The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-06-23
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

in pruning evergreens, never prune
away the broken limbs; you may short
en- in, but never cut away.
To groom a horse feed him on anv
nutritious food, keep his skin clean.
brush and rub the hair thoroughly, ant
often. Blanketing will aid materially
in giving slnoothness to the coat.
A very nice orange jelly may be
made by the following recipe: Soften
one box Of gelatine in a quart OF boil
ing water. Add to this the Juice of
twelve sour ofangess that oftwO lemons
and two pounds of white sugar. When
dissolved strain into molds and set in a
cool place to harden.
dandy Jack Pudding.--To one
quart of boiling milk add the yclks Of
four eggs, one-haf cup OF sugar, two
even tablespoonfuls of flour wcll-beat-
en-. After dipping this out in the
dishes you wish to serve it in, beat the
whites OF the eggs to a stiff froth, add
sugar to stillen, spread this over the
pudding and set in the oven. to brown.
One of the prettiest scrap bags for
sitting-room or bedroom is made in q
simple manner by taking good-sized
Japanese parasol, or small umbrella,
take piece of fine wire and make in a.
ring, catch it to the pactly opened par
asol with thread, tie bright ribbon to
the handle. OF course this is service
able only for bits OF paper and light
scraps.
New Carrots With Crcam.-Trim a
quantity of the smallest new carrots
that can be obtained and boil them in
sailed water. When done drain off the
water. Melt one ounce of butter in a
saucepan, add to it dessert spoonful
OF flour, pepper. salt, grated nutmeg, a
pinch of powdered sugar and a small
quantity OF cream. Put in the carrots,
simmer gently few minutes and serve.
| Potato Balls Fried in Butter.-Cut
little balls from cooked potatoes with
the vegetable SCOOP. After all the salt
has been washed from one cupful of
butter Chicken fat will do Unsteady,
put this in small frying-pan. When
hot, put in as many potato balls as will
cover the bottom, and fry until a
| golden brown. Take up, drain and
bred e with salt. Serve very hot.
| These balls can be cut from raw pota-
toes. boiled in salt water five minutes.
When boiled. potatoes are used, the
part left should be put into cold water
until cooking time, and can be used for
mashed or riced potatoes. Mss Ptrion
-Squashes, melons and cucumbers
belong to one order of plants known ;.s
Cucurjitacas. The various species
cross with each other by fertilization
with pollen carried by bees and other
insects. AS one can never tell how far
a bee may bring pollen from cucum-
Der to melon patch, there is always
some risk of crossing or mixing even
when the plantations are at a consider
able distance apart. When, however,
the beds are planted close together,
mixing is certain. But the mix ng af-
fects only the seed and not the fruit, so
that one may plant alternate rows, if he
wishes, of cucumbers, muskmelonS and
watermelons, and the fruit will be all
right, but the seed will not be fit for
planting
The lettering of animals where
pasturing is scarce and land is dear, as
in the vicinity of populous places. is
very common thing, but not always
sac for an inexperienced creature.
There is doubtless a better way than
the use of rope, which is forever
kinking up when wet. and tangling
about the legs when the animal IS rest
less. We have used for years u chain
twenty to twenty-five feet long, one
end of which is toggled around the
neck of the animal, and the other with
a ring in it, is pinned to the ground
with q short, sharp pointed, fiat
headed, iron bar TIE chain should
have swivel, and two or three heavy
links about two feet from the neck end,
in order to keep the animal from snarl-
ing up. This is a very simple and safe
way of lettering cattle, and is easily
moved and regulated; besides the chain
grows brighter with use, and will last
for years. rain or shine.-SpringfeLd
(Mass) Republican.