Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-09-04
FOR THE FARMERS HOUSEHOLD.
Household Hints.

SMALL Corn CAKES to bake on grid
die are excellent made with one pint of
buttermilk, one pint of meal, one egg,
teaspoonful soda, salt; bake half an
hour.
FscA1IoPED TOMATOES. Stew the
tomatoes one hour, add salt and little
sugar. Put in all earthen dish a layer
of bread crumbs, next a layer OF the
stewed tomatoes, then over the tomatoes
scraps of butter. Another layer Of
crumbs. and so on until the dish is full,
having the crumbs on top. Wet them
and bake half an hour.
HOP YEAST THAT Won't SoUR.-For
three quarts take two bandfuls Gas much
as you can hold) of hops, one teacupful
of -four, half teacupful of ealt, half a
teacupful of white sugar, two large ta-
blespoonfuls Of ginger; while the hops
are boiling mix the above with little
cold water, strain the hop water, wash
out the kettle, pour all in the kettle
again, stirring all the time, to keep
from burning; it will be thick and
smooth. Boil thoroughly; have the
yeast jar perfectly clean; pour in the
cooked batter and set away to cool;
when cool enough not to scald the yeast,
put in teacupful of yeast; when light,
tie up tightly and set on the cellar floor.
TO STARCH BLACK MUsL1N.-Two ia
blespoonfuls of starch, mixed with cold
water, and boil ten minutes previously,
of course, having added hot water): a
teacupful of strong coffee stirred in;
when lukewarm, put in the article and
squeeze tight lang in the shade; n stead
Of using grease, put in piece OF white
wax about the size of hickory nut; to
give look of newness to muslins and
lawns, take two ounces of gum arabic,
pound to q powder, pour on little more
than pint of boiling water, cork, rest
all night, pour from the dregs, keep for
use; one tablespoonful to pint of
starch makes them beautiful. Never
wash lawns or muslins in hot water, but
use cold.
To GRow CARNATIONS. The propaga-
ton of the carnation by layers is very
simple operation. When the plant is
in full bloom lay around it some good,
well rotted manure, which mix with the
soil well; remove the lower leaves of the
shoots selected, pass the penknife slant.
ing upward half through the joint;
fasten the shoot where so cut about two
inches under the surface with small
hooked peg, bending carefully, so as to
not break it at the incision. Finish by
pressing the earth around it with the
fingers. Keep the soil moderately moist,
and in month or six weeks the layers
may be severed from the parent plant
and established for themselves.
Bnlky Horses.
A society for the prevention of cruelty
rules for the treatment of balky horses
1. Pat the horse on the neck, examine
the harness carefully, first On one side
then on the other, speaking encourag-
ingly while doing SO; then Jump into
the wagon and give the word go; gener-
ally he will obey.
2. A teamster in Maine says he can
start the worst bslky horse by taking
him out of the shafts and making him
go round in circle. If the first dance
of this kind doesn't cure him, the second
one will be sure TO do it.
3. To cure balky horse, simply
place your hand over the horses nose
and shut off the wind till he wants to 60,
and then let him 60.
4. The brains OF horses seem to en-
terrain but one idea at time; thus
continued whipping only confirms his
stubborn resolve. If you can by any
means give him o new subject to think
of, you will have no trouble in starting
him. A simple remedy is to take a
couple of turns OF stout Irvine around
the fore leg, just below tho knee, and
tie in bow-knot. At the first check he
will go dancing off, and, after going a
short distance, you can get out and re-
move the string to prevent injury to
the tendon in your further drive.
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