The Red Cloud chief., 1881-12-01
HONE. riRx AND GARDEN.
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-Cf.sse-r4 milk I. tessse than water
Tor sresasa-ns ssi; fish
-saa or eAkiEspwtes biscuit.
uus; Be aant7sf As Late snd male Ss
r2pliiy - possible
A little lard or butter improves
hread .. eA.s MAZE of GraAara or la
dan ms5i-si makes them more agai
AMI teader.
Farmer are too art ~ lie s,inyy
a bs;s muk aud cream n their osH
famiii~s AMI & Ia, come - 0e . tAnil-
lar saying :; The roorrs; plarc in The
world 20 get either milk. cream or gooi
cheese. ; q: the table o. n regular dairy
farmer. -IiicI HsrILL
Il, = \ common error ths, the roots
Of TIRE extend only a. far from the
trunk ~ the ieagth OF the branches:
the truth il that they are us1aliy loagrr
on each side than the entr. height Of
the tree A tree ,h Il. feet high forms
= circle of roots more than SIXTY feet IN
diameter. Gsasrg Gst.kman-
Soft Soar. Cut iso-ihiris II .
four-pound bar common soap 10 small
pieces. Put IN large kettle with hall
wool pal cold water and one pound
wa.hny soda: let stand and simmer
several hours uaJl dissolved. stirring
occasionally; pour into large stone pot
aud add half-pail cold water. stirring
thoroughly.
How To Make Meat Tender.-Cui
the STEAKS the day before into slices
about " inches thick. rub them v
with , small quantity OF soda; wash of
I 49, ...~s.. .,g aas. zus.At. tks.L-
ness anl cook rs ysa hoo The
sane process will answer for fowls.
legs of mutton. etc. Try. all who love
delicious. tender dishes of meat.
An attractive aud economical tea
cake. and one which might appropri-
I ately be called chiidren's delight"
j. made by taking enough white bread
dough 10 make a small loaf; knesd into
II \ Tablespoonful OF butter or .ari. two
tIblespoonfuls Of English currants; lot
it rise until il is very light. then bake
in "A moderately hot oven. II you have
any OF the TIN cans in which tomatoes
are pu. up. use one of them for n baking
tin, and bake this cake IN 10. You will
have a pretty. round loaf, and the size
and appearance OF the slices is also
pleasing. Graham bread seems actual
Is 10 taste better il baked in one OF
these tins.
Saving Seed Corn.-A writer in
the Prairfe fdTnier picks his seed corn
and hangs il up in the smoke-house
AL smokes 1t just As lie does his meat.
lie builds Il good smoke every day up
I'll both corn and cob are perfectly dry.
lie is not afraid Of getting il too dry. he
says 1t must be kept in = dry place
until planting time. and where there is
plenty of air. He is careful not to let
it heat in the shock befor getting il
hung up. When the weather is warm.
corn will heat in n heap SD as 20 injure
the germ. lie has saved his seed co n
in this way for the past twenty years,
and It never fails to grow.
-Cocoanut cake made from this
recipe is a nice cake - one need wish
to make Take the white OF five oggs.
! one small cup of sweet milk. one cup
and two thirds of another Of graduated
sugar. wo-thirds OF u cup of butter,
one teaspoonsul and a half of baking
powder. about three cups of sifted Hour.
flavor with almond extract, bake in
layers. Beat the whites Of two or three
eggs to a frost. add pulverized sugar
enough 10 make rather thin ;rosting
and put between the LAYERS; on this
scatter cocoanut; put or enough to
make 4 nice layer; for the top and sides
of the cake the frosting shoIld be n lit.
tie thicker. l think the best way to
get the %cOcoanut on the sides Is TO put
it on with your hand; you can press it
gently upon the frosting and make il
stick 10 II.
Sweet Potato Pie. Take q
half "a pound Of sweet potatoes. wash
them. and put them into n pot with
very little water. barely enough to keep
them from burning. Let them simmer
slowly about halt AN hour. They must
be only parboiled. otherwise they will be
soft and may IL he the pie heavy.
When they are half done. take them
out, peel them, and when cold grJte
them. Stir together 10 n cream one.
quarter OF Il pound of butter and six
ounces OF sugar; add a grated nutmeg.
a large teaspoonful of cinnamon. and
half a tea.poon'ul of beaten mace; also
the juice and grated peel of a lemon, a
wine-glass of rosewatcr. Stir these in.
gradients well together. Beat eight
eggs very light. and stir them into the
mixture. in turn with the sweet pota.
toes, a little of each at n time. Having
stirred the whole very hard at the last.
put it in your p~ie-plate., which youhave
lined with puff paste. Bake in rather
a slow oven. To be eaten cold. Car
rot and white potatoe pie may be made
in the same n