The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-04-21
THECLARION.
HOUSE AND FARM.

RYE MUFFINs- pint of flour, one
pint rye-meal, two tablespoonfuls Of
Yeast, milk enough TO make thick bat
ter.
SPRINGFIELD SODA BIsCUIT.-One
quart flour, one pint milk, piece butter
size ofan egg, one teaspoonfuls Of soda
dissolved in milk, two teaspoonfuls of
cream tartar sifted in -four, with salt.
COOP CEMENT-To mend broken
crockerv, use lime and the white Of an
egg. Mix only enough to mend one ar
ticieat a time, as it soon hardens and can
not be used. Powder a small quantity
Of the lime, and mix to a paste with the
egg. Apply quickly to the edges, and
place firmly together. 1t viii soon be
come set and strong, seldom breaking
in the same ylace.
PROTECTION OF PLANTS. If a little
chloride Of lime be sprinkled on the
soil rats, mice and insects will soon
desert il. Plants may be easily pro-
tectcd by it from insect plaques by sim
ply brushing over their stems with a So
luton Of il. 1t has often been noticed
that a patch which has been treated in
this way remains free from grubs, while
the unprotected beds round about are
literally devastated Fruit trees may
be guarded from their attacks by at
taching to the stems pieces Of tow
smeared with a mixture Of chloride of
lime and hogs lard Ants and grubs
already ia possession Will then rapidly
vacate their positions.
SrEwED CELEKY-It is not every
body who likes raw celery, and some
cannot eat it for want Of some good
teeth. 1t l. sometimes dressed as a salad,
cut up into what may be called splints.
We all know how fine it is when it
helps to make a chicken salad. Still,
there are many who prefer it stewed.
II is first split and tied in little punches,
the same as asparagus, and boiled, then
dressed with pepper, salt, butter, and
some use little onion. In fact, 1t
should be prepared ye-y much as oyster
plant is stewed and prepared. When
well done it Is an excellent dish, and
when once accustomed to it generally
preferred to any other form.
WASH FOR FRUIT TREEs.-A fruit
grower gives the following remedy for
the eOdding moth One quart of lime,
such a. is used by the Plasterers in
"white coating" one peck Of leached
wood ashes, two pecks Of COW manure,
one quart Of soft soap, and one large
tablespoonful of Paris green. | wet the
mixture thoroughly 10 make it like
paste, being ii thoroughly until it be
came tough. | added twelve quarts of
water, or enough to give the trees
thorough coating. | find on the trees
80 washed, that the old bark is dropping
off and leaving the new perfectly
smooth On all the trees | have wash
ed | see n decided improvement.
INroRrANCE or WATERING Stock
For the purpose of determining the
capacity ola horse 10 undergo the pri |
vation- incident to a state Of siege a I
series of experiments have been made |.
in Paris The results show that horse 4
may hold out for twenty-five days with I
out any solid nourishment, provided 1t /
is supplied with good drinking water; .
that a horse can subsist for barely five .
days without water; and thirdly, if a /
horse Is well fed for ten days, but in
sufficiently supplied with water through
out this period, it will not outliy6 the
eleventh day. \ horse which had re-
DAYS was nevertheless in Il condition to
draw a load of 500 pounds Ola the twelfth
day rs its fast.
OMELET WITH CHEEsE.-The cheese
must be rich and old enough so that it
may Se grated. If old cheese is not on
hand, s-e new, and chop instead Of graf
ing it, but 81 any rate be sure that it is
highly favored. Beat eight eggs light,
put in little salt, plenty Of pepper and
4 teaspoonful Of chopped parsley. Add
a teacuptul Of grated cheese and beat it
in with a few swift stokes. Put butter
the size Of an egg into the frying pan
and when it begins TO boil pour in the
eggs. With q broad-bladed knife draw !
them gently from the sides and bottom, !
until all are evenly cooked let stand
or two to harden on the bottom,
hen fold one-half over the other, and )
then tos, the omelet on to a platter, or, l
better still, lift it out, if you choose with
a pancake-turner.