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TrrID water is produced by combin-
ing two-thirds cold and one-third boil
ing water.
THE yelk of an egg binds the crust
much better than the whites. Applyit
to'the edges with . brush.
A GOOD COW ought to produce 8, 900
pounds OF milk annually; but IN this
country the average is only about half
that, while in Holland 10000 pounds is
only considered a fair yield.
Sour Mu.K CAKE. .-One pint of sour
milk, two cups OF sugar. two cups of
ehopped rasins. opeehalf cup Of Gutter,
one dessert spoonful 81 soda, an Kinds
of spice; stir in flour till quite thick.
HoMrNY CAKES. pint OF cold
hominy, half pint of flour, one egg,
one tablespoonful Of melted lard or
butter, sweet milk TO make batter
rather thin and teaspoonful OF yeast
powder.
To CLEAN STOVE MIcA.--Mica in
stoves Gotten wrongly called ism
glass;, when smoked, is readily cleaned
by taking IL out and throughly washing
with vinegar, little diluted. If it
does not come off at once, let it soak
little
GINGER CAKES. Mix one pound flour
and quarter-pound loaf-sugar. Rub
/ into it half-pound butter, two eggs we'll
/ beaten, and one ounce ginger, ground
/ fine Beat all well together, roll out
| the dough to the third of an inch thick;
cut out the cakes and bake them.
| CANNING FRUIT.--It is said by some
1 scientist that cane sugar when added
to boiling fruit is converted by the heat
into grape sugar, which has far less
! sweetening power than cane sugar.
! Housekeepers are advised, therefore.
to sweeten their fruits not when they
are canned, but when they are brought
on the table for consumption.
To REMOVE LICE FROM CALVES
Lice may be driven off from calves and
cattle by rubbing along the back. at
the top of the head, on the brisket and
under the thighs, mixture of two
parts of linseed-on and one part OF
/ kerosene-oil. II teaspoonful of sui
phur is given daily for two weeks that
will help to drive lice offby its evapora-
ton through the skin.
WHEN horse rubs the hair from
any part of his body, it indicates some
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bv local disease of the skin, or by dis
order of the blood from various causes,
or by both, for the former is often re-
suit of the latter. The remedy is to
remove the causes; give dose of lin
seed-oil, one pint, and repeat 1t the
second day; and wash the skin with
solution of carbonate Of soda or salt
water, to allay the irritation.
Com FRITrERs. Take rather old
corn; cut it down the middle, and scrape
all the corn and milk off the cob. Make
a batter of two eggs, six light table
spoonfuls OF flour, and half pint OF
milk. Mix it all well together, and drop
one spoonful at time in boiling lard,
and fry it a light brown; they will cook
in five minutes. Six ears of corn 70
this quantity. If they are very large,
it will take three eggs. Beat the eggs
very light; add the milk, and then the
! -four.
) HARD SoAP.-Three pounds of fresh
lime. Slack it. Add six gallons oi
water; boil up; then let it settle til
clear. Pour of carefully, having 81,
gallons clear liquid. in which is dis
: solved six pounds of sal-soda. Hav,
! this boiling. Add six pounds of grease
boil until done, which you can tell b.
cooling d spoonful. Wet tub or bo,
> and pour in the soap. When cold, Gu
up in bars and you have splendid ar
: ticle for family washing Bones AM
5 rinds will not do, but scraps from lar
/ or the rancid grease from cooking cal
: be used.
I BoRAx dissolved in water makes
3 good wash for the hair and cleanses tn
: scalp from dandruff Use enough be
n rax TO render the water very soft, say
= full half ounce of boraX TO one quart {
n water To prevent the hair from fal
o ing out the following is efiicacious: Stee
+. ten or fourteen minutes in soft waite
: three ounces of pulverized sage; strai
9 OF the liquor and add a teaspoonil
:. each of pulverized borax aud sal
v Keep this in tightly-corked bottl,
o Apply daily with sponge, rubbing
It gently over the head then brush tn
c hair.
: A DETROIT physician asserts that Il
y hot weather drink nothing equals bu
termilk, 1t is, he says, both drin
and food, and for the laborer is the be
known. 1t supports the system, an
3, even in fever will cool the stomach ~
l. mirably. IL is also most valuable d
r, mestic remedy. 1t win cure dysentel
is as web and more quickly than any OF
X or remedy known. Dysentery is real
IN constipation, and is the opposite
10 diarrhea. II is Inflammation Of 4
lr bowels with congestion Of the port
o. circulation circulation Of bio
ID through the bowels and liver. II Is
n, disease always prevalent in the SUNNI
to and autumn. From considerable
n, seryation / feel warranted in sayi
~ that hnffnrnilk drink monerntolY. N