The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-03-07
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HOLE. fam AND GARDEN.

HOME, fxRM AND GARDEN.
T Turn barrel over apie-plant hill
and pile fresh horse manure over and
around the barrel, and in q month you
can have fresh, crlsp pie-plant.
Corn Mullins. One quart wheat
flour, two teaspoonfnls baking powder
lsadd to It one cupful yell0w meal
cream together one cupful butter, one
cupful sugar; three. eggs; add one pint
milk; stir well; then add flour and
meal; bake in muffin rings; hot oven.
II Fremont Cake. Two cupe of sugar
one cup Of shortening, one-haf lard and
ope-haf butter; three eggs, one tea
tspoonful of saleratus dissolved in one
cup of sour milk, three cups rather full
Of sifted -four, one cup Of chopped raj
sins, and nutmeg.
Fruit Cake.-One and one-haf pints
Of milk, one cup Of cream, two cups o.
1,sugar, one-hah cup Of butter, one-hali
pint of molasses, one and one-haf cur
Of hop yeast; add flour to make thick
batter, and let rise all night. In the
morning add one cup of butter, six cups
of sugar, five eggs, one tablespoonful
of soda, and seven pounds of raisins
pice to taste; stir 10 q thick batter; put
into tins and let rise again; bake a
you would bread.
Veal Cake.-Cut slices of cold roast
veal and boiled ham, very thin there
should be as many again slices of veal
as of ham; cut three or four hard boiled
eggs into slices; chop a few sprigs Of
parsley fine: batter a mold, and put in
alternate layers of veal, ham, eggs and
parsley seasoning each layer with
pepper and salt; fill up with good stock,
and bake in a brisk oven about one
half hour; when cold, turn out and gar
nish with parsley. This is nice for tea.
To Dye Scarlet. One and one-halt
ounces of muriate of tin; one ounce Of
cochineal; one ounce of cream-of-tar-
tar. To one pound of cloth or yarn al
low three gallons of water; when
blood-warm, add one ounce of cream
of4tartar; increase the heat a little and
add one teaspoonful of the pulverized
cochineal and three-fourths of an
ounce of muriate of tin; wet the goods
in warm water; put into the dye and
boil one hour, turning often; take out
and rinse in cold water; then add the
remaining cochineal and tin liquid to
three gallons of warm water; put in
the goods and proceed as before.
notwithstanding the general hard
times and failure of the crops, there are
farmers in the West who are making
money. Said wealthy farmer to the
writer, few days ago: g If our people
don't 90 to work and do something, the
German farmers are going to own this
country" He is a man who works,
and has made his money by working,
and knows the truth Of the assertion.
Our own German neighbors are either
out of debt or rapidly paying what they
owe. They practice industry, frugality
and economy. They sell the best they
have, eat what they can't sen, and feed
the rest to the pigs. they pay their
notes when they are due. Their chill
dren are not found loafing in the vii
lagos and around depots, but are at
work or at school. Let us take les
son from them, and hard times will be-
gin to "let up."-Cor. Chicago Tzi6-
Nne
Last week we travelled fifteen miles
over rough roads. to see friend on
business. His wife informed us that as
he had nothing to do, ne had gone to
town, and would not probably be back
till dark. And yet when we went to
his barn we found no hinges on his
stable-door, no feed trough in his man
ger, no hay nearer than eighty rods
# in stack by the slough; the calves,
colts and hogs in his young orchard,
around his,rdoor and well. His corn
crib had no roof, his front-gate was
nailed up, pigs sleeping in the manure
pile, chickens roosting on the harness
in the stable, ETC., etc. And yet he had
nothing to do. In the house we found
smart wife, sweet baby and every
thing neat, clean and tidy. Can it be
possible for any animal to be more per-
verse, careles and slovenly than man
when he tries to be?-Iowa State Reg
lister. ~
The farmers who "lifted'' the
mortgages from their land during the
flush times caused by the War were the
fortunate ones; while those who went
into debt have generally failed. In
view Of the prosperity of the farming
class during the past year; it is well to
remember this experience. A combi-
nation of causes has produced fair
prices, in conjunction with an immense
crop. But the Rural World reminds
the farmers that 'sthe European War
will not last always; that next year
perhaps there will be larger crop in
Great Britain than has been produced
in fifty years; that but a very small
portion of our crops may be wanted
abroad, and that in consequence the
very lowest prices may prevail for all
our farm crops" To be forewarned is
to be forearmed. Farmers, therefore,
who take in money for their crops this
year had better pay their debts. Instead
of mourning new debts, pay off the old
ones. Get in an Independent condition.
The farm will always make an indus
'trious farmer good living, Resolve
to owe no man cent. Pay as you 90,
and peace of mind that the debtor can
not enjoy will be yours. Chicago Jour-
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