The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-02-09
AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC.


-Crullers.-SiXou ounces butter, three
quarters of pound sugar, one and
three-quarter pounds flour, six eggs,
one nutmeg; fried in lard.
Where borax and insect powder
have failed to eXterminate cockroaches,
sprinkle the floor with powdered white
hellibore; they will eat it and be pois-
oned by it.
In choosing a window for the grow
ing OF plants indoors let it, if possible,
face the east or south; that is, let it be
the one that receives the full rays of the
morning sun. The afternoon sun is far
better than none at all, since few plants
Will flourish without sunlight.
White Cake.-The whites of four
eggs beaten to a froth, one and one
half cups of sugar, one-half cup of but
ter; beat the butter and sugar together,
then put in the eggs; then one-half cup
of sweet milk, two teaspoons of baking
powder, mixed well in two and one
quarter cups of flour.
Lemon Jelly Cake.-Two cups SUI
gar, two-thirds cup butter, half cup
water, cold, three and half cups of
flour, two teaspoons baking powder,
whites of seven eggs. For jelly between
each layer, two eggs, two grated lemons,
one cup sugar, small piece of butter.
If the rind of your lemon is bitter do
not use the rind. Cook and stir.
The Western Farmer says: Zone
of the first things to be taught a boy
upon farm is the use of tools. He
should be a good carpenter and black
smith, in fact able to make or mend
most any implement upon the farm. A
few tools are always necessary and the
proper use of them can soon be acquired,
so that the farmer can shoe his own
horses, make his sheds, build his barns
and thus turn every day to account"
TO COW.
Why, COW, how canst thou be so satisfied?
So well content with all things here below,
So unobtrusive and so sleepy-eyed,
So meek, so lazy, and so awful slow
Dost thou not know that everything is mixed
That naught is as it should be on this earth,
That grievously the world needs to be fixed
That nothing we can gain has any worth,
That times are hard, that life is full of care,
That love is folly, friendship but snare.
Prtt! COW, this is no time for laziness!
The cud thou chewest is not what it seems!
Get up and moo! Tear around and quit thy
dreams!
-Foie de Veau.-Soak calf's liver
in cold water till it turns blue, then in
salt and water for two hours, after
which remove three or four layers of
skin; be careful in doing so not to draw
blood; lard it with salt pork, fine and
Harding put. one allspice and one Glove;
sift little flour over it and put it in a
dripping-pan with half a pint of water,
a piece of butter the size of an egg on
top; bake for an hour and half and
basic often; this is nice dish for lunch
To Prevent the Hair From Fall
ing.-Pour a -glassful of dry table
salt upon a sheet of paper While the
hair is dry dip metallic hair-brush or
stiff bristle hair-brush into the salt,
rubbing it into the roots of the hair
Apply every day until the hair ceases
to fall; then discontinue. Alum water
will check the fall of hair that has be-
come saturated and drowned with the
use of oils, acting as an astringent. A
strong decoction of the herb ''boneset''
is good tonic for the hair.
To prevent saddle-galls, the saddle
should be lined with some smooth, hard
substance. Flannel or wooden cloth is
bad. A hard, finished smooth raw
hide lining, similar to those of the mill
tary saddles, is preferable. Then, if
the saddle is properly fitted to the
horses back, there will be no gals I'M
less the horse is very hardly used. Calls
should be washed with soap and water,
and then with a solution of three grains
of copperas or blue vitriol to one table
spoonful of water, which will harden
the surface, and help to restore the
growth of the skin. White hairs grow
ing upon CALLED spots cannot be pre-
vented.-Ne6raSkG Farmer.
Veal Pie.-Three and half pounds
breast of veal cut in small pieces,
placed in hot frying-pan, with a quar-
ter of cupful of fat; fry quickly each
side to a rich brown, then turn into a
pot, with enough boiling water to cover
it; add one small white onion, one heap
ing tablespoonful grated carrot, one
teaspoonful thyme, salt and pepper to
taste; cook till very tender; add piece
of butter the size of large walnut and
sufficient Drowned flour to thicken the
gravy; boil well, and turn in a baking
pan or dish, the sides of which have
been lined with paste; place small cup
upside down in the center to keep up
the upper crust, which should be half
an inch thick The under crust to meat
pies is apt to be slack baked, therefore
it is frequently omitted