The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-07-01
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE,

USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.
-Poultices are better for the addition
OF little sweet or castor oil and few
drops Of laudanum.
The bug known q the Buffalo tree
hopper or pumpkin vine bug eats the
eggs Of other bugs and hunts them off
Of orchard and forest trees.
Mr.. P. T. Quinn asserts that one
good standard pear tree will yield more
fruit in the course of its life than twenty
dwarfs.
1t Is said two parts tallow and one
of resin, melted together and applied to
the soles of new boots or shoes, as much
IS the leather will absorb, will double
their wear.
II troubled with wakefulness on re-
firing to bed eat three or four small
onions; they will act Is gentle and
soothing narcotic. Onions are also ex.
cellent to eat when one is much exposed
to cold.
Bathing the face IN lemon juice
mixed with glycerine will remove tan
and freckles in few days, if the indi-
vidual be not exposed to the sun.
"A German mixture for the removal
of ink spots and writing on paper con-
sists Of alum, amber. sulphur and salt
reter--one part of each--in fine pow
der, mixed.
To clarity drippings, place the
drippings over the fire in q suitable ves-
sci, then peal, wash and wipe a good
sized Irish potato, slicing as if to fry.
Put them into the fat and let them SIM
mer together ON the back of the range
till the sediment has sunk to the bot
tom of the pan; skim carefully any foam
on the top. strain the liquor, and set it
to cool.
Prof. A. E. Blount, of the Colorado
Agricultural College. gives Major Car
man this advice about seed-corn: cal
ways select even-rowed ears and ears
whose rows are straight, not irregular
on the cob. Ears that taper are best
because better protected by the husk;
and then, too, the silk-the female part
of the plant remains alive longer. My
reason for selecting the top ear for
seed is that it is always more fully de-
velOped, more uniform and more vigor-
Gus in its termination, having been bet
ter fortified when in the silk"
Scotch Potato Scenes. one
pound of cold boiled potatoes through
sieve, put them on the baking-board
and scatter over them seven ounces of
flour; work first with the rOllingpin
into a paste, then little with the hand
until smooth; strew flour heavily ON
the board and over the paste, which
roll about the thickness of half a
crown, and cut into shape. Lay the
scenes on a hot stove; when little
brown on one side turn and finish on
the other. Serve hot in napkin.
Recipe for spice-salt suited to sea-
soning, stuffing force-meat, etc.: Dry,
powder and mix by repea' ed siftings
the following ingredients: One-4uarter
of an ounce each of thyme, bay-leaf aud
pepper; one-eighth of an ounce each
of marjoram and cayenne pepper, one
half Of an ounce each of Glove and nut
meg; to every four ounces of this row.
der add one ounce of salt and keep the
mixture in an alright vessel. One
ounce of it added to three pounds of
stuffing or force-meato of any kind makes
q delicious seasoning.
TO readers who have plenty of pea
cock feathers at their command the fol-
lowing description for making pea
cock feather screen may be welcome:
Cut off the end of the feathers and lap
one over another so as to represent the
plumage of the birds breast. With all
the greens cut away, leaving only the
bronze-colored parts, q very rich rides
cent effect is produced. Sew these
feathers on soft material SO they will
not lie too fiat and even. Take the
green part of the feathers and form two
or more butterflies to fasten on the
bronze ground. Make bottom fringe
of the long thin portions Of the fcath-
ers, which can be fastened ON the
screen after the fashion of a silk
fringe.
Colorado Potato Bug Destroyer
We find the following in Cornell &
Woods Farmers Guide: Take man
drake roots easily gathered) dried for
week or more in the shade; put one
quarter bushel in a barrel (one head be-
ing removed), fill with water and let
stand for two days, stirring now aud
then; strain the liquid through cloth
into a garden sprinkler; sprinkle toward
sunset only those plants on which the
young brood hatch and before they
scatter to adjacent plants. This is an
entirely safe remedy and just as ef-
fective as paris-green and is less diff
cult to apply.
Parker House Rolls.--Two quarts
of sifted flour, large tablespoonful of
lard or butter; rub the lard and flour
together and put in deep dish; boil
one pint of milk and set away till cool;
add two tablespoonful of sifted sugar
to it, little salt, half teacupful Of
yeast. Make hole in the center of
the flour; put all together, working in
gradually. Knead well and set away
till morning in cool place. Knead
again in the morning and form in small
rolls. bake in hot oven fifteen or twenty
minutes. The more they are kneaded
the better they will be. Use NO more
dour-their delicacy depends on this.
-Jumbles.-Thcse little biscuits or
cakes are variously favored with rose.
water, orange flower water, extract of
almonds or lemon. The original kinds
are made in small, irregular, rock-like
shape, but they can, if preferred, be
rolled out and cut into form for thin
biscuits. Work half pound of butter
to q cream. mix one pound of s'fted
sugar'and one pound of fine flour with
two eggs and any kind of flavoring you
choose, into q smooth paste. Drop
pieces of the cake mixture, about the
size of q walnut, on to Toured baking
sheet, and bake in a brisk oven for
about q quarter of an hour, taking care
they do not get brown.
Winter Rye for Hay.