The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-12-19


FRUff CAge (PLA1N). One cupful
good butter, the same OF sugar, beaten
to cream add one cupful molnsses,
three cupluls sifted -four, fou- we'll
beaten eggs (beat whites apd yolks
separately, and half a teaspoonful
sofa (use no cream of tartar, one tea
spoonful each of cinnamon, ground
cloves, allspice and nutmeg at the last
add half pound of we'll washed and
dried curnnts, the same of seeded raisins,
and one-quarter of pound of thinly-
sliced citrOn dredge The fruit well with
flour before adding bake in moderate
oven an hour and quarter.
BOILED CAULIFLowER. Pick off the
outside leaves cut the stalk close to the
flowers lay it in cold water for half an
hour if very large, quarter it put it
in boiling water salt little ; cook un-
til tender drain well place it on hot
dish; pour over it plenty of drawn but.
ter remove it from the water as soon as
it is done ; serve quickly; it darkens
while standing.
CHEAP ROAST TURKEY. Draw five
pound turkey carefully enough not to
break the entrails, so that YOU will not
have to spoil its flavor by washing it
cloth, stuff it with abouta pound of stale
bread, seasoned with salt, pepper and
herbs, sew it up, tie it in shape, lay it
In baking pan wi h one quart of peeled
potatoes, and put it in a hot oven as
soon as it begins to brown nicely, take
it out, season it with pepper and salt,
baste it with the drippings from it and
put it back in the oven baste it evory
fifteen minutes until it is done, which
will be in about an hour and quarter.
Then put it on dish, with the potatoes
around it, and set it in the mouth of the
oven TO keep it hot while you make the
gravy do this by pouring pint of toll
ing water into the dripping pan, letting
IT come to boil, aud stirring into it
tablespoonful of -four mixed smoothly
in half teacupful of cold water season
it to taste with salt and pepper, and dish
in bowl. Miss C0rs0n.
QUERN OF PUDDINGs. Soak pint of
bread crumbs in boiling milk, add the
yelks of four eggs, we'll beaten, and
sugar to taste. Bake in a pie-dish
when cold, spread jam over the top, and
over that the whites of four eggs, beaten
to stiff froth, with four tablespoonfuls of
white sugar put into the oven, and
bake a very light brown. Flavor with
essence of vanilla or lemon.
Potash for Grapes and Potatoes.
A French journal-the Revue Horti-
c0Je-records the results of experiments
conducted by M. Vile at Vincennes,
which VIII interest all grape growers,
and which show conclusively that the
use on vines of wood ashes-which con-
tain much potash--is justified by both
theory and practice. A number of vines
were planted under like conditions, each
in a separate plot, divided from its fell
lows by pathway rather more than
three feet in width Zone metre). The
whole area covered was hundred square
metres, each square metre being planted
with one variety of vine only, each plant
thus being at distance of one metre
from its fellows. Each square plot Ie-
ceived every year the same treatment
except as to manure.
One plot was treated with the COM
plete manure, while from each of the
others was successfully eliminated one
OF the constituent elements of the
manure in question. Thus, while the
one plot received the complete manure,
nitrogen was taken from the second,
phosphates from the third, potash from
the fourth, lime from the fifth, and one
OF the plots was left without manure OF
any kind. This treatment was continued
from 1860 to 1875 with results as follows
The vines which received the complete
manure were remarkably thrifty, full of
vigorous foliage and burdened with lus-
cious punches; those which received the
complete manure with the exception OF
potash made very moderate growth,
hal few apd poor leaves, and no fruit
whatever, while those not manured at
all were stuntel, almost wholly leahess
little more than mere stalks.
The result is sufficiently striking, but
the experiments also showed that where
the potash was applied and the other
elements successively eliminated, the
growth of the vine and the yield of the
crop presented no sensible difference
circumstance showing that potash is
Indispensable to the vine. Other sub
stances may be omitted, and yet the vine
may flourish, but if the potash bt
omitted the viz Q simply exists w.thou
producing crop, so that after thirteen
years the vines not only produce NJ
grapes, but scarcely any leaves, ant
those leaves 30 weak as not TO be able t.
resist the action OF the wind or xposurt
TO the sun, AMI, in consequence, becom,
an easy prey to mildew. Similar expert
ments' have been made with reference I,
potatoes, and with similar result.
Save Manure from all source.
At meeting OF the American Institut
Farmers Club, DR.. A S. Heath CAV
advice, especially important at TIN
season of the year, to farmers in relatio
to outstanding manure Of every descrip
tlon and from every possible sour {
They We're recommended 10 gather th
weeds cut down and left to rot by th
roadside or along the fences, mould
grass IN the swales, fine chips and saw
dnet accumulated nhnnt The ,un.,dt,;l.