Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-26
HONE AND FARM.

CAKES, puddings, etc., are improved
by making the currants, sugar, and flour
hot before using them. ~ . 'N'1
OLIVE oil brushed on the under side
of the plants, when infected with the
mealy bug or scale insect, will effectu-
ally kill it, without injury to the plant.
ORANGE CAKE.-Two cups of flour,
two cups of sugar, half a cup of water,
the yelks of five eggs and whites of four,
two teaspoonfuls Of yeast powder, grated
rind and juice Of one orange. 10 DOM
SOWING. clover with wheat In the
s9ring, to be turned under in the fall,
will pay. One bushel of clover seed is
enough to SOW eight acres. 5--ais5oas
ALL sorts of vessels and utensils may
be purified from long-retained smells Of
every kind, In the easiest and most per-
feet manner, by rinsing them out well
with charcoal powder, after the grosser
impurities have been secured off with
sand and water. Ai'a wa
WELSH RAREBtT.-Toast thin slices
of bread and cut into squaresi butter
while hot; moisten slightly with hot
water and lay on d hot platei sprinkle
with salt, pepper and mustard. Pour
over enough melted cheese to cover,
and serve hot, slice of toast to each
person. 500 % m4l
BEFORE dipping a new pen into ink,
thrust it into fresh-cut potato, and the
ink will never cling. When the pen is
thickly gummed with dried ink, few
thrusts will clean it perfectly. When not
in use, some accountants leave their
pens sticking into potato kept on the
desk for the purpose.
+ BRIpE's CAKE.-Two cups Of sugar,
one-half cup of butter, the whites of five
eggs beaten to stiff froth, one cup of
cold water; mix well together; then
add three cups of flour into which one
teaspoon of soda and two Of cream Of
tartar have been stirred; beat briskly
for two minutes flavor with almond,
and bake in a quick oven frost the top.
n DANISH PUDDING,-One cupful of
tapioca, three generous pints of water,
half a teaspoonful of salt, half a tea
| spoonful of sugar, one tumbler of any
kind Of bright Jelly. Wash the tapioca
and soak in water all night. In the
morning put on in the double boiler and
cook one hour. Stir frequently. Add
the salt, sugar and jelly, and mix thor
oughly. Turn into q mold thath has been
dipped into cold water and set away to
harden: Serve with cream and sugar
Miss Parloa'S New Cook Book. '''
Iaq THE seed of many ornamental and
useful trees ripen in spring, and if once
planted will produce young trees by fall,
that will safely pass the winter The
scarlet maple, for instance, ripens its
seed late in May. If planted at once,
they would grow to a height of at least
eighteen inches by fall. A silver maple
will grow in four years, from seed, large
enough to make considerable shade.
Such seedlings may be raised by any
body, or bought of the nurseryman for
two dollars per thousand Still, thou
sands of well-to-do farmers have no trees
either for shade, ornament or shelter. (,
NoTHING less than regular feeding
for sheep, as vel! as cattle, will answer
the turn of the sagacious farmer. They
are carrying heavy feeces and lambs
now, and should be looked after with a
tender care. In spite of dogs, sheep
are a profitable kind of stock to carry
on farm. Their fleece and manure
pay all their expenses, while the lamb
and mutton taken to market furnish
clear profit. And 1t has been demon
strated that the farmer can secure this
profit in the face Of all the loose dog
laws which permit all the dogs to run
through without getting caught.