The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-02-03
FARM AND 'lF'IRsEsIDR.

Coffee Cakes.-A cupful of butto-
half a cupful of sugar, a cupfnl of ' ma
iasses, teaspoonful of salaratus dis.
solved in cupful of strong coffee .
teaspoonful of cloves, cinnamon" five
cupfuls OF flour and a cupful of chopned
raisins. Fp0o
when chips are rotted they form
| black loose matter much like yeoetahls
soil, and, in fact, this. is preciseIv VIII,
emp manure is. 1t contains all the ele.
ments which go to form wood. and is
therefore an excellent manure fo,
orchards. The part that is not vet rot
ted serves as a useful mulch, and in
time rots down into manure. Milo .,
half rotten chips wetted with the bonse
Stops will make rich manure for The
garden. WV
Lice on Cows.--Apply a thorouob
coat of wood ashes. Let it remain on
from morning till night or till next d.v
Then give a good brushing. Repeat
this twice weekly. Dust also the floor
with ashes. and give the Manager. nosts
siding and walls good coat of lime
wash. Without proper attention to
cleanliness OF the animal and its neares,
surroundings. no remedy will succeed
IN DISCRIMINATING lice; but with such at.
tentlon, the simplest remedies will prove
efficient. Western RuraI. i
Sugar Cakes for Little Folks One
pound OF flour. three-quarters pound Of
sugar, one-half pound of butter, four
eggs, one gill of rose-water. Stir the
butter, sugar and rose-water to a cream
add the flour, which must be sifted
very gradually, stirring all the time
Beat the eggs till very light, add to the
other ingredients. Put sheet of white
paper. well buttered, into shallow tin
pan. Drop the batter on in tablespoon
luis, make into round cakes, and bake in
very quick oven till brown.
To Use Up the Remains of Cold
Joints. Chop the meat very fine, with
fat bacon or ham, add little salt. cav.
enne, grated lemon peel, nutmeS.
parsley, few bread crumbs and two
eggs, to one pound meat. Put all into
asaucepan. with two tablespoonful Of
cream and two ounces butter. This is
the proportions to one pound chopped
meat. Stir over the fire for five min
utes. Let the mixture get cold. and
then put it into light paste to bake, in
the shape OF rolls.
Tea Rolls.-Half cake of com.
pressed yeast in three half pints of luke.
warm water; add a quart of sifted flour
and mix we'll to thick batter. Let it
stand six or seven hours in moderately
warm place till well risen, then add two
eggs, an ounce of butter. four ounces of
sugar and tablespoonful of salt; add
-four (about pint) and work well with
the hands till it is soft dough; make
into rolls; put them in the. pans they
are to be baked in, and set near the
stove to rise; as soon as they rise, bake
in quick oven.
When an orchard requires fertiliz-
ing it is best to do this all over the
ground, and not to apply manure only
near the trees. This produces large
growth OF roots. close to the trees, for
roots grow where the soil is richest, and
prevents the growth at distance from
the tree. Manure tends to encourage
the growth OF wood rather than fruit.
Instead of manure, it is better, to cult
vate the soil and leave it fallow. or to
seed it to clover and pillow in the clover,
giving liberal dressingof lime or wood
ashes. The clover is then plowed I'M
der. Orchards need lime and ashes
more than manure, and these soon pro
duce healthy, smooth bark.
Tanning Sheep Skins. - To tan
sheep-skins take two long-wooled skins;
make strong suds, using hot water:
when Geld, wash the skins in it, care
fully squeezing them between the hands
to get the dirt out of the WOOL then
wash the soap out with clean cold water.
Now dissolve alum and salt each half
q pound, with a little hot. water, ,sufli-
cient to cover the skins, and let them
soak in it over night, or twelve hours;
then hang over pail to drain. When
well drained, spread or stretch careful
y over board to dry. When little
damp, have one ounce each of saltpetre
and alum (pulverized) and sprinkle the
flesh side of each skin, rubbing it well;
then lay the flesh sides together, and
hang them in the shade for two or three
days, turning the under side uppermost
every day until perfectly dry. Then
scrape the flesh side with q blunt knife,
to remove any remaining scraps Of flesh;
trim off projecting points, and rub the
flesh side with pumice or rottenstone,
and with the hands.-Conatry Gentle.
man.