Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-12-23
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Boiled lirseed oil will protect instru-
ments and tools, files, guns, &C., from
rusting. Wipe the metal with cloth
dipped in oil, and let it dry, which will
require but a few minutes.
RIBBON CAKE.-One cup of sugar, one
half cup of butter, one half cup of sweet
milk, one large teaspoonful of baking
powder, two cups Of flour, three eggs,
taking out two of the whites for frosting.
Bake in three layers, put spice and fruit
in the middle layer, between each light
one put jelly, then frosting between each.
RICE PIE.-Boil one-half cup of rice till
tender. after which add milk until it is a
thin batter, yolks Of fou: eggs, four table
spoonsful sugar, bake with one crust until
brown, spread over top frothing made
by beating together the whites of four
eggs, then add six tablespoonsful sugar,
flavor with lemon, put in oven five mill
utes.
The CLOSE OF THE YEAR.-Decembc is
the first month of winter and the last of
the year. IL is most fitting time for tax
ing an ''account of stock" StOrekeepers
and business men know the importance Of
this work. The goods are overhaued and
: inIn W lao T.
value. is made out; and from this, with
the expenditure, the balance for the year
is obtained. The farmer should do the
same thing with his farm property, that
he may also know how much he has made
or lost during the year. The task Is not
great one, as the sheep, horses, imple-
mcnts, grain, &C., can be catalogued rap
idly, and when it is done there is feel
ing of satisfaction that more than pays for
the trouble. 1t may be somewhat difficult
TO estimate accurately some of The items,
as for example the amount OF labor cX-
pended on crop still upon the ground.
\ system of farm accounts kept from week
to week will aid greatly in all such cases.
PLENTY or FRUrr.-lt is the privilege of
every farmer to supply his family with
plenty of fruit, and this blessed privilege
should not be neglected. AS our soil and
climate will produce such great variety
of fruits for the whole year that can be
raised with reasonable care, no farmer is
eXcusablc for not having plenty of fruit
for his family. While fruit growing may
not be rs profitable, financially, rs some
other things, yet every farmer can and
should have an abundant supply or small
fruits and apples, pears, peaches, &c, for
tie health and happiness of his family.
He can't afford to go 10 town and buy
them when he can so easily have them
fresh and fine at home for The growing.
Every farmer has some excuse OF an Or
chard, and while many get plenty of fruit
many others have none, simply for the
lack of care and attention. Now is good
time to prepare a plat of ground for or
chardS and small fruits; well plowed and
MANFRED now, it is ready for early spring
planting. Buy what you want of snme
responsible nurseryman; don't be swirl
died by the travelling tree peddlcr. Have
a patch of strawberries; they come early
when we most need and appreciate them.
Then patch of raSpberries and 0lackber-
rics will give a succession of berries all
through the season. Then we gel grapes,
apples, plumbs, peaches, pears, &c, and
when we once have them on the farm we
wonder how anybody can get along with
out them.