Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-04-25
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.


"A writer in the London Garden
drove off ants that he saw by micros-
cope, eating the flowers of potroses
Just coming into bloom, by sprinkling
the plants with water just tainted with
kerosene.
"A poultry breeder says; Every
spring | procure quantity of cedar
boughs and scatter them plentifully IN
and around the hen house. This is all
that is necessary, as the odor of cedar
keeps away lice. This remedy is cheap,
simple and effective, and is we'll worth
trying"
-Muflins-One tablespoonful butter,
two tablespoonfuls sugar, two eggs,
one cup of milk, pinch of salt, three
tablespoonfuls of baking powder, flour
to make a stiff batter; stir the batter,
sugar and eggs together; add milk, salt
and last, flour with baking powder;
place it in the oven as quick as possible
after giving all good beating; bake
twenty minutes in gem pans.
Spare q little time from the hard,
practical work so necessary on farm,
to plant q few shade trees near your
door, A half dozen evergreens on
your lawn will greatly increase the
selling value of your place. The Amer
lean linden and different varieties of
naples are of rapid growth and hand
some IN form.
Fruit Sponge-ln long baking pan
bake a sponge cake, which shall be
about an inch and a half thick when
baked. Split 1t open while hot and
spread inside a layer of thin sliced,
rich, juicy peaches; over these spread a
layer of icing and lay the other half of
the cake on top, baked side down; on
top spread another layer of peaches
and icing, and ice the sides of the cake
also. Set in cool oven and brown
slightly. Eat with cream. Any other
juicy fruit may be used instead of
peaches.
In frying anything the fat should
never be allowed to boil. Its proper
heat for frying may be known by OBJ
servation. When it reaches 375 de-
grees of heat faint blue smoke rises
which tells that it is ready for use. If,
however, it begins to smoke before the
things to be fried are ready to go in its
tendency to boil may be checked by
throwing in a raw potato or a piece of
bread, which gives it something to
work on.
Potato Soup.-Pare and soak in
water two hours ten good-sized pota-
toes; boil till soft enough to strain
through a colander; while hot add a
quarter pound of butter; boil three
pints of milk, and turn by degrees
upon the potatoes, stirring it perfectly
smooth; add one large onion, chopped
very fine, few blades of mace or pars.
ley; boil fifteen minutes; split and toast
six crackers, and put into soup. l pre-.
fer to strain soup to remove the onions
before serving.
Lice on Hogs.-These cannot be
prevented, but repeated washings with
soft soap will keep them off and do the
animals good. A day or two after the
soft soap has been used rub them over
with greese we'll mixed with salt to
heel up the cracks and sores made by
the lice and rubbing. Carbolic acid
diluted at the rate of one drop to ten OF
water, or one ounce to ten of water,
will make wash which will rid hog
of lice.
Poultry Manure.-This is best ap.
piled in the hill or in the drill, but the
seed should not be allowed to come in
contact with it; let there be light GOV.
ering of earth between. If the manure
IS properly prepared it is exceedingly
valuable. Only fine clay dry loan,
muck and gypsum are to be mixed
with the droppings of hen houses.
Wood ashes and lime weaken the
strength by driving off the ammonia in
which the value of poultry manure and
guano consists.