Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-11-07
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

HONEY CAKE.-One cupful honey, one
and one-half c,pfuls sugar, one of but
ter, live OF flour, three of eggs, one tea
spoonful soda
10 CURE W AkEFULNEss.-T Take sponge
bath Just before retiring have plenty Of
pulverized horaX IN the water; rub well
with coarse towel to get up Il circula-
ton.
10 PRESERVE LEAVES leaves
can be perfectly preserved 10y rubbing
wax on medium hot iron and ironing
the leaves ON both sides. Autumn
leaves that retain their color best are
those which are gathered when frost
comes early IN September. Frost is
rather late this year for handsome
leaves
FOR CoCGH AND CONSUMPTION Melt
some rosin ut night on going to bed and
let the smoke from it fill the room. In
haling the smoke heals the inilamma-
ton, and sleep is often produced when
one could not sleep before for much
coughing. Pcrsevere until cure is eff
fected. 4 change for the better should
be felt within week.
YEAST CAKES FROM ONE CAkE.-Dis-
solve the cake IN two cupfuls of water
when dissolved stir III flour enough for
thick batter, and set in warm place to
rise; when risen well, which will be in
from three 10 nine hours, mix stiff
enough to roll out with white Indian
meal; roll thin, cut into square cakes
and dry on your bread-board
PASTRY FOR MINcE PIE.-One cupful
lard, two cupfuls flour, one-half cupful
ice-watcr,a pinch of salt; use a knife to
cut the lard through the flour until fine:
then add the water and mix with the
knife until no flour remains in the bowl.
Roll in sheet and place small bits of
butter over; dust well; fold up, and re-
peat the process twice, using halt a cup
full Of butter. Roll the crust thin; have
n quick oven; it will rise in flakes
Cook
To ROAST COFFEE If you desire to
have extra fine favored coffee, buy the
green coilee-pure Java. Pick it over.
wash it well, drain it and spread it out
on pie pans; roast it in moderate oven,
or on top of the range: stir in often to
keep it from burning, and roast it until
it is good brown; then drop IA small
piece of butter in each pan and mix it
up just enough to make the coffee shine;
grind it fresh every morning. The ila-
vor will then equal, if not excel, the
"Nienna coffee.
Fowls IN AuTuMN.--Not even the cold
rains of spring are so trying to the con
stitutions of fowls as the bleak storms of
autumn. Birds that have endured II
severe winter and shown no sign Of dis
ease will often succumb to the effects of
chilly rainstorm. Hens will often stop
laying week after the storm. This
delay and risk of sickness can often be
/. prevented by giving them plenty of soft,
warm food, with little red pepper in
it. As the supply of worms sop give
the fowls generous amount of scraps,
haziets, or some kind of animal food
1t is only by such little extra attentions
that hens can retain their health, keep
on laying and be profitable to their
owners.
How TO KEEP VEGETABLES IN WINTER
There are few general rules which
Understandings applied, will enable
those who raise their own vegetables to
keep them in good condition, in nearly
all instances, much longer than is often
done. These rules are: L. TO keep
them cool without freezing and without
alternating changes of temperature. ..
If they dry up and shrivel (as bcets and
parsnips), apply 10y external means u
certain amount of moisture. 3. If they
do not shrivcl, but rot Gas potatoes and
squashcs), let the air which surrounds
them be dry and COOL Cou,ty GENT
DUcKs.-Duck should be reared by
farmers who supply our city markets, to
greater extent than they now are.
Wen fattcd domestic ducks generally
bring higher prices than chickens, and
can be raised without greater expense.
They acquire fat much more readily
than any other kind of poultry with the
exception Of geese, and do not require
large supply Of water, as many sup
pose, for successful rearing, Nearly all
farmers have running streams upon
their premises, and If they have not
already they can provide with little
trouble pond that would hold sufficient
water for two or three hundred ducks
Indeed. some duck raisers declare that
no water is necessary. Many complain
of the difficulty of raising the ducklings
which often die before they can
take care Of themselves. This loss is
usually the result Of giving improper
food. Soft scaldcd coarse wheat bran,
mixed with Indian meal, is the best
nourshment. Ground corn and oats
mixed are also excellent. The eggs Of
ducks are richer than any others, but
although larger than chicken eggs, sells
in city markets at the same price.
FEEDING. BEES. A writer in the Lon