Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-07-24
HONE, FARM AND GARDEN.

slugs and the Larvae of injurious in
Sects.
The water used in mixing bread must
be tepid. If it is too hot the loaves will
be full of holes.
SWEET OIL and weak solution of
lime-water make soothing application
for burn or scald.
A FEW pieces of horseradish root
placed among pickles will prevent scum
from gathering on the top of the vim
egar.
ONIoNs.-When the tops lie down,
the onions are ready to be harvested.
Store in cool airy place after being
thoroughly dried in the sun.
Fowls are very fond of milk and
thrive well upon it. Sour milk will
bring better returns in eggs than in any
other way it can be fed.
SURPRISE CAKE.-One egg, one cup
of sugar (rounded), one-haif cup Of
butter, one cup of sweet milk, one tea
spoon saleratus, two teaspoons cream
of-tartar, two and half cups of flour,
two teaspoons lemon extract.
PIGs.-A run in good clover stubble
will be beneficial. The yards should
be kept as clean as possible. Aquanti-
ty of copperas sprinkled about the pens
will deodorize and disinfect the place
very satisfactorily and cheaply.
MEADOWS. AS soon as may be after
the hay is gathered give the meadows
good top dressing of fine manure. This
will produce thick bottom growth to
shade the ground and prevent the soil
from drying up and injuring the roots
of the grasses.
PoTAro YEAsT.-Cook and mash six
potatoes, and add water enough to
make q thin batter; when cool, add a
cupful of sugar, teaspoonful of salt,
and yeast enough to make it rise; set it
in a warm place till light; then put in
bottles and set in dark, cool place till
wanted.
HARD SUGAR Recommendations
half cup of butter. the same of cream,
two cupfuls sugar, one cupful OF sour
milk, two eggs, one tablespoonful GIN
ger, one teaspoonful soda, flour enough
to roll. Roll half-inch thick. Cut in
strips three inches wide and six long,
with jagging-i iron. Bake in a quick
oven.
A HORSES hoof is of the same nature
as horn. If you desire to know the
effects of applying a hot shoe to a
horses hoof. place your comb on a hot
stove for minute or two, then let it
cool, and see how easily it will break.
A hot shoe makes the hoof brittle in
stead of tough.
EFFERyEsCING LEMONADE - Ingre-
dents: The juice of one lemon, one
half pint of cold water, one dessert
spoonful of pounded sugar. one-half
small teaspoonful OF carbonate of soda.
Mode: Squeeze the juice from the
lemon, strain and add it to the water,
and sweeten the whole with the sugar.
When well mixed, put in the soda, stir
well and drink while the mixture is in
an etfervescing state.
SAssAFRAs MEAD.-Three and one
half pounds nice brown sugar. one and
one-half pints good molasses, three
quarts of boiled water, one-fourth quart
of tartaric acid. When cool. strain
into Jug or p3n and mix with this one
half ounce of essence of sassafras. Put
ND in bottles, cork tight and keep in n
cool place For drink put two spoon
fuls of this syrup into twO-thirds of a
glass of ice water and then add one
third teaspoonful of soda.
HOE-CAKE.-Salt some corn meal
and pour over it enough scalding water
or milk (water is generally used) to
make it rather moist. Let it stand an
hour or longer. Put two or three table,
spooniuls on hot griddle creased with
pork or lard. Smooth on the surface,
making the cake about half an inch
thick and of round shape. When
Drowned on one side turn and brown
it on the other. Serve very hot.
REMEDY FOR RosE-BUGs. = When