The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-05-31
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
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Cons Bread. Take one pint Of sifted
corn meal and stir into 1t one teaapoOniul
dry salerAtus aud half teaspoonful salt,
then add two well-bcAten eggs, one pint
sour milk. and three tablcspDoniuls sour
cream. beat about five minutes, and pat
about half Bu inch deep IN the pan 30
bake; If you have no cream use about n
tablespoonful butter or Lard; bake thirty
five minutes.
LEMON CEEAM PE One quart of
milk, three cupfuls sugar, yolks Of four
eggs, one cupful hour mix the hour
with some of the milk, then boil the rest
and nix this with il, flavor with grated
rIud uf a lemon, bake; make a frostmg
ol the whites beaten a. a frOth with "A cup
uf sugar and Juice Of the lemon; brown
iu hot oven. This makes two pies.
VEGETABLE SoUP. Purchase small
piece 81 shin. with some meat upon il
put into the vessel that you make the
soup in four quarts Of water, with salt,
boil three or four hours, theu add a tea
cuptul of nee, one carrot grated, one
Urnip cut ~ pieces, one leek, cut up
stalk ui celery, little pepper; just before
serving Tor the table, take out the shin,
removing the meat, which you
cut IN small pieces, put the
meat into the tureen and pour
the soup over il send 10 table 30
be eaten with catsup or spiced sauces.
CuKgASr JEILY. Take ripe cherry
currumts. place ou the fire 90 get thor
uuglly heated. When cool enough,
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the seeds are dry. Measure the juice
into "a clean porcelain pot. let II boil five
minutes hard, then pour over the sugar,
which has been previously measured
into "a stone jar large enough - hold
sugar and juice. STIR constantly while
pouring on the syrup, and from the bot
tom, til every particle of sugar Is dis
solved Use Frauulatcd sugar, one
pound o. n pint of Juice. Have the jelly
glasses all ready, as the Jelly often forms
while stirring. This makes splendid.
clear Jelly, very firm, and viii keep two
years. Make il about the fourth Of
July
Mar BALLs.-Chop very fine cold
meat II any kina, and soak the same
quantity Of bread crumbs; mix them to-
geihcr with an onion chopped very fine;
Il the flavor Of onion Is liked season with
salt and pepper. little nutmeg and all
spice mold together with one egg
form into balls aud fry ia boiling Eat.
IIiHts on TranspIaHtiHE.
The art 81 trunsplnnting trees, shrubs
and vines is only learned 10y experience,
close observation and strict adherence
a. the laws that govern vegetable
growth. ANY uuskilled labOrer can dig
up and reset tree vine: but this does
not insure life. health and yigor There
is wcll-adjustci balance between the
roots and branches oi every tree or vine.
Trained practical gardeners recognize
this fact, and the importance ia trans
planting or removing carefully All the
roots possible. and especially the fine,
tibruus ones. such as take up and furnish
She uourshmeut To save enough Of
these roots il transplHsiing large sized
trees, IL rs necessary 90 know the habits
uf growth Il trees and vines. For in
stance. the Scotch or white pines with
their long, heshy roots, and comparative
ly few fihruus ones near the body 81 the
trees. require more care IN removing than
the Norway suv,f~a with its mass Of
fbrous roots clustered around and near
the body The best way IL all cases Is
10 dig q narrow trench around the body.
some distance from the tree. deep enough
20 get below the lower tier of roots. In
making tins circle the fiat uf the spade
should not be placed toward the body Of
the tree. The top soil on the ball,
near the body. should be removed hy
digging fork or other implement that
will not cu' or iujure the small roots. In
case the trees or shrubs are 20 be moved
only a short distance from where they
are growing, as mach soil as viii sd
here b. the roots may be left on with
advantage.
The second important point to be OBJ
served in transplauting is not 70 leave the
roots exposed for q moment 10 the rays
Of the sun. or 10 a blowing dry air,
which is quite q, injurious % tender
rpotlets. II not set ont NJ once the roots
ought Ia be kept da,.p and covered with
q cloth, or "hcclod IN. Trees coming
from a distance. when the roots show
signs of being left exposed, and the
hbcrs are dry and somewhat shrivelod,
will be much improved by plunging them
into a stream or pool of water, and then
hc,ling them i'm, covering the roots care
fully with moist soil. and 50 leaving them
until ready 81 plant out