The Red Cloud chief., 1881-01-06
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milk b boil. ihes stir into il The beaten
yelks Of ssx esx.; favor With sny e.
,rae; liked and sweeten 10 taste Whip
whites OF eggs io n stid srv,h- when
the BASTARD 10 thick pat INTO . deep
dish. and heap the frothed eggs uptsa
H. Serve cold
THEgk il one system Of tiragc. says
the London CArosIok. far too prevalent
in small gardens particularly. 10 Is
that Of digging and manuring only che
spade deep till = few inches II the top
soil are poisoned sith dung. and turned
into . moving mas of slags and gruhs.
while The subsoil 10 IS hard ~ adsmani
We know Of no domestic animal kept
on the farm but would. through the
winter. be The better for q small feed Of
faxse.d two OF three times a wick
For calves and pigs II Is almost ihdus.
penssble To . rapid and healthy growth
Aquart o! faxseed \ week. iud cioasly
fed. IL worth more TO = calf by far than
the same value Of other grain--cogsn-
ArrLE SHoETcAKE-Fll . square
bread tin three-quarters full OF sliced
sour apples; make = thick batter at
half a cupful Of but;ermilk. one tea
spoonful Of saleratus. \ little salt, and
-four to make quite stlif-a l:i;le sitter
than cake. Turn this ovrr the apples;
bake forty minutes, and serve with
sauce. or cream and sugar favored with
nutmeg.
CHrLpRES's CAKE-Mi1 well two
pounds of -four In n pint OF warm
milk and 4 tablespoonful Of yeast; let j,
rise about half an hour; then add three
quarters Of a pound Of sugar. one-fourth
pound rsisins stoned and chopped. two
punces candiel peel shred fine and one
quarter pound 81 good fresh beef drip
pings; beat the mixture well for n
quarter of an hour and bake in n mod
crate oven.
The Southern Planter gives the fol
lowing method Of an Alabama gentle
man In ascertainine the age II a horse
more than nine years old: After the
horse is nine years old \ wrinkle comes
in the eyelid at the upper corner of the
lower lid, and every year thereafter he
1as one well-defiped wrinkle for each
ear of his age over nine. II. for in
stance. a horse has three wrinkles. h.
ia twelve; il four. thirteen. Add the
number of wrinkles To nine and you
will always get at She age.
How To CLEAN HAIR BRusHEs.-lt
Is best To clean two at n time. in this
way: First comb them well. To remove
the loose hair or dust, then dip the
bristles only in very warm water.
sprinkle each brush with plenty Of
powdered boras, and rub the two to-
gether; after they are cieansed thor
oughly. have a pitcher of hot water.
and pour il over the bri,tles; keep the
back of the brush as dry as possible.
Shake the water well out, snd dry
quickly in the sun. Brushes washed in
this way will retain their stiffness.
SOUTHERN BAKED PorATors.-par-
boil, or take the cold mes left over
from dinner; place in a deep pie pan;
between each layer sprinkle sugar;
over the top drop small drops Of butter
and more sugar, about n small tea
cupful of sugar and one spoonful Of but
ter to a plate of potatoes. Then pour
over all one half cup Of butter and set
in oven to bake. The common pump
kin is delicious prepared in the same
way, using. instead Of sugar. sirup or
molasses. The pumpkin must be thor
oughly steamed before baking. and
requires two hours baking. Some cooks
add spice.
MINCE MEAr.-Two pounds currants.
five pounds peeled and cored apples.
two pounds lean boiled beef. N pound
beef suet. three-quarter pounds citron.
two and a half pounds coffee sugar.
twJ pounds %raisins, one pound seedless
%raisins, two tablespoonfuls cinnamon.
one nutmeg, one tablespoonful each
mace. cloves and allspice, two pints
sweet cider. Wash the c%urrunts.
dry and pick them. stone the
~raisins. remove the skin and sinews
from the bcef and chop each ingredient
up separately and very fine; place rs
soon as done in a large pan. finally add
ing the spices and cider; mix very thor
oughly; pack in jars; keep in cold
place.
FLOORS FoR POuLrRr HOUSES
Various materials have been employed
for constructing floors for poultry
houses. as boards or planks, Concrete,
asphaltum. brick and stone. The first
named are objectionable. rs they alb
sorb portions of the manure dropped
bv fowls. and in consequence. give OH
vile and unhealthy odors when the
temperature becomes warm. Floors
made in part of aSphaltum are liable To
become STICKY during the hot weather of
summer Floors made of concrete,
brick. or stone. are very cold during
the winter. and are liable to the fur
Their objection of becoming damp.
At present most poultry-keepers give
their preference to earth floors. They
prefer clay. but are we'll satisfied with
any kind of earth so that it is elevated
sufficiently to be out of the way OF
surface water. Whatever kind of
earth is employed should be packed
close, SD that it may be swept with a
stiff broom as occasion requires. Ii is
best to have the floor covered with pull
verified peat. ashes. or road scrapings,
with which the droppings Of the fowls
may be mixed. As often as once a
week all this loose material should be
swept up and put in barrels for use as