The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-08-08


: countless and namele-s insects deyoureC
e as part Of his meat diet. Woodpeckers
, larks, Jays, sparrows, and the whole tribe ol
e thrushes, are interchangeable friends Of the
: garden and the farm.
To Make Neck C,Em Ch0udsr.
lCor. Kansas Farmer, 81.
Buy a can OF corn, or cut some from the
cob peel and slice some potatoes and an
onion, fry some scraps of salt pork flavor
. As liked pour of the grease, add a LAYER
of potatoes, one OF corn, the onion, and SO
on until all is in the kettle; fill to the top
OF potatoes with water; boil until the pO-
tatoes are done. Season properly with salt,
pepper, and butter, little milk if liked.
!. Split few crackers und lay on top before
taking up. Very much like the real ar
;icle.
I Excellent Cold CussaFd.
lExchange.l
Warm one quart of milk as warm as
when just milked sweeten and flavor to
taste, stir into it two tablespoOniuls OF rem
net wine and turn ii at once in to the dish
on which it is to be sent to the table.
To Keep Grapes Fresh For a Long
| Time.
| st. Lonis Journal.1
Cut circular piece from largo ripe
pumpkin large enough to easily admit the
hand, scoop out the interior thoroughly
and remove the contents; fill with ripe
grapes and replace the cover, pressing it in
firmly keep in a cool place, and the grapes
will keep perfectly fresh.
You Cannot Get Along Withoat Pa
pcrs.
tEXchangel
Do not unwisely imagine that you will be
| able to get along without books and pa
pers relating to agriculture. Suctessiul
farmers read extensively and consider the
money they spend for the purpose their best
investment. Occasionally, some ignoramus
gets rich by main strength and awkward
ness" This is an exception to the rule,
however. Read good agricultural books
and subscribe for at least one agricultural
journal, but it will pay to take several.
4 New Recipe for Short Cake.
lCor. Chicago Tribune, 81
would like to offer TO F. A. d., of S.er
ling, my recipe tor short cake, it never be-
ing heavy or tough" | will suppose it to
be Of peaches, as il is now late in the sea-
son for berries. Beat thoroughly one egg,
one tablespoonful of butter, same OF sugar,
dtu OhC VI anu lastly, tWO cups
of flour, in which has been mixed one heap
ing teaspoonful OF baking powder. Bake in
An Oblong pan in quick oven, split when |
and butter each layer, turning both crusts |
slice peaches, ripe and mellow, and on each |
layer OF peaches pour about teacup of |
boiled cus,ard after sprinkling them with
sugar.
She Time For hummer Layering.
american Asrlculturist.l
Summer layering i. an easy and rapid
method OF propagating the vine. As soon
rs shoot OF the present season, in 4 con-
venient place, becomes hard enough TO
handle-recollect that they break with the
greatest ease at the nodes or joints-open
french a few inches deep, and bury few
joints, removing the leaves from the buried
part Of the shoot; put down a stake, and
turn up and fasten the end or the shoot to
it, and treat this as if it were a young vine
In hot weather, and in light soil, it is we'll
10 lay fat stone over the buried part of
the vine TO keep the place moist.
Trees For Kansas Planting.
PROT. Gale in Prairie Farmer, 81
"On the list which should he discarded
without further trial, we are forced to place
the following: Arbor vite tall varielies),
balsam fir, beech, birch, eucalyptus, Euro
pean larch, English walnut, and most ari
eties Of the weeping willow. On the list
Tor further trial, and to be planted only for
experiment, We should place the following
Butternut, chestnut, Irish juniper. Scotch
juniper, trailing juniper, pinon pine, sugar
maple, sweet gum, Norway spruce, Scotch
pine, and white pine. On the list of those
which have been SO far an unquestioned
succes, We place the following, though in
some cases our experience has been too
limited 10 encourage immediate extcn ed
culture: Ailanthus glandulosus (for high,
dry localities alone, white ash, Green ash,
Eastwood, catalpa, cottonwood, deciduous
cypress, white elm, red elm, English elm,
soft or silver maple, box elder, Usage or
ange, oaks, black walnut, white or gray
willow, Kansas willow, Is frdgiiis y, osier
willow Is riminoiisl, red cedar, white
spruce, Table Mt. pine, p pungeas), Aus
trian pine, pitch pine, Dwarf Mt. pine"
Farm Items.
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VI Ike the farm attractive for the chill
lren by encouraging them TO cultivate
flowers; to read good books to take care
Of little patch OF ground for themselves
to raise a calf, zig, a colt or a few chick
ems, and allowing them to keep the pro-
ceeds. Teach them the best way do every
hing they undertake.
Keep the best farm literature of the day
1n your table constantly, that you may
know what the agricultural world is doing
md that you NAV reap the benefit others |
experiments.
Live 20 that your neighbors will respect
'ou. Identify yourself with some farmers
organization and be an active and useful
member.
Plant an orchard. Good, ripe fruit as
'art OF your diet, both summer and winter, ,
will be 4 wonderful thing TO save doctors
,ills.
Be economical, careful, industrious, pro-
,ressiye, honest, and with health success Is {
ure to follow. |.
/ S:oOd Way To Make Tomato Cat
sup.
lSt. Louis Journal.l
This is the time to make the desirable
auce tomato catsup, and the following will
e found a good receipt for it:
Wash and drain two bushels of fair, ripe 4
omatOes; cut out the stems and imperfect
pots and put the fruit into kettle, giving i
ach squeeze to break the skins as you c
brow them in. { A brass kettle we'll secured
the best thing to do them in.) Cut up !
welve ripe bell peppers and as many g
Mons and put with the tomatoes. Set the q
ettle over the fire and let the fruit cook c
wo hours; keep well stirred to prevent
urning; then strain through a wire seive. I
When strained add pint and a half of q
sit, quart OF vinegar, three tablespoonfuls )
/ ground cinnamon, three of black pepper,
wo OF cloves, two of allspice, two OF mace t
nd one Of ginger. Boil slowly i
welve hours At night it must be emp d
led from the kettle into large wooden or I
arthen bowls and cover closely till morn S
ng. Clean and dry thoroughly the brass II
eItle as soon as Won have empted the to-
q atoes from it, and have it ready for use Il
he next day. BE particular about the o
leaning on account OF the verdigris, which h
-suld surely gather on the brass otherwise. t
n the morning pui the catsup in the kettle f
nd boil slowly all day, or until as rich a
ream, so that no clear liquor will rise on I
ar top. Stir often, as it thickens it will
lex To the b1ttom, and il not carefully r
Tired will scorch before you know it,
hich would spoil the whole. Ii plate
turned down on the bottom Of the kettle
will not be so apt to burn, but great care
inst at any rate be exercised in stirring
lways from the bottom. When cooked, the
ltsup should be bottled and tightly cork
4 and firmly tied down.
BeautiGuI Plant for she Living O
Rsom.
fPraiIie farmsr,3.I
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