The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-01-08
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.


and stir into the potatoes.
INDIAN MUFFNs.-Two cupfuls q
sweet milk, butter the size of an. eco
TWO small teaspoonfuls of cream tartar
teaspoonlul OF soda, n teaspoonful of
sugar, beaten egg, two cupfuls of four
and Dalf cupful of Indian meal. and n
little salt; bake in gem pans, and serve
hot. ''''' SUI We
RAIsN PIE Take one pound of
raisins; turn over them one quart of
boiling water. Keep adding. so there
Will be one quart when done. Crate the
rlnd OF one lemon into cup of sugar.
then add three teaspoonfuls of flour and
one egg; mix well together. Turn the
ralslns over the mixture, stirring the
while. This makes three pies. Bake
as other pies. Ao
SCRAP PUDDING.-Put scraps of
bread, crust and crumb, into a bowl.
with sufficient milk to cover them well
cover with plate, and put it into the
9Ven 10 soak Tor about half an hour.
lake IL out and mash the bread with a
FORK till 1T is pulp; then add a hand
ful of raisins and as many currants !,
teacupful of brown sugar, half n cun NJ
milk, some candied lemon peel. and ono
egg. Stir it up well, grease n pudding
DISH, and pour the pudding in. Crate
over little nutmeg, put it into a mod
crate oven, and let it bake Tor an hour
and half.
DOLLY WARDEN CAKE.-Take four
eggs (do not beat whites separatelo)
Two cups OF sugar, half cup of butter
Beat these together for half an hour:
add one cup sweet milk, three cups
slIted hour, one teaspoon of cream tar.
Tar, naIf teaspoon soda. Divide the
batter in half; add to one half of bat
ter one cup seeded raisns, one half cun
OF cu1 rants, one teaspoon cinnamon.
one grated nutmeg. Bake in LAYERS
Put together with icing, alternating the
light and dark layers. Flavor the white
batter with lemon.
BEEF SoUP.--Three pounds beef
three carrots, one turnip, one bunch of
celery, four onions, two punches of
Ieeks, tablespoon of salt, pepper to taste:
cut the meat into pieces the size of an
egg; vegetables to be washed, scraped,
ana cut into small pieces; put all into a
large saucepan, with tour or five quarts
OF water; boil very gently one whole
DAY; let 1t stand all night; carefully |
take OIL the fat next day; add one pinch |
OF cayenne pepper; make the soup boil
ing hot and serve.
"o"hB unions.
This crop was formerly regarded rs
profitable one, and large quantities |
were grown in some localities. Within |
the past few years the onion maggot has
proved to be great pest to the onion.
ana many helds have been greatly in
lured OF wholly destroyed, so that some
farmers have become in a measure dis
couraged, and do not attempt to grow
them us formerly. In some localities a
mildew has injured this crop to a con-
siderable extent. Notwithstanding
these drawbacks, as a rule a good crop
can be secured when all the conditions
are favorable. The onion requires a
rather light loamy soil made mellow bv
plow or spade. Formerly it was the
rule to grow them on the same land
many years in succession, but many of
the best growers have abandoned this
practice, and now change about every
second or third year.
The land should be heavily manured
with well rotted dressing, with wood
ashes If it can be had, all of which
shouid be turned under. The land
should then be well raked over and
made, smooth, and rs free rs possible
rom Jumps. The seed should be sown
rs early as possible after the soil is suit
anle to work. Sow in drills about four
teen to sixteen inches apart, and put the
seed about half an inch deep. This
work can be done with seed sower
ana the seed should be sown quite
Ihlckly so as to allow for some loss by
insects. II there are too MANY plants
ieCft 1t will not be difficult to remove
mem, but il the land has been thoroughly
enriched they may be left pretty near
'oSether-say an inch apart. No weeds
should be allowed to grow. The work
u Kecplng them down can be mostly
lone with scuffle hoe, and very r9pidly
90. '
1here are many varieties, but one of
he best, if not the very best, is the Dan
'erS yellow, Il variety that is largely
'uitlNated IN Essex county and has sold J
ven IN Boston mark,t. The large red ..
'hd silver skin are sorts that do well !
ma ana ready market, but still we 9
i've the preference to the Danvers. :
LDe:e varieties should yield under good :
u!tiVatlon six to eight hundred bushels :
the acre, and sell from seventy-tive :
ents to dollar Il bushel. We know of .
lothing, that can be used that will !
ffectually prevent the ravages of the
1aggot or mildew One must take the
nances. We know of few more profit-
Iyde. ~
Household Eiints.
TO WASH RED TABLE LINES.-Use i
epld water, with little powdered a
orax (borax sets the color); wash the i
nen en separate and quickly, using very a
ttle soaps. rinse in tepid water con- v
unlng \ little boiled starch; hang to s.
ry IN the shade; iron when almost V
ry. h
TO CLEANSE OLD CLOTHEs.--Tbe a
lost effective way, without injury to il
he clothes by scrubbing, is to steen "
lem IN warm water for about half an b
our, ana use boraX soap, rubbing it n
ell on the most soiled parts; wash +,
ell in hot water and rinse two or times L
cold. The clothes will be whittier and p
yeeter than by any other soap. n
MOTHS IN CARPETS Moths will work Y
rooms that are kept warm in the "
inter as well as in summer. A sure ST
ethod of removing the pests is to pour l
rong alum water on the floor to the II
stance of half a yard around the edges q
9tore laying the carpets. Then once or W
vice during the season sprinkle dry It
1t over the carpet before sweeping. W
sects do not like salt, and sufficient III
there's to the carpet to prevent their &c
lighting upon it. u
To CLEANSE LACE AND EMBROIDERED -, ~,
USLIN CURTANS.-Was them care ~
lily, rinse thoroughly, and starch 70 70
EN-. Then have two narrow boards, NJ