The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-06-03

"A well managed fruit garden 4 4
necessary adjunct 70 farm.
a cord Of dry horse stable manure
weighs about four thousand eight nun
dred 20 live thousand pounds.
Grass seed will usually take well II
covered with . bush only. hut on dry
ground harrow and roller make Z bet
ter Job Of II.
TO obtain q glossy skin. Pour upon
. pint Of bran sufficient boiling water 10
cover Il. Let Il stand until cold and
then battle the face with Il. only patting
the skin with soft towel to dry il.
Raspberry jamie every quart
q ripe raspberrics. allow pound Of
the best ioaf-sugar. Put sugar and ber-
RES into pan. and let them stand two
or three hours. Then boil them in q
porcelain kettle, taking or the scum
carefully. When no more scum rises.
mash them and boil them 70 smooth
marmalade. When cold, put them in
glass tumblers.
All kinds Of dried fruit should be
stewcd long and slowly. Tiny bits OF
lemon and range peel. together with
the juice two or three oranges and
lemons. nre very desirable addition.
Only the thin. yellow part OF the rind
must be used and care taken 70 take
out the seeds. The sugar should be
added when the fruit u about hall
done
Mo attempt should be made 70 grow
any crop IN the orchard without heavy
manuring. but il no crop is grown
heavy muIching will keep the trees in
thrifty condition until they come into
bearing, providing the land was in good
condition when the trees were set.
When the trees begin 20 produce fruit.
every few years the land should receive
good dressing Of manure, which
should be spread on the surface before
mulching.
Veal Stew. Cut four pounds Of
veal into strips three inches long and
one inch thick; peel twelve large pota-
toes and cut them into slices one inch
thick; spread q layer OF veal on the
pot. sprinkle In little salt and pepper.
then layer Of potatoes, then layer Of
veal seasoned IS before. Use up the
veal thus: over the last layer Of veal
put layer Of slices Of salt pork. and
over the whole layer Of potatoes
Pour in water till Il rises an inch over
the whole; cover it close. heat it fifteen
minutes and simmer il an nour.
The good luck in Matching eggs Of
. hen that steals her nest IN held,
suggested the idea Of placing earth in
box before setting hens in them.
Hens certainly have good luck on
ground nests. The nest should be made
SO large that the hen can Just fiji IL. not
very deep, and rs nearly fat inside AZ
the bottom as possible. % that the eggs
may not lean against each other. or
they are very liable 70 be broken. e.
pecially by the hens turning them.
There ID less trouble from vermIn when
nests are 50 made. and the hen being
more contented is more likely to be sue
cessful in Matching the eggs.
Scrap Pudding. Put scraps 81
bread (crust and GRUMPY into bowl.
with sufficient milk 70 cover them well.
Cover with plate, and put into the
oven to soak for about half an hour.
Take il out. and mash the bread with
fork till Il IS pulp; then add hand
tul Of raisins and as many currants. six
ounces brown sugar, half a pint Of
milk, some candied lemon peel. and one
egg. Stir i up well, grease q pudding
dish. and pour che pudding in. Crate
over little nutmeg. put II into
moderate oven. and let it bake for an
hour and half.
Wire worms are very destructive to
corn and potatoes especially. and to
grass. They are hard. shining. many