The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-06-18
FARM AND PRESIDE.

All experience goes to show tina,
persons are far more liable to contrac
disease or contagious fever on an empty
than with a full stomach.
TO Make Egg Toast. two
eggs, one cup and half of milk, and
flour enough to make a stiff batter. Cut
stale bread in thin slices, dip into the
butter, and fry brown in sweet butter.
serve hot. This makes : line break.
Sweet Sauce Two cupfuls of water.
two teaspoonfuls OF flour well mixed
with little water, which must be stirred
In while boiling; after it is well boiled,
add cupfff of sugar, butter the size of
an English walnut. and salt. Add nut
meg after it is taken of.
"A French naturalist saws: "The
Almighty created birds to protect the
gram 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 a mold
winch forms on them called oidium. one
variety of which causes numerous skin
diseases.
-Cabbage.-Chop fine one good-sized
solid head. To four well-beaten eggs
add four tablespoonful of sweet cream,
one OF celery seed, nearly one of salt
and ground mustard. one-half teaspoon
iui black pepper, one-half cup good
vinegar, put on the stove and stir until
IL Just boilsi fit cooks too long the egg
Will become iumpy; pour it over the
cabbage and mix thoroughly.
White Sponge Cake.-Place clean |
sieve over an earthen bowl, and meas
ure into the sieve cupful Of powdered |
sugar half q cupful of flour. half a
cuplui OF cornstarch and teaspoonful
OF baking powder; run them through
togetner; have ready the whites
OF eight eggs beaten to a stiff froth; add
teaspoonful of rose extract; mix thor
oughly and bake in square tins about
two inches deep in a quick oven. To
serve it. cut in small squares.
Welsh Rarebit. Boil half mint Of
milk; have the cheese rich enough to
melt; chop half teacupful of Il to
every half pint of milk; the yelk of one
egg Is lightly beaten with q fork. and
have 1t ready when the cheese is melted:
turn the cheese into the boiling milk
ana star tall the former dissolves. Welsh
rarebit cannot be made from skim-milk
cheese. Parmesan cheese makes de-
lightful dishes, but is expensive. Stir
n the yelk of the egg, adding salt and
pepper, aud serve on toast or alone.
cheese dishes require little seasoning,
ind the salt and pepper should be used
with care.
Chloride of Lime for Trees.-Le
cutt.vdteur, French journal, says that
cnloride OF lime be spread on the soil
u near plants. insects and vermin will
lot be found near them, and adds: ssBy
IS means plants viii easily be protected
rom insect plaques by simply brushing
'ver Their stems with solution OF il. II
las often been noticed that a patch of
and which has been treated In this way
emains religiously respected by grubs,
snie the unprotected beds around are
lteraily devastated. Fruit trees may
e guarded from the attacks of grubs by ]
to their trunks pieces of tow I
meared with mixture Of hogs lard,
nd ants and grubs already in posses
ION will rapidly yacate their position. 2
butterflies, again. will avoid all plants - !"
hose leaves have been sprinkled over
18th lime water" q
-Yellows in Peaches. disease
nown as the yellows in peaches is
aused by fungus. 1t is highly con- :
lgious and spreads through an orchard :
lth great rapidity. A few years ago
'me twigs were sent to this Office
trough the mail, but without any let
4 accompanying them. To preserve
lem they were buried in the writer's
arden, under a peach tree. By and by
me = letter stating that they were
Flgs from peach orchard that was
seased. Although the twigs were dug
and burned Immediately, next spring
Is tree was taken with the yellows.
"a the disease spread until every tree.
dozen or more. was destroyed. This
stance shows the character of the dis
SO. 1t is not surprising that thou
nds OF orchards should be DESTROYED
It, and that peach-growing in sew
al OF the Northern States is ont Of the
estion. There is no known remedy.
cry diseased tree should be eradicated
ot and branch. 1t has been stated
1T lime applied to the soil and to the
ms OF the trees is preventive, but it
mans to be proved by extended trial
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