The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-06-22
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

There are 10000 pounds of pepper
mint produced annually in the United
States, and OF this amount twe-thirds is
produced in Wayne County, N. Y. H.
-Deeply-rooted crops, as wheat. red
clover and mangel, are those best fitted
to resist drouth, while shallow-rooted
crops, as grass and turnips, are those
that suffer most from it. ~
"A correspondent of the Frat
Recorder, who has s.tried great many
remedies for cabbage worms,'' finds
nothing equal to cold water dashed on
literally. Faithfully followed it viii
save the cabbage =
The Chinese have introduced a new
variety. of radish into California that OBJ
tains remarkable size and still remains
tender. Specimens are in the San Fran
cisco market that are twelve inches in
circumference and weigh two pounds. I.
-Cocoa-nut jumbles are very delicate
for tea. Crate one pound of cocoanut,
mix with it three quarters of a pound of
sugar, three eggs and two tablespoon
fuls of sugar; beat all well together, then
drop on buttered tins and bake.
This is good time to destroy the
eggs of the tent caterpillar, as the clus-
tiers OF them are more easily seen now
that the leaves are absent As they are
usually glued closely to the small twigs,
the best way is to remove them with q
knife Chicago Journal. lEd
-Corncobs are very valuable, espe.
cjally after they are reduced to ashes.
They contain great proportion of pot
ash-about twenty-five per cent and
the ashes can be either used for making
soap by teaching them or spread ON the
soil. Cobs furnish quick, hot fire.
st. Loais Globe.
Pie Plant Pudding. ~ Wash and cul
the pie-plant inasmau pieces, cover the
bottom of a pudding dish with, it, then
put in layer of bread crumbs and plenty
OF sugar, and SO. on until the dish is
full; add little water, and only a little,
as the pie-plant is very juicy. Make
sauce to eat with this of melted sugar,
favored with, cinnamon.-N Y. Post. 8
The parsnip stew Of our mothers il
still, to many, the only true way to serve
this vegetable. To make it, take thin
slices of pork (fat streaked with lean, J.
let it boil for an hour. then add FIVE large
parsnips washed, scraped and cut. In
quarters lengthwise;i let these boil for.
half an hour, then addssome potatoes, also
cutin pieces. When the potatoes are
done all will be. Remove the vegetables,
and thieken the gravy in. the kettle with
a little flour, add pepper and salt, and a.
small lump of butter. Put the pork and
vegetables on q large deep platter, and
pour the gravy over them.-M. 7. POST
Peanut Candy The thick peanut
candy sold by the confectiDners is made
BY removing the shells and skins from
roasted nuts, putting them an inch thick
in a btlttered tin PAM and pouring over
them sufficient sugar boiled to a caramel
point to hold the nuts together, but not
to cover them;s directly after sugar has
reached the degree of boiling indicated
in the preceding receipt, it begins to
burn; at this moment the sugar1boiler
must be taken from the fire, set at once
into a pan of cold water to check the
boiling, and the caramel, as the boiled
sugar is now called, is poured over the
nuts; white Sugar IS to be used in making
,his candy ~ Il Tones.