Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-03-21
Home and Farm.

Home and Farm.
SALT meats should be simmered
they should not be fiercely boiled.
CooKIEs-One cup of butter-cold,
rubbed into the flour; one cup Of
sugar; four even cups OF flour; two
eggs; two-thirds of a teaspoonful of
soda
To PREVENT ScoRcHNG-To pre-
vent scorching is simply to keep a
basin or cup Of water in the oven.
The steam generated not only pre-
vents scorching, but it makes the
meat cook nicer.
DEsrRoYNa BED BUGs-The quick
est and best cure for them, I find, is
to wash the bedstead with cold wa
ter and then sprinkle we'll with red
or best black pepper, and also sprin-
kle well where there Is any sign Of
bugs.
CHOCOLATE CAKE-Two cups Of su-
gar, one cup Of butter, four eggs, one
cup Of milk, scant three cups Of
flour, two heaping teaspoonfuls Of
baking powder, bake in layers. For
the chocolate mixture, CRATE one
cake Of sweet chocolate; beat tine
whites Of two eggs to stiff freth and
add a cup Of powdered sugar.
POUND CAKE-Eight eggs beaten
separately; not quite one pound Of
butter; one pound Of powdered SUI
gar; not quite one pound Of prepared
flour, or flour with two heaping teas
poonfuls Of baking powder. Beat
the yolks, sugar and butter together,
then add the beaten whites and flour
by degrees, alternating till both are
stirred in; flavor with lemon.
To GET RID Or BIRD LIcE-To keep
insects OF of birds put the least bit
OF kerosene oil under eacn wing, say
as much as remains on the little fin
ger after you have let the drop fall
of; do this every ten days until all
are removed; clean the cage well
every day; scour it in hot water; use
powdered borax. but no soap.
To PURIFY The CoMPLExIoN-Eat
an orange or two every morning for
breakfast. drink plenty Of lemonade
not sweetened; never drink tea, cof-
fee, nor any kind of stimulants; do
not use soap on the face or neck
take sponge bath every morning
either cold or tepid, in water made
soft with powdered borax, a tea
spoonful in quart OF water.
Mrs. G. B. Greedy gives a receipt In
the Toledo Blade for making dark
cake;" Two cups sugar, one cup
moiasses, one cup butter, two cups
chopped raisins, one cup sour milk
two teaspoonfuls OF saleratus, three
eggs, five cups flour, a large spoonful
ground cloves, the same Of cinnamon
half as much allspice. and a small
nutmeg-all well beaten. This
makes two good sized loaves. i
splendid. Don't get too much butter
intake large cups Of -four.
There is tendency at this season
to feed too much grain and get the
horses too fat. This is done at the
expense of muscle, because an ami
NAL kept constantly at work will MOI
get hog fat"-the food going tc
furnish tissue and muscle is used ar
and destroyed. Not SO with an ami
NAL kept in stall and given no exer
else, except perhaps, that obtaiuet
while being led to water. The
amount of grain fed should be re
duced, and a plentiful supply OF hay
kept in the racks at all times. Wher
possible, the horses should be giver
the free run OF the yard every day
IF only given their liberty occasion
ally. they are too apt to run and
jump to an excess. Many valuable
animals have been lost by rupture OF
a fall obtained through giving exer
else TO exuberant animal spirits
Cor. Chicago Tribune.
A horse was troubled with scratch
es, owing to neglect in grooming
The joints we're badly inflamed ant
swollen, causing lameness. As soor
as noticed, the diseased parts were
thoroughly cleansed with CASTLE soar
and warm water, and an ointment o.
the pulverized root OF Indian turnir
(Arum tryphyllum) mixed with boil
ing lard applied and allowed to cool
It was well rubbed in with the hand
and after a very few applications {
cure was effected. The limbs o
horses shorld be well rubbed will
straw every night when working
whether any mud adheres to them OF