The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-09-10

The yelk Of an egg binds the crust
much better than the whites. Apply il
70 the edges with brush.
A GOOD COW ought 70 produce 5000
pounds Of milk annually; but in this
country the average il only about half
that. while In Holland 10. 900 pounds Is
only considered a fair yield
Sour MILK CAKE. One pint Of sour
milk. two cups Of sugar. two cups Of
chopped rasins. one-hah cup Of butter.
one dessert spoonful OF soda. all kinds
Of spice; stir In -FOUR till quite thick.
HoMrNY CAKEs.-One pint of cold
hominy. half pint OF -four. one egg.
one tablespoonful Of melted lard or
butter, sweet milk 10 make 4 batter
rather thin and teaspoonful Of yeast
powder.
To CLEAN Sr0vE MIcA.-Mica u
stoves (often wrongly called isin-
glass;. when smoked. Is readily cleaned
by taking II out and thoroughly washing
with vinegar. . little diluted. II II I
does not come OF ut once. let It soak
little.
GINGER CAKES. Mix one pound -four
and quarter-pound loaf-sugar. Rub
into il half-pound butter. two eggs well
beaten. and one ounce ginger. ground
fine. Beat all well together. roll out
the dough to the third OF an inch thick;
cut out the cakes and bake them.
CANNING FRUIT. 1t is said by some
scientist that cane sugar when added
70 boiling fruit Is converted by tine heat
into grape sugar, which has far less
sweetening power than cane sugar.
Housekeepers are advised. therefore.
TO sweeten their fruits not when they
are canned, but when they are brought
on the table for consumption. +,
To REMOVE LICE FROM CALVES
Lice may be driven of from calves and
cattle by rubbing along the back. NJ
the top Of the head, on the brisket. aud
under the thighs, a mixture Of two
parts Of linseed-oil and one part ~ :
keroscne-oil. II a teaspoonful Of sui
phur is given daily for two weeks that ]
will help to drive lice offby its evapora-
ton through the skin.
WHEN a horse rubs the hair from !
any part o. his body. ii indicates some !,
irritation there. This may be caused !
by local disease Of the skin. or by dis !,
order Of the blood from various causes !.
or by both. for the form sr is often a re-
suit OF the latter. The remedy i To :
remove the causes; give dose of lin !,
secd-oll, one pint. and repeat il the i
second day; and wash the skin witt :;
solution OF carbonate OF soda or salt i
water. TO allay the irritation. i
Corn FRrrrERs. Stake rather old b
corn; cut it down the middle. and scrape II
all the corn and milk of the cob. Make II
batter OF two eggs. six light table
spoonfuls Of flour, and half pint Of
milk Mix II all well together. and drop G
one spoonful at time in boiling lard. 4
and fry i light brown; they viii cook N
IN hive minutes. Six ears Of corn 10 y,
this quantity. II they are very large. n
il will take three eggs. Beat the eggs I.
very light; add the milk. and then the n
flour. -
HARD SoAP.-Three pounds OF fresh 4,
lime. Slack it. Add six gallons Of hi
water; boil up; then let it settle tin ~
clear. Pour of carefully. having six u
gallons clear liquid. in which L d.
solved six pounds Of sal-soda. Have
This boiling. Add six pounds OF grease:
boil until done. which you can tell by Y,
cooling spoonful. Wet tub or box n
and pour in the soap. When cold. cut Al
lp 10 bars and you have splendid ar q
acle Tor family washing. Bones and
Kinds will not do. but scraps from Lard
,r the rancid grease from cooking can :.
be- used. n
BoRAx dissolved in water makes a w
rood wash for the hair and cleanses the IA
calp from dandruff. Use ENOUGH no. on
AK TO render the water very soft. say a an
uii nan ounce OF borax TO one quart II Va
water. To prevent the hair from fall
ng out the following is efiicacious: Steep ~
en- or fourteen minutes In soft water
hree ounces Of pulverized sage: strain
~ the liquor and add teaspoonfnl CA
'ach OF pulverized borax and salt. M
Aeep this In tightly-corked bottle. WI
apply daily with sponge. rubbing II -.
emily over the head; then brush the "a
air. ~
10 MAKE pound Of pork requires. =.
neoretically. four pounds Of corn. al b.
wing Tor waste, undigested matter.
NJ Tor the siistenance Of life. II is
;arcely possible that pound Of pork ITO
an be produced on less than this. In ~
raciice the best results attained have wi
pproachcd this very closely. and four -
% half pounds of corn have mo- ~
uced pound Of pork. But ~ mixed RI
'od Is more healthful than all corn. ~
iere Is economy in feeding waste HA
IN, boiled small potatoes. cut clover. si
other such food. Pork al the worst MI M
Y bc made for the price Of four and Eat
half pounds Of corn. ~
a DETROIT physician asserts that for
MOI weather drink nothing equals hat CA
rmilk. IL j.. he SAYS. ..boih drink ~
" food. and for the laborer 4 the best NV
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