The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-29


with sliced lemon and spoonfuls of
currant jelly, and serye with green
peas and celery.
CARE or PLANTS IN W1NTER.-Slips
should be cut smoothly from the plant
inst below joint. or where they Join
the main stem. Any time during the
growing season will do, though July,
August and September arc the best
months. Most slips stand well in sand
or mixture of half-and-half soil, kept
wet. If wanted for the house in win
ter, it is better to stand the slips in
small pots sunk In the ground, as they
can be left In the pots or transferred
to larger ones without disturbing the
roots. Oloanders. honeysuckles, south
ernwo"d, and some other plants, are
best started by putting them in vial
sill, putting piece of cotton around
the stem Mt the neck of the vial, both TO
steady and protect the plant, and pre-
vent too rapid evaporation. Plants for
the house in winter will not do
well In smaller than four or five inch
pots. Place a saucer under each. Wa
Ter every day toward night, putting on
water till some runs through into the
saucer. Tho water should always be
tepld, once week a few drops Of am
m0nia or liquid manure should be added
to each quart Of water if the soil is still
moist; some plants do not need as much
water rs others. a. little top-watering
only does more hurt than good; the
water should go to all the roots. After
January they will need more water, as
then they begin to grow; before that
most plants simply live. Cacalses and
aloes should have no water in the early
winter they must rest if you wish
them to bloom we'll later. Keep callas
standing IN water. Keep the pots and
Leaves clean by frequent washing.
flants 40 betterin glazed pots Or wooden
boxes, the common pots being 80 porous
as to extract all the moisture from the
roots. If you simply wish to keep slips
Tor next years garden, fill q starch-box
with sandy SOIL, set a number Of slips
III 1t, keep wet and in sunny window.
FRCAssEE OF RABBIT.-B0il a good
sized rabbit In aquart Of stock or water.
with quarter OF q pound of strcaked
bacon, Two onions, a sprig thyme or
nlarJoram, pinch of salt, and pepper,
When tender take out rabbita nd bacon.
cut up the former into neat joints, re-
serve all the best for the fricassee: put
Dack the head, neck, andall un slightly
pieces into the liquid; let it boil until
reduced to pint; then strain it off,
ana take OF every particle of fat. When
this Is done, again allow the gravy to
reduce to half pint; then put in the
joints OF rabbit, with sprig of parsley,
Ihyme, and marjoram, and let it Sim
mer tor a half an hour; take or strain
out the herbs, add pinch Of grated
nutmeg and lemon-pcel, and thicken
the gravy either with a cupful of cream
or milk, with dessert-spoon OF corn
flour; If milk Is used, stir in an ounce
OF fresh butter. Cut up the bacon boil.
ed with the rabbit into very thin slices,
let 1t get hot on the fricassee without
boiling; arrange nearly on the dish,
ana serve with the rabbit.
TR1pE, MODE DE CAEN..-Fiye pounds
OF tripe are enough for 10 persons. Put
Two calves feet, with the raw tripe cut
IN pieces about three inches long by one
1nch wide, into a casserole with quart
OF white wine, and a wine-glass of
brandy, (Which the cook must no.
drink y add salt, pepper, one onion, a
carrot, little garlic, some bay-leaves,
and two quarts Of stock; cook until It
Is al! tender then put it in an oven,
and let 1t cook slowly at. least eight
hours. Serve as hot as possible.
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