The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-06-24
FARM AND FIkESIDE.

I'm icing cakes dip the knife Otter
In cold water.
Kitchen floors painted with boiled
Gnseed oil are easiest cleaned.
-Hellebore sprinkled on the floor a,
night destroys cockroaches; they eat il
and are poisoned.
To polish stained floors rub them
thoroughly once week with beesway
and turpentine.
Strong brine may be used to ad-
vantage in washing bedsteads; but alum
is also good for this purpose.
Gold Cake.-One cup sugar, three
quarters cup butter. one cup sweet milk,
yelks of eight eggs, two cups of flour,
one teaspoon cream tartar. half tea
spoon soda.
The principal reason why rye is
regarded as good crop to seed on, is
that the stalks have few leaves as COM
pared with wheat or oats, therefore
make less shade.
The German growers of sugar beets
SOW from twelve to fifteen pounds of
seed to the acre so as to be sure of a
good "stand." If the plants are too
thick they thin out early in the season.
Professor Dana says a COW will
make about seventy pounds of manure
a day, or twelve tons year. This in
cludes both solid and liquid, and is
worth from one to three dollars ton.
In 1867, 900 head of sheep pro-
duced $4,000 pounds of wool; in
1877, 35,000,000 head produced 2O8,-
100000 pounds. This shows wonder
full improvement in the science of sheen
industry.
The Farmers Club of Elmira, N.
T., has offered premiums of $12, S.
and s. for the three largest crops of
corn that may be raised the coming sea-
son on one-tenth of an acre by boys I'M
der sixteen years of age.
Remove mildew from linen by wet
ting the spot, rubbing on chalk, and ex-
posing it to the air. Diluted hartshorn
will take out mildew from wooden stuffs.
A weak solution of chloride of lime can
be applied to almost any fabric, but
must be used with care, especially on
some colors.
strawberry Cordial.-One quart
strawberries, fully ripe, one lemon, one
orange, three pints of water, one pound
of sifted sugar. Mash the Strawberries
through sieve. Add the juice of the
lemon and orange and the water, and
work well together. Let it stand two
hours. Put the sugar into bowl and
strain the juice over it, stirring till all
the sugar is dissolved. This should
stand on ice several hours before serv-
ing, and makes delicious cool drink.
-Pruning.-Any limb as large or
larger than ones finger should, after
being cut off, be painted over with some
kind OF preparation to shut out the air
and prevent rain from getting into the
body. Gum shellac and alcohol is cas-
NY prepared and put in, and when once
hardened is not subject to the effects
OF heat. 1t happens very soon after ap-
plication. and can be used in either hot
or cold weather-is always ready for
use. Prepare in wide mouthed bottle
or jar and apply with brush. Keep
well cOrked when not in use, to prevent
evaporation.
Indian Pudding.-One pint of milk,
three eggs, one tablespoonful of mo-
lasses, one tablespoonful of butter, one
half cup of flour, one tablespoonful of
baking soda, one tablespoonful of mixed
spices, Indian meal to make a batter.
Scald the milk and when boiling hot
stir in Indian meal till the spoon moves
stlffiy. When cold add the eggs we'll
beaten, and all the other ingredients.
bake In buttered dish two hours, in a
very slow oven. Serve with hot sweet
sauce.
--Codling Moth Traps. cheapest
bands for trapping codling moths are
made OF thick coarse paper, what ia
termed carpet-paper answering a good
purpose. 1t may be more or less folded.
according to its thickness, the bands
being about four inches wide. There
IRE two modes of fastening them to the
rec, either of which answers well. One
s TO pass cord around at the middle,
which, when drawn tight, causes the
PAPER to spread little above and be-
ow, and affords hiding place for the
Insects; the other is to secure one end
II the band by driving a carpet tack in
Q the tree, and then passing the band
,loseiy about the tree, and overlapping
ne other end. fasten it by driving in
mother tack not quite to the head. so
hat the band may be removed every
en- days for destroying the pupa. The
ands are put on about the middle of
une. Their length must be adjusted
the size of the trees.