St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-11-05
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-Coal-tar makes good protective
covering for wounds OF trees.
Fresh eggs have lime-like ap-
pearance to their shells, whereas the
outer covering OF stale eggs is glossy
and smooth.
Choice hay, laid by upon scaffolds
directly over stables, receives irrepara
bic damage. Such 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 a
pint of thick, sweet cream, until IT
looks like ice cream. sweeten and flavor
with vanilla. Blanch and chop pound
of almonds, stir into the cream aud
spread very thick between the cakes.
The Potato was discussed recently
at the Central New York Farmers
Club. The facts developed in the ex-
perience 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
pounds of flour, one and one half pounus
of honey, one halt pound of butter, one
half pound of sugar, half a nutmeg, one
tablespoonful of ginger. one teaspoon
full of soda; roll thin and cut in small
cakes; bake in II 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.
-Ambrosia Cake-Pour a pint OF
boiled custard, hot, over one pound OF
nice spon 5e 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 a sprinkling of almonds bianched
and sliced (of which you must have two
ounces), and bits OF preserved fruit,
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 a variety OF
nuts and fruit; the latter must be rich
and we'll drained from the strip.
The following quantities OF simple
medicines may be given at dose to
full-grown animal. viz: Purgatives-
Linseed- oil, one pint; epson Or giauber
salts, twelve to sixteen ounces; atoes,
half an ounce; castor-oil, one pint
Diuretics- Saltpeter, one ounce; sweet
spirits of utter, one to two ounces;
resin. one-halt ounce; turpentine, one
ounce. Tonics-Sulphate of iron, two
to four drains; Peruvian bark, one to
two ounces; gentian root, one-half
ounce MISUNDERSTANDING Of pot
ash. one to four drains; hyposulphite
of soda, one ounce; carbolic acid, one
half to one dram. For young animals
these may be reduced to one-half, one
fourth or one-eighth, according to the
age.--M y Times.
Beef Tea and Rice During war
times was always making this for the
invaded men whose appetites were re-
turning. Take an ounce Of Carolina
rice, wash it carefully in two waters,
and pick out the grit or bieaks; put it
in pie plate with half a pint of cold
beef tea, or beef broth, and let it swell
over night: next day bake just as it is
until well done: forty minutes in aquick
oven does it; watch it. however, and
add more broth if it gets hard; boil the
third Of pint of milk, and when it is
cool beat an egg into it; then mix this
with your rice; season with very lit
tie salt and but few grains Of pepper;
let it be put back in the oven and bake
again slowly for an hour. This is
hi hly nutritive and easily digested.
Cor. NJ y. World.
Ornamental shrubs. planted about
dwellings. are often neglected year
after year, 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 as top-dressing,
extending at least as far from the stem
on each side as the height of the shrub.
The soluble parts of the manure will
soak into the ground and accelerate
growth next season. The mulching
effect Of the fibrous parts will be useful.
Next spring. before growth begins, cut
back the longer shoots ct fork, taking
the longer or larger portion of the
branch and leaving the smaller, which
will avoid any stump. Bring the shrub
thus into handsome shape. If the
growth is too thick anywhere, thin il
out. If there are any crooked or dead
shoots or branches, cut them of.
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