The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-08-28
AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC.

Adh1CULIUhALA AND DOMESTlCs
Kisses or Drop Cakes.-One cup of
butter, two cups of sugar, three-quar-
ters of cup of water, one-haf spoon
full of soda, two eggs, four and half
or five cups of flour drop them on a
tin, and put a lump of sugar in the
centre of each.
Hop Yeast Bread.-Take warm
water, SO it will not scald the flour or
yeast stir in thick one teacup of yeast
set this in the evening in the morning,
as soon as possible, knead up quite
stiff put in handful of salt keep
where it is warm work down as il rises
two or three times then make out in
loaves bake when light. This kind of
bread requires better flour than salt
rising, but it can be baked early in the
morning. Use potatoes if desired. This
will make four loaves.
Tomato Catsup.-One bushel of to-
matoes make three gallons of catsup.
Wash and put into porcelain kettle !;
mash, and when the juice begins to
cook out commence to strain. When
all is cooked pour out and put the thin
juice to boiling and strain the pulp !;
stir often and boil down half then add
to gallon two tabIespoonfuls of salt,
one of black pepper, one Of allspice,
one of cloves and cinnamon, one of
ginger, one nutmeg, half a teaspoonful
of cayenne pepper and quart of vine.
gar bottle. cork tight and it will keep
any length Of time.
Hop Yeast that Won't Sour.-For
three quarts, take two handfuls Gas
much as you can hold) of hops, one
teacupful of flour, half teacupful of
salt, half q teacupful of white sugar,
two large tablespoonfuls 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.
When a young horse acts badly in
harness, it is because he has not been
properly taught his business. To whip
and abuse him is to spoil him. A horse
is naturally willing and docile, if well
used, and much may be done by kind
ness, patience and Judgment in remov-
ing the i'll effects OF wrong treatment.
A colt should be trained when young,
and gradually taught its duties; the
greatest care should be taken to avoid
frightening or irritating the animal,
and much patience should be exercised.
If the animal refuses to do what is re-
quired, punishment makes matters
worse, something should be done to dis
tract its attention, when it will general
ly become docile. -s-- e..s
For several reasons fall plowing is
desirable and profitable. There is more
leisure to do it nice and perfect. the
common work being finished and the
crops secured. Teams can work easier
and harder when it is cool; men, also.
The ground being moist, plows can run
two or three inches deeper than when
dry, which soil when mellowed by frosts
is new land, thus adding to the depth
of your soil, lessening the injurious
effects of drought and increasing the
returns. 1t also destroys an immense
number of noxious insects. by disturb
ing them in their winter quarters at SO
late date. All clayey Jumps or hard
pan turned up Certainly rich in plant
food) are mellowed, pulverized and
greatly improved for a crop. When
well done any crop desired can be
sooner planted in the spring, and the
sooner the better generally for sound,
bright and heavy grain.
Sand for Stables.-A writer in the
american CultiUator says: For the
past two years have used considerable
sand to good advantage, both to my
crops and land, as an absorbent. For
this purpose constructed on the back
side of the stable two boxes. one at
each end of the stable, about five feet
in width, ten feet in length and six in
height, filing them through the sum-
mer and fall with dry sand, and using
it with little trouble or labor for the
COWS through the winter. The use of
sand keeps the stable dry and sweet,
and also absorbs most of the liquid
manure. Sand also cuts the manure,
SO it is more easily worked and spread.
1 had before used sand to some extent;
but, having no convenient place to
store it when dry, could not use it in
winter. have also found sand excel
lent for mixing in the hog pen, making
the manure fine. have used such ma
nure to advantage for potatoes in the
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