Sharp County record., 1881-06-30
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

nersons are far more liable to contract
disease or contagious fever on an empty
than with full stomach.
To Make EGG Toast.-Take two
coos. one cup and a half of milk, and
flour enough to make stiff batter. Cut
stale bread in thin slices, dip into the
butter. and fry brown in sweet butter.
Serve hot. This makes fine break
fast dish with coffee.
Sweet Sauce. Two cupfuls of water,
two teaspoonfuls of flour well mlXeG
with q little water, which must be stirred
in while boiling; after it is well boiled,
add q cupful OF sugar, butter the size OF
an English walnut, and salt. ADJ nut
meg after it is taken OIL
"A French naturalist says: "The
Almighty created birds to protect the
grain; vegetables, trees and fruit,
AGAINST the ravages of the insect tribe.
For every bird that dies, millions of in
sects are spared from death, and mill
ions of insects mean famine"
Many persons iron towels, fold
them and put them away before they
are perfectly dry. This is an error, and
sometimes leads to results not expected.
In their damp condition there is mold
which forms on them called oidium, one
variety of which causes numerous skin
diseases.
Cabbage Chop fine one goOd-sized
solid head. 10 four well-beaten eggs
add four tablespoonful of sweet cream,
one of celery seed, nearly one OF salt
and ground mustard, one-half teaspoon
full black pepper, one-half cup good
vinegar, put on the stove and stir until
it Just boils; ifit cooks too long the egg
will become iumpy; pour it over the
cabbage and mix thoroughly.
White Sponge Cabe.-Place clean
sieve over an earthen bowl, and meas
ure into the sieve a cupful of powdered
sugar, half a cupful of flour, half a
cupful of cornstarch and teaspoonful
of baking powder; run them through
together; have ready the whites
of eight eggs beaten to stiff froth; add
a teaspoonful Of rose extract; mix thor
oughly and bake in square tins about
two inches deep in quick oven. 10
serve it, cut in small squares.
Welsh Rarebit.-Boil half pint of
milk; have the cheese rich enough to
melt; chop half teacupful of it to
every half pint of milk; the yelk of one
egg is lightly beaten with fork, and
have it ready when the cheese is melted;
turn the cheese into the boiling milk
and stir till the former dissolves. Welsh
rarebit cannot be made from skim-mlk
cheese. Parmesan cheese makes de-
lightful dishes, but is expensive. Stir
in the yelk of the egg, adding salt and
pepper, and serve on toast or alone.
Cheese dishes require little seasoning,
and the salt and pepper should be used
with care.
Chloride of Lime for Trees
CuHiU0tear, a French journal, says that
if chloride of lime be spread on the soil
or near plants, insects and Vermin will
not be found near them, and adds; 'By
its means plants will easily be protected
from insect plaques by simply brushing
over ther stems with solution of it. 1t
has often been noticed that patch of
land which has been treated in this way
remains reIigiously respected by gruba,
while the unprotected beds around are
literally devastated Fruit trees may
be guarded from the attacks OF grubs by
attaching to their trunks pieces of tow
smeared with q mixture OF hogs lard,
and ants and grubs already in possess
sion will rapidly yacate their position.
Butterflies, again. will avoid all plants
whose leaves have been sprinkled over
with lime water"
-Yellows in Peaches. The disease
known as the yellows in peaches is
caused by a fungus. 1t is highly CON
tagious and spreads through an orchard
with great rapidity. A few years ago
some twigs were sent to this Office
through the mail, but without any let
ter accompanying them, To preserve
them they were buried in the writer's
garden, under peach tree By and by
came letter stating that they were
twigs from peach orchard that was
diseased. Although the twigs were dag
up and burned Immediately, next spring
this tree was taken with the yellowS,
and the disease spread until every tree,
a dozen or more, was destroyed. This
instance shows the character of the dis
ease. 1t is not surprising that thou
I, &c ol,o, ,,Jc cbn,,ll ,n Inct t,,A,,a1
by it, and that peach- growing in sew
eral of the Northern States is out ofthe
question. There is no known remedy.
Every diseased tree should be eradicated
root and branch. 1t has been stated
that lime applied to the soil and to the
stems of the trees is a preventive, but it
remains to be proved by extended trial.
N. Y. Times.