The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-06-04
HONE AND FARM.
Wagon spokes made of yellow locust

nUME AND ARms
Wagon spokes made of yellow locust
will outlast two sets of oak felloes.
Cottonwood wet with sweet oil and
laudanum relieves the earache very
soon. tHkI sac
| Coffee Cake--Five cups of flour,
one cup of butter, one cup of coffee pre-
pared as for table, one cup of molasses,
one cup of sugar, one teaspoonful soda,
spices, Glove and cinnamon. .a IS
-Tamarind Whey-Two tablespoon.
fulls of tamarind stirred into Q pint OF
boiling milk, and strained; a quarter OF
an ounce of cream of tartar may be
similarly treated and a little sugar candy
added. This is a laxative. i+~
-Omelet-Beat four eggs one minute,
add four spoonfuls of milk, beat well,
cook slowly in hot, wellabuttered fry.
ing-pan. When mostly thick, sprinkle
over it pinch of salt and turn one
half over on to the other half, and serve
Immediately. gvryga II
Fruit Roll.LNIake a crust as usual,
which roll out in long sheet. Cut
quantity of fruit, peaches, apples, or
plums, or small fruit mashed, or jam,
which spread thickly over andssprinkle
with sugar; roll up and fold the. ends.
over; then wrap in a strong cloth and
tie closely, and place in a steamer.
| Serve with sauceor sweetened cream. O.
The ordinary yield for potatoes is
100 bushels per acre; a good yield, and
one that. is easily produced by the best
culture and -choice aof-seed, is 250 to 800.
Al. L..
is produced under especially favorable
circumstances: The largest crop record
ed is LOO bushels per acre, by garden
culture. -. e&E- ri tHarf ~
"A cheap and Wholesome Soup
One gallon of cold water, one pound OF
beef, and two tableSpoonfuls of rice; let
this boil, and then add an onion, or two
or three leeks; boil an hour. Peel and
slice eight potatoes, wash them in warm
water, add them to the soup with a sea-
soning of salt and pepper, stir it fire.
quently; boil another hour, and then
serve. sr.aa7a ag ',aq 1o.frsf's .tzI..qi. ID
"A serious loss entailed upon farmers
is the rough and ignorant handling and
use of farming implements and lack OF
proper supervision of the proprietor, as
well as improper exposure to, weather.
1t is not uncommon to see reaper left
in the field, exposed to the weather, for
| weeks and even months after harvest.
So with regard to other implements,
and this applies equally to carts, wagons,
ETC., which are frequently left unshel-
tered throughout the year. How much
is lost in this way? HS
In catching sheep, never seize them
by the wool on the back, as it hurts
them exceedingly, and,, in some cases,
has been known to kill them, particular
ly in hot weather, when they are large
and fat. Indeed, the best way is to,
avoid the wool altogether and to accus-
tom yourself to take them by the hind
leg, or what is still better, by the neck,
placing one hand under the jaws, and
the other at the back of the ears.
By lifting up the head in this manner, a
child may hold almost any sheep with
out danger to the animal or himself.
-Broiling is unquestionably the best
manner in which to cook meat. By it
the meat is thoroughly cooked and the
| juices remain incorporated with the
feshy fiber. To perform it properly the
fire should be very hot, so that the outside
of the meat is at once hardened, thus
imprisoning the juices within the piece
so treated. The gridiron should be turned
every few minutes, so as to cook all
parts evenly. Broiling meat in the
| flame of coal fire gives it an unpleas-
ant odor and taste, due to the gases of
the coal, and broiling over smoky
wood fire is also to be deprecated.
Hickory wood Goals impart peculiar
and very pleasant odor and taste to
meats broiled over them. Broiled
meats should be served while hot. si
Usage Orange Wood.-The Prairie
Farmer speaks strongly in favor of the
great durability of the. wood of the
Usage orange, and states that sapling
three to five inches in diameter will last
longer than any other post of that size
and adds: awe have known poles
three to four inches in diameters to lie
on the ground under hedge perfectly
sound for fifteen years-sound enough
to be used as hand spikes to roll logs
with" Others cut fourteen years ago
for grape stakes still remain, while white
oak and sassafras became useless at
three years. The timber. is easily cut
and split when green, but when season
ed is extremely hard. "Why, then,"
the editor asks, "plant the soft-wooded
offensive, ailanthus, larch elms and
naples, when Usage can be had at SO
little. costP"