The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-03-08
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

IT Is very positively stated that grass
boppers will not eat peas. artichOkes. or
flax.
A BIT of cotton put into q birds cage
over night will attract the insects. The
cotton may be removed in the morning
and cremated.
ANY cow which will not, with good
care and treatment, produce 1, 900 pounds
of milk per year should be sent to the
butcher.-N. Y. Herald.
MOt4AssEs CAHE:-O1e egg. one.half
cup sugar, one cup molasses, one cup
sour cream, one teaspoon saleratus. one
teaspoon ginger, little salt.
NEVER remove the leaves from bulbs
after Towering until they are entirely
dried W, for as long as they retain any
life they are Strengthening the bulb for
another season. All bulbs and tuberous
roots should he placed on the ground be.
fore they sprout, for if they form roots
and leaves without soil they destroy their
vitality.-N. T. Herald.
Won Belle gives the following metht d
for preparing an ink for marking linen
and cotton: Neutralike seventy-five
grains of carbonate of ammonia with
pure nitric acid, and triturate forty five
to sixty grains Of catmine with the solu;
ton. Mort1ant the fabric with q mixed
solution of acetate of alumina and tin
salt, and write upon it, when it is per-
fectly dry, with the ink.
EGGs AND POTATOEs.-Chop cold pota-
toes the size of a grain of coffee; season
with salt and pepper. Melt some butter
or lard in a frying-pan, and put in one
quart of the chopped potatoes. When
quite hot, stir in six WELL beaten eggs,
and continue stirring them till all is we'll
mixed together and the eggs are done,
not hard. Pepper and salt if more is
needed, and send to table hot. This will
be found pleasant dish for breakfast
Christian linton.
Coop authority states positively that
paint spread in the fall or winter will
last twice as long as that put on in the
spring or summer. When applied in the
cool OF cold weather it dries slowly anti
forms hard surface or crust, while that
| which is spread in hot weather loses most
of the oil by being driven into the wood
by the heat, leaving only a dry lead,
easily crumbled Off Another advantage
gained in fail painting is the absence of
swarms of small flies that 50 often collect
on the paint.
IT IS not the fault of a horse if he ap.
pears on the street with his hair shaved
close to his hide; not his fault if his head
is drawn clear up out of shape with G
sort of check rein; not his fault if his
tail is all haggled up or left to drag in
the mud; not his fault if his legs are
loaded down with flannel leggins, leather
foot-tops and rubbcr-ball bracelets. 1t
is not the fault of the horse that he sui.
fers this way, but his owners. The horse
doesn't like to make such fool of HIM
self.-Chicag0 Journal.
| CotD MINCED MEAT AND EGGs.-Take
some fragments Of any cold roast meat.
Trim off all the fat parts and mince il
very fine. Fry shallot chopped small
in plenty of butter; when it is q light
brown add large pinch of flour and a
little stock, then the minced meat, with
chopped parsley, pepper, salt and nutmeg
to taste. Mix we'll, add little more stock
if necessary, and let the mince gradually
get hot by the side of the fire; lastly,
drop in few drops of lemon juice serve
with sippets of bread fried in butter, and
place the poached eggs on the top.