Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-12-31
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

Boiled cabbage is much sweeter
when the water is changed in boiling.
The Cook.
Minute Pudding: One pint of milk,
two eggs, four tablespoonfuls of flour.
Bake from fifteen to twenty minutes.
Serve with butter and sugar.-Er-
chUnge.
Wholesome Lawyer Cake: One
egg, one cup of sugar, one cup of milk,
one teaspoon soda, two teaspoons of
cream tartar, two cups of flour. butter
the size of an egg.-Farm and Home.
Temperature is an important fac
tor in fattening animals. Keep your
stock comfortably housed and a large
percentage of food will be saved in
making them fat Indianapolis Senti-
mel.
-"They gave up first" namely, bur-,
docks, against which a correspondent
of Popular Gardening armed himself
with butcher-knife and decapitated
every plant just below the surface as it
first appeared in sight.
For farmers son there should be
goOdly number of agricultural books
and papers provided, besides religious
and strictly secular ones. If farmers
are to be intelligent tillers of the sell
they must be reading and thinking
farmers, and boyhood is the season when
habits of reading and thinking are
fOrmed.-Ioledo Blade.
Ruth Brown says, in the Farm .IaMr--
nal. that twenty or twenty-five hens,
will produce enough surplus poultry
and eggs to pay an ordinary farmers
grocery bill, and if the hens are man.
aged just right they will pay for some
little things besides. The poultry-yard
is nice thing to fall back on when
other sources fail, and it is better than
running debit account at the store.
Goldfish Balls: Take one-third
more mashed or finely chopped potato
than fish. The bones must be careful
ly removed, and the fish also chopped
ine.' Add one beaten Egg and a table
spoonful of melted butter. Mix we'll
with a spoon. Roll the balls in flour
and fry with salt pork, lard or beef
fat. Have the fat boiling hot before
putting in the balls.-The Caterer.
"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 lemonade; little CHINA
mon is considered an addition by some
people. -Boston Budget.
To make good apple jelly do NOT
pare the fruit; both apple and ounce
have jelly in their skins. Cut the APP
pies in small pieces, and stew till soft,
using more water than for apple sauce.
Strain through a hair sieve, then
through jelly bag twice. To pint of
juice put three-fOurths of a pound of
sugar-a pound to a pint makes it too
sweet--and boil until the. right thick
ness is obtained. The addition of lem
ons improves its favor.-Rural Nev
Yorker.
Crumpets: One and one-half pints
-four, one-half teaspoonful salt, one
teaspoonful sugar, two teaspOOnfuls
baking powder, one egg, nearly a pint
milk and cream In equal parts, onsste'---
spoonful extract cinnamon. Sift to-
gether flour, salt, sugar and powder;
add beaten egg, milk, cream and ex-
tract; mix into rather firm batter, half
fill large, creased muffin rings on hot.
well-greased griddle; bake one side of
them only. Serve hot with cottage
cheese.-Tae Household.