Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-09-12
Farm and Household.

that manure should be placed in as
close proXl1n1tyas possible to the plants
1T IS to nourish, since In all cases of de-
composition the disengaged substance
enters into new combinations at the
very instant it is thrown off, much more
rapidly than it does at any subsequent
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How TO SWEEP 4 CARPET NICELY
Take the outer leaves of cabbage, chop
them fine, sprinkle. on them 81 little
water, stlew them over the floor. move
them about carefully with clean broom
(f YOU. have no carpet sweeper,) then
,sweep$a breadth. at q time, till every
part is gone over, and you will have
little or no dust,7Which is so annoying.
and which settles on the pictures and
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FooD.-The effects Of food upon the
passions and feelings, are! thus described
by Prior =.
." Observe the various operations ssi.I
Of food and drink in several nations.
Was ever Tartar fierce and cruel,
Upon the strength OF water Cruel?
But who shall stand his rage and force
4 first he rides. then eats his horse?
Salads and eggs, and lighter fare
i Tune the Italian spark s guitar :
And if | take HOn Congreve tight.
- Pudding aud beef make Britons fight
CREAM PIE.-One cupful sugar, one
table spoonful butter, two-thirds cup Of
milk, one and one-half cupfuls Of flour,
one teaspoonful soda, two even tea
spoonfllls erean-tartar sifted in the
flour and one egg. Bake on jelly tins.
For the sauce, one-half pint Of milk,
oneIablespoonful -four. one teaspoonful
corn-starch mix smooth In a little Of
the milk, one egg and two tablespoon
falls sugar stir saH we'll: together. Put
them in the milk and stir till it forms
good custard. Remove from the fire
and flavor with vanilla. Spread be-
ttweerr each. layer. Cut fin 7pie-shaped
pieces. IS ST. q E II Il Is ! VI q
A CURIOUS FRUIT. Tree. I'm a garden
at Billancourt, Belgium, may be seen at
the present moment an apple tree loaded
with fruit. There is nothing extraordin-
airy In this, but the stock of the tree is
cherry, on which has been grated the
apple,a species of golden pippin. The
fruit precisely resembles cherries-the
fSfaFllC sLClh, VIC SttilAtf oLSs l!lS FO<tlIiC
forna, andsnearly the same. color but
its taste is that of an apple, and it COM
tains pipes instead Of stones. Speci-
mems Of this botanic phenomenon were
recently submitted to our inspection.
1t must be q real curiosity, for it is gem
orally thought impossible to graft pipe
bearing fruit on the stock Of q tree bear
ing stone fruit.
BUTTER SAUCE. Put two ounces of
butter into VERY clean saucepan, with
two tablespoonfuls of water dredge in
a little flour, and shake 1t over clear
fire until it boils, then pour itrinto q
tureen. Another way Of making but
ter sauce is to put, q teaspoonful of
flour and a pinch Of salt into a bowl (;
mix them gradually with a quarter of q
pint of cold water Or milk; shake it
over the fire until it has boiled. for the
space of two minutes, then add an
ounce and a half of butter, chopped
into small pieces or slices, dissolve it
over the fire, shaking the saucepan con-
tinually around in the same direction
till the butter is melted Let it boil for
one minute, when it will be done.
SKIM CHEEsE.-The question of skim
ming appears to be one Of dollars and
cents only The moral clement seems
to be entirely eliminated by manufac-
turers and dealers, when the skinner
comes in play. But it is yet. to be dem
onstrated whether, as a. whole, skim
ming pays as a moneyed investment.
There may be a small gain in. isolated
cases, because Of the exceptionally high
price at which the partially skinned
|cheese is worked off as compared with.
the average price of whole milk cheese.
But is there not a general depression of
prices, consequent upon the decreased
consumption caused by the inferior arti-
Gle, which more than offsets any SEEM
ing gain seeming, because only CONS.
parative, and the comparison is made
with a generally lowered scale Of prices
This is a question for our conventions
to discuss next Winter Itwould not be
out of place before farmers clubs and
dairymen's boards Of trade.
STRAWBERRY PLANTING. - Strawberry
beds may now be set out and if proper
" done, may yield a good crop next
year. It is better to plant as soon as
the vines can be- obtained closely in q
bed until one is ready to set out in the
permanent bed and when ready to
transplant take with each a small bulb
of earth But when the regular bed is
put in the best order the transplanting
can be done at once. There is nothing
that pays better to set out carefully than
the strawberry. The ground should be
dug deeply, and be rich and friable,
and the plants set out, if for hills three
feet apart, and if for general comming-
ling in the bed two feet apart. The
stronger growing plants, such as !" Cap
tain jack" should be grown in hills;
others not SO strong, in beds. Late in
the Fall and before hard freezing sets
in, they should be covered lightly with
straw or loose horse-manure. The best
kinds just now are those known as :: Cap
tain Jack" "Boyden,' Monarch"
/" Triumph" etc. Judge Perry, of the.
Pomona Nurseries, Cinnaminson, New
Jersey, has introduced new variety,
which is said to be very superior, called
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