The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-04-12
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD
Domestic Recipes.


Domestic Recipes.
GINGER SNAps-One pint of molasses
and one cupful of lard boiled together;
when cold add one tablespoonful Of gin
ger, one of soda, flour to ROLL roll thin
and bake.
CHOCOLATE JUMBLEs. One cupful of
butter, two cupf,lls sugar, three cupfuls
flour, four eggs, two cupfuls of grated
chocolate, one teaspoonful soda, one tea
spoonful cream tartar; little salt; roll
thin.
PEARL CAKE.-One cupful sugar, tw-
tablespoonfuls of butter, one cupful of
-four, one-half cupful of corn starch, the
whites of three eggs, quarter teaspoon
full soda, half teaspoonful cream tartar,
half cupful sweet mil k; flavor with va
nilla.
JELLY.-Take one package gelatine;
pour over it a pint of cold water; let it
stand an hour; then add q full pound of
pulverized sugar, the peel of one lemon
and the juice of three, cold, three pints
of boiling water set it away to cool n
little cinnamon or few cloves may some
times be added.
BUoKwHEAT CAKES. For family of
six or eight two pints buckwheat, half a
pint of graham flour, half pint Indian
meal; sift very thoroughly into this mix
ture two small teaspoonfuls soda. When
the griddle is kissing hot add buttermilk
enough to make thick batter, having
first added half cup of molasses. We
use quart and half pint of butter
milk. Bake the cakes very thick and
very brown.
RICE CRooUETTEs. Es.-Boil one-half
pound Of best rice in one and one-half
pints Of milk and tablespoonful of but
ter; put the milk on cold when it comes
to a boil set it where it will only simmer
until soft; then add quarter pound of
white sugar and the grated rind of
lemon and the yolks of five eggs: stir
all the time until it thickens: do not let
it boil; spread it out on dish, and when
quite cold form into small balls or
squares; dip them into beaten egg and
then into bread crumbs twice; lay them
one by one into wire basket, which put
in pan of boiling lard; let fry light
brown; drain well and silt powdered
sugar over them.
Gravel for Poultry.
S. Buch, New York, having seen
broken glass recommended for poultry
that refuse to eat their feed and show
other signs of indisposition, in one of
the agricultural papers, and, doubling
its efficacy, appealed to the American
farmers club for information.
Professor Boynton Replied that poultry
require gravel or something of that ma
ture to assist in the grinding up of their
feed, and in the absence of the proper
material they will help themselves to
bits of glass or crockery. Any man
ought to know enough to supply at once
the required gravel when he sees his hens
driven to such expedients.
Dr.J. V. G. Smith referred to an ostrich
he once saw that amazed its keeper by
eating shingle nails perceiving the want
of coarse gravel III the birds range it
was at once provided, and the morbid
appetite which had attracted so much at
| tention again became natural one.
A member present said that he had
| heard broken glass advocated for fowls
by farmer, who reduced to an eatable
shape large quantities of powdered glass
and crockery for them, and insisted that
it saved them from dyspepsia and con-
sequent loss of appetite and strength.
Notwithstanding this testimony, the
practice was denounced as cruel and
hurtful one, and generous supply of
| gravel advised instead. A free use of
crushed charcoal was also recommended
to prevent the disease known as enlarge
ment of the liver it keeps the organs in
a healthy state, and the fowls fondness
for it, as for the gravel, indicates that
| they require it.
A. Corbett recommended corn or corn
meal as the cheapest and best food for
! fattening fowls. Oat meal, bran and
middlings are best for the young, grow
ing stock. He furthermore suggested
capsicum mixed with the food, and as
safetida in the drinking water, for
cholera for fowls. When soft eggs are
OF frequent occurrence, it was suggested
to supply old mortar, burned oyster
shells, pounded, or similar ingredients.
Lime water is highly beneficial for the
same purpose.
management of Manure.
N. E. p, Eldredville, Penn, writes :
have some hog and chicken manure
and ashes. 1 wish to use these on my
corn crop. Would it be best to mix
them together? Is it better to manure
in the hill, on top OF the corn, or below
| it?
have horse that has soft bloodlike
swellings, the size of hens egg, on the
inside of each hind hook joint These
swellings have been on about six months,
come o while running in pasture. They
have never lamed him yet. / have done
very little for them, but 1 wish, if posi-
BILE to remove them.
Reply.-The manure may be mixed
with an equal part of fine, dry loan, and
then the ashes may be mixed with these
without injury. But if the manure and
ashes are mixed without the earth the
former will be injured by the loss of am
monia which will be set free through de-
composition caused by the ashes. Such
a mixture will not iniure the corn. It is
immaterial whether the manure is above
or below the seed; the roots will find it.
| These swellings, known as blood
spavins, are generally incurable, being
constitutional or hereditary. They
scarcely ever cause lameness.