The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-23

phers on account Of la volatile char.
acter. It's pungency informs the sense
Of smell quickly Of la escape.
The escape, however, Of these volatile
oils from the new.mowu hay seems 10
create little anxiety; In fact, its smell Ia
one OF common pleasure and remark.
Poets sing OF II, and our city couAlns
revel In la delights. Yet the tasteless
butter Of winter make proclaims the loss
Of oils. The dairyman should endeavor
70 preserve this important element In his
hay. A large variety Of grass should DO
sown when seeding down the fields, 20
that We may have one lot slowed away
In the barn before another Ia ready for
cutting. Grass should be cut early;
thanks 70 progressive agriculture, this
custom Is becoming more general among
farmers. In hsying time care should be
exercised that the hay Is not over.dried.
Grass well wilted In far moro valuable
than that which Ia overdried. There ID
little danger OF spelling through being
too green II nothing but the natural
moisture inherent In the grass il present,
and provided the hay Is well trodden
down In the NOW. II the hay Ia wet on
the field by rain or dew, care must be
taken 10 dry this moisture Of before the
crop Ia taken 10 the barn, or the hay may
heat and burn. Even clover has been
slowed away In the NOW the day Il was
cut, with the best results, and, when fed
TO cows In February produced Q butter
actual In avoyr,a a. that ~ lima
No substitute has yet been discovered
for the aromatic oils. Once lost TO the
hay they are gone forever. Hence,
greater effort should DO made by every
dairyman 10 secure his hay In q condi-
ton favorable IN the preservation Of the
valuable element. With such hay fed
In combination with the orange carrots,
and with pumpkins, with q couple
Of quarts OF Indian meal daily, little
need would be found for artificial color.
ing or little complaint experienced from
tasteless butter. Linseed meal gives
color TO butter, though Its flavor In this
connection Ii unpleasant. Cotton seed
meal docs not give 20 fine q grain 70
butter m Indian meal; neither does Il
equal the latter In flavor produced. At
tractive packages OF fresh butter In win.
ter, as we'll as during other seasons OF
the year, are daily coming more into
demand In city markets and by class
Of people who are willing TO pay an
extra price for such products. Especially
70 the New England a-d New York
dairymen this is matter OF Importance,
since IL Ia likely 10 be the most remun.
erative branch Of dsirying, and the only
one beyond the reach Of western compe.
tition. Smaller farmers, not too far re-
moved from city or village markets, will
find In the production Of fine, fresh,
well favored butter, o field In which
they can compete successfully with the
larger diaries and still more pretentious
creameries.
Usciul Recipes.
CHRgsE CUsTARD.-A breakfast cup.
full ofsliced cheese, the same quantity Of
milk, and two eggs; butter . pie dish,
put In the cheese, pour the milk over,
and then stir In the beaten.upeggs; bake
for half an hour. II q smaller quantity
Is desired, put teacupful Of cheese and
milk and one egg.
Fro PuDpING.-Chop half q pound OF
figs very finely; mix them with one.
fourth pound Of coarse sugar, a table,
spoonful OF molases, four tablespoonful
Of milk, half pound Of -four, a quarter
Of pound Of suet, an egg, and q pinch
Of grated nutmeg; put the pudding into
q buttered mold, and boil five hours.
PUMPKIN PIE.-Ope quart stewed
pumpkin pressed through q sieve, nine
eggs, white and yolks beaten separately,
two quarts milk, one teaspoonful mace,
one Of ginger, a little salt, one and one
half cup of sugar, one cup OF good
molasses, beat all we'll together aud bake
In crust without cover.
CRLERY CREAM SOUP.-To make cell
cry cream soup, boil small cup Of rice
In three pints Of milk until 1t will pass
through q sieve; crate the white parts OF
two heads Of celery (three, II small, on
a bread.grater; add this to the rice milk
after It has been strained; put TO Il o. 0
quart Of strong white stock; let II boil
until the celery Is perfectly tender; sea.
son with salt and cayenne, and serve; II
cream IL obtainable, substitute one pint
Of 1t for the same quantity OF milk.
COFFEE CUsTARD. Make q good,
strong extract of coffee-by dripping Il
as slowly rs possible-for ten people you
will want two cupfuls; take eight OF the
same measures Of milk, and beat into the
milk the yolks Of ak eggs; add three
ounces Of powdered sugar; mix into this
the two cupfuls Of coffee; as coffee differs
In strength, better taste TO see that 1t is
sweet enough; pour the mixture into
cups, and put the cups In lot too deep
pan with boiling water; the level Of the
water ought not TO stand higher than
the half the cup; do not try and boil the
water too hard; about fifteen minu tes OF
boiling Is necessary.
SWEET AND Sour CABBAaE.-Take a
cabbage head and cut II down into eight
pieces and cover IL with coarse salt, let.
ting it remain In q jar IL hours; take II
out, squeeze 1t, and chop II fine with
two onions; put II on tho FIRE In china.
lined vessel, covering II with vinegar,
and boil for full hour; add to II then
one ounce Of turmeric, "a teaspoonful Of
curry will do instead OF turmeric), one
teaspoonful Of ground pepper, q tea.
spoonful Of celery seed, q tablespoonful
OF allspice, two tablespoonfuls OF ground
mustard, and half an ounce of white
mace, with one and q half pounds OF
brown sugar; cook one hour more.
BAKED VENIsoN.-Time, Is to 20
minutes to the pound. Trim the joint,
wash In tepid water, and wipe Il dry.
Rub II over with fresh butter, beef drip
pings, or lard; then cover II over with a
thick paste OF -four and water, about
half an inch thick, closely modelled to
the meat with the hand. Put Il In q
baking pan with about pint OF boiling
stock, gravy, or beef drippings, and
bake. Basic II frequently, at least every
10 minutes. Thirty minutes before the
meat Ii cooked remove the paste cover;
when cooked, serve on hot dish with q
gravy made ~ follows: About two hours
before the joint Is baked put into q pot
OF cold water sufficient to cover them
the scraps trimmed from the joint, or
one or two pounds Of venison cut Into
pieces; season with cayenne pepper, salt,
cloves and nutmeg. Cover and let IL
simmer; remove the scum N II rises
When IL has simmered to about one-half
the quantity OF water used, take Il from
the FIRE and strain the gravy. After the
joint Ia removed, pour the gravy into the
baking pan and stir into Il one or two
tablespoonfuls Of blended Drowned -four.
Let II boil up once and serve In . separ.
ate dish.
what q verdant Emigrant Saw.
Recently ~ Q verdant emigrant, Just
arrived on q Nashville train, stepped
from the cars, he remarked TO q bystand'
er that there was fire near tho city, and