Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-26
HOUSE AND GROUNDS.

THE SHARES OF the Burlington County Agri-
cultural Society of New jersey are selling at a
high premium. This shows how valuable the
stock OF well-managed agricultural society
win become, and how worthless when not so
managed.
FOWLS IN CONFINEMENT need green food daily.
There is nothing which goes so far, Is so easily
raised, or that they like so well as the tops OF
the foregoing win set me down as ben M roy
for giving this bit of Information. The same
stun makes most excellent greens for table
use. ,
ANGEL CAKE.-rake one cup Of -four, PIT into
1t two teaspOonfuls OF sea foam, sift the whole
four times; beat the whites OF II eggs to stun
moth, and then beat In one and one half cups of
sugar and teaSpoonful OF vanilla, pour the
whole on the -four, and beat lightly but thor
oughly; bake In INCREASED pan slowly 40 min
utes; when done, turn over to cool; never cut it
out OF pan while warm.-Gradudte.
THE PARIS Figaro says:-Do not waste your
orange peel, but make an incision round it mid
the two cups and place them hollow downward,
one on the grass and the other among the
plants or vegetables AT the end of few days
you YOU VIII De rld OF all slugs, black or gray.
taken refuge under the cups Of ORANGE peel, and
can be destroyed.
Nut CAKE.-One-half cupful butter, one and
half cupfuls sugar, three eggs, two and half
Gupiuls flour, one and half teaspoonful ,yai
Baking Powder, one half cup milk one cuotul
OF any meats Of nuts preferred or at hand. Rub
inc butter and sugar to light white or IA
&c. ana me eggs, beaten little. then the d,u.
SHteo Win the powder; mix With the milk AM
nuts into rather firm batter aud bake 10 a
paper lined tin In a steady oven thirry-five
minutes.
CLAN SouP.-Fifty clans. carefully washed
the soft part cut out and put aside, the rest
chopped very fine; quart of milk; when it
comes TO the full boil. put all the clans In let
stay on the front Of the stove until it boils
again; then put aside to boil slowly for 20 min
uteS longer, seasoning 1t with piece OF leek
chopped line, a saltspoonful of white pepper
teaspOOnful OF salt. just before serving add a
teaspoonful OF finely chopped parsley and
IaOlespoon1ul OF butter and the same OF flour,
creamed together for thickening.
THE Maine Farmer says that the value of
roots for stock is not appreciated to the extent
InaC IL SnOuld DE. In the rotation of CROPS In
England turn1ps rank high and 1t is not rncom-
mon for FARMER to devote from twenty to fifty
acres 70 th1s crop. Cattle are kept there In fine
condition In winter On straw and turnips, and
the latter also make excellent food for sheep.
On rich land the crop produces very largely and
binary wants.
CORRESPONDENT OF the Philadelphia Record
says that he bought, in April 1873, Ave guinea
mems and one male, and fed them on cracked
corn until the latter part Of May, when they
commenced 10 lay, and did not stop before they
produced 800 eggs. They then wanted to set,
ana n1ty young fowls were Matched. The cor
respondent says that they cost nothing to keep
ont rs snow covers the ground as they grow fat
on the insects and other food they pick up aud
completely rid the premises Of destructive peSto.
The CURRANT WORN can be got rid Of speed
lily by sprfnkling over the bushes solution of
carbohc acid, say two teaSpoonsful to three OR
four gallons OF water. The carbolic acid can be
drug stores, and should be kept on hand for use
when needed. 1t will dslodge the same insect
from gooseherry bushes, as well as the bugs
from rose bushes.
PROF. kEDzLE, OF the Agricultural College OF
Michigan, an expert chemist, recently said that
a paint or wash made OF skim milk, thoroughly
SKINNED and water brine will render wood I'M
1nilamable. and he proved IL by experiment. He
SAID Ihis paint or Wh1tewash, is durable very
cheap, lmpervlOuS to water, of agreeable color
and as 1t will prevent wood from taking fire. he
urged IT'S use, particularly on roofs, old build
lngs, barns, etc.
GOOD and wholesome harvest drink Is pre-
pared by mixing oatmeal in water, in the pro.
portion OF three or four ounces OF the meal to
gallon OF water. Oat meal possesses peculiar
aroma and acts as Stimulant and is strength-
enlng 10 the system. Water alone often induces
as passing through the
should not be drank except very moderately
when the body is very warm.
TIE Charleston Ne,rs says that In South Ca
rol1na farming is being done more extensively
more b1ndustriously and more intelgently than
ever before known by the Oldest Inhabitants
Men are working with all their might, and with
cheerfulness, thereby raising agriculture from
the previous status of an Isolated and Flooding
calllpg to that OF live, hopeful business. in
which an enlightened and economical Consider
alton is given to surroundings and their bear
ings.
FOOD FOR THE SICK.-Frequently we find sick
people whose stOmachs reject ali kinds of nour
1shment until conditions follow that In many
instances terminate fatally in
stances IN Which have heard the popular sick
pea DourlShment prescribed and rejected by an
lnVand's en1eebled stomach, have never kno WI
the simple saucer Of parched corn pudding or
cruel refused. The corn Is roasted brown pre.
c1sely AS we roast coffee, ground as fine as meal
IN a coi1ee-mill, and made either into mush.
giuel, or thin cakes baked lightly brown, ana
given either warm or cold, clear, or With what
ever dressing the stomach will receive or retain
Parched corn and meal boiled In skinned milk
anu 1ed frequently to children suffering from
summer diarrhPa, Will almost always cure as
IL Will! dy Sentary in adults, and, we believe the
cholera In Its earliest stages.-IW.
fREsERVATIVE APPING-PAPERS.-Twon new
preventative wrapping papers have been re-
Gently brought out, one designed for fruit and
dipping soft tissue paper In bath OF salycilic
acid and hanging 1t In the air to dry. The bath
should De made from strong alcoholic solution
or salycilic acid, diluted with as much water as
1t will bear without precipitation. The apples
oranges, or other fruit may be wrapped In the
paper before packing, and when the fruit
reaches lts market the paper can be removed
and used again. A manila wrapping-paper
may be prepared for resisting moths and mildew
by dipping 1t in prepared bath, squeezing it
and drying 1t over hot rollers. This bath is
made by mixing 70 parts of the Oil removed by
the dlStliiat1on OF coal tar naphtha S parts Of
Cfdae carDOlc acid containing at least 50 per
cent OF phenola, 20 parts OF thin coal tar at 100
DEG. Fahr.. and parts OF refined petroleum.
LAB0UCHEREs PRIZE SALAD.-From or coss
lor cabbage) lettuces remove outer and coarse
leaves and strip from remaining ones the good
part. The pieces should be ~ to 3 inches long
them and let them remain about half an hour
IN water. Rinse In second water place In nap
kin and swing till dry. For dressing, take the
yOiks OF hard boiled eggs, crush them to paste
IN boWl adding q tablespoonful French vine
gar. mustard-spoons mustard, l salt-spoon
salt and beat up well together; then add. by de-
grees. 10 s tablespoons OF Luca or Provence
oil, OF vinegar, and when thoroughly mixed,
little tarragon finely chopped, a dessert-spoon
coarse White pepper, as pepper in powder irrt-
tates the palate. When all Is we'll mixed place
the salad In 1t and turn over and over. thor
oughly and patiently, till there remains not one
drop OF liquid at bottom OF bowl Put the white
after 1t is mixed.
A RECENT TRAVELLER in Japan says ssThey do
know how to cook rice here. though, and for the
benefit OF grocers and consumers In the United
states Investigated the matter. Only Just
enough cold water Is poured on to prevent the
rice from burning to the pot, which has close
nttlng cover and Is set On moderate fire. The
rice is steamed, rather than boiled, until 1t is
nearly done; then the cover of the pot is taken
to escape, and the rice turns out mass of snow
white kernels, each SeDarate from the other and