American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-10-29
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.
Save the middle grains of the finest
ears of corn for seed.

Save the middle grains of the finest
ears of corn for seed.
"A correspondent writes: "A silver
spoon placed in cans or tumblers will
prevent cracking, no matter how hot
the fruit or Jelly is. 1 have heard iron
was as good, but have not tested it,
-Mildew is best removed by dipping
the goods into very weak solution of
chloride of lime-a heapiny teaspoon
full to quart of water. If the stains
do not at once disappear, place in the
sun for a few minutes, after which rinse
thoroughly.
In case of a punctured wound by a
nail in the foot it is indispensable that
the wound be kept open, if necessary,
by means of plug of tow in the OPEN
ing. The dressing should consist of
stimulating applications, such as tur-
pentine or tincture of myrrh, by which
the granul alton will be fastened.
Apple cake.-Grate small loaf of
stale bread; pare and slice about one
quart of apples: lightly butter a pud-
ding mold, dust it well with -four and
then with sugar and fill it with layers
of bread crumbs, apples and sugar. u.s.
ing very little cinnamon to flavor it.
Let the top layer be of crumbs and put
a few bits of butter on it. Bake the
cake for about one hour in a moderate
oven.
PLAIN Steam Pudding.-Two cup
fuls of sour milk with some cream in it,
three cupfuls of sifted flour, one-half
cupful of finely chopped suet, little
salt and large teaspoonful of soda dis
solved in little hot water. Stir the
milk into the flour, beat until free from
Jumps, add the suet and salt and at the
last moment beat in the soda Steam
two hours. Eat at once with hard
sauce sugar and butter beaten togeth-
er and favored.
Glover hay is very nutritious food
for horses, and when well cured and
put up so as to be free from dust and
mold, may be fed with entire safety.
The principal objection to its use lies
in tho great difficulty which attends its
curing and preservation. Another OBJ
lection is found IN the fact that some
times the second crop excites in horses
an unusual and exhausting flow of sa-
Iva. When either of these objections
are present, it is better to dispense
with its use entirely, SO far as the
horses are concerned; but otherwise it
is good and safe food.
The seed balls of Usage orange may
posed to the weather through the win
ter In the spring the hard stony seeds
should be washed from the decayed
pulp and covered with boiling water
and left to steep until the water is cold;
the seed is then ready for planting. 1t
is usually planted in rows in the seed
bed twelve inches apart. and close to-
gether in the row. and the young plants
are transplanted when large enough to
the nursery rows, which are three feet
apart The plants are set out in the
hedge row when year old. and are cut
back to about foot from the root.
The tap root is pinched off at the trans
planting.-M Y. Times.
Rico Cake.-Beat one pound of but
ter to a cream, mix with it one pound
Of sugar (pounded), four ounces of
chopped sultana raisins and one pound
of ground rice; well whisk six eggs,
whites and yeTks together; stir them
into the mixture, flavor with lemon
rind or finely chopped citron-an ounce
of the latter; bake in buttered tin in
a quick oven. Kept in a covered cake
tin this cake will be eatable three
weeks after it is made. provided it has
been drawn from the oven as soon as
cooked-not allowed to get dry. When
Withdrawing the skewer-that old but
generally sure test--it is better that it
should be slightly sticky in a cake of
this sort which is required to be kept