The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-05-31
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

AN English exchange says paraffine oil
will destroy crops Ut insects" when two
ounces of oil are mixed with six gallons
OF water and poured sprinkled-ovel
them. 1t Is effectual, too. when sprinkled
over the seed before sown, and the subse.
quent growth Is said to be wonderful. Il
might be we'll to experiment with this in
rlddlng crops of insect enemies where the
use of Paris green would be Objectionable
Prairie Former.
A GOOD soil rarely fails, even in a pool
season, of returning q paying Income fol-
the labor expended upon It in the cultiva.
zion of any crop adapted to it. The idea
that the number of acres In crops indicate
the farmers income must be abandoned.
ana the number of bushels per acre must
be looked for instead. There ID certainly
less profit in blowing fifty acres to
raise 1000 bushels of grain than in pillow.
ing but twenty-five to grow the same
amount, and trusting to good seasons for
fair crops will usually make fair returns
in what we call bad or tnfavOrable sea-
sons Valley Farmer.
A NOVEL WAY OF MAKING JELLY
CAKE.-Take the whites of six eggs, one
cup OF white sugar, same of -four, one
teaspoonful of butter, two tablespoonfuls
of sweet milk, two teaspoonfuls cream of
tartar, and one of soda. Bake in q large
oblong dripping pan, 80 the cake will be
very thin; meanwhile stir another batch,
making just the same, with the exception
OF using the yelks instead of the whites
when both are done, spread when warm
with jelly, or preserves of any kind; put
together, bring the largest side of the cake
toward you, and roll Immediately; or cut
in four or eight parts, put together alter
nately, putting Jelly between each layer,
and frost lightly over the top. Another
method is to make three pans, making the
third layer of One-third red sand sugar,
proceeding the same as for the other lay
ers; in putting together let the first layer
be the yellow. made Of the yelks, then
the red, and lastly the whites. Nicely
frost the top, and you have beautiful as
we'll as delicious party cake. They are
very pretty made into rolls.-Chseago In
er-Ocean.
STRAWBERRY SHORTcAKE.-One quart
of sifted flour, one quarter of . pound of
butter, or butter and suet together,
chopped fine in the -four, two heaping
spoonfuls of white sugar, two spoonfuls
of baking powder, all wet with cold milk
or water to the right thickness to roll thin
as for jelly-cake. Bake in sheets in q
quick oven till just done, without brown
ing, then spread fruit of any kind between,
twice the thickness of the layers, alternat-
ing cake and fruit till the whole is as
thick as desired. Strawberries should be
mashed an hour before, and sprinkled
with sugar, to be in the best state for cake,
then the juice flows freely and favors the
whole. Return to the oven, with the
fruit, and brown the top and sides, then
serve with cream. This same shOrtcake
can be made at the seasons when straw
berries are out OF fashion, by substituting
applet jam or sauce, canned peaches,
mashed with sugar, rich rhubarb sauce,
or, best of all, the lemon paste, made as
follows: To the juice of six lemons add
three eggs, three-quarters of pound of
white coffee sugar, the grated rind of
three lemons, and a quarter of q pound of
good butter. Put the pan holding these
into boiling water, and stir till it thickens
like honey, without letting it boil. Spread
thickly between layers Of shortcake, and
serve hot from the oven, without cream.