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A coRREsPoHDENr of the Ohio FdrBt-
er writes to that journal that he has
raised three heads Of cabbage on one
stalk by pinching oil the first one which
appeared
ROAST QUAIL. Rub the. breasts Of
the quail with fresh butter, and as they
roast basle often with butter. Cook
twenty or twenty-five minutes with a
good fire. Season and serve hot aesr
CIDER APPLE SAUCE. Pare, quarter
and core some juicy apples; put them
into q preserving kettle with sufficient
sweet cider to cover them, and stew
them to pulp. A little spice may be
added If desired, aud the sauce made in
any quantity, for it viii Keep web
To CLEAN windows in freezing wealth
er, when it is impossible 10 use water,
make a paste of alcohol and whiting.
rub II over the glass with a small piece
OF soft cloth made into q dauber Be
fore this has time to become perfectly
dry wipe il OFF and polish with nice
piece of cotton flannel.
Cur CAKE. -Four eggs, two cups SUI
gar, one scant cup butter, one cup
milk, one small teaspoonful soda, two
OF cream tartar. Beat the whites and
yelks separately. Beat the sugar and
butter very light, then add the eggs
and other ingredients and stir in -four
just enough to stiffen. The -four should
be used with good Judgment, as there
is great difference in the quality.
AN Eastern paper says that "some
farmers think the winter is q good time
for repairing buildings and for building
anew. There is more leisure now, and
carpenters are less in demand. 1t GER
tainly is good time to paint buildings
| during the mild days of winter. There
are no flies now to trouble, and the
paint will harden well and last. longer
than il spread during the hottest wealth
er of summer. 4 t
GRAHAM CUsTARD PIE.--One quart
of milk, two eggs, half cup of sugar.
half a cup of Graham flour. Beat the
eggs and stir all together. The Graham
flour sinks to the bottom OF the pie dish
as the eustard bakes aud forms a good
crust. Ii may appear TO be soaked, as
cllstard pie crust often is. but It is not
In the least .'clammy" II dissolves
easily in the month and is entirely d.
| gestible "A pleasant cream pie is made
from the same recipe, leaving out the
eggs and using creamy milk or thin
cream.
A CORRESPONDENT informs us that
lhe has used linseed4oil on apple trees,
in accordance with Mr.. Meehan's rec
ommendation; no ill-results followed,
and the borer- beetle seemed to be
driven away; at any rate, there were
but one or two young borers found the
next year in all the trees thus treated.
II gives a dark color to.the bark, show
ing plainly for long time, how far il
has been applied 1t was put ON in
June, in the height OF the growing
season; at first cautiously, fearing such
i'll. effect as would follow coating of
coal-oil during summer. This latter
can be used with entire safety in win
ter, and will destroy scale and the eggs
OF aphides if freely applied 1t is
useful and convenient means of check
ing tine woolly aphis, which attacks the
!. roots, Of apple trees, and causes them to
swell aud perish. T. tribune.
EVERY woman who has been obliged
TO spend half a day several times dur
ing the winter cleaning the mica in her
coal stove, usually by taking them out
and washing in soapsuds, will rejoice to
know that there Is q much easier way
TO clean them, aud that there Is no need
TO take them OUT or to let the ilre bHEn
very low in order TO do il successfully.
Take little vinegar and water and
wash the mica carefully with a soft
cloth; the acid removes all stains. and
il little pains is taken TO thoroughly
clean the corners and to wipe them dry
the mica viii look as good as new, II
the stove is. very hot tie the cloth TO a
stick and so escape the danger OF burn
ing your hand. II is great care TO
see that stoves are kept in proper or
der, and not many servants can. be
trusted to do IL as it should be done.
The task might be made somewhat
easier by choosing stoves which are not
too highly ornamented; unless the
trimmings are kept absolutely spptDess
and bright, which is q very difficult
thin3 10 accomplish, they cannot lay
the least claim 10 being ornamental; in
deed, stove which by reason of It's ex-
cessive decoration is rendered the most
prominent feature of the room, de-
manding the attention the moment one
enters, Is certainly in bad taste. A
clean. polished stove, with grace
full shape, which fuIfills the end Of It's
being liy heating the house Is all that q
stove should be. The fire may ba, rs
il has been. called the soul Of the room.
but it ought not to ask too much atten-
4 tion 10 its body.-M y Post.
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