Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-14
FARM AND HOME.

BAKED EGGs.-Buttcr dish, break in
the eggs, pepper, salt, and butter them,
and bake in il slow oven till We'll set;
serve hot
STEAMED loAE-rwo cups of Indian
meal, one cup flour, half cup molasses,
salt, one cup sweet milk. one of soar,
teaspoonful soda Steam from three to
four hours.
BRou.Ep Han. If the ham be salt,
parhoil it in slices, lay them ON highly
creased gridiron; place II overa quick
fire, and hroil nice brown all over.
Observe the slices are cut thin, just
enough for one person. Serve on u hot
dish.
HERMrrS, S,--One cup of butter, one and
one-half cups of brown sugar, three
eggs one cup of chopped raisins, one
tablespoonful OF soda dissolved in two
tahlcsnoonsfuls of milk. all kinds Of
spice, and flour enough toroll out; cut
rs cookies and bake.
PorAro GAGEs.-rake mashed pota-
toes, flour, u little salt and melted but
ter Ito make them sweet, add " little
powdered loaf sugar mix with Just
enough milk to make the paste stitt to
roll make it tho size and thickness of
n muffin, and bake quickly,
COOKED CAnBAGE. Cut fine rs for
raw; putinto u kettle and add watcrto
cook until tender; then add onc-hall
cup Of sweet cream; one-half cup Of
vinegar, in which mix ono tablespoons
full of tlour season. with pepper and salt
TO suit the taste; let 1t boil up and
serve.
A IA MopE BEEF Take u piece of
the tender side Of tho round, say eight
pounds: cut holes through il with IL
sharp knife and insert strips of pork,
the size of your thumb; and II stuilihg
composed of dry bread crumbs, favored
with chopped onion, cloves. pepper and
salt You may pour II glass ot clnret
over, and lay some slices ofpork on the
top. Bake three hours, with water in
the bottom of the pan, with which make
your gravy.
ENGLISH Plum PuppING Take one
pound Of raisins, the same Of curraats,
the same of bread crumbs, hnlf u pound
of citron, the same of suot, the same OF
flour, eight eggs, half II pound of sugar,
some candied lemon peel, " teaspoon
ful of cinnamon. tho aanio of allapico
and nutmeg; an apple chopped iino
and added to the mixture helps to make
il light Scald your puddingcloth, and
flour it WE'LL then tie il up in npot of
boiling water, and let il boil fast for six
hours; lust before putting il on the ta-
bic stick piece Of holly III the middle,
pour some good brandy round 1t, and
set fire TO it.
TIE chief industry Of New Mexico
is sheep raising, and is highly Profitable
rs u pursuit, while in Colorado and
Wyoming Territory il is but little less
50, though by no means as fully dovel-
oped. The number and valuo of the
sheep in these three divisions are csti-
mated as follows: New Mexico, 1000
600 head, value 81, 100000; Colorado,
100000 head, value $1,O000O0; Wy
oming Territory, 225,0O0 head, value
$I50,0O0.
Ir is said that though each Of the
forty cows kept on the Illinois farm OF
Israel Boies could "risc up and call
him blessed" as u feeder, the cost Of
their support during the past winter was
only III cents per day per head MI
the feed being thoroughly steamed. :
II isnlso stated that there is no place III
America where farmers feed ~ high NJ
within five miles Of Elgin, and no farm.
crs who make 80 much money from
milk.
THE potato bugs are in large mum
bers in Staten Island, and have ruined
many potato fields. The farmers say
the bugs are on the surface Of the
ground, and destroy the sprouts rs soof
as they come up. In some sections tht
farmers are preparing To plant corr
where the potato vines arc destroyed.
EGGs hatch much better if the nest
are made by placing cut turf, and I
shovel Of mould, sand or ashes in DO,
or basket, and on this little short straw
than If straw only is used. In this way
n convenient hollow is obtained. TIM
prevents the eggs rolling out from undel
the setting hen. In COO weather tn,
eggs are kept Of much more equal tenn
pcratnre than in nests made simply o
loose straw
FERTILIZERS FOR CRAZE NISEs--Bon,
dust, wood ashes and such like fertiliz
ers are best for grape vines in low
ground. Stable manure applied il
large quantities on damp soil will produce
diseased vines. On dry ground the #
feet is beneficial. The best soil fo
grapes is dry, light, warm and rich. Or
such soil apply top-dressingI
orwell rotted manure, alternating every
third year with dressing of slackce
lime. Where grapes are being raisct
ON damp ground. care must be taken Il