Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-05-05
FARM AND FIREsIDE.


FARM AND FIREsIDE.
Questioning PAsTUREs.-The ever
stocking Of land is one of the sursst and
quickest ways of running pastures. It il
an every day thing with many farmers,
who cannot be made to believe that they
are getting the full benefit of pasture
unless the grass is eaten off ittle faster
than it has time to grow; consequently all
who put this method in practice always
have bare pastures and poor cattle. The
advantages to be derived from allowing
the grass to gain on the cattle during the
growing season are many, among which
are the following: Cattle which are kept
growing all the time come to maturity at
the proper age. Animals kept constantly
on bare pastures never mature properly;-
those kept on good pastures do not have to
work day and night to satisfy their appe-
titles or use up all their food in building
up system worn down by partial starva-
ton. A good covering Of grass Is a pro-
lection against the effects of bad and dry
weather and the cold rains of winter, SO
that new grass will be growing under .
covering of the old crop. 1t is true that
cattle will thrive better on mixture Of
old and new grass, while the seeding of
the mature grasses will keep up the full
variety of those kinds native to the SOIL
Consequently pastures thus treated pro-
duce more food for stock during the year
than those kept continually eaten down to
the bare earth. The practice of keeping
pastures in good condition is easily done
upon large farms, where reserve fields can
be provided, but even the small farmer
can succeed in having renewed and fertile
pastures, if he but study the laws of ma
ture and practice according to the knOwl-
edge thus acquired.
WHAT TO DO For SICK HEADACHE.
Don It take cup of strong tea, dose Of
'blus mass" or anti-billous pills; but if
you have an attack of genuine sick head
ache, the whole head aching as though it
would split. the temples throbbing, the
tongue coated, and mouth tasting bad, no
appetite, more or less nausea, and consti-
pated bowels, drink pint of warm mot
hot) water. Keep drinking until free vom-
iting is induced. thus washing out the
stomach and relieving 1t Of its load of de-
composing undigestsd food. Next takea
hot enema, apply hot lamentations to the
bowels and drink freely of very hot water.
A fermentation about the head or between
the shoulders will usually relieve the head
ache very much. Eat nothing for twenty
four hours, and afterwards live upon fruits
and grains, avoiding meat, butter, pastry.
sugar, sauces and all indigsstibls foods.
REAL ENGLISH PLUM PUDDING. -
Three pounds stoned raisins,1 pound cur
rants,1 pound 6nely-chopped suet, 2quarts
-four or l Of flour and l of bread crums, 4
eggs, coffee cup sugar, nutmeg grated,
l tablespoonful cinnamon, half teaspoon
full mace, l tablespoonful salt, milk sufi-
cient to make all the ingredients stick
together nicely. Ut is better to put this
quantity in two pudding-bags, because if
only one is eaten, the other will keep for
months in dry place. and when wanted,
return to the bag and drop into boiling
water long enough to heat through). Boil
six hours, when done dip in cold water to
make it turn out nicely. While boiling be
sure to keep it well under water, ty adding
occasionally from tea kettle kept boiling
for the purpose.
SOUTHERN CORN BREAD.-Take two
eggs, beat them well. add one pint of wa
ter and stir well; put in one teaspoonful of
salt, same of yeast powders, and and meal
enough to make batter that will pour
out of the pan. Put a tablespoonful OF
lard in the baking pan; set in the oven
and let it get hot; pour the bait or in it
and bake nice nice brown. assure yeu
that yeu will never make any other kind
after eating this.
CHOCOLATE CREANs.--Two cups gran
ulated sugar, half cup water, half cake
Bakers chocolate. Boil sugar and water
together exactly five minutes after begin
ming to boil, stirring constantly while
boiling, also while cooling land add vanilla
according to taste. Roll into little balls
when cool enough to handle. Heat the
chocolate in tin over boiling KETTLE and
when nicely melted roll the balls separate
ly in it with fork and put on buttered
paper to cool.
SAUCE.-Yo Iks of 4 eggs beaten very
light, lemon, juice and half of grated
peel, 1 glass good wine, teaspoonful but
ter. Rub butter and sugar together, add
yolks, lemon and spice, beat ten minutes,
add wine, set in a vessel of boiling water
and stir while heating, but not boil it.
HoaINY CREDIBLE CAKEs.-To one pint
Of warm boiled hominy add pint of milk
or water, and aour enough to make thin
batter beat up two or three eggs, and stir