Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-08-07
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

In busting, use soft cloth instead
of brush or wing; the cloth will catch
all the dust, and you can shake it from
the window, while the others set it
floating again.
FRIED CUCUMBERs.-Pare, cut into
lengthwise slices more than a quarter
of an inch thick and lay half an hour in
ice water. Wipe each piece dry,
dredge with flour. Fry to light
brown in butter. Lay on white paper
and serve hot.
APPLE MARMALADE.-Do not peel
your apples, but core and slice them as
for tart Choose hard apples, like
russets. or any apple that does not
mash in cooking; boil them very
rapidly in strip, just enough to cover
them, until clear looking, and, if liked,
add few cloves or lemon peel.
THE american Poultry Journal says
that the Bronze turkey is the most use
full of all the breeds. 1t originated
from the wild and common domesti-
Gated turkey, and for rich plumage,
size and weight exceeds all others. 1t
is very hardy bird. and if allowed to
wander about and shift for itself. has
tendency to revert to wild state.
EGG MUFFINs. Two well-beaten
eggs, one pint of milk, one teaspoon
full Of salt, two tablespoonfuls of yeast
and flour TO make batter; stand in
warm place over night. In the morn
ing stir in tablespoonful OK melted
butter and half teaspoonful of soda
dissolved in very little hot water.
Bake in gem pans.
RYE sown in August will make excel
lent pasture for sheep. 1t may be pas
tured pretty close and still left for
grain next season, or it may be again
pastured and plowed for corn in May.
This is an excellent method of preOar-
ing land for corn, oats or potatoes, and,
where market crops are grown. is used
extensively as a preparation for spring
crops.
CLEANING COMPOUND. - Mix one
ounce of borax and one ounce of gum
camphor with one quart of boiling
water. When cool add one pint of al
cohol: bottle and cork tightly. When
wanted for use shake well and sponge
the garments to be cleaned. This is
an excellent mixture for cleaning soiled
black cashmere and wooden dresses,
coat collars and black felt hats.
COFFEE Ice CREAM.-Three pints of
cream, one cup of strong, clear coffee,
two cups OF sugar. two tablespoons of
arrowroot wet in cold milk: heat half
of the cream to boiling; stir in the
sugar, and when this is dissolved. the
coffee; then the arrowroot; boil all to-
gether about five minutes; when cold
beat up very light, whipping in the rest
of the cream by degrees; then freeze.
CHICAGO Ice CREAM. Irish NOES
soaked in water one hour. and rinsed
well to cleanse it of sand and a certain
foreign taste; then steep in milk, keep
ing it just at the point of boiling or sim
mering for one hour, or until rich
yellow color is given to the milk: with
out cream or eggs, from one to one and
half ounces to gallon only is neces-
sary. and this will do to steep twice.
Sweeten and flavor with lemon or vanil-
Ii, and freeze.
The disease known as "big head"
and "big jaw" is an enlargement OF
the bones of the head or the lower jaw.
Both are the same disease, but appear
inc in different places. The character
of the disease is softening of the
bones, which become porous or spOngy.
lose their solidity and strength. and
become fractured, or the sinews and
muscles lose their hold upon them. 1t
is common for the whole bOny struc-
ture of the skeleton TO be involved, for
the disease is constitutional. 1t is pc
culiarly one special to the Mississippi
Valley. where the rich alluvial soils
inpart some quality to the heritage. or
which causes it to be defective in some
qualities. so as to affect the nutrition OF
animals disastrously. There is no cure