The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-06-10
THE HOUSE AND FARM !.


Pooh MANS PuDDIsa. Three cups
Of dour, one cup Of molasses, one cup 81 |
milk one cup, Of suet, one cup Of faisins,
one teaspoonfuls 81 soda, spices to taste;
boil two hours use with q sauce.
/ Fax ON SOP. experience two
seasons, one wet and the other dry, is
that prairie sod, no matter. how early
turned, rots better, Is more free Of weeds
and grass after q crop of fax than un-
cropped sod broken II May or june.
To KEEP flies from horses, procure a
bunch Of marttweed, and bruise it to
cause the Juice to exude. Rub the ami
NAL thoroughly with the bunch Of
bruised weed, especially On the legs.
neck and ears. Neither flies nor other
insects will trouble him for twenty-four
hours.
The best remedy for bleeding at the
nose, as given by Dr.. Gleason, is 4
vigorous motion Of the jaws, as If IN 4
the act Of mastication. This remedy Is
50 very simple that many will feel IN
clined to laugh ct it, but It has never
been known to fail, not even IN yery
severe cases. Fl 55s 4 !.
SAUER-KRAUT. Take nice piece Of
pork, two pounds to one quart Of ,sauer-
kaut; wash the pork and cover with
boiling water, and boil one hour then
take your sauer- kraut, press all the wa
ter from II, and place it around the pork,
and boil another hour. When done,
serve the pork and the cabbage IN sep
arate dishes, with mashed potatoes.
CANARY PUDDING. The weight Of
three eggs in sugar and butter, weight
of two eggs in -four, rind Of one lemon,
three eggs melt the butter but do not
let it boil, add to this the fnely-minced
lemon peel, and gradually mix IN the
-four, stirring wen Ill the, time. Beat
up the egg we'll, blending the material
perfectly put in a buttered basin and
boil for two hours. Serve with a sweet
sauce.
PoTATo PUDDING. Beat we'll together
fourteen ounces mashed potatoes, four
ounces Of butter, four ounces of fine
sugar, five eggs, and the grated rind of
one small lemon pinch Of salt; add
one-half glass Of brandy pour it in q
mold or dish well creased, and bake it.
Be careful to mash the potatoes as
smonthly as possible, and adding little
butter at first helps to make them
smooth.
CALF's FooT JELLY. -Take two calls
feet, and add to them one gallon of water;
boil down to one quart; strain, and, when
cold, skim of the fat; add to this the
white Of six or eight eggs, we'll beaten, q
pint of wine, half a pound of loaf sugar,
and the juice Of four lemons, and let
them be well mixed. Boil the whole
for few minutes, stirring constantly,
and then strain through flannel. The
wine may be omitted or added, accord
ing to choice.
A CORRESPONDENT Of an exchange
says: ST would like to mention to any
among your readers who have charge
Of invalids or delicate children, or who
ire not able to go out during hot
weather, that the air Of the room may
oe much improved by hanging thick
towels dipped in cold water, with a
little vinegar added, to the open win
dow sash, SO that the air passing
through is refreshed with moisture and
becomes easier to inhale. This is III
imitation Of custom prevalent in Cal
cutta where mating is kept sprinkled
on the sunny sides Of houses.
SEEDING FOR IMMEDIATH PASTURE. "
On land plowed last fall, or in corn
stalks, we would advise sowing, as soon
as the land is in order in spring, a bushel
of oats per acre, wish peck of timothy,
ten pounds of red clover, two of white,
and few pounds Of blue grass Keep
off the cattle till the oats have covered
l a ~ p%r> nj
too heavily, you will have pasture con
tinuously. Seeding down on spring
blowing is uncertain, if the season is dry.
The increased interest in cattle growing
will demand a largely increased acreage
in grass, and many farmers, we find, are
needing pasturage the coming summer
who have made no move so far toward it
We have tried the above plan and sue
ceeded very WELL The oats disappear il
July, but the timothy will then be album
dant. Hon. James Wilson. 5.s
A The washerwomen of Holland and Bel
GUM, SO proverbially clean, and who
| get up their linen SO beautifully white
use refined borax as washing powder, In
stead Of soda, in the proportion Of one
large handful Of borax powder to abou
ten gallons Of boiling water; they save
! in soap nearly half. All Of the large
washing establishments adopt the same
mode. For laces, cambrics, ETC., an ex
ira quantity Of the powder is used, ant
for crinolines (requiring to be ma de stiff
a strong solution is necessary. Bora,
being neutral salt does not in TIL
i slightest degree injure The texture Of IT,;
linen. It's effect is to soften the hardes
water.
SAVE TEE Coal ASHES. It is not gen
orally appreciated how much heavy
soils can be benefited by the use 8
coal ashes, now generally wasted O.
applied to the roads. Wick says, in hit
| estimable monthly magazine, that it i
quite satisfactorily shown that Goa
ashes, though not having manuria.
value sufficient to warrant any expense
for carriage or long hauling, may with
advantage be spread upon the ground
]. where they are produced. Mixed with
! heavy soils, their mechanical effect il
to tighten it and make it porous and
friable. A number of experiments with
coal ashes, publicly reported within The
i last year or two, leave no doubt thai
4 tiley have at least some sight value as