The Red Cloud chief., 1881-02-24
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great hencat 90 al orcharL
DIR the tip Of nails ingresse and ;hsF
viii easily DIRE iato hard soct
IiAESrss lhA, has bcea soaked With
water will DRY hard. unless Il y dressed
While damp with soEas kind q: aos-aH-
ing oiL First wire 81 the harness sish
asponye. and then WITH . cloth kept
fps this purpose yos csH apply tas OF
Or drezssag thoroughly
ICELAND Mos. csoCoiATL-Ds<
soiTc one ounce % Iceland NOES IN ~
pint If boiling mfik: bDti nc ounce Of
chocolate for i've minutes IN oec paasUa
boling x.isr. tboroaghIs nix the ;~o.
and give i, 10 the lava "A night ga
morning. This Is = highly nainiiSe
drink for invatiis
CHEESE PcppfSd Into tso quarts
o. bo ling water. containing tso table
sposla;nls OF salt. stir pound oi
yelloS lad an neal ard = quarter q:
apssund q grated cheese; boil il Zoe
twenty minutes. stirring IL c~crasiuns'ly
To prevent barring. then pa, ii IN =
creased baking pan. sprinkle over the
top qusser VI n fsund al grated
cheese. and brown in \ quick oven
Serve bot II any remains slice Is cold
snd FRY IL brown.
How Should CsrrLE-rAEDs ia iv-
rgpyED?-Lc, portions q. them, al
least always be kept dry and eomiO,ta-
Die. 81 that when j; thsw. or rains the
animals viii not be obliged 10 stand OF
lie in the mud They should be well
Uttered. In addition To thsir comfort.
and o. course 10 their Thrift, Litter adds
largely TO the stock If n No
one need give - a reason for ~negiectlns
il. that he has no litter. Enough oi
something or other ma be found.
To WASH FLaSSrL SKIRr-To pre-.
vent them fading or shrinking up, hrss
set the color by soaking for a quarter OF
an hour in cold water in which sugar oil
lead has been aided. a teaspoonful o.
sugar Of lead is cnouch Tor q pailful o.
water. After this preparation wash 4;
in tepid water with borax enough ia Il
Z make IL soft. What soap isusci Dis
solve in the water; do not rub IL in the
skirt. Rinse ia tcpid water. shake out.
and hang where it Val ~ dry.
PRovExCALE PorAToEs.--Peel one
quart each Of potatoes and onions; boil
them tender in boiling water and salt.
then drain them, rub them through q
iine eolandcr with q potato masher. sea-
son them pa.attbly with salt and pep
per, press them into = buiierei dish or
mold and bake them half IN hour in n
| moderate oven. When wanted for the
ia lie place "a dish on the top OF the
mold, turn il upside down, and gently
shake il 50 that the potato will fall out
without breaking.
How TO PEUSg TIE GRAPE. Dur.
ing February the vines should be
pruned. The small vines of y lighter
color and Of a nearly uniform size. those
Of last seasons growth. are the ones O.
be headed back. From five 10 ten inch,
cs apart on these YOU will see buds. In
most cases cut of all above the third
bud on these canes. IL there are but
two or three such canes. then they NAV
be left four or five feet in length. The
amoun of last year growth To b. lcfI
uncut depends upon the vigor Of ths
vine. Many leav. only one bud mex
T. the old vine. Too many prunc toe
close.
MINUTE PUpDING.-Put n pint a
milk properly sailed into q clean quar-
stcwpan; have ready u basin of -four
as soon as the milk boils take som,
flour in the left hani and let il fal
lightly into the mix (Which must l.,
KEEP: boiling fast the whole timc). sti,
without ceasnc, adding ;our until il /
about the consistency of porridge. thef
let il boil a few minutes longer, still
keeping it stirred. Turn it out on :
hot dish, stick pieces OF butter all Over
it, sprinkle sugar. and crate some nut
meg. whc'. the butter and sugar vii
melt and mingle. and. running NIL oyci
and around il, form u delicious sauce
Do not be too sparing Of butter am
ugar, and the cook need not be dis
outraged il she does not succeed in he
first attempt. as experience alone cal
teach her how to sprinkle the flour il
properly. lf.it IS no. done very light
". Jumps of uncooked flour will be th'
result. II may be Favored with vanilla