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Fast walking horses arc OF more
practical use TO farmers than fast trot-
teri.
Tar should never be applied 10
fruit trees; itdestroys the bark, not only
where it is applied, but whcro it
washes down.
"A mixture of buttermilk aud water,
two parts Of water to one of butter
milk, is healthy drink for the field in
warm weather. ..,ss
Tomato Fritters. Slice ripe O.s6s,
dip in thick, rich batter; season with
pepper and salt; fry like oysters. Or
they may be seasoned with sugar and
almost any spice, aud fried as before.
TO keep flies from horses, procure
a bunch of smart-weed. and bruise il to
cause the juice to exude. Rub the ami
NAL thoroughly with the bunch OF
bruised weed, especially on the legs.
neck and ears. Neither flies nor other
insects will trouble him for twenty-four
hours.
Green Corn Pudding. Draw
sharp knife through each row of corn.
lengthwise, and scrape out the pulp. TO
a generous pint of this pulp add three
! beaten eggs, teaspoonful of butter
| sngar to taste, n little salt and any spice
or iiavoring liked. Bake in a moderate
| oven two hours. Stir the pudding oc-
casionally at first until il thickens.
To make picked preserves tako
twelve pounds of fruit, six pounds OF
sugar, one quart of vinegar; spice to
your taste. Heat all these together and
pour over the fruit. Let it stand Gli
night, and in the morning drain oil the
| vinegar, heat it aud pour over again,
| then put away in jars or cans. Cherries
| and blackberries are very nice in this
| way.
Hot Frosting. One tcacup OF
white sugar, put into basin with one
half teacup of water; boil until it will
wax when dropped into cold water.
Then pour it on the white of an egg
which has been beaten TO q froth. Stir
it briskly until it is cool enough so as
not to run OF. After the top of the
cake has been covered, and you wish
to frost the sides, stir in little fine
dry sugar. The cake should be cold.
Sit it in the oven for a minute TO dry.
Cream Pic. One cup sugar, one
quart of sweet milk, half cup -four
yelks of three eggs, little pinch of
salt, flavor with lemon essence, this is
the best, Put the milk ON the stove and
let it come nearly to boil, then stir
the eggs, sugar and flour, wctting up
the flour first. Stick the crust full of
fork holes and bake, then put in the
cream; beat up the whites, put it ON
the top, and return again to the oven
and bake light brown. This will
make three pies.
Corn for Winter Use Throw the
ears into boiling water and let remain
| just long enough to set the milk then
cut carefully from the cob, and to every
two quarts of corn add pint of salt
mix thoroughly, pack in earthen jars,
spread a cloth over the corn with u
weight on top. Keep in a cool place.
| When wanted for use put into stew
pan, cover with cold water, let heat
| turn of, put on cold water again and
Cream, butter salt and pepper may
then be added.
-Housekeepers, mechanics and 9th
ers, in handling knives, tools and other
sharp instruments, very frequently re-
ceive severe cuts, from which blood
flows profusely, and oftentimes endan-
gers life itself. Blood NAV be made to
| cease 10 flow as follows: Take the fine
dust of tea and bind it close TO tho
\ wound; at all times accessible and
easily obtained. After the blood has
ceased TO flow, laudanum may be adj
vantageously applied to the wound.
Due regard TO these instructions would
save agitation OF mind and running for
/ the surgeon.
J There is accumulation of materi-
| al around every farmhouse and the out
buildings that is best known by the
name OF rubbish" IL is not fit for the
compost heap, and is unsightly II left
either in an ungathered state, or put in
pile; in fact, its only valuable shape
is in ashes, and its proper place is in
the ''burn heap" OF such Is the pea
brush that has served its period OF use
fulness, the prunings from the trees OF
the yard-the blight struck branches,
etc. The "burn heap should be in ON
out of-the.way place, but still not dis
| tant, and away from all buildings,
where it can be fred with safety, as the
material 70 be burned accumulates. II
any weeds have been neglected until
ripened seeds have formed, they had
best go to the "burn heap" rather than
the compost hoap-one OF each OF
which should be kept on every farm,
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