St. Landry democrat., 1881-09-03
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HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

Planning and system save labor and
loss.
If the cucumber that grows nearest
the root be saved every year, an earlier
and smaller variety will be the result;
If saved near the ends. q larger and
later variety VIII be obtained melon
seeds are also easily saved Nassacbu-
sets P'oHgAmgu.
Wheat does not mix like corn by
! foreign pollen. for the reason that wheat.
as well as rye, barieg, etc, are her
maphrodites, having both stamens and
pIstils in the same flower. and fertiliza-
ton is accomplished before the anthers
appears on the outside OF the glumes.
Nothing is better to clean silver
with than alcohol and ammonia; after
rubbing with this take little whitening
on a soft cloth and polish; in this way
even frosted silver. which is 50 difficult
to clean, may be easily made clear and
bright.
| Writing of the effect of food on
| fesh and eggs & correspondent o. the
| Toronto GtOJC cites the .acI that these
| products OF fowls kept on supplies Of
an unclean kind, such as sw,ll and de-
caved garbage, will in one case quickly
taint and in the Other taste unsavOry.
For hoarSeness take the whites OF
two eggs and beat them with two tea
| spooniuls OF white sugar. CRATE Il little
nutmeg, then add q pint OF !ukewarm
water; stir well, drink often and it will
cure the mos obstinate case OF hoarse-
ness in a short time
When fatt ming an animal for beef
| let the process be us quick as possible.
ANY stint in feeding VIII make the meat
tough and dry. Stalled animals will
fatten more readily than others. and
young animals require richer food than
Older ones. In Wnter fatteninG much
depends upon the warmth OF the stable
The warmer the cattle are kept the less
food will be needed
God Outlets. Steam the cod until
nearly done Cat. a slice and have a
batter OF self-raisng -four ready. The
batter is good when mixed with one egg
and water. Put the piece of fish in the
batter in the pan and fold it over when
1t sets, having first sprinkled pepper
and salt on. Make the outlets as we'll
shaped as you can. Have potatoes cut
in small balls and steamed in parsley
sauce ready with it.
Everyday Soup.-the bones of
leg OF mutton, Or those OF six or seven
pounds of roasted loin or sirloin of
beef. will make a quart of excellent
soup. Break up the bones, also a
bacon bone if you have it, fry them a
nice brown; fry three onions until
brown, put them with the bones and
two sliced turnips into two quarts Of
water, boil gently for two hours, strain
the soup, take of all the fat, let it boil
up. skim it well, season to taste. Have
ready two ounces of vermicelli paste
boiled, put it in the tureen with the
soup, and serve.
i Green Corn Pudding-A most deli
cious accompaniment to meat course.
Take one quart of milk, five eggs, two
tablespoonfuls melted butter, one table
spoonful white sugar, and dozen large |
ears OF green corn; CRATE the corn from
the cob; beat the whites and yelks of
the eggs separately; put the corn and
yelks together, stir hard and add the !
butter, then the milk gradually, beat
ing all the while, next the sugar, and a
little salt. lastly the whites. Bake .
slowly at first, covering the dish for an
hour; remove the cover and brown
nicely.
Delicious Cucumber Preserves.
Gather young cucumbers, about the
length of your middle finger, and lay
in strong brine one week wash and
soak them day and night in fair
water, changing this four times. Wipe,
and with a small knife slit them down
one side; dig out the seeds, stuff with
a mixture of chopped raisins and
citron, sew up the slit with fine
thread weigh them and make sirup.
allowing pound OF sugar to a pound
of cucumber, and one pint of water.
Heat to a boil, skim, and drop in the
fruit; simmer half an hour; take out
and spread upon a dish in the sun,
while you boil down the sirup with a
few slices OF ginger root added. When
thick put in the cucumberS again, sim
mer five minutes, and putsup in glass
jars, tying them up when cold.