The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-11-29
FARM AND PRESIDE.

Wet the top OLA dish of mashed
potatoes with milk and set it in the oven
20 brown. Let it stay there until there
Is a brown crust over it.-Iroy Times.
The health of the horse has much
to do with the glossiness and smooth
ness OF the hide. A variable diet is
therefore best for them, especially in
summer.-Boston Budget
There is growing conviction
among thoughtful farmers that feeding
swine to produce fat at the expense Of
everything else is poor policy. 1t is
growth in the right direction.-N Y.
Examiner.
If a brood sow gets too much feed
by accident or lack of care she may be
speedily relieved by giving her quart
of charcoal. 1t will tone up the stomach
of hog quicker than anything else.-
albany Joarnak
In packing apples for shipment not
one should he placed in the barrel
that has the slightest trace of unsound-
ness, as such apples decay sooner than
the others, and also affect all in the bar
rel. = Chicago Journal.
In California the waste from the
harvest of grain is often allowed to re-
seed the land, and second or .'volun-
teer" crop is raised without any plow-
ing or additional seeding.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
Pears grated on apples usually
thrive wonderfully for few years.
The gratis are short-lived. however,
and only two or three limbs of an
appleton should, therefore, be set to
pears. Pears thus grown are COM
monty very large. 1t is the practice of
some fruit-growers to raise pears in
this manner for fairs.-M. 7. Herald.
Peach Fritters: Make a nice
smooth batter of flour and sweet milk;
add eggs and salt to your taste. Peel
and cut the peaches in halves, remov-
| ing the stone, of course; dip the pieces
of peach in the batter, and fry in hot
lard. II will take about ten minutes to
fry them properly. Drain them by
| placing them on very hot plate, scat
| ter powdered sugar over them, and
send them to the table hot.-Detroit
Post.
"A drink that is truly refreshing for
one suffering from sore throat or cold,
| is made by pouring quart OF boiling
water over a carefully washed handful
of Irish moss. Let it stand until the
water is cool, then strain through a
muslin bag; add sugar and lemon juice,
| with few thin slices of lemon, until
it is about like mild Lemonade; little
| cinnamon is considered an addition by
some people. The Household. a1
= Cucumber Pickles: Pick and wash
clean with cloth, put them in wood
en- tub or pail, make a strong brine OF
rock salt, enough to cover them well,
| and pour on scalding hot. Let stand
| twenty-four hours, then take out and put
them in good, sharp cider vinegar; add
a tablespoonful of pulverized alum to a
gallon of vinegar; spice to taste. Never
cut or bruise cucumber for pickle.
-Prairie Farmer sa
| Butter or string beans, if cooked and
picked according to these directions,
are delicious: Wash them and steam
them until they are tender, but not soft
put them into jar and pour hot vine
gar lover them; sweeten the vinegar
and season highly with cinnamon
Another way equally excellent, but
which gives different flavor to the
pickles, is to boil them in sailed water
until tender; then pour over them the
hot vinegar which has been sweetened
and in addition to the cinnamon has q
liberal allowance of pepper; cayenne Of
black may be used.-N. Y. Post.