Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-11-03
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s,,vrR CAKE.-Three cups sifted -four,
an. and half of sugar, one egg, one tea
,r, of sweet milk, two tablespoonful Of
,,t,,r. three tsblespoonfuls of yeast pow
dor Flavor with vanilla or lemon, to
,.ste, Beat the butter aud sugar to a
crea.,, add to 1t the milk and egg, well
beaten, then add the extract. Mix with
this very slow three cups of hourin which
the baking powder has been well mixed.
Bake in quick oven.
FRUIT PUDDING.-Three pints Of milk,
eight crackers split and buttered, six eggs
beaten light, two cups of sugar, one tea-
spoonful Of salt, quarter OF nutmeg
grated. l,alf teaspoonful Of cinnamon,
one pound Of stoned raisins, quarter of
mound of currants. Boil the milk, and
Their add sugar, eggs and favoring. But
ter deep pudding dish, put in layer Of
crackers aud moisten with little of the
custard. Then add layer of fruit, and
do this till all is In the dish. Pour over
the rest of the custard and bake i'm a slow
oven. Brown at the last, and eat hot with
or without sauce.
FEEDING HAY.--ltisunquestionably true
that a full feed Of hay to horses, following
the feeding of concentrated food, is waste
full, for the reason that it crowds the first
out of the stomach before proper digestion
has been accomplished. And so, in order
to secure the best results, hay should be
fed at first and the concentrated food after
ward. which leaves it to become digested
with no danger of being crowded away or
out of the performance of its desired pur-
pose.
WATER FOR SToCK.-Animals need good
water as well as men do. We all know
more or less about the effects Of filthy
water OIL the human system. Many and
dangerous diseases come from its use, per-
haps more than from any other cause. 1t
is precisely the same with animals. 1t is
the opinion of high veterinary authority,
founded on many years observation, that
most of the fevers i'm cattle, sheep, horses
and hogs arc caused by the drinking of
impure water.
How TO TAKE CARE OF HARNEsS.-A har-
ness tina: has been OH a horses back sew
eral hours in hot or rainy weather becomes
wet, and if not properly cleaned, the dam
age to the leather is irreparable. If after
being taken from the horse in this condi
ton, il is hung up in 4 careless manner,
traces and reins twisted into knots, and
the saddle and bride hung askew, the
leather when dried retains the shape given
il when wet, and when forced into its
original form, damage is done 10 the stitch
ing aud the leather. The first point to be
observed is to keep the leather soft and
pliable. This can be done only by keep
ing it we'll charged with oil and grease;
water is DESTROYER of these, but mud and
the saline moisture from the animal are
even more destructive. Mud, in drying,
shsorbs the grease and opens the pores of
the leather, making it prey to water,
while the salty character of the pcrspira-
ton from the animal Injuries the leather,
stitchings and mountings. Ii therefore
follows that 10 preserve harness the
straps should be washed aud oiled when
eyer it has been moistcned by sweat or
soiled by mud. Ii Il harness is thoroughly
cleaned twice year, and when unduly
exposed treated IT'S we have recommended,
the leather will retain its softncss and
strength for mahy years.