The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-07-12
HOUSE AND FARM,
Domestic Recipes.

Domestic Recipes.
THRDED BREAD.-One cup of Indian
meal, one cup, of rye meal, one cup Of
flour, two-thirds cup of molasses, one
teaspoonful of soda, one teaspoonftll OF
salt. and one pint OF cold water. Steam
from seven to eight hours.
SPONGE DRors.-Three eggs, one and
one"half cups of sugar, two cups of flour,
half cup of cold water, one teaspoon
full of cream of tartar, one half teaspoon
p full of saleratus, Cor if you use baking
powder, two even teaspoonfuls.) Beat
the sugar and eggs together, add the
water when light, and then the -four.
in which mix the powder. Flavor with
lemon. Drop in muffin cups which have
been lightly buttered. These are nice
Tor dessert or tea.
PORK CAKE.-A. L. R. asks for a re-
cipe for pork cake without eggs. Here
is one which will keep for
months, calling for only one egg,
and can be made without by mixing a
little SITTER. One pound of fat salt pork
chopped very fine, pour upon it one
half pint of boiling water; one pound of
ralslns, chopped, Two cups Of sugar, one
of molasses, one teaspoonful of soda,
heaped, one egg, one teaspoonful each
hall nutmeg, and flour to make quite
stiff batter. This makes two loaves. l
have given this recipe to many and it al
! ways gives good results.
CREAM PUEE.-Melt one half cup Of
butter in one cup Of hot water, and while
boiling beat i'll one cup of flour, then
take off the stove and cool. When cool
STIR IN three eggs, one at Il time, without
beating, Dorp on tins quickly and bake
III a moderate oven about twenty five
minutes: When cold open the side of
each puff and fill with cream made as
follows: One pint of milk, one half cup
Of flour, one cup of sugar, and two eggs.
Beat sugar, eggs and flour together, then
stir in the milk, which should be boiling
not. Elavor with lemon OR vanilla.
The Prince Of Beans.
The lima, the most popular bean
among amateurs and market gardeners,
says the American Agriculturist, is slow
in finding its way into the gardens of
farms. The dry beans sell for several
dollars per bl1shel, and the market has
never been adequately supplied. Lima
beans are easily raised, and yield as
) bountifully rs most other pole beans:
and they continue to blossom AMI bear
until killed by the frost. We know of
no reason why they cannot be made q
speciality like hops and tobacco. ond
grown on larger scale. They would
require better soil and treatment than
the common field bean, but, as the price
IS three times greater, these could we'll
oe afforded: A rich gravelly or sandy
loan suits them best, and the phospha-
tic manures are we'll adapted to them.
On this kind Of soil we have not found
them to run too much to vines, even
With heavy dressings of compost pre.
pared from muck aud sta le manure
Inc VINE IS strong grower and requires
abundant nourishment. The pods are
formed quite thickly from the top to the
pottom OF me poles. They want the full
benefit OF the sun, and the rows rln-
ming north and south should be fonr
feet apart and the hills four feet aDart
IN the row. In planting we prefer to
put the eye downward, and not more
itban one inch deep, The LIST Of June is
early enough for this latitude. The
bean needs frequent cultivation until
the vines shade the ground. This cron
IS well suited for farmers remote from
cities and markets. The market garden
er VIII not grow beans to sell div, be-
cause they are worth more in q green
state, and he can sell ell he can raise
put tue farmer, however remote from
the city. can market the whole crcp in
Inc WINTER, and he will be we'll paid for
his labor.
Blue GSas: soa' larry Regions.
A correspondent of the Country Gen.
tleman, writing from Northern Iowa,
says that blue grass is now being extern
slvely sowu in nearly all the dairy re.
g1ons OF that state for permanent
pasture, thousands of bushels
OF the seed having been pro-
cured in Kentucky for tlut'purpose. II
was thought at first thut blue grass
might not thrive in some of the liuht
soils along the Missouri river in Che
western parts of Iowa, but it succeeds
much better than was expected, and
the farmers are now rejoicing over fine
pastures of this well-known and n,ltri-
tlous grass. 1t has long Eeen known as
one OF the best, if not the very best of
lawn grasses because its lauyes are fine. .
soft, and of Il deep blush green color. In
addition it forms close, compact turf,
wthstanding close cutting, as we'll az
pasturing. We are inclined to think
T that blue grass will thrive in the valleys
of the Rocky Mountain regions, and
make better pasture than a majority of
the indigenous grasses Of those regions,
Notwithstanding the tramping and close
cropping by stock better than the mos
quito or buffalo grasses.-New York Sun. !:
The West Window.
After arranging the plants saved for
Parlor adornment, in the bay window
last fall, there was found to be lrplus
some that were too pretty to bloom I'M
seen, we thought, SO taking possession
OF the only window that could be spared
we don't believe in filling them all up
WITH plants-it was soon made a thing
Of beauty. Though it was west win
dow, partly shaded by verandah, yet
everything grew and doomed luxuriant-
ly. A solid stand, made saw buck fash
ION, with crossed legs joined together !
ty narrow shelf, was made by the
1'handy" man. The Top, a wide rough |
board two feet long, was covered with
enameled cloth, and lamberquin of
burlap fringed, and embroidered with
scarlet yarn, was tackled around
the edge: The legs were oiled and
vanished, and 10! we had something |!
pretty and graceful with but little
expenditure of time or money. On
this stand were placed the plants
three pots of Cullas, four Geraniums !
and two of Primroses; the Geraniums
were chosen for their loliage-'Happy
Thought" Mountain of Snow" and
Cloth of Gold,'' with General
Grant" to furnish brilliancy, and we
had it all winter. Fourteen Lilies
bowed their beautiful heads to the set
ting sun, and the Primroses and other
blooms were innumerabe. On thu
shelf were little pots of pink and white |
Oxalis, Heliotrope and Kenilworth !
Ivy-can you imagine how beautiful it |
all was? We think our success was due !
in great measure to charcoal-the !
dirt being covered with it an inch U
depth.
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