Morris tribune., 1882-08-10
FIELD AND FARM.
Farming Paragraphs.

i Farming Paragraphs.
A Nebraska paper, the Wymorian,
mentions stool Of barley with seventy
three. stalks over FIVE feet high, each
carrying a ''well-filled, large, perfect
head" all produced this season from Q
single seed. ~, y.i.
At present the Merino family, under
its various titles, is numerically the lead
ing sheep family in the world. About
three-fifths of the AZ 100000 sheepin
the United States are of fine wool line
age. In long woods and medium woods,
and in great mutton breeds, the large
English sheep lead the world.
To rid hogs Of lice, rub them on the
parts where the lice abound, which is
under the legs and on the TANKS, with
the following mixture, viz, One pint of
sweet-oil, one tablespoonful kerosene
oil, and the quantity of sulphur.
of the oil, quite smoothly; add the rest
of the oil, put it into bottle, add
the kerosene, and shake before it is ap-
piled. Aas kNa
The custom of breaking down the
leaves and seed stem of onions is to pre-
vent the exhaustion of the bulb by the
formation of seed. Some growers do
by twisting and bending them down; as
the bulb is not the root but the enlarged
stem, and SO produces vigorous growth
there. The practice may be of question:
able effect 60 faras this view is con-
cerned, but would certainly be useful in
case seed stalk was forming, as the
production of seed would surely weaken
the bulb. The breaking down is about
the present time, or later, when the
bulb is we'll formed and the leaves fully
grown. '@ t...'
''-5' Cooking Recipes.
GERMAN PIE CRUsr.-To four cups of
-four add one cup of lard; after it is
moistened, roll out and spread with bits
of butter and lard; to cover Your pie
roll out quite thin, then evenly and thin
ly spread butter, Just the size of the pie
to be covered; lightly sift -four over that,
then pat it with tile hand, not roll, COW
er the pie, and immediately before put
ting in the oven pour cold water over it.
WAFFLEs.--One pint of sour milk, one
pint of sweet milk, one-half cup of melt
ed butter, three eggs, add -four to thick
| ness of griddte cakes, and bake in waffle
CREAM ON1oNs-Boil in two waters and
| drain; pour over them scalding milk,
| in which a pinch of soda ahas been
stirred. Set over the fire, add one to-
| blespoonful of butter, half teaspoonful
of corn starch, wet with milk; season
to taste, and serve hot i'.' ~ gI..I'
Ice CREAM CAkE.-Two. cups of white
sugar, one cup ofbutter, one cup Of sweet
milk, whites ofeight eggs, two teaspoon.
| fnls cream tartar, one teaspoonful OF
soda, three and one-quarter cups of -four
Bake in Jelly tins. Make an icing as
| follows: Three cups of sugar, one o
pour boiling hot over the whites of three
eggs; stir the mixture while pouring in
flavor with lemon juice and spread each
layer and top. ''..... -. D..
GOLDFISH ON ToAsT.-Take bowl full OF
shredded Goldfish, put in cold water in 8
skillet; let it come to boil, then turn
into colander to drain. Turn into 8
skillet again with little cold milk; sea.
son with butter and pepper, stir. smooth
tablespoonful of flour with little cold
milk; add, and let it boil for momcns
turn this ON to, buttered toast on a plat
| ter. -... 80. .....,.....- ........,....
Sp1cED BEEF Take about ten pounds
of the ribs of beef tthose having fat Oh
are the best) remove the bone, rub the
meat we'll with one ounce of saltpetre
pounded very finely, and three hour:
after this has been applied, rub on one
half pound of moist sugar; let the mea
lay IN this for two days. then take ono
ounce of ground pepper, one-half ounce
of pounded mace, 'one-half ounce O
ground cloves, and half teaspoonful o
cayenne pepper. Mix all the Ingredient!
well, and rub them well into the beef
adding occasionally little salt Roll III
the meat as round and bind it with /
strong fillet. 1t can be either boiled ,Iol
baked. ..aA-E