The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-09-02
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

Ginger Cookies.-One Cupful OF
sugar, one-third of cupful of molasses,
one cupful of butter, one tablespoonful
of ginger, one egg, one and one-fourth
teaspoonfuls of cream tartar, and one
teaspoonful of soda.
Cream Cookies.-One and one-half
cupfuls Of thick sour cream, one and
one-half cupfuls of sugar, one egg, one
teaspoonful each of salt, saleratus and
caraway seeds Roll quite thick;
enough for forty to fifty cookies.
Apple Jelly.-Pare, core and quar-
ter the apples, and stew them in con-
siderable water until perfectly soft;
mash and drain them; add one pound of
granulated sugar to every pint of juice;
boil rapidly for twenty-five minutes.
To keep a stove free from rust in
any atmosphere during the summer
months you have only to rub off all the
rust you can and varnish it with COM
mon varnish. In the Autumn when you
wish to put it up again the varnish will
all burn off in very short time and all
odor from it will 60 with it.
The value of the practice of laying
down the canes of raspberries during
the winter has been illustrated in the
experience of Mr.. T. H. Burgess, of
Ulster County, N. Y. the present sea-
son. The canes of the Highland Hardy
which were laid down, he says, yielded
berries at least four times as large as
those which were left exposed to the
winters cold. From other canes which
had been laid down, the same pickers
gathered twice as many basketfuls in
the same time, by actual measure, as
from those which had not been so
treated. The lesson is worth remem.
bering.
Horses need good care in these hot
days of midsummer. They should be
kept clean by frequent currying and oc-
casional washing of the legs and feet.
The flies will cause the most inconveni-
ence, and while working in the field
some protection from them in the shape
of nets or thin blankets (sheets) is
great comfort to the animals. Keep the
stables clean that they may not harbor
the flies or develop any bad odors.
Horses that are at regular farm work
need good food-better than grass alone
will give. Oats or ground feed ofsome
kind must supplement the pasture at
night.
-Scours in Calves. disease,
the american Dairy,nan says, is caused
by indigestion, occasioned, either by
overlooking, or by feeding sour and i'm
proper food. The remedy is very SIM
pie. Astringents should never be given
but purgative first and then tonic
to restore the tone of the stomach.
Give one ounce of castor or linseed oil;
and after twenty -four hours give half
this quantity, if a repetition is thought
necessary. Then give tablespoonful
OF the following mixture: One ounce of
prepared chalk, one drachm of essence
OF peppermint, one drachm of tincture
kof ginger, once ounce of gum arabic and
Ia pint OF water. Shake it before using.
The New York Tribune gives this
method OF removing corn in Young
horses foot: Have bar shoe made and
fitted to the foot, SO that it may rest not
only on the whole edge of the wall but
also on the bulbs of the frog. Avoid
undue pairing of the sole between the
wall and bar over the seat of the corn,
but before mailing on the shoe take the
rasp and lower that heel-wall, sole and
bar-for an inch in front of the corner,
SO that when the shoe is applied it will
rest on the whole circumference of the
foot excepting this. Do not nail on the
shoe too tightly. When shod, pour a
little warm tar into the effected heel and
retain it by dossel of tow. The foot
should be picked out carefully every
night and the tar and tow renewed
when necessary. The shoe will REQUIRE
resetting at the end of three weeks to
prevent it from setting in on the heel
and brulsing it anew. 1t will be several
shoeings before the horn that has been
stained by the blood wears out, but by
persistent avoidance of renewed in
jury the redness will finally disappear
and the foot retain the form and strength
which are SO seriously impaired by the
sword cutting so much in vogue.
Boiled Roll Pudding.-In this pud-
ding stewed dried apples, peaches,
prunes, canned fruit. jams, jellies, mar
malades or ripe uncooked currants.
raspberries, Strawberries, blackberries
or huckleberries may be used. If dried |
fruits are used they must be prepared |
as directed for dried apples, etc., care
fully picked, and when spread upon the |
paste, must have sufficient sugar
sprlnkled upon them to make them
palatable. Ingredients: One quart of
sifted flour; one-half pound suet. freed
from fibre and chopped fine; one-half
teaspoonful of salt; cold water; fruit.
Put the flour into deep dish, mix into
it the suet and salt. Then add cold
water gradually enough to make rather
a firm paste. Mixing should be done
with the hands and done quickly. Re-
move paste to well Toured bread
board. Dredge the paste literally with
sifted flour and roll it out into an OBJ
long sheet about half inch thick.
Spread the paste thickly with the fruit
to within an inch of the outer edge of
the dough. Roll it up; close the free
edges by pressure with the fingers to
prevent escape of juices. Envelop it in
q cotton cloth well Toured on the in
side. Tie the ends firmly and tack the
edge of the cloth. Boil from one and
half to two hours. Serve hot with
sauce.