The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-07-03
HOME AND FARM.


Old trees should be cultivated more
than they are. They are usually neg
lected for the young trees.-M T. In
dependent.
To make rice griddle cakes take one
pint of flour, one cup of cold boiled
rice, one teaspoon of salt, two eggs
well beaten, milk to make a tolerably
thick batter; beat altogether well. Bake
on griddles.-Erchamge.
To make cologne-water try this
rule: To one quart of alcohol allow
three drachms Of oil Of lavender. one
drachm Of oil ofrosemary, three drachms
each of oil of bergamot and essences of
lemon, and three drops of cinnamon
Detroit Post.
White Muffins.-One quart of flour,
one pint of sweet milk, two eggs well
beaten. two teaspoons baking powder.
large tablespoon of butter. to be melted
and put in the milk; little salt; add
the milk and melted butter to we'll
beaten eggs; lastly. add the flour; bake
in muffin tins.--7he Household.
Henry Ives thinks the farmer ought
to know which way the wind blows
diligently lay out the work for the day.
A good weather vane. therefore, on
the peak of his barn has more than q
merely ornamental value Cleveland
Leader.
Pneumonia is noticed this spring
in connection with biliousness, '.b l;ous
pneumon a" being a common form of
the disease. Simple living and a lemon
before breakfast will make one less
liable to an attack of biliousness, and
strengthen the system to resist pneu-
monia. Chicago Times.
Heavy soils are always benefited
by an add ton of sand. Leaf mould
and well decomposed stable manure
are excellent for any soil. heavy or
light. Fresh. coarse manure should be
av oided in flower beds. and if no other
is obtainable it should be broken up
well and composted with SOIL Chicago
Times.
Sponge Drops: Heat to a froth
three eggs and cup of sugar. Stir
into this one heaping cup of sifted
flour. in which one teaspoonful of
cream of tartar has been mixed. Dis
solve half teaspoonful of soda in a
very little hot wa.er. add last. after
beating well. Flavor with lemon,
nutmeg or vanilla. Butter tin sheets
with washed butter, free from salt. and
1rop the mixture IN teaspoonfuls upon
them about three inches apart. Bake
in quick oven. Serve with ice
cream.-BoSton Budget.
A nice tart may be made of one
pint of molasses. boiled five minutes,
then add piece of butter the SIZE of a
walnut, squeeze of lemon and a CRATE
of nutmeg. Beat two eggs very light,
and stir slowly into the boiling mo-
lasses. If eggs are scarce, or you do
not choose to use them, you can take
two spoonfuls of flour. aud stirring it
up free from lump in little water, put
it in the molasses and let boil two or
three minutes. Bake in an undercrust
only. and put twisted strips of the
paste over the top.-Boston Transcript.
Many a man has broken his back
| and lost his heart on a poor farm
bad management. He has spread his
labor and capital over one hundred
acres, when by combining himself to
twenty-five or thirty he might have be-
come happy and rich. The way to re-
pair such an error is to begin with one
field and get that into good condition,
and let the rest lie. and so 60 on
through the farm. One rich field will
then make it easy to enrich another OF
two; and while the beginning is slow,
it is downhill work. and as the end is
nearly reached progress is fast and
easy.-N. Y. Times.