The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-03-10
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.


and one-hnlf cupfuls cold coffee, the
same Of sugar, one cupful butter, half n
cupiul molasses, n heaping tcaspoOnful
soda, ono cupful each Of raisins and cur
rants; little citron and spices to taste;
stir with -four rs stiff as fruit cake.
PorAro PUFr.-Any left over mashed
potatoes may Ec made into an excellent
dish for next days dinner. Mnshetl po-
tato, two cupflls; melted butter, two
tablespoonfuls, work well together and
add milk, one cupful, and two well
beaten eggs. If the potato was not suIli-
ciently seasoned for the table salt will be
required. Bake in quick oven until
the top is light brown.
CREAM CAKE.-Cake-one cupful OF
sugar, one and q half cupfuls flour,
three eggs, one-half teaspoonful sodn,
one teaspoonful cream tartar, a little
salt; bake on round tins and split with
u sharp knife. Cream-One cupful su.
gar, one:half cupful flour, three eggs;
beat together, aud stir into it one pint Of
boiling milk stand on tho range miu-
ute, stirring NIL the while; flavor to
taste. =!
P1uM PUDDING. : One pound OF
bread, or six large crackers pounded, one
quart Of milk, one large spoonful flour,
one teacupful sugar, one nutmeg, one
teaspoonful. cinnamon, one-half tea
spoonful ground cloves, butter the size
Of an egg, same quantity of suet, chop.
ped, one pound r,isins, stoned. Boil
the milk and mix all the ingredients to-
gether. These puddings are served
with rich sauce and eaten warm, but
are ezcellnt cut up cold like cake.
They will keep severlll weehs, and when
they arc to DO used, pass a knife around
the pudding, pour in little hot water,
cover close and put in tile oven huff an
hour before serving. Bake in deep
eartheu dish. 2'. -
How to Prevent Borers In Apple Trees.
G. @. Reese desired to know Of the
farmers club if tar will prevent borers
in apple trees, and will the tar ihiare the
trees. ,.. q,
a member replied that wrapping trees
with tarred paper from eightpeninche
to two feet high, letting the paper fit
the ground suugly, anl makea q little
mound up to the paper, will furnish both
q tree borcr proof and a rabbit proof. In
his opinion, half Of the young orcIiord
trees arc injured, il not killed, by these
two pests. Care should be taken that
tho borors already in n tree are destroyed
before the tarred paper is applied. This
may be done by enlarging the opening
of the hole and forcing the shoot OF IN
apple after them and crushing them; n
wire may be used for this purpose, but
the member preferred the apple shoot as
being elastic. This insect deposits its
eggs often OH the body Of tree when
the bark has been injured. Washing the
body with strong soapsuds WIS advised
rs excellent. - ..
Another member thought the only
sure remedy for the borer is the knife.
He advised cutting out the worm rs soon
Ms it is discovered that the grub is at
work in the wood, aud covering tho de-
nuded places with grafting wax. In re-
gard to preveutiyes, he alluded to the
ono sometimes practiced Of building lit
tic fires in the orchard ut night during
tho early part Of the summer, while the
insects are mating. Seeing the light
they fly into the fire and arc burned:
Another preventive often employed, oi
which the speaker approved, is tying n
piece of Oilcloth, tightly about the trunk
Of the tree, drawing down ono edge to
the ground md covering it'with elrtli.
This prevents tho insect from reaching
the lnrrk, and as soon rs th6 season for
depositing eggs is over it can be re-
moved. e l-.i- Ai." .I-ls.aa'
a. A Curc For IIos, Cholera. r.sp'
According to tho experience OF Mr..
Wiley. Davis, of Illinois, n large tcattle
grower, fresh mGat is IL preventive Of
cholera. lie says his hogs were about to
take the hog cholera when the cars killed
two steers, and his hogs gorgedg them.
solvCs, md have been healthy iNef sinte.
He thinks that forcing hogs afflicted with
the symptoms Of cholera to move about
is. ono of the best things for them, nexI
tp feeding flesh and providing themsa
mixture Of ashes, ,s6ltI and limo. John
Allen, Of Urbnna,, in reply, to n question
fss 10 the cholera, said he had arrested il
AMONG his swine by feeding meat; md
when asked what sort of meat was, best
for TINT purpose, said that craoklings
are tho bestitiyou can get them, but re
fuse meat. from .ttnQke house, surplus
fat or lean, sshGnlts, lrinls, etc. my kind
Of meat. will answer the purpose" Mr..
Allen added, SO FIR rs his experience
went, there was no. other remedy worth
anything. Let those, then, WHO have
hogs suffering wit6cholera, or tho symp-
toms thereof, feed fresh meat Of almost
my kind, and,sce. il it proves effective.
Cultivation OF tue Qntncc. -
evil you DO kind enough to give me
some general information in regar,l 10
growing and attending ounce trees 2"G
Reply.-If it is desired to grow
ounces, the trees should be procured
from nurseryman and planted out nov
or else early in the spring. The grountl
in which the young trees are planted
should be deeply dug over md manilretl
with rotten stable manure, For fruit,
the orange ounce is preferred. II tits
desired to propagate the young plants,
this may bo done by procuring cuttings
consisting of strong shoots taken Of
from near the old wood and at least si1
inches long. These are put out carly il
the winter, or at the present tinc, in
trenches two feet deep and secured from
frost by covering with dry soil. They
arg planted out in the spring in trowl
eighteen inches apart in tho row aud
kept free from weeds. The proper after
culture is to train the young trees tc