The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-03-16
AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC.

Pasture of the best kind will pro-
duce more milk of the best quality than
any other feed. A quart of meal twice
day is worth something in producing
gentleness.
-Cookies.-One egg, one-half tea
cupful of butter, one cupful of sugar,
two tablespoonful of sour milk, one
half teaspoonful of soda, flour sufficient
to mix; roll thin; bake in quick oven.
Many of our best dairymen con-
tend that, from the time the milk leaves
the COW till the butter graces the table,
milk, cream and butter must be near
the temperature of sixty degrees.
The utmost moisture that should
be found in thoroughly-worked butter
is very slight dew, and it should be of
such fine consistency as to slice down,
hardly dimming the surface of knife
blade.
"A tooth-powder that keeps the
teeth very white, and is harmless, is
made from orris root one-third, pre-
pared chalk one-third, and pumice-
stone one-quarter. Any druggist can
prepare it, and it is not expensive.
Mixed grasses produce the best
pastures, and no difference is discover
able between the milk produced on the
so-called grain farms and that produced
on farms devoted entirely to grass and
permanent pasture; but the milk from
high, dry lands is superior to that from
the lowlands.
Yeast, for Bread.-Boil two large
potatoes, mash fine with fork, add
two tablespoonful of flour, pour on
boiling water to scald the flour; when
cool, add one yeast cake, soaked, half
teaspoonful salt; let it rise over night.
Now you have yeast enough for four or
five bakings. One teacupful yeast for
a good large baking will make as good
bread as anybody can.
To Clean White Kid Gloves Make
a thick lather with white soap and
warm water; it must be very thick, so
that it can be turned upside down and
not fall out; put your gloves on; take a
soft cloth and quickly apply the lather,
and as quickly rub off with another
soft clean cloth; there must be as little
moisture as possible to the lather; clean
one finger at time; the gloves must
not be allowed to get wet
Minute Pudding Put some milk
over the fire, with a bit of lemon peel
or essence of lemon, let it boil, then,
having made a large cup of flour to a
smooth paste with a little cold milk,
stir it by degrees into the boiling milk,
let it boil, stirring it all the time until
it is thick, then dip bowl in cold
water, pour the pudding in, and let it
cool before turning it out. Eat with
butter and sugar sauce. The piece of
lemon is an improvement.
-Lady's Finger-Cake Two eggs,
beaten very light, to which add a cup
of granulated sugar, excepting table
spoonful; sift in very small teaspoon
of cream tartar, half as much soda, a
little salt; stir in flour enough for a stiff
dough; roll very thin, and sprinkle with
tablespoonful of sugar from the cup
full, giving it light roll; cut the dough
in strips fnger-width; do not let them
touch in the pan. Bake in quick oven,
watching them, as they readily scorch;
add a good-sized teaspoonful of vanilla.
Prof. Samson, of the Gregnon Col
lege of Agriculture, France, has tested
the comparative nutritive value of the
bran Us. barley meal in the feeding OF
pigs. The animals selected were Berk-
shires, under three months old; allow
ing them fortnight to be accustomed
to their special cribs-a point never to
be lost sight of when experimenting
with live stock-the result was found
to be that, scientifically and pecuniari,
ly, bran was not only better but cheap.
er than barley-meal.