Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-12-22
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Plain Lemon Pudding.-Quarter Of
crumbs. four ounces of sugar. the juice
of two lemons-the rind OF them grated
and one egg. To be well boiled and
served with pudding sauce.
"A small quantity of ashes given to
pigs while fattening is found very ben
eficial. rs their food is generally rich in
phosphoric acid and deficient in lime,
which the ashes supply. In this way
the phosphoric acid is made available
as food.
Boiled Cider Plea boiled cider
pie NAV be novelty to some one. Take
four tablespoonful OF boiled cider,
three tablespoonfuls each of sugar and
water. two tabiespoonfuls of flour and
one egg; beat all together Bake in a
deep plate, and with upper and under
crusts.
Mutton is considered the cheapest
meat farmer can raise. The fleece
from sheep of good breed will pay for
its keep. The profit derived from the
lambs. the manure and the radiance Of
destructive weeds in pastures, OF which
the sheep are well-known foes, all add
to the profits of sheep-raising.
Rice Waffles.-One and half pints
of boiled rice, one and half pints Of
-four, half teacupful of sour milk, half
. teacupful of sweet milk, one teaspoon
full of soda, three eggs. butter the size
of a walnut, and salt to taste. By add
ing to the above recipe an extra half
cupful of milk. the batter becomes the
proper consistency for rice pancakes.
To make potted ham, take lean and
very tender boiled ham, chop it fine and
beat to a paste in mortar-an old
fashioned wooden one is recommended
for the purpose-adding butter if need
ed to make the particles stick together.
and little mixed mustard, if desired.
This is excellent for travellers lunches,
and also "handy to have in the house."
Farmers Fruit Cake.-Soak three
cups of dried apples overnight in warm
water. Chop slightly in the morning
and simmer two hours in Two cups OF
mOlasses. Add two well-beaten eggs,
one cup of sugar. one cup of butter. one
dessert spoonful of soda, flour enough
to make rather stiff batter. Flavor
with nutmeg and cinnamon to the
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Saratoga Corn Cake.-Four eggs,
half pound of sugar. quarter pound of
butter, one quart OF milk, half ounce of
soda, salt. one pound of corn meal, one
pound of flour. one ounce OF cream tar
tar. Beat well together the eggs and
sugar, melt the butter and add, then
milk with the soda dissolved in it, and
salt; stir thoroughly and add corn meal
and flour. with the cream tartar well
mixed in it. Bake in a moderate oven,
and eaten hot with butter.
An old pork butcher in Detroit
says the prejudice in Europe against
American pork arises partly from the
fact that hogs fattened on our Indian
corn do not make as fine pork as DO
those of Germany, the Netherlands,
France. etc. which are fattened chiefly
on peas and buckwheat. With the lat
ter such condition as rusty pork" is
unknown. As both peas and buck
wheat grow rankly in this country.
wherever properly cultivated, it may
be worth while for some farmer to test
the matter. Possibly the o.eaginous
principle in corn may tend to deteri-
Grating effects in some degree, though
that cereal will doubtless continue the
principal food for fattening hogs in this
country.
Persons who are unfortunate
enough to live in damp houses, particu-
Larry near undrained land, are apt to
think that there is no help for them
save in removal. Land says they are
mistaken, and states that experiments
have shown that IL is nossible 70 m,te
rally improve the atmosphere in such
nelghborhoods in very simple manner
by the planting of the laurel and the
sunhower. The laurel gives off an
abundance OF ozone. whilst the .'soul-
ful-eyed" sunflower is potent in de-
stoying the malarial condition. These