Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-10
HOME AND FARM.

M. DEHERAIN thinks a thistle seed
will lay any length of time IN the ground
without rotting, and related an incident
where piece Of low land that had TAX
en- the deposit of a brook for years was
drained and burned over, saying the
FIRST thing to grow vas an immense crop
Of thistles.
INK ON CARPErs.- Take up as much
Of the freshly spilled ink as possible with
a sponge, then wet with water and soak
with the sponge repeatedly; finally, rub
the spot with little wet oxalic acid, or
salt Of sorrel, wash off with cold water
and rub with aqua ammonia.
MoLAssEs FRUIT CAKE Two cup
fuls each of molasses and butter, two
eggs, oupful of milk, q teaspoonful
each of soda and essence of lemon, two
nutmegs, and -four enough TO make
stiff batter. Beat well, and add currants,
chopped raisins, and citron. Bake
quick. To prevent the raisins from fall
ing in the cake, beat them with eggs,
THE Importance Of washing the head
frequently is shown by the experience
OF quarantine physician Of high stand
ing, who says that, according to his OBJ
servation, persons whose heads were
thoroughly washed every day rarely
took contagious diseases; but when the
hair was allowed 10 become dirty and
matted, it was hardly possible to escape
infection.
APPLE FoLLT.-Whites Of two eggs,
one cup Of sugar, three sour baked ap-
pies, vanilla. Beat together a little the
whites OF the eggs and sugar, flavor the
inside Of the baked apples, put to the
eggs, and beat till quite stiff. Serve with
cake.
IMPACTIoN or dry murrain in cattle:
The symptoms in acute cases are drow-
siness and stupor, accelerated pulse and
breathing, hardness and tenderness un-
der the right short ribs and tremor of
the muscles. At later stage the eyes
glare, the animal moves about regard
less of obstacles, often breaking its teeth
and horns against the more solid i'm
pediments to its course, and believing
fearfully in the meantime. Death often
results in q few hours.
BLEACHING FLANNEL. .-Flannelw which
has become yellow with use may be
bleached by putting it for some days in
a solution of hard soap to which strong
ammonia has been added. The best
proportions are one pound and half of
hard curd soap, fifty pounds of soft
water, and two-thirds Of pound of
strong ammonia solution. The same
object may be attained in shorter time
by placing the flannel for quarter Of an
hour in a weak solution of bisulphate of
sodium, to which little hydrochloric
acid has been added. ..
ENGLISH MINCE PIE.-Three and
one-half pounds of chopped beef, three
and one-haH pounds of suet, three and
one-half pounds of raisins, three and
one-haf pounds of eurrants, seven
pounds of chopped apples, one pound of
citron, two pounds of sugar, one ounce
of nutmegs, four quarts of cider, one
pint of golden sirup. Mix these ingre-
dients all together, and let them stand
over night before using; then bake in
puff paste.
EXCELLENT GERMAN CHRISTMAS
CAKE.-A pound of flour with half an
ounce of baking powder rub in half a
pound of butter; then add half a pound
of sultanas, a quarter Of pound of cur
rants, few drops of essence of lemon,
a very little cinnamon and candied peel,
and a few chopped almonds. Mix
these ingredients with two eggs and a
little milk well beaten first. Do not
mix too stiff. Make Il up in a long
shape, about four inches thick, with an
incisiOn down the middle. Put buttered
paper on the tin. and bake anice brown.
Strew powdered sugar over when taken
out of the oven. .m..