The Bossier banner., 1884-10-16
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

Wet the top of a dish of mashed
potatoes with milk and set it in the oven
20 brown. Let it stay there until there
is brown crust over it.-Troy 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 a growing conviction
among thoughtful farmers that feeding
swine to produce fat at the expense of
everything else is poor policy. It is
a growth in the right direction.-M 7.
Examiner.
If 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 journal.
I'm packing apples for shipment not
one should be 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 .'yolun-
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
apple-top should, therefore, be set to
pears. Pears thus grown are COM
monty very large. It is the practice of
some fruit-growers to raise pears in
this manner for fairs.-N. z. 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. Il 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-Detroh
Post.
"A drink that is truly refreshing for
one suffering from sore throat or cold,
is made by pouring a 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 a few thin slices of lemon, until
it is about like mild lemonade a little
cinnamon is considered an addition by
some people. The Household.
Cucumber Pickles: Pick and wash
clean with cloth. put them. in wood
en- tub or pail, make 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
tablespoonful of pulyerized alum to a
gallon of vinegar; spice to taste. Never
cut or bruise cucumber for a pickle
Prairie Farmer.
Butter or string beans, il cooked and
picked according to these directions,
are delicious Wash them aud steam
them until they are tender, but not soft;
put them into jar and pour hot vine
gar over 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 salted water
until tender; then pour over them the
hot vinegar which has been sweetened,
and in addition to the cinnamon has a
liberal allowance of pepper; cayenne or
black may be used.-N. 7. Post.