Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-05
HOME AND FARM.
AZ one ounce of alum to the las

.,a one ounce of alum to the last
~A' "sed in rinsing children's CLOTH
~a'ef and it will be rendered uninfam-
inc. anu
mable. o,,,a o,vova bovo .oo,,.
o%barcoal, ashes and salt, which
70 oo u1l be supplied in a separate trough
shou ame convenient sheltered corner.
III rocoanut Cookies: Two cups Of
,Ite sugar, one cup of butter, two
WIZ If Grated cocoanut, two eggs, one
cups oonful of baking powder, and mix
AL enough flour to roll easy. Roll
very vsry thin, bake in a quick oven but not
Oi0" II nays to take good care of young
,:als Tor the first three weeks. Feed
eaa'N velk of a hard-boiled egg for the
t aDst aay or two and then give broken
nls. and coarse oatmeal alternately.
Ie. the latter in warm skim milk.
n,.er eat very little, and this manner Of
ieeding is not expensive if the older
isuls are not allowed to share it.
" Old Fashioned Indian Pudding:
r-o quarts of skinned milk, two
,L;r1s cup of molasses, and salt to
.n.ts Scald half the milk, add the
neal meal bv degrees, stirring briskly, scald
n taw moments, and add to the cold
al molasses, etc. Bake slowly three.
u four hours. Eat with can sauce.
Tuu haven't the cream milk is a very
rood substitute.
E The London Truth says: "What-
orcrt the Internal application of hot water
NAV effect, girls DESTROYS of having a
nood complexion would do we'll to APP
NV il to their faces. They should either
lin their faces into q basin of very hot
water or apply the water with a sponge.
aft first they pi are like Holsters, but in a
few moments this is replaced by the
tipts of peaches and lilies"
"A COW will give more milk and
make more butter on a bright sunshiny
day than during one of a dull, dark
character. The animal eats more
heartily, digests better, while the vital
forces are active during the pleasant
day. These facts are not in themselves
very important, yet they suggest the
query whether close stabling Of COWS in
winter or summer is better than giving
them the I'll Of a yard or pasture lot.
To control a vicious bull put a ring
in his nose in the usual way; from this
ring pass a small chain through small
staple neal the point of the horn across
to the point of the other horn, then
through the second staple down to the
ring in his nose. The chain thus forms
triangle. 1t should move freely
through the staples, so that even the
slightest pressure on the chain on either
side of the head, or between the horns,
will instantly make itself felt through
the ring.
Brown bread made by following
these directions is sure to be good: Sift,
until thoroughly mixed together, half
pint of flour, one pint of corn-meal.
half pint of rye-tlour, one teaspoonful
Of salt, two teaspoonfuls of baking
powder, II tablespoonful of brown
sugar. Peel, wash and boil two me-
dium-sized potatoes; rub them through
s%sieve, and beat them we'll with half a
pint of water. Make a batter of this,
and the meal, etc. Butter a deep basin,
Or small pan, and pour the batter in;
llen set the pan in a kettle of boiling
watcr, Yet it cook in this way for an
hour. Cover the pan, of course, and
put it in a hot oven for half an hour.