The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-31
FARM AND FiRESIpE.

Bone, potash and rotten leaves may
give new life and vitality and fine pro-
ducing qualities to an old peach orch
ard.
Mullins: One pint of milk, two eggs,
three tablespoonfuls of yeast. one-half
spoonful of salt, flour enough to make
smooth batter. let rise four hours and
bake in muffin rings in a hot oven ten
minutes. Exchange.
Plum Pudding. One cup beef suet
chopped fine, one cup molasses, one cup
sweet milk, one teaspoon soda, one cup
riisins; three cups flour. salt and spice;
steam, bake one hour. The Household.
The hens that lay best in winter.
and which are less liable TO cold and
roup. should have heavy pluff feathers
under the wings. Those that appear
naked when the wings are raised up in
variably suffer from cold more than
those that are pluffy. Troy Times.
The State Chemist of Georgia adj
yises growing sweet potatoes for fatten-
ing purposes. He finds that two BUSH
els of them are equal in nutrition to one
bushel of corn. Land in the South that
easily grow LOO bushels of sweet pota-
toes.
To cure frost bite procure enough
oil of peppermint to thoroughly battle
the parts affected, and keep away from
the fire until the oil has drawn ont the
frost: II this is strictly followed many
lives and limbs can be saved and months
of suffering avoided. Care should be
taken to get the oil, as the essence
would not have the desired effect. - De
troll Posi-.
The Country Gentlemai saysi "'rhe
yearly loss by the depredations of in
sects in the United States has been va
riously estimated at from $500, 900, 600 to
$500, 600, 900, but although the amount
of crops has been continually increasing
we have no doubt the insect losses have
decreased, through the knowledge of
cultivators to Guide or destroy them
The Cleveland Herald says. If
two pots OF butter be taken. and the one
thoroughly washed in weak brine so
that it will not color the water, and
then work it over and expel the surplus
moisture, and take another lump from
the same churning and work it over
without washing, but salt it at the rate
of an ounce to the pound, and set them
away, the sailed butter will be the first
to get rancid and worthless.
One of the most appetizing ways
to warm over cold fowls, particularly
ducks. or fowls with brownish meat, is
to cut them into pieces, and let them
simmer in gravy. Take a part of n
head of red cabbage, cut it in the thin
nest and smallest pieces you can withou,
chopping it, wash it and drain il, and
fry it in fat; this may be part butter
and part dripping or even lard seasoned
with salt and pepper. When it is done,
spread it out on "A platter, moisten with
vinegar and lay the pieces of fowl upon it..
-Springfetd Mass Republican.
If fears are entertained that the
pickle supply is not going to equal the
demand, make some chopped pickle
after this rule; it is appetizing and will
take the place of more expensive pickles:
Chop two quarts of cabbage and two
quarts of celery, put them into por-
celain kettle, pour over them three
quarts of vinegar, half an ounce each OF
crushed white ginger root and tumeric,
one quarter of pound of white mustard
seed, two tablespoonfuls of salt and five
of sugar. Let this cook slowly until the
cabbage is tender M.taoat being soft. =
Boston Budget.