Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-07
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Etecipea.


when hot turn the whole in and bake in
very hot oven; to be served rs soon as
done.
COOKED CABBAGE.-Cut fine as for
raw; put into kettle and add water to
cook until tender; then add one-half cup
of sweet cream one.half cup of vinegar,
in which mix one tablespoonful of flour;
season with pepper and salt to suit the
taste; let it boil up and serve.
COOKING CHICKENs.-A new way of
cooking chickens is to parboil them and
then drop them into hot lard, a Ia dough-
nuts, and fry a few minutes. This will
serve to make variety in the bill of fare,
but will not wholly take the place OF the
favorite method of browning in butter.
Nice gravy may be made by adding milk
and flour to the butter in which chickens
have been fried.
SNAPs.-Take one cup of molasses
three-quarters of cup of sugar, one
tablespoon each of powdered cloves,
cinnamon and allspice. Add these TO
one-half cup of melted butter and beat
in two teaspoons soda, and flour enough
to roll. Roll very thin, cut out with a
tin cutter and bake in pans in a hot
oven.
RICE MUFFNs.-Boil the rice soft and
dry. Take one-half cup of rice, stir in
three spoonfuls sugar, piece of butter
size of an egg, and little salt. One
pint sweet milk, one cup yeast, two
quarts flour. Let it rise all night. If
sour in the morning add little soda
dissolved in milk, and bake in muffin
rings.
APPLE CUsTARD.-Two eggs, six
tablespoonfuls sugar, one cup cream;
beat the mixture thoroughly and flavor
strongly with lemon, unless some other
fiavoring is preferred. Then take tea
cupful of stewed apples, mash them,
and add them TO the other ingredients;
make crust and bake same rs egg Gus
tards. They are delicious.
BAKED BEETs.-Beets retain their
sugary, delicate flavor much better by
baking instead of boiling; turn often in
the pan while in the oven, using knife,
as fork will cause the juice to flow;
when! done remove the skin, slice and
season with butter, pepper and salt, or
IL for pickle slice into good cold vine
gar.
MILK ToAsT.-Cut your bread rather
thick, about three-quarters Of an inch,
allowing a slice for each person; toast
1t quickly before bright fire to n rich
brown; dip lightly into boiling water;
butter each slice and pile in the bowl it
Is to be served in; for five persons take
quart of milk, boil with teaspoonful
of salt, and when at the full boil add a
heaping tablespoonful of butter, creamed
with light one of -four; stir the milk
until it is as thick as cream; pour over
the toast and serve Immediately.
Farm and Garden Notes.
salt than on dry hay.
Never water a horse directly after
feeding, especially if he is fed on corn.
If any one desires a plant which will
bloom through the winter, with no
cessation, nothing will give greater
satisfaction than the double pink Pc
tunia.
To allow a COW to fall off in flesh
while giving milk for butter making is
serious mistake, which can be easily
detected by the expert when the butter
Is placed upon the market.
Bonedust is highly appreciated by the
English as a fertilizer. They import
large quantities of bones from Austria,
md whatever substance contains phos
phate is earnestly sought for enriching
The soil.
AS a rule the size of the seed will in
dicate the depth to plant 1t, starting
with the smallest at one-half of an inch,
inch as celery, parsnips, etc, while
peas and beans may be put one and
half inches deep.
A correspondent OF the Rural Messen-
eer has had good results from the appli-
tztion of lime, wood ashes and old iron
pit around the roots of fruit trees that
ere not doing well, thus restoring the
res to healthy condition and improv-
Izg the quality OF the fruit.
A correspondent of the Rural New
xDrker stops COW or steer from jump
ing over fences by mailing horseshoe
% one forward foot. This prevents the
1oof from spreading. and consequently
f<nders the animal unable to spring.
bis is calculated to be very effectual.
A writer in the Practical Farmer gives
=Be results of experience In saving
over seeds. No general rule can be
Id down, each sort requiring special
Heatment. Pansy seeds must be saved
@hile they are quite green, as the pods
Hurst as soon rs they turn yellow,
<hrowing the seed several feet. Plants
of phlox are pulled up when fair
mount of the seed is ripe, and spread
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