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FARM AND HONE.

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advantage not TO use 4 hot iron on them
| sponge the pieces with a large sponge
dipped in clear coffee, and then fold and
lay away under as heavy = pressure as
possible, The silk will come out Hooking
almost like new.
Rock CRKAM.-Steam one cupful Of
rice in new milk until tender, sweetea
with white sugar and heap on a dish
lay over II small slices of Jelly, or any
preserved fruit, beat the whites of eggs
to a froth with a little white sugar, and
flavor with vanilla; add one tablespoon
ful OF rich sweet cream and lay over the
rice with a spoon, giving the form of o
rock OF snow. II is both ornamental
and delicious.
WATERPROOF WHITEwAsH.-Take
half a bushel OF lime; slack II with boil
ing water, and cover 20 keep in the
steam; strain and add seven pounds of
salt dissolved in hot water; three pounds
Of ground rice, boiled TO q paste, and
added hot; half pound Spanish whiting,
and one pound clean glue, previously
dissolved 10 q thin paste add five gal
Ions hot water, and stir the whole; coy-
er 1t and keep it q few days. 1t must
be used hot. One pint covers . square
yard.
CoLDB RDRooNs.-Itisalway amatter
of great moment to maintain an equable
temperature in the bedrooms. A bed
room the air of which is subject to great
and frequent and rapid changes of tenn
perature is always atrap for danger. To
persons who are in the prime of life, and
who are in robust health, this danger is
less pronounced, but 10 the Young aud
the feeble it IS a most serious danger.
1t is specially dangerous to aged people
10 sleep in a room that is easily lowered
in warmth.
WAFFLEs.-0ne pint of sweet milk,
me square inch of compressed yeast,
two eggs, one ounce OF butter, salt to
taste, flour to make batter. Mix the
milk and flour to a stiff batter. Dissolve
the yeast in little lukewarm water, and
stir into the batter. Set in a warm place
TO rise, six hours, or w night ii for
breakfast. Beat the eggs light, and add
with the butter and salt. Beat all well
together. Have the w~afile-iron very hot
and well CREASED, and bake quickly.
Serve with powdered sugar, mixed with
grated nutmeg or powdered cinnamon.
REMOVING EvERGREENs.-The best
time, says a writer in the Prairie Farm
er, to remove e%Yergreens is undoubtedly
in the spring, just as the terminal buds
are opening. They may be removed
safely until they have grown three
inches. The next best time is in the lat
ter part of summer, or just before the
fall rains set in. 1t is true, however,
theoretically that they may be safely re-
moved at any time of the year when the
grounds not frozen, and practically true
if extreme care is taken. Our opinion IS
that they are removed with least loss in
the spring, as we have stated. As to
mulch. it makes really little difference
what the material is, so 1t will not blow
away or scatter noxious weeds.
SOME one may be glad to know how
10 make q delicious lemon pie which is
not too rich TO be enjoyed. Prepare a
crust for the pie in a deep plate, then
stir one tablespoonful of corn
starch into q little cold water, add one
cup Of boiling water, let all come to q
boil, then add seven tablespoonful Of
sugar, the we'll beaten yelks Of four
eggs and the grated rind and the juice
of two lemons; while this is baking beat
the whites of the four eggs and one
heaping tablespoonful OF pulverized
sugar to a stiff froth; when the pie is
baked spread this smoothly over the top,
then set it in the oven for two or three
minutes; this is long enough to give it
the desired golden brown color.
AROMATIC MUsTARD.-One quart of
good pure cider vinegar, two tablespoon
fuls of ground allspice, two tablespoon
fuls ground cinnamon, one tablespoon
full ground cloves, three tablespoonfuls
of brown sugar, four tablespoonfuls of
salt and three large onions cut fine; put
all into a two-quart fruit-can and set in
cold water, putting on the cover lightly,
and boil ono hour. Then strain the
vinegar and heat again boiling hot;
pour slowly on one pound of best En-
glish mustard that is fresh aud not bit
ter. Stir until perfectly smooth, but II
not thin enough add vinegar TO the same
spices and boil TO thin il. Keep in the
fruit-can and make air-tight. 1t i'm
proves very much by age.