Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-05-27
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.


NWcuco SuTOous
At every cutting out the whole bed Of
asparagus clean, leaving no thin, spind-
ling shoots. Out the shoots well below
the surface In direction slanting away
from tho stool to avoid njuring the dor.
mant buds. An carly dressing OF salt,
two pounds to the square rod, is beneh-
Cial in inland localities.
Plant beans when all danger OF frost
is over. Put bush sorts in drills eight
cen inches apart, and plant Limas and
other pole sorts in hills four feet apart
each way; set the poles before the
beans are planted; push in tho Limas
eye down.
Early sown beets will now be large
enough to thin out and use for greens.
Sow early sorts every two weeks until
July, in drills fifteen inches apart. Let
tuce, II set between the rows, will DO
out of the way before the beets need the
room.
Hoo the early cabbage plants often,
and especially in the morning while the
dew is on. SGT plants in vacant spots
along fences and between young trees, if
not shaded too much.
Sow few rows of carrots for early,
but defer planting the winter bed until
later.
Plant corn when all danger of frost
has passed; if too early, the seed will
rot before sprouting.
Set out early started cucumber plants
under hand frames in rich hills. If
there arc no hand-glasses, take old boxes
five or six inches high, remove the bot
tom, and place them over hill, and at
night cover with board; pane OF glass
may be put on in cool weather.
Set egg plants in rich, warm soil, and
hoe often; little weak liquid manure
is very beneficial when they are grow
ing.
Leeks may still be sown. AS soon as
large enough, transplant; cut the tops
OIL to three or four inches, and set in
rows eighteen inches apart and five to
six inches in the row.
Set out lettuce plants and SOW seeds.
Martynia seeds sown early this month
in hot-bed will furnish plants for set
ting out later, or SOW in place when
the soil is warm; in either case they
should stand three feet apart each way.
Melons and squnshes for early may be
treated the same us cucumbers, but the
general crop must not be put in before
the soil is well warmed.
Keep the soil loose between the onion
rows, and weed arly.--Agriculturist.
Domestic Recipes.
LEMON CAKE. Three cupfuls of
sugar, one cupful of butter, four cup
fuls of -four, five eggs, beaten separate
ly, one cupful of milk, one teaspoonful
of soda, juice and grated rind Of one
lemon.
SALLY LUNN.-One quart of -four,
four eggs, one cupful of milk, one cup
full of lard and butter mixed, teaspoon
full and half of baking powder, one
teaspoonful of salt. Beat the eggs very
light, yolks and whites separately, melt
the shortening, sift the baking powder
into the flour, add the whites tho last
thing. Bake steadily three quarters of
an hour, or until straw thrust into it
comes up clean. Eat while hot.
OYSTER OR CLAM FR1TrERs. Drain
them thoroughly, chop fine, and season
with pepper and salt, make batter of
eggs, milk and flour, stir the chopped
oysters or clans into this, and fry in hot
lard; or fry them whole, enveloped in
batter, one in each fritter; in this case
the batter should be thicker than if they
were chopped.
CHOCOLATE CAKE.-Two cupiuls of
sugar, one-half cupful of butter, whites
of three eggs, one cupful of milk, two
and three fourths cupfuls of flour, three
teaspoonfuls of baking powder: bake on
jelly tins ; whites of two eggs, well
beaten, with not quito cupful of pull
verified sugar; add six tablespoonful of
grated German sweet chocolate and two
teapoonfnls of vanilla; spread the cakes.
SALLY LuNN PuDD1Na.-Soak ono of
the tea cakes, called Sally Lunn, in a
basin that will just hold it, with boiling
milk, for three hours, then turn it out.
Scoop out a piece from the under side,
so as not to injure the upper crust, and
replace it. One egg well beaten, little
spice and sugar, and, having taken out
the piece previously cut, stir in these
ingredients, still taking care not to
break the crust, then replace the piece.
Let the basin be covered with butter,
and fill up with bread crumbs if not
quite full. Boil three quarters of an
hour. 1t is better to scoop the piece
ont before the boiling milk is poured on
the cake.
Black Tooth In Swine.
Tho american StOine Journal says !:
Black tooth, SO called, in swine, is some
times caused by mechanical injury to
teeth, received by chewing the dry and
hard kernels of corn. The ailment con-
carries. Such decayed teeth may be re-
moved by the same instrument as den
fist would apply to ones own tooth
under similar circumstances. The
symptoms of toothache in swine are
similar to those exhibited by mankind,
viz loss of appetite, salvation or slob.
bering, hanging of the head, mostly to
the side which is affected, peevishness,
loss of all fear of man, and hot repulsive |
breath. When hogs are fed for any
length of time, their teeth may become
discolored but it is question whether
the teeth at the same time are materially
SO long as no decay or dimi- |
mutton of their substance can be noticed,
and while tho appetite and chewing
faculties of the animal do not appear
no interference will be
ne cessary.
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