The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1885-07-15
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FARM AND FlRE5lDE'
TO prevent door from creoking
apply a little soap TO the hinges.
Laundry starch makes the best
paste for scrap books, because age does
not turn 10 yellow.
Straw mating may be cleaned with
cold water in which some salt Is dis
solved, using q coarse cloth and not q
brush. The salt prevents the straw
from turning yellow.
The hog-pen should be always lio-
orally bedded with straw, not only
where the pigs sleep but the yard out
side, where they run Unless this yard
is well bedded much of the liquid MAJ
nure will be lost.-Prajrio Farmer.
-Ithas been discovered recently by
medical men that "umpiaw,h " as it is
called or Jumps found on the jaws of
cattle, are sometimes caused by decayed
teeth. lt is not known how much the
poor brutes suffer with the toothache.
A mixture Of lard and snuff is the
California remedy for lice on stock.
This ointment does not need TO be APP
piled to the entire animal, but a ring of
it two or three inches wide made COM
pletely around the neck will have the
desired effect
Stuffed onions. Take three or
four largo Spanish onions, boil them
slightly and cut them in half Take
out the centers and the rings of the
onions will form small cups, which
should be filled with the same siuiling
as that used for tomatoes. Fry or bake.
~ y HcrdId.
1t is not desirable to pasture COWS in
woodlands, especially in early spring.
/ The grass grown under the shade is less
| nutritious and the animals are apt to
! find many wild plants, the flavor of
which spoil the milk for any use This
! is especially true i'm woods where wild
| garlic abounds -Rurai Ncw IOrtcr
When YOU are tired of plain boiled
or fried eggs, try this way of serving
them for breakfast: Butter pie plat.
| and cover the bottom with fine bread
crumbs then break up enough eggs for
your family and drop them ON tine plate
| and cover them with a layer of bread
crumbs; sprinkle pepper and salt over
this and put some little Jumps of butter
over IT, Bake i'm a quick oven for five
minutes. Boston BUdgk
One of the best and most couven-
lent receptacles for table cutlery is q
canton flannel knife case tackled to the
inside of cupboard dOor-tO be SO
constructed that there win be u separate
compartment for each knife Or fork.
Tae flannel is sure to absorb any mo ST.
ure left on a knife by carelessn,ss or
by accident, and the whole affair is
ornamental White canton ilaunc
bound with scarlet dress braid /.
prettest. -ECrhaHyc.
Hens eggs were i'm great GENERA
tiOn with the anc cnts. The Roman.
exhibited them with great reverence ia
their festivals of Ceres. The Greek,
equally honorcd them. The Japa1cs.
are very fond of eggs. They eat then
al dessert like fruit, and very often will
oranges The rich japanese arr very
particular concerning them. They vii
not eat those of fowls which have full
liberty aad feed ON what they p cI up
They must be fed on rice, and they mus
lay their eggs in rooms prepared TO
that purpose.
Buns: One quart of bread sponge
three pounds of flour, three-qUartrrs o
Il pound of butter one pound of suga
and milk rs required. Into a pint o
water stir enough flour to make a smootI
.. batter, add nearly apint of yeast, cover
set in a warm place and let rise Cream
the butter and sugar together, rub tn
-four in by haudfuls work smooth adj
the sponge and milk enough to make
soft dough, knead well and set 10 ris
over night. In the morning kncal
= lightly and roll into sheets half an inc
thick, cut into small round cakes an
put in a buttered tin to rise. Whe
,, light bake in a quick oven. When don
wash over with the yelk of an egg an
= dust with powdered sugar Tile HOUSE
hold.