Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-09-12
Farm and Household.

composition the disengaged substance
enters into new combinations Mt the
very instant it is thrown of, much more
rapidly than it does at any subsequent
period.
How II SWEEP A CARPET NICELY.-
Take the outer leaves of cabbage, chop
them fine, sprinkle ON them a little
water, strew them Owe the floor. move
them about carefully with a clean broom
if you have no carpet sweeper then
sweep a breadth at n time, till every
part is gone over, and you will have
little or no dust, which is so annoying.
and which settles on the pictures and
ornaments.
Foop.-The effects Of food upon the
passions and feelings, are thus described
by Prior
"Obscrve the various operations
OF food and drink IL several nations.
Was ever Tartar fierce aud cruel,
Upon the strength OF water gruely
But who shall stand his rage aud force
If first he rides, then eats his horse?
Salads and eggs, and lighter fare.
Tune the Italian sparks guitar
And il | take Ton Congrcyc right,
Pudding and 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
~spoonfuls crcam-tartar siftcd III the
flour and one egg. Bake on Jelly tins,
For the sauce, one-halt pint of milk,
one tablespoonful -four, one te~aspoonful
corn-starch mix smooth in n little Of
the milk, one egg and two tablespoon
fuls sugar stir all we'll together, Put
them III the milk and stir till it forms n
good custard. Remove from the fire
and flavor with vanilla. Spread be
tween each layer. Cut in pie-shaped
pieces.
A CURIOUS FRUIT TREE-In q garden
at Billancourt, Belgium, may be seen at
the present moment an apple tree loaded
with fruit. There is nothing extraordin-
AIRY i'll 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
same stem, the same size, the same
form, and nearly the same color but
its taste is that of IN apple, and it cor
tains pipes instead Of stones. Speci-
mems of this botanic phenomenon were
recently submitted to Il inspection.
1t must be Il real curiosity, for it is gen
orally thought impossible to graft u pipe
bearing fruit on the stock of II tree bear
ing stone fruit.
BUTTER SAUCE.-rut two ounccs Of
butter into II very clean saucepan, with
two tablespoonfuls of water drcdge in
a little flour, and shake it over Il clear
fire until it boils, then pour it into II
tureen. Another way Of making but
ter sauce is to put Il teaspoontul of
flour and a pinch of salt into a bowl
mix them gradually with a quarter Of a
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 n half of butter, chopped
into small pieces or slices, dissolve II
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.
SKIN CHEEsE.-Thc question Of skim
ming appears to be one of dollars and
cents only. The moral element seems
to be entirely eliminated by manufac-
turers and dealers, when the skinner
comes i'll play. But it is yet to be dem
onstrated whether, as II whole, skim
ming pays rs a mOneyed investment.
There may be II 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 com
parative, and the comparison is made
with Il 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
dairymcn's boards Of trade.
STRAWBERRY PLANTING. 49, Strawberry
beds may now be set out, and if proper
~ done, may yield a good crop next
year. 1t Is better to plant rs Don as
the vines can be obtained closely in a
bed until one is ready to set out III 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 ut 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