The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-10-27
AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC.

To bore hole easily through a hem
lock knot, wet your auger in turpentine.
Honey Cake.-One cupful honey,
one and ene-half cupfuls sugar, one of
butter, five of flour, three of eggs, one
teaspoonful soda.
Cottage Pudding.-One cupful of
milk, one-half cupful of sugar, one pint
of flour, three eggs, two spoonfuls cream
Of tartar and one of soda, added before
baking.
Graham Bread.-Three pints of Ora
ham flour, one and half pints of white
flour, one-half pint of molasses, little
salt, one cupful yeast. Mix rather wet
with spoon.
Sow few beet seeds this fall in a
sheltered situation on we'll drained
ground, and mark next year how much
earlier the beets are than spring sown
The seed will stand the winter.
To make soft-solder drops, melt the
solder and pour it in a steady stream of
about one-eighth of an inch in diameter,
from height of two or three inches, into
cold water. Take care that the solder,
is just necessary for huidity.
To Wash Red Flannel.-Make a
warm suds; use very little soap lit hard.
ems the flannel; add a teaspoonful of
pulverized borax to every pail of water;
rub on the board, or, if possible, only
with the hands; rinse in one plain warm
water; wiring or press very dry; shake
well before hanging in a shady place to
dry.
-Waffies.-Sift one teaspoonful cream
of tartar, the same of salt, with three
cupfuls of flour, dissolve one half tea
spoonful of soda in very little hot
water, two well-beaten eggs, two cupfuls
sweet milk, one tablespoonful melted
butter; mix we'll. Add the -four at the
last, and if the batter is too thick pour in
little more milk; bake in waffle. irons,
and dredge with powdered sugar before
sending to table.
Boston Plum Pudding.-One loaf of
bakers bread, cut in thin slices and but
tered; butter the pan we'll; put layer of
bread and raisins, a little cinnamon, nut.
meg and sugar, then layer of buttered
bread, and continue until the pan is full;
put milk enough around it to soak it one
night; cover it with plate to keep it
down; before putting it into the oven
put in from three to seven eggs, accord
ing to size of pudding, and milk enough
to have it moist, but not to have it run
over in the oven.
In taking up plants from the garden
do not put them in too large-siZed a pot.
Plants should have abundance of air as
often as the weather will admit but no
direct drafts. Keep a uniform tempera-
ture most beneficial to the majority of
the plants. Pinch back plants to keep
them IN shape and turn them frequently
to prevent them growing one sided.
The early-potted hyacinth, crocus, etc,
may be brought to the light if they have
been away in dark, cool place for
month or six weeks, and have made
strong root growth.
The advantages of mixed husbandry,
or diversified system of farming, are
thus briefly but pointedly stated by the
Rurdt Ne'o Yorker: Diversity of farm
ing has so many advantages that it
should find favor in the practice of every
sensible agriculturist. 1t puts on the
home table great variety, and prevents
the necessity of many purchases; dis
tributes both the labor and cash receipts
pretty evenly throughout the year; pre-
vents overstocking in any single depart
ment and so tends to keep prices; is fav-
orable to the rotation of crops, the ad-
vantages of which all appreciate; and
finally is an insurance against heavy loss
by distributing among many products
the risks of failure of one"
10, u. IL.