The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-05-16
Home and Farm BrevIties.

For good doughnuts, take a large cup
of butter, two cups of sugar, one pint OF
light sponge, four eggs, one pint of milk,
one t~easpoonful soda, some nutmeg. Let
the dough rise twice.
GINGER nuts: Two and a half cups
of molasses, one cup of butter or lard,
one tablespoonful Of ginger, n tea
spoonful of alum dissolved in one-third
of a cup of boiling water, two teaspoon.
fuls of soda dissolved in hot water.
RICE jumbles: Rub to a cream a
pound of butter and a pound of sugar;
mix with it a pound and a half of flour,
four eggs, and a very little brandy roll
the cakes in powdered sugar lay them.
on fiat, buttered tins and bake in a quick
oven.
AMONG the meetings to be held in
Paris this summer will be one of bee
masters and insectologists, when insects
noxious to vines and agriculture will be
discussed, with a view to all sorts of
lethal experiments. The Colorado beetle
will meet with especial attention.
A. REMARK of Count Rumford sug-
gests food for reflection, along with an
other kind of food: 1.-THE number of
inhabitants who may be supported in
any country upon its internal pro-
duce depends about as much upon the
state of the art of cookery as upon that
of agriculture"
The fruit crep of the United States
of 1877 amounted in value to $40, 000,-
600, or about one-half of the outcome
from cereals. Fruit Of every species
and climate is now raised in this coun-
try, the vine prospecting finely, and the
oranges of Florida and California sur.
pass those of Italy and Spain.
The plan almost entirely adopted
now, in the corn-growing regions, is to
harrow the ground Just before, or as
soon as the corn comes up. This plan
stops the weeds that sprout near the
surface, and gives the corn a longer
time to stand before it haste be worked,
getting size so the dirt can be thrown to
it, covering up weeds at the start-a
point gained, which insures success in
the cultivation of any crop.
OF all materials for the bedding o
hogs I know of nothing that can exec
cornstalks. They do not pack down like
straw or leaves; the hogs will run and
turn them over, and being of a springy
and elastic nature, are always more
clean and economical if short of bed
ding. I am satisfied hat it depend!
upon how hogs have been educated
whether they keep their beds foul o.
not. We have had them choose a Ger
tain place outside of their sleepin!
apartment, thereby keeping their bed
free from all dampness and dirt
Farmer.
PARBorL some Spanish onions il
sailed water for ten minutes; remove tn,
cores from them with a column cutie
about an inch in diameter, taking car
to leave the bottom part intact; fill VI
each cavity with a mixture Of brea'
crumbs, anchovies (well washed and Gu
up fne), capers, pepper and salt. Mel
a piece of butter in a saucepan and mi,
with a tablespoonful of flour; put in tn
onions, take equal quantities of stock o
broth and claret, pour enough into tn
saucepan to almost cover the onions, ad,
a bundle of herbs tied up with a fe,
+ cloves, and simmer gently till the onion
are done; remove the bundle of herbs
, dispose the onions carefully in a dish
pour the sauce under them, and serve.
"SUsAN," in New York Times, write
+ thus, under the heading of "Bill q
!. Fare for Three" Ihave been much il
terested in the bills of fare as publishe
in your columns from time to time, bu
/ it has seemed to me that as yet none 9
, them have reached the wants of many Z
, your readers, and I have. therefor
thought it might be interesting and il
!, structive to give a bill of fare, with tn
. cost of articles, that has been in actu,
use in my family of three for more tina
two years.
e SUNDAY-Breakfast-Liver, fried; pot
| toes, fried; eggs, boiled; coffee. Dinner
, Roast beef, mashed potatoes, tomatoes, pa
| ships. Supper-Toast, shaved beef, slice
oranges.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS potatoe
q hominy. Dinner-Cold roast beef, bake
potatoes, tomatoes and rice.
TUESDAY, Breakfast = s iced be,
s stewed, fried potatoes, fried rice cake
D~inner-Soup, cold roast beef, potatoe
J cabbage, p~arsnips.