The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-11-05
FARM M
Feeding in their house will induce
fou,1e - fraoropf II

Feeding in their house will induce
the fowls to frequent it.
Ounce cheese is marmalade boiled
1t will turn out firm as cheese, and can
be cut in slices for luncheon or tea.-The
Caterer.
Nut Cake: Two-thirds of a cup of
butter. two cups of sugar. three eggs,
one cup of milk. three of -four, two tea
spoonfuls of baking powder, one cup Of
hickory nut meats chopped fine. This
makes two layers: frost, and lay on
halves of English walnuts.-1he House
hold.
Worms ought not to be allowed to
get into the pots. The best way to drive
them out, OF kill them in the pots, is to
water the plants with clear lime-water.
They will come to the top and die, OF
they will not be able to do SO and will
underground.-M. E. Farmer.
Great care should be exercised in
keeping the COW pasture entirely free
from rag-weeds. These weeds impart
| a peculiarly disgusting, bitter taste to
the milk of the cows which eat them.
and the butter made from such milk is
| also impregnated with the same pecu-
liar taste.-Detrot Post.
The soft or poor heads of cabbage,
stored by themselves, probably are the
cheapest and most easily obtained
green food for poultry during the win
ter. Two or three heads hung so that
the fowls can easily reach them around
the sides of their coop, and renewed
when necessary, will repay the trouble.
Boston Globe.
1t is a common notion that to nave
finely-colored and sweet grapes one
must cut off all the leaves above them
and expose the fruit directly and fully
to the sun. Those who try this method
once will never repeat it. Leaves
above and beyond the fruit are always
necessary to the production OF good
fruit Chicago Journal.
Cream Pie: .Cake-Three eggs, one
cup of sugar, one cup of flour, mi tea
spooful of yeast powder OF baking
powder, and a tablespoonful of hot
water. the last thing. Beat the eggs
and sugar to a cream, then add hot
water and -four. Bake in three layers.
in a hot oven. Cream for inside: One
pint of milk; put it on to boil, beat an
egg with a tablespoonful of cornstarch,
and stir in; sweeten to taste; let it boil
up thick; flavor with vanilla, and spread
on the layers of cake.-Boston Budget.
For grape butter. stew the grapes
and squeeze u each pulp from tht
skin, removing the seeds; keep the
skins in a small thin bag; to each pound
of pulp allow n pound of sugar, hal
pint of cider vinegar, teaspoonful O
cloves. one of cinnamon and n o
nutmeg; boil this very slowly. putting
in the bag of skins tied securely; whel
it jellies by dropping in cold water it ii
done. Put away in jars; for an orna
mental dish it can be heated owe ant
put into molds to jelly Chicago Times
The horse is more dainty about hi
food than any other farm animal, ex
cepting a sheep. No uneaten refus'
| should be left in the feeding boxes Il
sour under the animals nose. In warn
weather the danger of this is greater
} especially when meal with wet, cut ha
g IS given. This is the best possible fee
for a working horse, buff left to man
: hired men it will be unsatisfactory fron
overlooking. Some people seem t
, think that all there is in feeding a hors
is to stuff his manger full with hay a
t the time and give him large amounts G
< grain or meal. Under such manage
: ment a horse will grow poor and hi
/ appetite fail, and with no appetite b
Q can not do efficient work.-M. Y. Time