Richland beacon., 1881-05-14

if they bear, why the fruit is so small.
gnarly and worm eaten, and his plum
and cherry trees dying of black knots.
Is it to he wondered Mt Z? The healthy,
sap-forming food of the trees has become
so scarce that q strong and vigorous
growth is impossible, and with weak
growth tree is liable to the attacks Of
every enemy and the fruit to fall from
want of nourishment or from the sting |
of insects, which o strong growth had |
enabled it to overcome. Barn or stable |
manure is a general fertilizer, contain
ing in q general way all the elements
that have been removed by cropping,
hence barn manure always makes q Wig
orous growth Of wood, branches and
foliage to all fruit-producinR plants and
trees. No matter what varieties of fruit
trees you plant, give the land thorough
culture in such crops as potatoes, beans.
cucumbers or tomatoes for the first three
or four years, and after that put in
grass. Western AgricuitWist.
Domestic Economy.
MUrrINs. pint Of sour milk,
piece of melted butter size OF an egg,
| two tcaspoonflls saleratus. flour enough
| for a stiff batter.
SHRIMP SAUcE.-Take half pint of
shrimps, pick out all the meat from the
tails, pound tho rest in mortar with
the Juice Of half lemon and piece OF
butter pass the whole through sieve.
Make a pint of melted butter put tho
meat from the tails into it, add a dust OF
cayenne, and when the sauce boils stir
| into it the shrimp butter that has come
through the sieve, with or without
tablespoonful Of cream.
CAULlFLowER. is . very pretty
addition to q jar Of picked cabbage.
but it must be put in salt and water for
two DAYS first before it is added to the
cabbage.
TEA CAxE.-Four cups -four, four
cups sweet milk, two eggs, two spoon
fuls cream of tartar, one teaspoOntul sal
eratus, small piece of butter, sweeten II
you like.
WHIP CREAM.-Half a pound Of
!, | powdered sugar, juice of two lemons,
one gill of sherry. Mix and add one
pint of thick, rich cream. Set on ice
. whip to a strong froth, and serve II
1 glasses.
+ CRAIGIR ToAsr.-Three eggs. beater
: we'll, one green chilli cut fine, the inside
= of two tomatoes cut into small pieces,
d little milk and one ounce butter, al
q mixed together with o little salt, the
70 heated and served on hot toast
ID PoRK CHors-Cut some outlets fror
h a neck of pork, trim them neatly an
,e take off the chine bone give them
1 few blows with the bat, and grill thei
Ia On or in front of the fire sprinkle thel
al with salt and arrange them in circle O
70 dish, with mashed potatoes in the Gel
"a ter and the following sauce round then
Put a large piece of butter, rolled
N flour, in a stewpan, slightly rubbed wit
70 garlic add mushrooms and lit
q chopped shalot; mOisten with equ;
y quantities of vinegar and broth add Sd
q and grated nutmeg strain, boil 1t NJ
ado a little mustard, stir well and serv
4. APPLE CoMPoTE. core and hal
w six large apples, trimming them so as
w get them all of asize drop them as TIN
n. are done into cold water with the Jul
he of lemon squeezed into it to preve
oil theirturning brown. Have ready stro
he sirup (made with one pound Of sue
nd and quart Of water) boiling hot; put t
vii apples into this, with the thin rind o
lis lemon and two or three cloves. As 80
ay as they are cooked-great care must
he taken that they do not break-take tn
out and dispose them, concave side
art permost, on glass dish; place pi'
ire of currant jelly or ounce jelly in
fot hollow of each apple, then we'll red'
ito the strip and when cold pour as mt
f.t of it as is necessary under the apples
rom ICED CAKRs.-The following mode
ing icing cakes was taught many years I
nae bv q clever cook: Pound some
the sugar in Q mortar. then sift it till il
rom like fine dust. Beat some whites
Dr. il eggs to froth, and mix the sugar "
the them till the whole is stiff paste. Il
,den a little Of this paste and place it
, re- another dish add to it q very little
will pared oatmeal, just enough to give
pite pink tinge. When the cakes are drs
III. from the oven lay the white ic
he smoothly all over then, through a c
thin of stiff notepaper, squeeze the pink ic
the in patterns on the top Of the VIII
HIGH Stand the cakes in q cool oven for
the minutes, then put away in . dry pl'
but To give greater consistency to the lei
tho some people add powdered starch,
and it is not, of course, 30 nice to eat.
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