires.
Wheat Culture.
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