The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-06-13
Farm and Home R~revitie..


"IN dressing salad mind this law:
With two hard yolks use one that's raw"
Coop -four should be of a creamy
white.
ORNAMENT your dining table with
flowers. (
KEEP brown -four on hand for thicken-
ing gravy.
REHEATING coffee just before grinding
brings out the flavor.
SUET chopped fine and mixed with
flour and then tied down tightly in a
jar will keep good from ten days to two
weeks.
ONE drop of the altar of roses on a
piece of white paper to a pound of tea
imparts a very fine favor-keep the
canister closely covered.
CHEAP beer: Two tablespoonfuls of
pulverized ginger, n pint of hop
yeast, one pint of molasses, six quarts of
cold water; mix well; bottle i'm
mediately in twenty-four hours it may
be used.
IT has been remarked by an eminent
physician of this country that no more
suitable epitaph could be inscribed upon
the headstone of the average deceased
citizen of the United States than the
brief legend: "Died of a frying pan!"
BAKERS gingerbread: Take a piece
Of alum as large as a nutmeg and pour
upon it n cup of boiling water, let it
cool, then add one-haf cup of butter,
two cups molasses, one ~teaspoonful soda,
one tablespoonful ginger, -four to roll
out smooth; stamp; bake quick.
INDIAN corn-bread: Three cupfuls
of corn-meal and one of Graham one
half cupful of molasses in which dis
solve a t~easpoonful of soda; n pint of
sweet milk and one t~easpoonful Of salt.
Stir together with a spoon and steam
three hours and then bake oneeRalf
hour. y
TRENTON Falls pudding: Beat four
ounces butter and one-half pint of
powdered sugar until very light, add
yolks of three eggs, beating thoroughly,
then one-half a pint and a tablespoonful
of corn meal, by degrees, and lastly the
whites of the eggs whisked to a stiff
froth. Mix well, and bake in a buttered
dish. To be eaten hot with sauce. Looks
like a rich pound cake.
THIRTY years ago Peter Cooper was
prevailed upon BY an impecunious
stranger to pay him thirty dollars for 8
" great secret" 1t was to increase the
production of corn one hundred pei
cent, which was done by covering the
corn with glue and rolling it successfully
in lime, guano, etc., and then planting
it. Mr. Cooper had the receipt testec
by a farm in this State, and it wa
found to do Just what was claimed fol
it.-Albany Kinkerbocker.
DIR. HALL states that sick headache
is the result of eating too much anc
exercising too little. Nine times in ter
the cause is in the fact that the stomach
was not able to digest the food las
introduced into it, either from its hav
ing been unsuitable, or excessive il
quantity. A diet of bread and butter
with ripe fruits or berries, with moder
ate, continuous exercise in the open air
sufficient to keep up a gentle prespira
ton, would cure almost every case in
short time. Two teaspeonfuls of pow
dered charcoal in a half glass of watel
and drank, generally gives instant re
lief.
To boil a leg of lamb: Wash ant
trim the leg nicely, have ready waite
that has boiled and been skinned
soft water is the best; put in the LEI
when the water is nearly or quite boil
ing hot, and remove the as fast a
it rises; when it has boiled five minutes
throw in the pot sufficient salt to Civ,
the water a saline taste, and boil tn,
water briskly until the scum is all re
moved, then simmer until tender; tn
water should be kept to nearly boiling
heat, and the pot tightly covered all tn
time. If the amount of water de
creases, fill the pot with hot water from
the teakettle; serve with nice draw
butter, favored with celery, parsley
lemon juice, or mint if perferred.
In some localities it is difficult to ge
chicks through the first two weeks afte
they are Matched, for the little com
plants OF this early period are oftel
more numerous and critical than a
other periods of their lives. Feed j
the first consideration, and pure water
great essential to them from first t
last. Corn meal is the n article Q
chicken diet which has been the mai
dependence for generations, but som
experiments with rice last year cor
! WINGED us that for young chicks it
equal to anything, if not superior t
anything else. Broods fed upon ric
alone ali lived and grew finely on a siI
gle handful at a feed for the hen and he
brood. An inferior quality, known !
| the trade s broken rice, is just as goo
: for feed, and it takes so little for a fee
that the expense is no greater in IL
Northern States than corn meal, viii
: in the South it will be the cheapest fes
known.