The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-09-28

custard of Manioca or tapioca, finishing
with the almost inevitable meringue.
This may be decorated by having a;s,cir-
Gle Of peaches on the edge Of the me-
ringue and q small bouquet Of fresh
peach leaves placed in the center. g.
PorATo SAIAD.-Boil FIVE medium sized
potatoes till just done. Let cool but. not
get cold. Cut them in small cubes, to.
eether with one beet-left from, dinner
lone or two picked onions, we get them
by the pint at the grocer's). After tear
ing, do not cut, several leaves Of lettuce
in rather large pieces and placing in the
bottom of the dish, mix all together
thoroughly with two tablespoons salad
oil, Il prefer melted butter,) salt and
pepper and q little vinegar. Hard boiled
egg is pretty and palatahle to chop and
mix in or scatter over the salad. This
should be prepared not longer than half
an hour before using. think the re-
suit will repay any one who tries this
pretty German dish. -
FANCY TEA CAKEs.-Sift one pound of
flour on the pastry-board; make hol.
low in the center, put in half pound
of powdered sugar, half a teaspoonful of
lemon essence, five ounces of butter,
halfa saltspoonful CT salt and mix to q
soft, smooth paste, adding the yolks of
three eggs and one gill Of cream, after
the butter has been thoroughly incor-
porated with the other ingredients.
When well mixed, let the paste stand
for one hour, then roll it out quarter
Of an inch thick, cut in various small
shapes with fancy cutters, put the little
cakes on buttered baking pan, brush
them over with a beaten egg, strew on
the tops some chopped citron, raisins OF
blanched almonds. Bake in moderate
oven until a light brown and cool on q
sieve. 3
Watering Plants in Sunshine.
A widely accepted but very erroneous
belief which is cause of much loss
during summer heats. is the fear that if
plants are watered while the sun shines
upon the leaves it will harm them,
There may be some tender young leaves
OF certain delicate and rare plants that
would suffer from sudden wetting with
cold water under blazing sun, but
have not met with such in vegetable
culture, and have long practised fire.
Quent sprinkling of newly-set plants
curing not, Dry Weafher to prevent their
beginning to wilt If allowed to wilt at
all it is difficult to revive them. The
short or broken roots want little water
until their wounds are healed, and they
become able to collect and send on sup
plies to the leaves. During this term
of trial what is wanted is
frequent sprinkling Of the leaves
to prevent their tagging. A mere
sprinkle serves that purpose if often
enough given, without drowning the in
jured roots. Two great advantages are
gained by this frequent leaf-wetting-
four or five times a day in hot dry
weather, during two or three days after
transplanting-one that the planting
can be done wkile the ground is dry and
pliable, when it will not pack, and the
other that the leaves can all be left on
the plant instead Of being half cut off,
as is commonly done in planting cab
bage, celery, etc, to reduce the trans
spiratory surface until the roots recover.
Such cutting is great drawback to the
plant, and can only be justified when
there is no other practical way of saving
or continuing it's life.