The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-22
HOME AND FARM.

KETTLES and stew-pans should be
washed outside as well as inside.
SAGE leaves in small quantity make
an excellent addition to tea.
SoAP-sUDs and soapy water supply
the manure for garden soils.
AN oyster shell put into teakettle
will prevent its becoming furred.
LEMON juice will allay the irritation
caused by the bites of gnats and flies.
COLD potatoes mashed with peas.
make an excellent and light peas pud-
ding.
HONEY and castor oil mixed are ex-
cellent for the asthmatic. A teaspoon
full night and morning.
THE white of one egg, beaten to a
froth with little butter, is a good SUBJ
stitute for cream in coffee.
CLoTHEs-LINEs should be well wiped
and taken down after each wash. Gutta
percha lines are the best.
Brown BREAD.-One pint of sour
milk, one-half cup of molasses, two
cups OF rye flour, little salt and tea
spoonful of soda. Steam three hours
and then brown in oven.
GINGER-BREAD.-One cup molasses,
one-half cup of butter, one-half cup of
boiling water, tablespoonful of ginger,
teaspoonful of soda and flour suffi-
Gent TO roll out.
Or the multitude of new and old flow
ers, the rose is still the favorite and the
queen, and the tea roses may be said to
give more universal pleasure than any
other variety. Plant the most hardy
kind.
AS A rule, the size of the seed will in
dictate the depth to plant it, starting with
the smallest at one-half inch, such as
celery, parsnips, etc. while peas and
beans may be put one and a half inches
deep.
CoCOANUT PUDDING.-To one large
cocoanut, grated, add the whites of eight
eggs, a quarter of pound of sugar,
quarter of pound of butter, two spoon
fuls of rose water; bake it in paste.
SWEET Potato PUDDING Take five
eggs, half pound of butter, quarter
of pourd of sugar, add as much potato,
previously boiled, as will thicken it, the
juice and grated peel of one lemon.
BEEF TEA.-Beef tea for the sick is
made by boiling a tender steak nicely,
seasoning it with pepper and salt, cut
ting it up and pouring water over it, not
quite boiling; put in little water at a
time and let it soak the goodness out !;
then heat it hot.
THE Ontario Fruit Growers Associ-
alton agreed that the yellows in peach
trees is contagious disease, and that
every tree showing signs of the disease
should be rooted up and burnt. They
favored steps being taken by the Gov
eminent to stamp out the disease.
SPINACH.-Look over carefully, pick
the leaves from the stem, wash, cook
twenty minutes in sailed water, drain,
chop fine, return to the fire, season with
butter, pepper and salt, press into hot
mold or bowl, turn out and garnish with
sliced egg.
NICE APPLE SAUCE.-Pare, halye
and quarter tart apples and put into a
baking dish. Cover with thick layer
of white sugar, CRATE over a little nut
meg and cover with a'plate. Set into a
pan containing hot water and bake in
good oven until the pieces are clear and
tender.
THE quality of the feed improves the
quality of the milk, but only by slow and
persistent efforts can this be done with
the average COW, and it may be consid-
cred useless to try and make Jersey
out of Holstein by feeding her corn
meal, nor can Jersey be made a Hol-
stein by feeding straw alone.
To PRESERVE CARPETs.-Carpets
should be shaken often. The dirt that
collects under them grinds out the
threads. But do not sweep them oftener
than is absolutely necessary. Take a
brush and du:ting-pan and remove the
dirt in this way, and your carpets will
wear enough longer to pay for your
labor.
SALMON CRooUETTEs.-One can
of preserved salmon-drain off the
liquor; yelks of two eggs; one raw egg;
one-half cup bread-crumbs; tablespoon
full of butter; pepper and salt. Mince
the fish, add the powdered yelks, the
raw egg, the butter, then the crumbs
and seasoning. Form into egg-like
cakes, roll in flour and fry in sweet lard,
or lard and butter.
THE smell of onions and other odors
can be removed from kettles and sauce
pans. Put some wood-ashes into the
utensil, add boiling water and let it
stand a short time on the back part of
the stove. Or if you have no wood
ashes, use potash, soda or concentrated
I've with water, then wash in hot suds.
All cooking utensils in which onions.
cabbage or turnips have been cooked
should be thus cleansed.