The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-03-10
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
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CoFFEE CAKE, WITHOUT EGGs.-0ne
and one-half cupfuls cold coffee, the
same of sugar, one cupful butter, lnlf n
cupful molNsses, heaping teaspoonful
soda, ono cupful each Of rRisins and cur
rants; little citron and spices to taste;
stir with -four rs stiff as fruit cake.
PoTAro PUrF.-Any left over mashed
potatoes may lie made into an excellent
dish for next days dinner. Mashed po-
tato, two cupfuls; melted butter, two
tablespoonful, work we'll together and
add milk, one cupful, and two well
beaten eggs. II the potato wns not sufli.
GENTLY seasoned for the table salt will be
required. Bake in n quick oven until
the top is Light brown.
CREAM CAKE.-Cake-One cupful OF
sugar, one and half cupiuls flour,
three eggs, one-half teaspOonful soda,
ono teaspoonful cream tartar, little
snlt; bake on round tins and split with
sharp knife. Cream-0ne cupful SUI
gar, one.half cupful -four, three eggs;
beat together, aud stir into it one pint of
boiling milk; stand on the range miu-
ute, stirring all the while; flavor to
taste. a -,
Plum PuDDHd. = 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 M egg, same quantity Of suet, chop
ped, one pound raisins, stoned Boil
the milk and mix all the ingredients to-
gether. These buildings are served
with rich sauce and eaten warm, but
are excellent cut up cold like cake
They will keep several weeks, and when
they are to be used, pRss knife around
the pudding, pour in little hot water,
cover close aud put in tic oven half an
hour before serving. Bake in deep
earthen dish. 20" f-'' -
How to Prevent Borcr. In APPLE Trees.
G. O. Reese desired to know Of the
farmers club il tar will prevent borers
in apple trees, and will the tar ihiure the
trees. 49,.
"A member replied that Wrapping trees
with tarrcd paper from eighteeninchcs
to two feet high, letting the paper fit
the ground snugly, and makea o little
mound up to the paper, will furnish both
a tree borcr proof and rabbit proof, In
his opinion, half Of tho young orcliard
trees are injured, il not killed, by these
two pests. Care should be taken that
the borers already in n tree arc destroyed
before tho tarred paper is applied. This
may be done by cnlarging 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 us
being elastic. This insect deposits its
eggs often oil the body Of tree when
the bark has been injured. Washing the
body with strong soapsuls WIS advised
rs excellent. ... ..... 80 .a.
Another member thought tho only
sure remedy for the borer is tho knife.
He advised cutting ont the worm rs soon
rs it is discovered that the grub is at
work in the wood, and covering Tho de-
nuded places with grafting wax. In re-
gard to preyentives, hc alluded to the
ono sometimes practiced Of building lit
tie fires in the orchard at night during
tito Garly part OF the summer, while tho
insects are mating. Seeing the light
they fly into the fire and Aro burned:
Another preventive often employed, Of
wllicl, the speaker approved, is tying n
piece Of oilclotl. tightly about tile trunk
Of the tree, drawing down ono edge to
the ground and covering it'with earth.
This prevents tho insect from reaching
the bark, md rs soon rs the season for
depositing eggs is over7 it can be re-
moved. ,'ls'f' .N!. go i2-=l-.= q:
~ A Care For Hog. Cholera. s.-a4
According to the experience OF Mr..
Wiley Davis. of Illinois, n large; cattle
grower, fresh meat is u preventive Of
clloler. lie says his hogs were abnpt to
tako the hog cholera when the cars killed
two steers, and his hogs gorgeds them,
selvcs, and hive been healthy ever since.
He thinks that forcing hogs afflicted with
the symptoms Of cholera to move about
is ono OF the best things for them, next
to feeding flesh and providing themaa
mixture Of ashes, salt and lime. John
Alien, Of UrbGna, in reply to a question
is to tho cholerN, said he had arrest21 it
AMONG his swine by feeding meat and
when asked what sort Of meat WIS best
for TINT purpose, said that cracklings
are tho hestifyou can get them, but re
fuse meat from spQke house, surplus
fat or lean, .shGnlta lrinls, etc. any kind
OF meat will answer tho purpose" MI.
Allen added, so far rs his experience
went, there was no other remedy worth
anything. Let those, then, who have
hogs suffering wit6cholera, or the sylnp-
toms thereof, feed fresh meat Of almost
any kind, and see il it proves effective.
Oh. Cultivation of the QuIncc. Iai
"will you DO kind enough to give me
some general information in regard to
growing and attending ounce trees Pa
Reply.-lf o it is desired to grow
ounces, the trees should DO procured
from q nurseryman and planted out now
or else early in the spring, The ground
in which the young trees are planted
should be deeply dug over md MANFRED
with rbttcn stable manure For fruit,
the orange ounce is preferred II it is
desired to propagate the young plants,
this may DO done by procuring cuttings
consisting Of strong shoots taken OF
from near the old wood and at least six
inches long. These are put out carly in
the winter, or at the present time, in
trenches two feet deep and secured from