The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-10-26
HOME AND FARM.


-Beefsteak and Oyster Pie.-Beat
the steak gently with a rolling-pin, and
season with pepper and Esafs. Have
ready a deep dish lined with not too
rich a pastry. Put in the meat with
layers of oysters; then the oyster liquor
with a little mace, and teaspoon of
catsup; cover with top crust and bake.
Veal will do as well as beef.
Road Collect q few barrels
of dry earth, ,road-dust, fine dry dirtin the
cornfield or potato patch, or anywhere
that is most convenient. This Is D
handy thing to have in the fall and
winter for sprinkling under the roosts
and on the floor OF the poultry-house.
1t absorbs ammonia, keeps down smells,
and keeps things ship-shape.
French Beefsteak.-Gut the steak
two-thirds of an inch thick from
o fillet of beef; dip into melted fresh
butter, lay on q heated gridiron and
broil over hot Goals. When nearly done
sprinkle with pepper and salt. Have
ready some parsley, chopped fine and
mixed with softened butter. Beat them
together to a cream, and pour into the
middle of the dish. Dip each steak
into the butter, turning them over, and
lay them round on the platter. II you
desire, squeeze a few drops of lemon
over, and serve very hot.
An orchard requires chiefly mineral
manures- Lime is the most useful, as
this supplies this needed element, and
also causes the soil to give up potash.
Lime and potash are the principal con-
stituents of the wood, and the soil win
easily supply the rest If crop of clover
is grown and plowed in, or il the weeds
are even plowed under, or the soil isleft
fallow or merely plowed for n year or
two. Young trees are benefited by q
top dressing of manure in the spring or
late in the fall. A spring dressing should
be of old manure The fall dressing may
be of coarse fresh manure.
-Bedbugs, nasty word, but, never
theless, somewhat suggestive, even in
some of the first families, are a trouble
some pest, and, as some housekeepers
do very well know, are hard to dislodge
and discharge. They may be and are
carried from place to place on articles
OF clothing and furniture, and after they
are introduced into q house it is difficult
to eradicate them. A saturated solution
of alum in water, applied as a wash to
every possible lurking-place of the bugs,
is said to be an efficient remedy against
them. A sharp lookout should be kept
up, and If the first application does not
| destroy them, more of the solution
should be used. Alum is safe and de-
serves trial by any who are troubled
with the nasty pest
-Galette.-This cake is a great fa-
vorite in France. Sift pound of the
no, = IN, r,r,f a 80
board, make hole in the middle, put
into it pinch of salt and one of sifted
sugar, three-quarters of pound of but
ter, and gill of water Knead the in
gradients together, and when they begin
to mix sprinkle over by degrees half o
| gill of water, continuing to knead with
| the palm of the hand, and when the paste
is smooth make it into a bali and let it lie
for an hour. At the end OF. this time
/ roll out the paste to thickness of half an
inch Mark the edges rs for Scotch
| shortbread, put the cake on a baking
| sheet, brush over the top with yelk OF
| egg, and score it in the form of dia-
monds. Bake in quick oven for half an
hour, or until the galette is elastic tc
pressure of the finger.
Yes, it's an old story; but some
| good farmers seem to have never heard
i'll II your machinery looks old, rusty
and out OF order when harvest comes
it Is pretty sure sign that it has beer
exposed TO the elements too much, and
thai, instead of caring for it, the s'hiroC
man left it where last used, and there
the sunshine, rain and, possibly, snow
have worked .'maryelous change" il
its appearance. A thrifty farmer give,
his farm implements good care, and i.
well paid therefor. We have now il
mind a man who bought a mowing-ma
chine in 1862, and has used it TIL thii
season to do the moving on a farm o
about 100 acres, which has been largely
devoted to grass, but that machine wa.
slowed in the implement shed as soor
as haying was done each year. Farm
ers, it p2ys!-Rsfral Nesc Yorker.