The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-11-13
Dou,ei and garn1.

Only the leaves vi eAo
the ancienss.
A pot of jonQuils makes delightful VIA
dow ornament.
The bamboo isrecominended for room ana
hall decoration. The smaller varieues' VIC"
grown in pots, should be selected
The Egyptian papyrus plant affords m T
lovely object for fTOnt YARD decoraliou. r.
have seen II, and IL others apprecls,eu aSo
mand on florists for young plants the coIiins
season would be large.
xvora ,ys rsonired to furnish list OF ten
,,lants Tor window culture during winter our
choice ysuld be: /, rose geraniuu =, M M
geranium: g. variegated geraniunl, MIS- ~, ~
lock: a. fuchias; 5, heliotrope; o. cSis ny
= caruation pink; s, IVY geraniumsi q nv
scantia, or wandering Jew; III, oesonia ioA'
The Gala lily blooms at three years; ~ IAN in
an ordinary earthen jar, without q n' a.
the bottom, put the my IN ana -,h. FIJI with
e., water in which you have put Few
5roDq Of ammonia; keep IL in a warm rootn
I'VE 40 much light and sun as possipiei anu
5lentv OF water.-Chicago Tribune
Hot alum water is the bestinsect destroyer
knawn- Put the alum into bot wafer ana
let n boil till 1t is all dissolved; then apply
the solution hot with brush 10 al cI '..lS
any insects are found. Ants, bedbugs cock
reaches and creeping things are killed by IT.
while II has no danger Of poisoning the lam
lily or injuring the property
The mould for pot plants should be light
and loamy. In the bottom OF the pot plsce
several small pieces of crockery or sinliar
material TO assist the drainage ana IN SET
ting the plant be careful to keep II well down
in the pot and to press tue mouio nouera ,,t,is
4
moisten the whole, and, If necessary, ada
little more mould IL the soifs more
than was expected.
In No other business doss filthiDess and
negligence work much rnischief as In the
handling of milk. Wooden pals are unh'
for use IN the dairy, bccs1se It is next TO I'M
possible to keep them clean, while TIN pals
are easily cleansed. Sugar OF milk, when
dried into a gum, is very difficult 10 as
solve. and can only be removed by careful
washing and scald.ag. The fumes of stag
nsnt Stops, when conveyed to the milk, car
nv with them tue seeds OF destruction, whfcf
readily multiply, 'tnd destroy II.
In starchipg niuslins. shirt bosoms am
wristbands, after the shirt bosom has peer
dipped and vTusS out as dry Us Posslole,
used boiled starch rubbed In and pstted vel
with the hands. This Is secret known u
all good laundrosses, and IL Is almost impos
sible TO keep the iron from sticking uhieS
this prechutioa is observed. Always US
cold starch for shirt collars. Mix thorough
lv two t.aspcs ms of starch in half a cup &
water dip ths collar. wiring, rub, pat, sprea
on n clean tov ell and when all Sre done ro
up the towel sud iron in about an boar.
USEFUL RECIPES.
Poor Msvis PUpDISG.-- Three cups9f fou
one cue Of Rlolasses, one cup OF mix, on
cup of suet one cup OF raisins, oneteaspooi
full of sode spice TO taste; eoil two hour
eat with seace.-L'lhe.
LEGION SPyrrER-Six lemons f2"eggs, tw
pounds of sugar, one-quarter pound OF gu
ter; CRATE the rinds, add the juice, beat Il
eggs; siuz1er over slow lire 'te minute
stirringall the while.-Lilhe.
To Max: AND KEEP SAUsAeE.-lrroportio
the meat (lean and fsp 10 your taste, the
grind and mix and season to taste with sa
and peppsr and summer savory and sage, a
ground cfne; now stuff the skins or mai
into small bells; hang the string of ssusag
on poles-over head in the cook room Bal
will not keep unless they freeze hard.
CssIoK-x SouP.-Takea chicken weighir
about three pounds OFT IL In quarters 81
place in a porcelain pot; add two quarts
water and let it bell enc hour then have
fryingspan ready with lump OF butter, al
remove the chicken 70 1t, and have SOL
boiied rice ready, cooked in smother sau
pan-about one cupirl oil boiled rice
the flavor OF the soup; add about one tab
spoonfcl of chopped parsley, ,oae onion a
a snail carrot, in very thin Shoes; boil {
giblets separately, and wien tue chloKea
rich brown remove it 20 make gravy
adding "A half cup of water, one tablesPoS
full of tfour and the gibletss chopped h'
Seryeth gravy separately.
NCUTs PrEs.-Boil fresh tongue chop
very fine, after removing the skin and roc
when cold add one pound of chopped sz
two ponds s'oned raiSins, two pounds q
rants. two pounds eiuon cut il fine pieo
six cloTes powdered, two tsaspoonsful o
namon half teaspoonful mace, one u
brandy. one pint wins or cider, two pour
sugar; put tins all in a stone ssr and COT
we'll isl making pies chop some apples We
fine. and to one bowl OF the prepared m'
take two of apples; add more sugar, acco
ing to taste and sweet cider enough 10 ma
the plea Juicy, but not thin: mix, and wa
the ingredients before putting into yC
pie plates; always bake with an upper a
under cast made with enc cupof lard, Q
of butter, one Of water and foar OF flour
NJ. A.
To Rer-LE CIDER-Pct your cider II
cool cellar; add one pound OF deubie rehn
sugar TO each gallon o. cider. Keep
bung out until the cider Is done working
say one month: then close the bupg IN
the cider hes obtained the favorse suit;
sooner you bottle IL after IL rs done work.
the sweete- IL will be. 1 generally bot
January I;sIt must not be bottled befor,
is done working, or IL will break the bottl
Use champagne bottles only, lit will bu
ary other ksnd and straight velvet cor
sock the eoTks in warm water, eompi
them, drive them in with a wood mallet;
the barrel I'D ,6 inches, so as not TO dis 4
itEhen you draw it in the bottles, as J
will ruin it IL disturbed afIer working; dr
dire It In the bottles; add TO each bottle
teasooonfuI sugar.; cork 1t zap immediat
after filling; double wire each bottle; las
the s,de in a cool cellar. 1t will keep
yeare.-Jack Hedder.
Agrze uiturai Notes.
Iuf 19 tobacco was raised abou. Phila
phia with success.