The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-05-09
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.
EIGHTEEN cubic feet of gravel or
earth, before digging, make twenty
seven cubic feet when dug.
BEAN SoUP.-Boil one pint of white
beans till soft, add one quart rich milk.
butter size Of egg, season with salt and
pepper. boil; slice few slices of bread
in tureen, and pour soup on boiling.
Potato SOUP.-Pare six potatoes,
cut in small squares, boil soft; beat
four eggs, with one quart of milk; add
to the potatoes slice of butter, salt to
taste, and boil ten minutes and serve.
Potato SALAD.-Pare and slice six
potatoes; boil until tender; slice six
onions; fry in butter till done; beat two
eggs; add one cup of vinegar; drain
the potatoes and add all together; sea-
son with salt and boil o few minutes
and serve.
NOODLES. four eggs; add as
much flour as will make stiff dough;
roll in very thin cakes; dry and roll to-
gether, and cut very fine, and for soup
boil in beefsteak, or boil in salt water
and brown bread-crumbs in butter;
drain the noodles and put the crumbs
on top.
DRIED-APPLE DUMPLINGs.-Boil two
handfuls of dried apples in two quarts
of water; mix eight spoonfuls of flour,
two eggs, and as much milk as will
make stiff dough; drop the dough by
spoonfuls into the apples; add sugar,
butter, and salt to taste; boil till light,
and serve hot.
THERE is doubtless an immense area
in winter wheat this season. One who
is familiar with nearly all the winter
wheat growing region, reports that the
splendid yield and handsome profit
which came of the exceptional winter
wheat crop of 1877, set farmers nearly
crazy on the subject of wheat, and
every acre of land that could possibly
be seeded was sown last fall.-Register.
The cheapness of farm crops affords
no argument in favor of the farmer re-
firing from active operations. The
smaller the ppofits-so long as there
are profits-the stronger is the argu-
ment for increasing our crop areas. If
we get little profit from one acre we may
still derive a satisfactory years income
by cultivating many acres. The smaller
the profits the more the farmer must
work to earn them.
NoT. by the sneer of the youny lady
who puts on style, nor by the contempt
for plain manners by the fast young
man who is spending his fathers es-
tate, should agriculture be judged. But
by the safety of the investments in such
business-the healthiness of the en-
ployment. its influence on the morals
and well being of society, the habits
of industry inculcated, and the rich
lessons of self-reliance taught.-Iowa
State Register.
How TO MAKE A K1TE.-Get a
straight grained pine stick thrce-quar-
tiers of an inch wide, one-quarter thick,
and four feet long. Next procure a
good ash hoop, split it and have it the
same length as the piece of pine nearly.
Find the center of the hoop and fasten
it at that point to the straight stick
about an inch from the end. This may
be done by lacing it with strong Irvine.
Cut notch in each end of the hoop.
Tie strong string to the end of the
hoop, pass It around the pine stick, then
fasten it to the other end of the hoop
and draw the ends of the hoop together
SO the top will be round of good shape.
Then pass the string to the long end of
the stick, through hole bored for it,
to the end Of the hoop where it was
first fastened, and secure it. This makes
the frame. 1t may be covered with pa
per, but thin glazed cotton cloth is bet
ter. Lay the frame on the material
and cut out the covering, leaving about
an inch all around. Then paste the
edge of the paper or cloth, bring it
over the frame and see that it is fasten-
ed all around. When it is dry the belly
band may be put on. Bore two holes
through the back-piece, each one-third
of the way from the end, and put
through a string knetted at each end
with loop in it to which to fasten the
tly-string. The tail should be about
twelve times as long as the kite. The
hobs of the tail should consist of
paper about three inches long and an
inch and half broad, folded four times
and tied on the string of the tail about
three inches apart. If the kite dives,
add to the weight of the tail. If it re-
fuses to fly, tighten it. Attach the fly
string and let it 60.