Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-03-15
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

The National Egg and Butter Associa-
ton recommend giving to chickens
afflicted with cholera, a "blue pill"
known to the apethecaries, so soon as the
chicken is seized. If it is not relieved by
next morning, give another pill.
As the spring opens and before put
ting IN crops, let every farmer see that all
the manure on the farm is hauled out and
spread where corn or other crops are to be
grown. 1t will not do to neglect this i'm
portant matter in farming.-Ioaoa State
Register.
-Hominy Fritters: Two teacupfuls of
cold boiled hominy; stir in one teacupful
OF sweet milk and little salt, four table
spoonfuls of sifted flour, and one egg.
Beat the white separately and add last
Have over the fire a pan of hot lard; drop
the batter in by spoonfuls, and fry nice
brown. This is especially designed for a
breakfast side dish, and rice is good used
instead of the hominy.
10 make orange pudding, peel and
slice three or four oranges, and lay in a
pudding dish, with one third cup of sugar;
make a custard of one pint of milk, the
yelks of three eggs, and one spoonful of
corn starch, and 0ne-third cup of sugar;
when cold pour over the oranges; beat the
whites of the three eggs and one-third cup
OF pulveriZed sugar to a stiff froth and
pour over; put in the oven few minutes
to brown. To be eaten cold.
For marsh mallow paste, dissolve
one-half pound of gum arabic in one pint
of water; strain and add half pound fine
sugar and place over the fire, stirring con-
stantly till the syrup is dissolved and all
is of the consistency of honey; then add
gradually the whites of four eggs, well
beaten; stir the mixture till it becomes
somewhat thin and does not adhere TO the
finger; pour all into pan slightly busted
with powdered starch, and when cool di-
vide into small squares. Flavor to the
taste just before pouring out to cool.
The following recipe for doing up
shirts will be found of use to many house
wives: Take two ounces of fine white
gum arabic powder; pat it into pitcher
and pour on it pint or so of water; and
then, having covered it up, let it stand all
night. In the morning pour it carefully
from the dregs into clean bottle, and
cork it and keep it for use. A tablespoon
full of gum water stirred into pint of
starch, made in the usual manner, will
give to the lawns, either white or printed,
a look of nPwness, when nothing else can
restore them, after theJ have been washed
-EnchdRge.
An excellent pie crust is made in the
following manner: One coffee-cup of
lard, two coffee-cups of flour, one half
coffee-cup of very cold water, pinch of
salt. Use knife to cut the lard through
the flour until fine, tlen add the water
and mix with the knifeuntil all lisa lump,
and no -four remains ia the bowl Roll
in a large sheet and dust with flour; fold
up, turning in the ends, and repeat the
process twice. At the last rolling cut the
paste into strips the width of the hand
and lay one on top OF the other, cutting
from this pieces for the top and bottom
This will make two large pies. For mince
pies. place small bits Q. well-washed but
ter over the sheets Of p.ste, dust well, and
proceed as before. AlD glaze them be-
fore baking, with equal quantities of
white of egg and cdd water, laid on
evenly with a clean, new brush-an Or
binary shaving brush isthe best. Have a
quick oven and place tie pie on the bot
tom to bake the lower Gust first; if likely
to brown too fast on bp, place a sheet
iron pan, with water, IN the rack above
until the lower crust is lone The lower
crust should be very thin; upper less than
one-fourth inch thick.-N. 7 Times.