The Red Cloud chief., 1880-12-09

CHIcKsssneed exercise quite asmuch
as children, and viii not thrive with
out IL.
MoIa~s. CsKG-One tescDpful OF
molasses. one egg. one t~eas?coaiui OF
soda. one cup sweet milk. one OF short
ening. six enough Sour To make oi
right consistency
waFrLE.-One quart Of sweet; milk.
warm. four Eggs. \ piece oi butter o
size Of an e.g. one teas. obniui 81 SAX
teacup Of Yeast. -four enough To make \
stiff batter; let IL rise three hours; bake
in waffle irons.
BEEFsrEaK AND OTsrER PiE--Beat
the steak gently with \ rullin--pin and
season il with pepper and sait Have
ready = deep dish lined with not too
rich a pastry. Put IN the meat with
LAYERS of oysters. then the oyster
liquor with n little msee and n tea
spoonful Of ketchup. cover with n top
crust. and bake. Veal may bs used in
stead of beef ii preferred.
THERE is such n thing "a keeping
more than 4 profitable number of cows
or sheep upon n farm A half dozen
half starved COWS will not yield as much
milk as three tnat have ali the foo that
they want. II there i. no more stock
than can b. well kept the returns Will
be the creates, IN money and ala IN The
satisfaction Of seeing the animals IN n
good. health coadition-no small part
Of the income 10 one who loves 10 have
good stock well kept upon his farm.
To CURE THE T~oOTHACHg. We find
this in a magazine. l. is easy Ia try u.
and IL il i, what il claims 10 be IN body
with an aching tooth will thank IL for
printing 1.-THE worst ~too,hache. or
neuralgia coming from the teeth. may
be spec iiy ended by application of a
small bit II clean cotton saturated in .
strong solution OF ammonia 10 the de-
fective tooth. Sometimes the sufferer
Is prompted 10 mOIncntary nervous
laughter by the application; but the
pain has disappeared.
PRESERVING GRArEs.-Sprcad the
bunches-frec from imperfect berries
and carefully cut-thinly On shelve, OF
tables for two or three DAYS To dry up
the stems a little. Then cut clean dry
rye straw in a straw cutter about an
litu lpilg iIi ''N'E NV DvAA'Ai va IL
literally with this: follow with n mod
crate layer of fruit. being careful that
the punches do not touch each other;
cover with a LAYER Of cut straw. and
thus proceed. finishing off with "A layer
of straw. Place the boxes when filed
in a cool. dry place aud the grapes will
remain fresh a long time"
To PICKLE GREEN PRrPERs.-The
bell pepper is best for pickling. and
should be gathered quite young. Silt
one side and take out the seeds and
core, being very careful that YOU do
not injure the peppers. Put them into
boiling salt and water, changing the
water every day for n week, and keep
near the fire. Stir them several time,
a day. They will at first become yellow
and then green. When they are n nice
green. stuff them with chopped white
cabbage that has been previously sailed.
horseradish scrapcd, and white mustard.
Put them in jars. and pour cold vinegar
them, adding 4 small piece of
alum.
Rule FOR HOr YEAsr.-Pare and
boil one dozen mealv potatoes; boil
thirty minutes. When boiling. put in
another kettle one handful OF loose hops
two tablespoonful of pressed hops.
and three quarts of cold water; cover
and let boil. When the potatoes are
cooked. drain off all the water and
mash very fine. and strain the hop
water boiling into the mashed potatoes.
Stir well and add one-half cup of sugar.
one-quarter cup of salt and n pint of
flour; when the salt, sugar and flour
are mixed, stir well and strain through
a colander. Let it stand until blood
warm, then stir in one cup or cake If
yeast. Set TO rise in a temperature of
seventy-five degrees. When risen suili-
there will be a white coating on
the surface. Keep in a stone jar or pot
with a tight cover which should be
firmly fastened. The yeast pot should
be washed thoroughly end scalded. lest
the yeast sour.