Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1881-01-13
rsTrUIaAND SUGGESTIVE.

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--Rusks Two eeazs. oao COP 81 SUI
gar. hiatt cup vi butter. halt cop *
Yeast. and two cups ag sweet milk
Beat the cEys light. mix a sponge wit.i
thomiik as for breed. all when liEht
mix as for a loaf. let e rise Uqa;u.
roll oui and cut with = y scut caiter
-Contraetei Foot -rhc hard, dry
and brittle hoof should be s1ficuel by
repeated applications oi puulticos IL
daxseel nie ard BRAN. and. when soft
cned. IS should hcneef0rth be protected
by che application Of sp5ne hoof piBt-
ment. The horse hadbetrcr be- without
shoes. aud should not be Kept standing
on q plank llour. Ehc condition of the
sole and frog should be looked after.
and the feet pared once monthly. Lib
erty outdoors would be benedciRi.-
PRAIRIE Far0scr.
Il would give il as my opin- on that
should n maioFite vi The farmers Of this
county SOW a strip OF nats, barley,
wheat. each a certain number OF rods
In width. through their Folds, and 50
continue 10 raise the sam crop. on
the same ground, for fev Years, that
AMNAE tNt AaAN MNNF NNAA NlN HtlNA
would be most impoverished, having
~prUducedthe least money thai The lines
or belts would be as easily distinguished
rs those on the checker board. - Cor.
syracRse Journal.
The Nuiioaal Lire Stoct f9qya1i
asserts that hams have a decidedly bet
ter flavor. and the meat retains 4 more
natural color. when nothing but plain
salt Is used IN the curing. II Tie work
Of sailing Is carefully attended e.. the
bans, VIXEN cured with silt alone, will
be ready for smoking as frum six weeks
20 two months, according to tbe size 81.
the hams. Saltnctcr has a tendency to
harden sud redlcn the meat. 10 I'M
doubleday has ems the curing process;
hut il does SO 81 the expense OF the
Eavor.
Plum Cake. One pound Of Hour.
twelve eggs, u aud a quarter pounds
OF butter. and n quarter pounds Of
brown sugar, two pounds OF stoned RAJ.
sins, ous and . hali pounds OF cur ants.
washed. picked and dried, n pound Of
alQ,opds, blaucbed and pounded. two
pieces of citrOn, eat hnc, mice, cloves and
einnamon, Onc large wineglassful ufrose.
water e he added to the almonds little
by little while pounding, Il isebest TO.
prepare the eurFants several DAYS he-
fore making the cake, incrlerto spread
them cut on a large fat dish 70 get
thoroughly dry. The fruit Is 10 be ali
mixed together. and rs much Of the
Hour as il win take up rubbed into Il.
Cream the butter aud sugar, beat IN the
yelks. add the fruit. then Tie ilayoriug,
then the whites of the Oggs, and lastly
lay In lightly the remaining Hour; bake
in a slow oven.
Game Pic.-Thls pie can be made
OF any game, but /, especially nice
when made Of prairie chickens and
quails, Dsess and wash The birds. cut
ting each quail in half and the chickens
into four pieces. Cut OIL bits OF inferior
portions az fhe neck, ETC., and bod with
the glblets until tender Make . good
paste and line a large pudding dish.
Put n thin LAYER OF cold boiled mutton.
beef, cOrned ham nr a,hthng you may
have. Ia the bottom uf the dish. upon
this pieces OF the birds, ucpperst and
huttered, Make e dressing of brrat-
crumbs, thc chopped giblcts, minced
parsley, thJme and a small onion, sea.
soued with pepper aud sat aud the
Juice OF a Lemon. Strew part nj this
oye the birds, Then more birds and
crumbs until all are IN. Strain tie
liquid the giblets wore bolol In aud
pour over, rover with a good thick crust
and bake three hours, II "A large pie,
Cover with paper 10 prevent becoming
too brown.