Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-04-17

wounded, does not become furious. An
other plan is to rub the young with gin,
as also the mothers snout; the odor will
ward of her attacks. Or pour into her
ear, at the moment of littering, some
drops of q mixture composed or two parts
'tincture of opium and fifteen of
alcohol; this will cause sleep,
and when she awakens the young will
have taken possession each Of its teat,
and the first "nips" will be forgotten.
If shut up nights, most of the eggs of
ducks will be saved; shut up ali the
time, they will stop laying. They will
sometimes lay in nests prepared for
them in their roosting house, but do not
build nests of their own until nearly
done laying and ready to sit, which is
about the last of May. Taking their
eggs away will not prolong their laying
Ducks should not be plucked in winter
and those that are to ait should not be
plucked until a week after Matching, as
their months sitting leaves them weak.
After that they should be pulled as often
as their feathers ripen, which can be told
by picking a few from the breast; if
there is no colored fluid in the end of the
feather, it is ripe. The little gray ones
ripen their feathers once a month; if
not picked soon after this, they begin 70
shed them, and p~in-feathcrs take their
places; when separating them it is very
tedious. Larger breeds of ducklings do
not ripen their feathers so rapidly. The
ducklings can be retained near the house
better if Matched under hens, as hens
and turkeys are the same in keeping
their little ones as far away as possible
until hawks and other animals catch
them, when the old ones will come home
as tame as hens. Ducklings should be
fed raw Indian meal dough, sailed a lit
tie, one or twice a week. A dish con-
tanning a few quarts of water, and filled
when empty. will do for them as well as
a river, but it should be fixed 80 that
they can get out of the water easily or
they will drown. Do not confine them,
and they will help themselves to sand
and insects.-C Country Gentleman.
The Household.
EGG-BREAD.-One pint of milk, two
eggs, butter size of an egg, one-half cup
full of sugar, three tablespoonfuls of sea
foam, -four enough to make a batter
bake. This makes one loaf.
BIscUT.-A half of a small yeast cake
and M pint of water to make a sponge
to which add a pint of milk, one cup OF
butter and lard, two tablespoonfuls OF
sugar, a large ~teaspoonful of salt.
IMPERIAL CAKE.-One pound of -four
of sugar, n of butter, one o.
r~aisins, blanched almonds, split, ten eggs
three-quarters of a pound c~itron, on,
wine glass brandy, and one of rose. water
MoLAssEs FRUIT CAKE.-One larg,
cup sugar, n of molasses, one small cul
our milk, one teaspoonful soda dissolvet
in the milk, one-half pound butter, thre'
eggs, n and a half pounds raisins ant
c%urrants, n quarter pound citron, on,
nutmeg, one tablespoonful cloves.
RAMEQUIN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
of a pound of suet, one pound molasses
three-quarter of a pound bread-crumbs
quarters pound -four, two eggs, juic,
and grated rind of a lemon, half a nut
meg, a little mace, two cloves, fine. Boi
three hours.
Corn BREAD.-Two cups of soul milk
ene-half cup molasses, two cups of corn
meal, one and one-half cups of white
-four, small tablespoon of soda dissolved
in SOU milk; salt; steam three hours
To be eaten hot. Slice and steam wher
you want to warm it up.
BAKED SUET PUDDlNG.-One.ha hal
pound beef suet, chopped fine; one pint
milk, three eggs; salt to taste, flour
enough to make thin batter. Bake hall
an hour ana serve hot. Sauce: One
and a half cups powdered sugar; table
spoonful butter, white of one egg, one
t%easpoonful vanilla.