Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-08-29
HOUSE AND: FARM,
Useful Inform at;10u

The entrails of cattle are now manufac-
tured into cord, round and fiat betting.
and other material where extraordinary
strength is required. -
Scientific nobodies are constantly talk
ing of the manner in which lightning will
strike and be conducted. A little COM
mon sense would save a deal of type and
paper.
A wise man in Elmira has found out
what the pear blight is-a ''black bug"
Everybody has suspected for long time
that the discOverer would hail from the
West.
TO take out Scorch.-If shirt bosom,
or any other article, has been scorched in
ironing, lay it where bright sunshine will
fall directly on it. 1t will take it entire
~ out.
Tue corners in grain which have been
so conningly arranged in the larger Wes-
tern cities have nearly all come to grief.
How sorry our agricultural community
must feel!
Every one that owns an orchard, or
even single tree, should now be looking
after the borers, to see that their trees are
not destroyed. Ii taken early, it is not
very hard task to destroy the pests by
the use of pocket-knives and wire
The residents of "Boston" have at last
discovered that live stock can be export
ed to Great Britain, and are quite jubi-
liant over their discovery. That is the
result of reading none but provincial pa
pers.
Old friend Harder is still pushing his
threshing- machine to the front. 1t IS to
be hoped that on the coming State fair he
will establish his headquarters as far as
possible from the oyster booth.
The peppermint crop, from reports,
promises to be an unusually large one.
The plant is large and thriving, and the
indications now are the distilling will
begin at least two weaks earlier this year
than usual,
Our British cousins deplore the lack of
good books on the Dairy, ana now con-
template the publication Of work to be
editolially supervised by Prof. Sheldon
and Mr.. H. F. Moore, Secretary of the
British Dairymen's Association.
A Dictionary of Agriculture is now be-
ing written by one of our most eminent
practical agriculturists. 1t will be the
famous U0de maecum, and it's usefulness
must be appreciated in every rural family.
1t cannot be published too soon.
The exhibitors at the New York State
Fair at Elmira, this year, can pay freight
to the exhibition, and upon presentation
of their society receip t have their money
refunded, so that practically they pay
nothing for freight on their exhibits.
Steam blowing has been successfully in
troduced upon wet and treacherous lands
in California. Watery wastes Of few
years since have been turned into acres
Of promising grain. What are the owners
of the Jersey meadows doing?
The forty seventh annual exhibition of
the American Institute is to be opened on
the 18th of September, and there is al
ready an active demand for space. Those
who wish to exhibit should make early
application, personally or by mail, at the
rooms Of the Institute, No. % Cooper
Union.
Saoeet Potato Pies.-Scrape clean two
good sized sweet potatoes; boil. When
tender, rub through the colander; beat
yolks OF three eggs light; stir with pint
OF sweet milk into the potato: add a
small teacup ofsugar, pinch Of salt, and
flavor with a little fresh lemon Or extract.
Bake as pumpkin pies. When done,
make a merlngue top Of two eggs and
powdered sugar. Brown a few minutes
in the oven.
For washing silver put teaspoonful
silver is washed: have the water hot;
wash quickly, using small brush; rinse
in bot water and dry with clean linen
towel; then rub dry with a chamois skin.
Washed in this manner silver becomes
very brilliant, and requires no polishing
with any of the powders or whiting usu-
ally employed, and the silver does not
wear out.
How to cure swelled feet and ankles, is
to take plantain leaves (Which can be
found in almost any grass spot, and in
our public parks): wilt them by putting
separately between the hands; cover the
swollen parts with them, and keep in
place by wrapping the limb with rags or
towel on going to bed at night, or keep
them on during the day if not obliged to
be upon the feet. A cure will be speed
lily effected.
Flannel Cakes.-Warm quart Of milk
with two ounces Of butter until thorough
ly mixed; dissolve teaspoonful of soda
in little rich cream, and add a little
warm milk. Sift two pounds Of flour,
with two tablespoonful of cream tartar,
and stir into the milk to make a thick
smooth batter. Beat seven eggs until
very thick and light, and add gradually
to the batter, beating it hard while pour
ing the eggs in. Bake on hot griddle
we'll creased.
Duchesse P"tatoes.-Mash one quart of
hot boiled potatoes through fine colander
with potato -masher; mix with them one
ounce of butter, one scant teaspoonful of
salt, half a saltspoonful of white pepper,
a pinch of grated nutmeg, and the yolks
of two raw eggs; pour the potato out on a
plate, and then form it with knife into
small cakes two inches long and one wide !;
lay them on buttered tin, brush them
over the top with an egg beaten up with
a teaspoonful of cold water, and color
them golden brown in moderate oven
Miss Corsoz's Coohing Ma,e1az.
Cmrant Jezzy.-Put the currants in a
stone jar and set it in kettle of hot water
over the fire till the currants are thorough
| " heated; squeeze the currants through a
cloth or one of the machines for squeezing
fruit; measure the juice, and to every pint
allow pound of sugar; put the juice into
the preserving kettle. and spread the
sugar on pans and set in the oven; it
must be stirred occasionally to prevent
it from burning; let the sugar get very
hot, and when the juice has boiled five
minutes stir in the sugar, and as soon as
it comes to boil again take it off the fire
and put it in the jars; lay thin paper
dipped in brandy over the jelly when it
is cold, and paste thick paper over the
jars. Jelly made in this way is clear,
firm, and keeps very we'll. Any kind of
Jelly may be made in this same way.
A writer in the Practical Farmer says: :
IL have practiced stacking fodder for
twenty years-never had any spoil, and
after trying various ways think it decid-
eddy preferable to all other modes, de-
cause first, none but the butts, the worth
less portion, are exposed to the bleach
ing rains of winter, and second, because
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