Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-28

greater, while the cost of production
would be correspondingly lessened, aa
well q saving q large quantity of that
which If annually wasted. As tho breeds
have been classified, so have the foods,
and he who undertakes improvement oil
stock will find that thorough knowl.
edge of the breeds and their characters,
tics demands in connection q knowledge
OF proper management, which means the
realization of the greatest possible
quantity from the least cost.
A FAvoR1rE way of serving beef sour
at Galveston, is to pour it while at the
boiing-point into q soup-bowl, in the
bottom of which is placed q crisp
brown slice of toast, then fresh egg il
dropped into it and it is cooked suffi.
GENTLY by the time the soup is partly
eaten, to be delicioue.
VAsEL1NE is said to be q good pre-.
servative for eggs. The vaseGne il
melted with 3 per cent. of salicylic acid
and rubbed on the eggs after they are
thoroughly washed. The coating &c
given may be renewed after awhile. Al
the air is thoroughly excluded, the
eggs, If they are fresh to begin with
ought to keep good for long time.
To give glass the appearance of being
frosted coat it with sulphate of magnesia
diluted with beer with little dextrine
added, or a hot solution of epson salts
and clear solution of gum arabic ap.
piled while warm will do. Beautiful
landscapes, flowers and figures can be
drawn on glass prepared in this manner
by using fine steel point, just as you
void use a pencil in drawing.
HERE is new way to make rice
pudding. Wash a small teacupful OF
rice in cold water; then put it into q
quart of cold milk; add salt and sugar
and vanilla to your taste. and a small
lump Of butter. Put this into the oven
two hours before it is to be eaten; stir
it occasionally. Follow these directions
carefully, however skeptical you may
be, and you will be pleased with the re-.
suit
IF you have shabby waste-paper
basket that is not broken, cover it with
gold or bronze paint and ornament it to
suit your fancy. If you wish to make
it really fine, cover it with q coat OF
mucilage: then while it is still damp
sprinkle rice or sago or barley over it
when quite dry, gild or bronze it. Small
baskets may also be treated in the same
way. Shabby picture frames may be
made las good as new" in the same
manner.
FoR a luxuriant growth of green in
winter, put some Jumps of charcoal in
the bottom of suitable vessel (hya-
cinth glasses), and fill with water. Put
in thrifty slips of English and German
ivy, and the varieties of tradescantia.
If sand is used, place the stems firmly
in it. As the water eva crates fill with
fresh. A beautiful effect is produced
by simply placing a handful of the
heads of wheat in q vase of water
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To bronze straw, or feathers for tips,
to ten cents worth of common varnish
add few drops of Japan drying; with
this liquid and an ordinary long handled
bristle brush, varnish your straw hat,
or whatever you may wish to bron 20.
Then take your gold or silver bronzing
powder, pour it into a small saucer, and
with small piece of velvet dust the
powder over every part of the article
you are ornamenting. Go over the
article until every part is smooth and
even in it's appearance. The feathers
Of ducks and leghorn fowls make beau
tiful tips when bronzed in this manner.
A FAMOUS caterer gives the following
recipe for almond cake: Blanch and
pound in mortar thoroughly eight
ounces of sweet and one of bitter
almonds; add few drops of rose water,
or white of egg every few minutes to
prevent oiling; add six tablespoonful
OF sifted sugar and eight beaten eggs,
sift in six tablespoonfuls of flour, and
work it thoroughly with the mixture,
adding gradually q quarter of pound
of creamed butter. Beat constantly or
it will be heavy. Put q buttered paper
into cake tin, then pour the mixture
into the tin, allowing room for it to rise.
The oven should be a quick oven.