St. Landry democrat., 1880-04-24
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

better for the capital invested than a
good breed of fowls well taken care of.
! In making a crust of any kind do
not melt the shortening. Let it be as
cool as possible and knead it through the
flour. Melting it Injuries the crust.
To Remove Stains from Mourning
Dresses.-Boil L handful of fig leaves in
two quarts OF water until reduced to a
pint. Bombazines, Grape and cloth need
| only be rubbed with a sponge dipped in
the liquor and the effect will be instantly
produced.
Beans contain all the elements of
true aliment excepting fat. TO obtain
this it is not necessary to bake beans
with pork. A fat piece of corncd beef is
an excellent substitute and is extensively
used by those who entertain a prejudice
to pork. Try ii.
j. j. Mech, the famous English
farmer, keeps three hundred head Of
poultry that have free access to the fields
near the homestead; he says fowls are
the farmers best friends, consuming no
end of insects and utilizing and econo-
MIXING all waste grain. 1t costs no more
to produce one pound of poultry than
one pound of beef.
If your COWS teats are sore from any
cause, wash them clean with warm water,
and then apply glycerine while they are
moist Two or three applications will
cure the worst case and render the tcats
soft and pliable. For cakcd bag use
fresl, lard as hot as you can handle it.
Apply with rag or brush. and thor
oughlv rub it in with the hand. 1t never
fails to effect a cure in 4 few days.
A building rooted with tin is not
less liable to be struck by lightning than
a shinSled rooted building. If neither
house were provided with Il lightning
rod the tin rooted building, if struck,
would be the safer, because the light
ming would be likely to divide and spread
ovel the metal, and find its way to the
earth by several different paths on the
exterior of the building, water leaders,
cutters, etc.
One can have the hands in soapsuds
with soft soap without injury to the skin
if the hands are dipped in vinegar or
lemon juice Immediately after. The acid
destroys the corrosive effects of the alkali,
and makes the hands soft and white.
Indian meal and vinegar or lemon juice
used on the hands when roughened by
cole: or labor will heal and soften them
Rub the hands in this, then wash of
thoroughly and rub in glycerine. Those
who suffer from chappcd hands in winter
will find this comforting.
III a wound is made on tree when
1t is not growing it does not heal up
readily, but the wood dies back and
leaves scar for several years. A wound
made while the tree is growing vigor-
ously commences to heal Immediately
and will usually be covered with a new
bark in one Or two years. Therefore,
when it is necessary to remove a large
limb cut it off In winter a short distance
from the tree, leavinga snag about one
foot long; in the sixth month Ounce cut
this snag close and smoothly, and the
wound will soon be healed over.
If marble is smoked or soiled, either
by bituminous coal or too free use of
kindling wood, Spanish whiting, with
piece of washing soda, rubbed together
and wet with only enough water to
moisten and make it into a paste, will re-
move the grease and smoke. Dip a
piece of flannel in this preparation and
rub the spots while the paste is quite
moist Leave the paste on for hours,
and if need be, remove it and renew
with fresh paste. When the spots dis
appear, wash the place with clean hot
soap-suds, wipe dry and polish with
chamois-skin.
Sponge Cake.-Four eggs; two cups
sugar; two cups flour; (after it is Sifted;
half cup cold water; juice; and rind Of
one lemon; one teaspoon cream-ot-tartar
ana one-fourth teaspoon soda. Proceed
to make the cake in this way: Break the
eggs-whites on plate and yelks in a
bowl Beat the whites stiff, as for FROST
ing; stir in the sugar and beat well for
five minutes; next beat the yelks, and
stir in then put creanl-of-tartar and soda
in the water, stir and mix thoroughly.
Add the -four, then the juice and chopped
rind of lemon; have your tin lined with
buttered writing paper and bake.
Dried Apple Cake.-Soak three cups
of dried apples over night in tepid water.
In the morning drain off water and chop
them fine; simmer two hours in three
cups of molasses. Cool and add two
cups of butter, one cup of sugar,
three eggs, one teaspoon cinnamon, one
half teaspoon cloves, one-half grated nut
meg, one cup sour milk, five cups of
flour and two heaping teaspoons of soda
dissolved in two tablespoonfuls of hot
water. Add raisins and currants if you
choose; flour them well and stir in just
before putting in the pan. Bake in a
moderate oven and put away in a stone
jar, closely covered. This quantity
mol boo two oood -Sizad 1OaynS Of cake