Dodge City times., 1881-11-03
NONE, PARMEAND GARDEN.

directly over stables, receives irrepara-
bic damage. Such a practice is to be
discouraged, since hay thus situated
absorbs the stencil from the animals
beneath, unless. perhaps, tight floor
be provided between the stables and the
hay above.
-Ice-Cream Cake. Make good
sponge cake. bake half an inch thick in
jelly pans and let get cold Whip q
pint of thick, sweet cream, until it
looks Ike ice cream. sweeten and favor
with vanilla Blanch aud chop pound
of almonds, stir into the cream and
spread very thick between the cakes.
The potato was discussed recently
nt tLo Central New York Farmers
Club. The facts developed in the ex-
periencc of farmers present were that
though soil and season unquestionably
have much TO do with the flavor of po-
tatoes. the late potatoes retain their
favor over winter and into spring better
than early sorts.
Honey Cakes.-Three and one half
pcundsof -four, enc and one half pounds
Of honey. one half pound of butter, one
half pound of sugar. hall nutmeg. one
tablespoonful OF ginger. one teaspoon
ful Of soda; roll thin and cut in small
cakes; bake in quick oven. cover tight
and let stand till moist They will keep
long time This recipe has been used
In our family twenty-five years. soft
ginger cake can be made with honey
instead Of molasses. except that you use
some more honey and leave out the
eggs.
; t-Ambrosia Cake.-Pour a pint of
boiled custard, hot, over one pound of
nice sponge cake sliced in a shallow
dish; when cold. take two smooth
molds or forms holding about one pint
each; put into each layer of the cake.
then sprinkling of Almonds blanched
and sliced (of which you must have two
ounces), and bits Of preserved iruit,
then another layer of cake. almonds
and fruit till the molds are full; then
cover with the cake. Let it stand on
ice an hour, then turn from the molds
and serve. You may use variety Of
nuts and fruit; the latter must be rich
and well drained from the sirup.
The following quantities of simple
medicines NAV be given at a dose TO a
full-crown animal, viz: Purgatives--
Linseed.ol, one pint; epson or glauber
salts. twelve 20 sixteen ounces; aloes,
half an ounce; castor-oil, one pint
Diuretics- Saltpeter, one ounce; sweet
spirits OF inter- one to two ounces;
resin. one-half ounce; turpentine, one
ounce. Tonics-Sulphate of iron. two
10 four dIG,nis; Peruvian bark, one to
two ounces; gentian root. one half
ounce. Antiseptics--Chlo of pot
ash. one to four drains; hyposulphite
OF soda, one ounce; carbolic acit, one
half 10 one dram, For young animals
these may be reduced to one-half, one
fourth or oue-eiehth. according to the
age. ~ y. I'anea ttv t,s
---Beef Tea and Rice During war
times Twas always making this ior the
inyalided men whose appetites were re-
turning. Take an ounce of Carolina
rice. wash it carefully in two waters,
and pick out the grit or blcaks; put it
in u pie plate with half 4 pint of cold
beef tea, or beef broth. and let it swell
over night, next day bake Just rs it is
until well done: forty minutes in aouick
oven does it; watch il. however. and
add more broth il il gets hard; toil the
third of pint of milk. aud when it is
COO beat an egg into it; then mix this
with your rice; season with a yerj lit
lie salt and but few grains of pepper;
lei it be pui back in the oven and bake
again slowly for an hour. This is
highly nniritiye and easily diges,ed.
Cor. ~ J. ljorid
Ornamental shrubs. planted about
dwellings. are often neglected wear
after wear, and become distorted in
shape and stunted in growth. They
may he greatly improved by manure
and pruning. The manure should be
applied in autumn rs top-dressing,
extending at lcas; as far from the stem
ON each side as the height of the shrub
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