St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-10-22
HOME, FARM AND. GARDEN.

The roots of apple trees have been
found to extend twenty six feet or
more.
Thoroughly washing the tubers be-
lore cooking is safe precaution in re-
spect to potatoes on which paris-green
was used.
-Streal,s can be taken out of badly
washed quilts by laying them on the
grass over night, when the dew falls.
Early in the morning, before the sun
shines, turn the wet side down and let
it remain until dry. The streaAs will
be gone.
Horse poisoning from the effect of
drugs administered to make the coat
glossy, or for other reason, has become
so frequent in England that bill in
Parliament imposes penalties of large
tine or imprisonment for selling to
servants or unauthorized use by them.
An insect is destroying spruce trees
in Northern Maine and the provinces.
The female lays an egg in the bark and
the grab which matches bores into the
tree, The female is deep blue black,
has white spot behind each ear and
long horn with a lance-shaped head on
her tail.
ALI the Year Round Pudding.-Line
a pie-dish with paste, spread on three
ounces of any kind of jam Raspberry
is the besD, then beat well in a basin
the following: Three ounces of bread
crumbs. the same of sugar and butter,
the rind and juice OF half a large lemon;
add this to the pastry and jam, and
bake half an hour.
"A young colt should be fed on food
that is not bulky and is nutritious and
digestib.e Oats, crushed if possible,
with good sound timothy hav. make
the best food, and should be given in
small quantities three times a day at
shape depend upon the good character
of the food and upon moderate feeding.
Overlooking ruins a colt
Whipped Cream Pie.-Sweeten a
teacupful of very thick, sweet cream
and make as cold as possible without
freezing. Line two small pie-tins with
moderately rich crusts pricked in sew
eral places to prevent blisterng and
bake in quick oven. Flavor the cold
cream and whip as you would eggs for
frosting. When the crusts are cold.
spread on the cream and if you like to
add a finish, put bits of jelly on top.
A valuable property in tobacco is
the resinous gum which the leaf freely
exudes during the process Of ripening,
and VIII; CHI, being soluble in water, may
be washed off by heavy rainfall For
this reason tobacco should not be cut
Immediately after rain. If the work
is postponed for a few days after rain
fall, the leaf has time to again secrete
the necessary supply of gum. Neither
should tobacco be cut when wet, for if
laid upon the ground in this condition
dirt will adhere to the leaves, causing
damage to the crop.
-Chow-chow made at home is deli
cious, and it is not much trouble to
make it. The following recipe is safe
and sure: Take one peck of small GU
cumbers, half peck of green toma-
toes. half peck of small onions, and
two heads of cauliHower. After pre-
pairing these by peeling the onions,
separating the caulifower in small bits,
washing the cucumbers and tomatoes
and slicng the latter if they are not
very small, sprinkle salt over them all
and let them stand twenty-four hours.
.lnen rinse URo SAIL Oh, anu uTdlH lHem
we'll; then add three heads of celery,
broken in small pieces, and handful
of scraped horseradish root. then take
half an ounce each of tumeric, cloves
and cinnamon, an eighth OF pound
each of ground black pepper and OF
sugar, half pound each of white
mustard seed and of mustard flour; put
all these into cold vinegar and boil for
fifteen minutes; take vinegar enough to
cover the pickles. When boiled pour
over the vegetables. The chow chow
will be ready for use in few weeks,
but will grow better steadily until it is
used up. Put in bottles or cans i,