Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-19

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for ten minutes; when cold, rub the yolks to q
powder; take teaspoonful OF mixed mustard
ana s the yolk OF La, raw egg. and mix smooth to
salt-spoonful OF salt, half as much white pepper
and gill OF thick sweet cream; then beat fr
carefully half as much vinegar; keep in the Ice
box until ready to eat. 1t IS good for chicken
salad, lettuce, or anything else you pie ise.-S
s., Brick church.
A CORRESPONDENT OF the Philadelphia Re
cord says that he bought In April, 1878, five
| guinea hens and one male and fed them on
cracked corn until the latter part of May, when
they commenced to lay, and did not stop be-
fore they produced 300 eggs. They then wanted
| to set, and so young fowls were Matched The
correspondent says that they cost nothing to
keep until snow covers the ground, as they
grow fat on the insects and other food they
pick up, and completely rid the premises OF
| destructive pests
IN HARDY ferner1es and rockeries all dead
fronds should be removed, and fresh soil sup
| Piled If needed. In planting consolidate the
soil about the roots. and, till they are well es.
| tablished watering will be necessary. If the
| soil has been brought from grounds In which
the common bracken has been growing it will
be needful to pick out every root or 1t will soon
| smother the weaker-growing ferns.
THE Chinese and japanese excel all other ma
| tionalities in the culture of early vegetables.
| This arises from the fact that they use only
| liquid manures hence the growth Of the plants
| is most rapid, and as natural consequence the
vegetables are very brittle and tender. Lettuce
plants sprinkling once day: Tobacco and
tea plants are also treated in like manner.
PEACH borers are not in the roots proper so
much IS in the trunk just at or below the sur
face. The borers already in the tree will come
out the coming June and lay eggs for new
crop unless you dig them out or kill them by
the use OF wire. To prevent their attacks an
other year, bind the lower part OF the trunk
with stiff paper. the lower edge of which should
be below the surface, and the upper edge foot
ABOVE; or make mound OF earth foot high
around the base. A few may possibly find an
eharanoe under the paper, but they are easily
The majority OF flowers begin to wlther
after being kept in water for twenty four hours
A few may be revived by giving them fresh
water with pinch OF saltpeUre In 1t; and even
ing them in cup of boiling water deep enough
to cover at least ne-third Of the stems. When
the water has cooled, the flowers should be
bright and erect again. They may now be In
serted in fresh and cold water, after having
shortened their stems by about an inch. Thin
petalled, White and light-hued flowers however,
ment as deep-hued, thick -petalled blossoms.
PROFITS OF ROSE CULTURE.-It is stated, as
showing the profits from rose culture, that In
1871 florist In Massachusetts set out five rose
bushes OF the General Jacquem1nOt variety, in
new greenhouse 10 feet by 100. The first crop
of flowers he sold for cents each, with his tea
roses. The next year they sold for 81 per dozen,
and the next for 81 per dozen: During the
month OF February OF this year he cut 1852
roses, which he sold to the florists In Boston for
from rs to so cents each, netting him $40 so.
Since that time he has cut and sold enough to
makethe amount over $500 In the aggregate
from the five plants. A second crop from the
same plant Is now coming In.
RECIPE FOR NEW ENGLAND PIE.-To make
this excellent breakfast dish, proceed as fol
lows: Take sufficiency of water and a suffi;i
ency or flour, and construct a bullet-prOOf
dough. Work this into the form of a disk with
af
inch. Tougher and kilndry it couple OF days In
mild but unyary1ng temperature. Construct
cover for this redoubt In the same way and OF
the same material Fill with stewed dried ap
pies; aggravate with cloves, lemon peel and
slabs OF citron; add two portions OF New Orleans
sugar; then solder on the lid and set In a safe
place TIL 1t petrtfeS. Serve cold at breakfast
and invite your enemy.-Mark TCCain's COOK
Book.
MAKING ASPARAGUS BEDs.-Much more mys-
terry and labor is made OF this operation than is
necessary. The writer has worked with this
delicious vegetable for thirty years and thinks
he knows a good deal about 1t. II the writer
was to make new bed now, he would plant
the seeds, or take yearly plants In row 100 or
carefully fill up all the gaps the ensuing year.
II one row should not be enough, make another
at least four feet from the first. Keep down
weeds with cultivator and hoe, and every fan
cover with old well rotted manure, which
should be scraped off very early in spring. leav-
ing the crowns of the plants very close TO the
Usually the season lasts four to six
Teek ns After ter this time the
long the plants will be smothered and
killed for want OF leaf lungs. All plants must
have leaves to live. In gathering asparagus,
whether for home use or market, the shoots
ought to be allowed to grow fully six inches
above ground, and become greeniSh In color
with well budded head, before being gathered.
Then 1t is best to break it Of short at the sur
the shoot
growers cover the beds several inches deep
with manure, and then cut just as the shoots
peep through, the product being tough white
stalk, only about an inch OF the tip being edi
BILE. Persons who have only tried this sort say
that they do not like asparagus, when the fact
is that they have never had a chance to taste
the real article-CJr. Prairie Farmer.
WEAVING CoLTs.-If the colt has been hand
led as 1t should have beeni has already learned
to eat, and when taken from the dam the food
supplied should be OF such character as to
perfectly supply the place of milk which has
heretofore been its chief dependence. If the
foal Is young or in thin flesh IL will be well to
give liberal supply of cows milk-which 1t
VIII readily learn to drink-as there is nothing
which will so completely supply the milk OF the
dam as this Indeed, 1t viii be well In all cases
where from lack OF an abundance of milk OF the
dam, or from scanty nutrition OF any kind,
deficiency with a good allowance OF COWS
milk ia addition to what it gets from the
dam: In sq 'Sa cases 1t Is best to use new
II
drinking II; but very soon skim milk may
be su Stituted. The effect of such ra,
ton upon the growth and condition OF the foll
Is wonderful, and in all cases where the foal is
likely otherwise to enter winter low in flesh,
we cannot too highly recommend its USE A
quart OF milk morning and evening" In addition
to the grain ration, will be quite sufficient ami
Ii 1t be Sweetened little at first the colt will
take to 1t all the more readily as the milk OF
the mare Is much Sweeter than that Of the
COW. Oats ground or unground constitute the
| very best grain food for colt. We prefer to
nave them ground; and as cold weather ap-
proacheS, We recommend the addition of about
One-fourth the weight OF corn meal, which helps
TO lay on fat, and materially assists in keeping
| up the animal heat. little Oat-meal-Say a
| pint day-may also be proftably given.
with the OATS for some time after weaving
| When the colt is to be taken from the
dam it should be tied In an adjoining STALL with
the partition SO open that they are In plain view
| OF each other and the food Of the m are should
| be reduced to a very small ration OF dry oats
| and hay. When her udder becomes SO full as
| TO cause her uneasiness, part OF the milk
\ should be drawn of, but she should never be
MIXED dry. This first milking may be done by
the colt itself, but afterwards it should be done
| by hand, as the milk in the drying of process
| soon becomes unfit for the colt; and be.
| sides the drying OH will be more speedily &C
| c0mplished than when the colt Is occasion.
| ally permitted to suck. After the milk
| has entirely dried up. the mare and the fOal
| may be separated, and she may be safely turned
| out to grass. AssOon as the mare and the foal
OF good pasture as there Is no food better than
mr. mod ofn en- oo