The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-29
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Kitchen Aids.

with cream or custard to be eaten cold.
Two pounds fine farm apples, rare the
core thin, slice them in a pan /; add one
pound OF loaf sugar, Juice of three lem
ons, rind'of n grated ; boil two hours
slowly, and turn into a wet mold. :
LEMON PASTE Two lemons, Juice
and pulp, two eggs, two cups sugar,
n tablespoonful butter beat eggs and
sugar together, stir in lemon, put in a
vessel andlet water boil around it till
it is as thick ss rich custard set away
to cool, then spread between layers Of
sponge cake.
BAKED SWEET POTAToRs.-First boil
the potatoes till we'll done ; then peel
them and lay them in layers in the bak-
ing dish, putting a little white sugar
and a lump of butter between the layers;
put the dish in the oven and bake as a
pudding, brown on top. A little water
if the potatoes are very dry. Not q
dessert, a vegetable dish.
TAPIooA CUsTARD.-Soak three large
tablespoonfuls of tapioca over night in a
pint of cold water (; the next morning
add one quart Of milk, a little salt, and
boil, four eggs, one-half cupful of sug-
mr., flavor with lemon or vanilla, a mer-
ingue can be made from the whites of
the eggs by adding a little powdered
sugar, and then browning it in the
oven.
COLD SLAUaH.-Half pint cream or
rich milk, half pint good vinegar, pep
per, n small teacup sugar, three eggs
beaten very light, heaping teaspoonful
ground mustard, English, one large
slice butter, melted, a little pepper and
salt, stir all these things into the well
beaten eggs, put on the fire and stir
constantly until the cream thickens
will be thicker than rich custard and
as smooth put into cool place and pour
over the shreds or cut cabbage. This
is the only slaugh dressing that is fit to
eat. Sometimes allittle cold turkey or
chicken cut mp in it improves it.
Lambs securing.
Give each lamb IN ounce OF castor oil.
Four hours thereafter, and twice daily;
give n to two drachms of magnesia in
a little thin Cruel, from a bottle. Plac
salt constantly within reach of young and
old, not mixing it among their food, and
change their food frequently, giving
oats and small quantities of ground oil
cake. Keep the animals indoors, espe-
cially at night, and during cold, sleety
and wet weather.
Repairing POst-and-RaiI Fences.
1t is said that a post.and. rail fence
made of chestnut timber would last a
lifetime if it we're not for the posts rot
ting off at the ground. Whenever the
latter occurs, altthatis necessary is to
plantnew posts Without being morticed)
close alongside those that have rotted
of, and then, with a piece OF baling. wire,
tie the tops of the old posts to the tops
of the new ones, and, il necessary, the
bottoms of the old posts to the bottoms
of new ones in like manner. In this
way the same set of rails will outlast-
several sets Of posts, and the strength
OF the fence be preser we'd FOR many years
if not for q lifetime.
Protecting Young Apple Trees from the
81 BOrer.
The most effectual, il not tue only
way to protect young apple trees from
the borer is simply to bandage the lower
part of the tree with any kind of muslin
or cloth-the bandage to extend from
about six inches above the ground to
about two inches below it. Apply tho
bandage as oon in the spring ss posi-
BILE, allowing it to remain on until the
last of October. The beetle lays its eggs
IN inch or two abovethe ground IA early
spring, and the eggs, being laid on the
sunny side of the tree, hatch as soon as
the daysbecome sufficiently warm, when
the young grub, finding its way down
to the soft bark, gradually works its way
in. The bandage prevents both the lay
ing OF the egg aud the entrance Of the
grub The same will apply to peach
trees.
Washing and OilIng Harness.
At no time of theyear do harness need
more seeing to than now, especially
after having been exposed to the rains
and SHOWS Of winter. Not only is it
necessary that all repairing be done be-
fore the dryer season sets in, but that
the harness should be thoroughly washed
and every particle Of dirt removed before
being oiled. The proper way is to first
take the harness apart, %unbuckling every
strap, and wash each piece separately in
clean, warm soapsuds, until every atom
of old grease and gum is removed, and
hang them up in some moderately warm
place until partially but not thoroughly
dry, when they should be we'll creased
with neOtsfoot oil, rubbing it well in,
and, after a good wipiug of, hang up to
dry. To have the leather perfectly
clean before applying the oil !" the i'm
portant point. Better not oil at all than
to apply it on dirty leather. Nor had
old harness that has been so long neg
lected os TO have become perfectly dry
and hard be oiled at all, as the evil is
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