The Red Cloud chief., 1881-12-15

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jeIly pans and let re, cod Whip .
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with vanilla Biznch aud chop n pousd
Of ainloEds. SIR into the ersaaa and
spread very thick be;seen The cakes
Choice hay. lad by upon saafoids
directly over stables. receives .rrpav.-
be dsnlsse- Such . prsctsos u To BE-
discouraged. since has thus situated
absorss The stencil from II. animals
beneath. unless. perhaps. = tight fssor
be provided between the stables and The
hay above
The potato was discussed recently
nj the Central New YORK Farmers
Club. The facts developed in the CT
p~erience of farmers presrn, were tha;
though soil and season unguss.iouaoly
have much TO do with the favor 81 po-
tatoes. the late potatoes retain their
favor over winter and into spring better
than early sorts
Honey Cakes-Three and one slf
pounisof flour. one and one-hslf pounds
OF honey. one halt pound o. butter. one
half pound Of sugar. half \ nutmeg. one
Tablespoonful OF ginger. one teaspoon
full of soda; roll thin and Gu; in small
cakes; bake in \ quick oven. cover tight
and let stand till moist They will keep
\ long time. This recipe has been usat
in our family twenty-five years soft
ginger cake can be made with honey
instead If moiasses. except that you use
some more honey and leave out the
eggs.
Here Is a good washing fiuid. Take
one pound CRY stall potash, one ouncc
ammonia, n unc borax and one
gallon soft water; use one-half cupiul.
and about one inch shaved OF m ordi-
nary bar OF soap 10 n boiler Of clothes.
soak your clothes over night. wiring
them out in the morning and boil with
out rubbing; rinse thoroughly. and YOU
will be delighted 10 see how white your
wash will be. The suds improve rather
than injure the colors OF printed fabric.
which is not often the case with wash
ing fluid. --ErcAangs.
The following quantities OF simple
medicines may be gwen 1t a dose To \
full-grown animal. viz: Puryatiyes-
Linseed-oil one pint; epson or glauber
salts. twelve To sixteen ounces; aloes.
half an ounce; castor-oil, one pint.
Diuret.cs- Saltpeter, n ounce sweet
spirits OF inter. To two ounces;
resin. one-half ounce; turpentine, one
ounce. Tonics-Sulphate Of iron. two
to four drains; Peruvian bark, one TO
two ounces; gentian root, one-half
ounce. MISUNDERSTANDING of pot
ash. one to four drains; hyposulphite
of soda. one ounce; carbolic acid. one
half TO one dram. For young animals
these may be reduced TO one-half, one-
fourth or on~e-eighth, according TO the
age.--N. J. Times.
Beef Tea and ce.-During war
times | was always making this for the
invaded men whose appettes were re-
turning. Take an ounce Of Carolina
rice. wash it carefully in two waters,
and pick out the grit or bleaks; put il
in q pie plate with half n pint Of cold
beef tea. or beef broth, and let it swell
over night; next day bake just rs it Is
until well done; forty minutes in aquick
oven does it: watch it. however. and
add more broth if il gets hard; boil the
third Of a pint of milk. and when it is
cool beat an egg into it; then mix this
with YOU rice; season with a yer lit
tie salt and but a few grains of pepper;
let il be put back in the oven and bake
again slowly for an hour. This is
highly nutritive and easily digested.-
Cor. ". J.. World.
-AMBEosIA CAKE.-Pour a pint of
boiled custard. hot. Ove one pound of
nice sponge cake sliced in a shallow
dish; when cold, take two smooth
molds or forms holding about one pint
each; put into each a layer Of the cake.
then a sprinkling of almonds blanched
and sliced (of which you must have two
ounces), and bits of preserved fruit.
then another layer of cake, almonds
and fruit till the molds are full; then
cover with the cake. Let it stand on
ice IN hour, then turn from the molds
and serve. You may use a variety of
nuts and fruit; the latter must be rich
and well drained from the strip.
Ornamental shrubs. planted about
dwellings. are often neglected year
after year. and become distorted in
shape and stunted in growth. They
may he greatly improved by I'M
anu pruning. Inc Hdnutc shouiu Oe
applied in autumn As q tOp-dressing.
extending at least as far from the stem
on each side as the height OF the shrub.
The soluble parts of the manur win
soak into the ground and accelerate
growth next season. The mulching
effect Of the fibrous parts will be useful.
Next spring. before growth begins. cut
back the longer shoots ut a fork, taking
the longer or larger portion Of the
branch and leaving the smaller. which
will avoid any stump. Bring the shrub
thus into handsome shape. IL the
growth is too thick anywhere, thin it
out. If there are any crooked or dead
shoots or branches. cut them of.