The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-01
HOME AND FARM.

Time spent in thoroughly prepAr-
80 the land before seeding will be moro
shen made up by the labor saved in cul-
s;r{fiug, the saving of seed. and Of in
creased yield. Troy Times.
When it is desirable to promote the
.rowth of a horses hoofs the best
method is to keep them frequently wet. /
The SIMPLE application of water is all
that is necessary.-Chicdgo Times. /
"A Wisconsin farmer recommends
IS sure cure for potato bugs to plant
one or two flax seeds in each hill of POI
tatoes. He says the bugs will shun it
every time, and for ten years he has
been successful in growing potatoes.
Corrosive sublimate. dissolved at
the rate of one pound of the poison to
five gallons of water, will keep wood
from decay in nearly all situations. The
wood must be well seasoned. so. that
the pores will be entirely filled by the
lquid.-M. Y. Herald.
The loss from feeding grain whole
70 domestic animals is well understood
by intelligent farmers. Some have
found by careful experiment that
grinding corn increases the value as
seven is to five. when fell to swine.
making gain of forty bushels in every
hundred.-N. E. Farmer.
notwithstanding the numerous So
called ssmilk tests" for determining
the adulteraton of milk with water,
there is good authority for saying that
unless the quantity Of water is excess
sive in proportion. its presence can not
be successfully detected by any known
test.-Sdss francisco Chronicle.
White pound cake: Two coffee
cups Of white sugar; three-fourths OF
y coffee cup of butter. one coffee cup OF
milk, three cups of flour, whites OF nine
eggs, two teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der, grated rind of one lemon, str the
butter and sugar to cream, add the milk
and -four, and last the whites of eggs
whipped to stiff froth.-Thc House
hold. .s-ssss
Mutton Collops: Cut some very
thin slices from cold leg or the chump
end of loin of mutton; sprinkle them
with pepper, salt. pounded mace.
minced savory herbs. and minced
shalot: fry them in butter, stir in a
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pint of gravy and one tablespoonful Of
lemon-iuice; simmer very gently for
about FIVE or seven minutes, and serve
immediately Toledo Blade.
a porcelain kettle is recommended
for soup kettle or to make stock in.
The soup made in it will not be injured
BY standing in it as it often is in an
IRON kettle. but it is best, if you have a
quantity of stock, to have large earth
en- bowl or dish that is lighter and more
easily handled to keep the stock in. II
you wish your soup stock to be gela-
tinous put broken bones into it and let
them simmer in it for several hours
Prairie Farmer.
Gravy for Roast Turkey: There is
great art in the preparation of gravies,
q greasy, oily gravy spelling the best
cooked fowl or joint. Remove the tur-
key from the pan. skim off every parti-
Gle of oil. and leave just as much of the
drippings as you think will be sufficient
to I'll your gravy-boat; add to them a
little boiling water, and stir in smooth
~ tablespoonful of Drowned flour,
made previously into paste with the
smallest quantity of cold water; let the
gravy come to boil as you stir it con-
stantly, and it will be ready to serve,
Exchange.