The Osceola times., 1885-11-07
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE

When corn is the principal food ..
hogs, as il is apt to be at this season
little charcoal fed daily is an excenen.
appetizer. -Ezchange.
Apples kept in cool, well ven,il.,o,
rooms will retain their flavor better ana
be much less liable TO decay than ,b"sa
stored in poorly ventilated undergronnSs
cellars.-N 4. Farmer.
-Dairymen' are warning faruo..
against feeding pea meal in too laraa
quantities to their cows. They CLAN,
that while it is an excellent butter pro'
ducing food. it Is highly injurious il fed
in large quantities, Try Times
A farmer in Little Compton. n.RT
who makes especially of keeping fowls
and has about seventeen thousand. savs
that each clears for him about one al,
lar a year. On this great farm tbs
natural way of Matching chickens is NOT
practiced at all.
Short Cake: One pint of flour ona
and one-half teaspoonful of yeast DOW.
der, one teaspoonful salt, large table.
spoonful butter, one egg. Mix AS for
biscuit. bake in round tins. When done
split open, butter and spread with ber.
ries, sugar and cream. Keep warm up.
til needed. Canned berries may bo
uscd.-7he Household
The second growth of clover cut IN
the fall, when not saved for the seed,
makes valuable feeding hay. II /,
dark in color, and therefore not sseabe.
but no good farmer would think Of
selling ii, rs the rowen is much richer
feed than the first growth. 1t is especially
valuable as food for sheep, lambs and
calves.-N T. Tribune.
The growers of vineyards find that
keeping the soil in good condition Is
their greatest difficulty Plssnt food NAV
be given in mineral fertilizers contain.
ing potash and phosphate. but this does
not keep the soil in the proper mechani,
cal condition. Some of them now ad!
vocate the plowing under of Canada
thstles for this purpose. This is done
every year before the thistles 90 to seed,
and the result is said to be excellent
Albany Journal.
-Escalloped sweet potatoes: Slice
cold boiled sweet potatoes and place
them in butiered pie plate seasoning
with little salt and pepper. Melt one.
| third of a cupfull of butter into half
cupfull of rich milk, and sprinkle some
of it over the potatoes. Have the oven
hot, and look at the potatoes every ten
minutes until the butter and milk are
all used. A little sugar can be added to
the milk, but it will be doubtful i'm.
provement. Boston Gi.be.
All fruit that grow with a pit, a
core or with seeds, can be made to grow
without them. when it is understood.
saws the Lire Stock Record. Ii is accom-.
plished by reversing the scion Sooting
the top end Of the plant To do this You
bend the scion to sprout down, and
cover with dirt. After roofing cut it
loose and let the root end be up. Apples
are grown without cores, peaches with
ont seed. and grapes and other vines
also, by simply reversing the plant. 1t
is true, and can be done to a certainty.
A delicious side dish: Cut the rem
nants Of cold boiled or roasted chicken
in small pieces. Make sauce of one
pint of cream. two ounces of butter the
yolk of one egg, beaten, and tablespoon
ful of cornstarch or arrowroot, season.
ing with salt and white pepper, little
sugar, one teaspoonful of anchoyy sauce
and one bay leaf. Put the pieces Of
chicken in this sauce in stewpan and
simmer for half an hour. Stew some
rice quite soft in milk. seasoning with
salt and pepper. Put the chicken in the
center of dish, place the rice around il
as a border and serve. Boston Budget.