The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-03-04
FARM, GARDEN AND FIREslDE.
RECIPES

piece of the best batter inside each
bird. and roast ia the oven half aH
hour or more, basting with butter.
DgLclous GRAHAM MUFgINs. Add
two beaten eggs to one pint of milk
stir in two cups of Graham -four and
one teaspoenful of baking powder.
Bake in quick oven fifteen minutes.
These are made very quickly.
STEAMED OYsrEgS--Drain soma Sc
lect oysters put in pan, and place
in a steamer over boiling water;
steam until the oysters begin TO curl,
and then serve on hot dish, with
batter, salt and pepper garniSh with
chopped pickles.
SLues AND PLANTS. s.-SlugS arc oc-
casionally seen eating large holes or
notches in the leaves of all succnlents
aud bergonias. They usually feed
during the night. Cat potatoes, tor
niPs er some other fleshy vegetable,
in halves, and place conveniently
near the plants. The siugs will gather
on ;he vegetable and are easily de-
stroyed.
BEEF Au GRATIN cold beef,
either boiled or roasted, and cut it in
thin slices. Grease a tin pan with
butter, dust with bread crumbs, put
in a little chopped parsley, and lay
on the slices of beef Put salt, pep
per and parsley on top, dust with
bread crumbs, drop ON lemon juice
and little broth just TO cover the
bottom of the pan, and place ii in the
oven.
Hoe SCRAPiSC- MACHINE. a log
scraping-machine which has just been
tested in Chicago, worked satisfacto-
rily. \ hog was killed, placed in
the machine, almost in an instant
came out with only few odd hairs
on his head and legs. Seven hogs
were passed through the machine in
fifty-seven seconds, and each came
out as hairless as could be desired.
With a few improvements the ma
chine is expected TO finish G,000 hogs
in ten hours.
ARTIFICIAL MANURE. Is found
in England that many Of the artif-
cial manurcs act chiefly as stimu-
liant, and that after time the land
refuses to answer the spur. This IS
most apparent on the poor and lighter
soils, but even strong land loses heart
Unless fair proportion of farm yard
manure is applied. The loudest ag-
zio-.tural complaints in Great Britain
are f I districts where scientific
far has been carried to its high
est pich, such as the Lothians and in
orfo!k.
WHEAT An BEEF.-Of ali tie
crops grown by the farmer. whsa,
contains the largest portion Of Cry
or solid matter, namely, from 50 "a
81 per cent. Animals Give weight
contain but - per eeRt. OF dry mat
Ter. IL the nitrogen or valuable part
Of the meat aud wheat Is considered
to all have come from the soiI-and
the latest and most eighty evidence
upon this point is that the soil, rathei
than the atmosphere, is the chic
source of nitrogen, the removal Of /;
ton OF wheat from the soI will NO
exhaust the land a he growing Of 8
ton OF meat.
RoASr Goose. Stuff the gooSc with
potato dressing made in the follow
ing manner SIX potatoes, boiled
pared and mashed fiae and light
one tablespoonful Of salt, one tea
spoonful of pepper, one spoonful o
sage, two table spoonfuls of oniOT
juice, two of butter. Truss and
dredge well with silt, pepper and
-four roast before the fire-if weigh
ing eight pounds one hour and &
half; in the oven one hour and 8
quarter Make gravy the same as
for tuTky. No butter is required fol
goose, il is so fat, Serve with apple
sauce. Many people boil the goose
half an hour before roasting, TO take
away the favor.
CoLD sLAw.-With a sharp knife
there are knives made for the express
purpose-cut up nicely firm head o
cabbage, sprinkle it with "a muci
pepper and SAT- as you think necea
sary Deat up the yeik Of one egg,
add lump Of butter the size Of
walnut, a gill of cream, the same
quantity of vinegar, a Tablespoonful
ofsagar, an even tea-spOOnfulof mus
tard and pinch Of bruised celery
seed; heat these condiments, mixe6
together, in tin cup put the slap
in an oven, ,and pour the mixture ove
it, boiling hot, stir il well mixed anC
the cabbage slightly coddled, thei
send to the table hot.
How To KEEP BUTTER.-It is Tia
easiest thing in the world. SimpI
put it in clean jars aud cover with
strong brine. This will keep you
butter year, fresh and sweet, as W
know by experience. Il is almos
equally as good to put in oak cask
headed tight. This is equivalent (
canning fruit The brine in case
the Jar acts as heading, keeping th
air out. But butter should be mad
well we never experimental o
poor butter Work out the butte
milk until you have only pure bead
clear as rain water; but do not wor
so much as to break the grain,
which case you have a tough, heay
article in widter and grease in sun
mer. Such butter we advise no OF
to try to preserve,
: GERMAN chemist furnishesa Sin
pie pr, eedure for testiag the amour