Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-07-31
rARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

the busy season VI tuc yCoi 10
ery farmer should study well. 1t Is
not enough that he works hard sll day
long, scarcely taking time to eat his
meals, IL his work is not done right, In
the right time and in the right way.
Doing the work in the right time Will
save much unnecessary labor, by keep
ing all kinds of farm implements ready
for use whenever needed; keeping
fences ND so as not to be troubled with
runaway cattle: but especially In the
raising of crops it is necessary to be In
time. both in seeding and harvesting
and keeping the weeds down from the
snring of the year, so as not to let them
get start, or they will be hard to con-
auer later in the season.
To DO things in the right way IN
cludes a great deal, and only the out
lines can be given in short article ike
this. The first thing is to do one thihg
Of the time and do it thoroughly, not
b. shifting from one work to another
for I'm this way much time Is loSt.
One thing which is much overlooked is
to have everything handy; have all
kinds of feed close by where is to be led !;
have the corn-crib near to the hog pas
ture, the hay close to the barn or stable,
and water for both cattle and mouse
near at hand, for in this way it will not
take more than half the time to do
chores MS il will if everything that is
fed must BE carried, even if not thought
to be far. 1t is surprising how much
time will be walked away for nothing In
the course of year. Order should be
strictly observed in everything, in hav-
ing place for all kinds OF tools and
having them in their places when nor
:used. While no method can be mechan-
ieally followed in dividing up the labor
on the farm, still it can be arranged Dy
establishing certain rules so as to save
much time. In this way more can DC
done i'm ten hours work than in fourteen
hours where no order is followed !;
therefore it is necessary to plan well be-
fore commencing on all kinds of work.
TAKE CARE OF BABY's MILK.-Too
mnch emphasis cannot be given to the
Injunction to keep milk sweet in hot
weather. The infants natural nourish-
ment needs almost as much care in sum-
mer as does the consumer of it. The
best method of keeping it unchanged,
and therefore wholesome, is to set 1t in i
clean, cold refrigerator as soon as it
comes into the house. When it is needed,
take the pitcher or cup into which it is
to be poured to the refrigerator, not the
milk-pan in the kitchen. Nurses gen.
orally neglect this precaution. Tie pan
is left in the heated outer air for five,
ten, fifteen minutes, thus causing the
milk to ''turn." In the country, where
ice is not readily obtainable, really
good cellar, spring-house, or dairy
through which runs living stream of
water is the next best thing to refrig-
orator. If none of these are at hand
pour the milk intended for the baby into
a clean stone jug, cork it securely, tie
oiled silk over the stopper, and suspend
the vessel in the we'll.
WHITE CAKE.-Two coffee cups of SILL
gar; one coffee cup of butter; the whites
of four eggs; one coffee cup of colo wa
ter; three and half cups of flour, with
three teaspoons of baking powder.
Bea. the butter until light, add sugar
and stir well, then add whites of eggs
mot beaten) and beat all well together,
add the cold water, and then flour and
baking powder.
ORANGE CAKE.-The juice Of six oran .
ges, one-fourth of pound of white SUI
gar, one pint of boiling water, six eggs.
Beat the yolks, add sugar, orange juice
and water, and stir over boiling water
until it thickens. When cool put into
glasses, and pile on each one the
beaten whites sweetened and favored
with little of the grated rind.
CLIPPED PoTAToEs.-Peel raw pota-
toes as thinly as possible, and chip off in
thin, irregular slices, wipe dry with a
napkin, put in the frying basket and
plunge in boiling hot lard until goi-
den brown color, drain free from
grease in front of fire, sprinkle with
salt and serve.
Corn BREAKFAST BREAD.-To one
quart ofmilk add four eggs beaten light,
a teaspoonfull of baking soda, and corn
meal to make very stiff batter.
Bake in deep iron pan in hot oven for
three fourths of an hour, aud serve hot.
Half above quantity will suffice small
family.
CREAM PANCAKEs.-Mixth the yOlks of
two eggs, well beaten, with a pint Of
cream, two ounces of sifted sugar, lit
tie nutmeg, cinnamon, mace. Rub the
pan with bit of butter and fry the pam
cakes thin.
EGG SAUCE.-Boil the eggs hard; cut
them into smll squares and mix them in
good butter sauce, make very hot, and
squeeze in some lemon juice before
serving.
Capt. w. A. Hill, Locust Vale, Madi-
son Co., Va, says he used Powell's Fer
tilizers last fall, on his wheat side by
side with the other brands costing
double the amount of money, on land of
same grade. using the same quantity
600 lbs. to the acre). The Powell's
gave entire satisfaction, doing better
than the higher priced articles. Write
to Brown Chemical Co., Baltimore, Md.