The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-23
FARM mi

Barley is excellent for beginning to
fatten cattle, as there is less danger
they will cloy on it than on CONN.
E. Farmer.
White china, with gold bands and
the monogram in large gold letters on
rim. is coming again into fashion, and
very satisfactory it is, since one may
then be certain Of being able to replace
delphia News.
Potato chips: Cut them round in
long strips like peeling an apple and
throw them into cold water. Dry them
thoroughly in a cloth and fry them in
hot fat using a frying basket for the per-
pose. As soon as they are nicely col
ored, drain before the fire, sprinkle with
salt and serve.-M. Y. Herald.
"A brilliant black varnish for iron,
stone or wood can be made by thorough
ly incorporating ivory black with COM
mon shellac varnish- The mixture
should be laid on very thin. But ordi-
nary coal tar varnish will serve the
same purpose in most cases quite as
well, and it is not nearly so expensive.
Chicago Journal.
One of the most delicious dessert
dishes for this season of the year, and
one which has never to the writer's
knowledge met with a word of aught
but praise, is this very simple recipe:
Slice an equal number of oranges and
bananas, and add to suit the taste, a
little preserved pineapple and powdered
sugar. The resulting salad is served
co1d.-N. Y. Post.
Mr.. William H. Brewer, Professor
of Agriculture in the Sheffield Scientific
School and President of the New Haven
Board of Health, lectured on ''Cholera"
recently in Hartford, in the course of
his remarks saying that he had little
which, he thought, would probably
reach us, but by no means certainly. 4
quarantine was useful, but caution on
the part of the people should be the
chief quarantine dependence. Clean
up! said the Professor with emphasis.
Sponge Drops: Beat to a froth
three eggs and n cup of sugar. Stir
into this n heaping cup of sifted flour,
in which one teaspoonful of cream OF
tartar has been mixed. Dissolve half a
teaspoonful of soda in a very little hot
water and add last, after beating we'll
Flavor with lemon, nutmeg or vanilla
Butter tin sheets with washed butter,
free from salt, and drop the mixture in
teaspoonfuls upon them, about three
inches apart. Bake in a quick oven
Serve with ice cream.-Ihe Household
1t is well known that the common
potato is the product of seed which il
its wild state is wholly unfit for food
That the quality of potatoes now, how
ever, depends largely on the soil anG
methods of cultivation is less generally
understood. The potatoes grown on sol
full of vegetable matter will be large
and coarse. In a wet season they will
be ''soggy'' when cooked. If not wei
covered from the sun while growing the
tubers will be green and have a harsh
bitter taste, which is really that O
poison.-Erchange.
Economy counts in the course of {
year, and the care of the kitchen uten
sils, the wash tubs, etc., is by no mean
lost or useless; it is wise also to lool
after the fruit cans; when the fruit i
taken out they should be washed il
warm water, hot ammonia put into then
and be filed with water, and allowed
to stand for an hour or two; then the,
should be rinsed in clear water, ant
the rubbers and tops all be takel
equally good care of, so that wher
they ri needed the next autumn n,
loss may occur.-RuraI NeW Yorker.
Charlotte Russo Pudding: Hea
n and one-half pints of milk to nea
boiling; stir into it the beaten yelks o
four eggs; one-half a tablespoonful Q
corn-starch dissolved in a little col
milk; one-half cup of white sugar; tlavo
with vanilla; let it thicken like custard
lay slices of sponge cake in a deep pud
ding dish and pour over them tn
custard; when cool beat the four white
of eggs, sweeten with one-half a cup {
powdered sugar and spread over tn
pudding and set in the over to brown
Boston Globe.