The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-11-27
USEFUL INFORMATION.

From advance sheets of the American Agricul-
turist for December we take the following items of
interest:
Lipe No animal does as well as it should
that is not comfortable. Study the comfort of all
kinds of live stock Regular feeding, wholesome
feed, pure water and comfortable lairs are essen
tial. Horses need fresh air, without draughts,
and light. These are less important for neat
stock. Sheep require pure air, but light is less
important and darkness is favorable for the quiet
and rapid fattening of Illuminating animals.
Warmth is especially important for all kinds of
stock which have been fed for slaughter, and
which are being held for better market prospects
....... Poultry.--Give winter fowls a chance to
"roost" on the manure pile; keep them warm !;
provide busting boxes; if possible light, close,
well-ventilated quarters and sunshine; runs under
sunny sheds; a variety of food; warm feed, like
boiled potatoes mashed warm, with meal mix ed
through it, at noon daily; gravel, crushed bone
and oyster shells, or other form of lime and pure
water renewed daily, and eggs will be abundant
even in zero weather.
Eqgs Jy Weight.-Isn't it strange that we buy
and sell eggs by number instead of by weight?
Number does not show their value; weight does
Some eggs weigh twice as much as others. What
justice or business sagacity is there in paying the
same price for one as for the other? Is not the
farmer who sells a large egg for the same price
that his neighbor sells small one cheated? And
is not the buyer of the small egg cheated? Just
as we'll might butter be sold by rolls, the small roll
bringing as much as the large one. We do not
buy or sell butter by the number of rolls, or meat
by the number of pieces, or cheese by number;
nor should we sell eggs by number.
If eggs were bought and sold by weight, the
value of certain breeds of fowls would be changed.
Now the breed that furnishes the grertest number
of eggs is the most profitable; then 1t would be
A. kbok hod fha last Wai
Some breeds are remarkable for the smallness of
their eggs such breeds would suffer in popular
ity, while the fowls that lay large eggs would
gain. This would work only justice, however, to
the fowls, as it would to their owners and the
consumers. Clearly eggs should be sold by
weight. Then why does not every one insist upon
it?
The Christmas Plum Puddng.-Beat seven eggs
thoroughly, add one pound of white sugar, one
and half pound of raisins, stoned and chopped,
the same quantity of currants washed and dried,
and quarter of pound of citron sliced, and all
three dredged with flour. Now add one pound of
suet chopped fine and freed from strings, and if
you are an amateur cook, let us whisper right
here, that if you sprinkle flour over the suet, the
process of freeing it from strings will be very
much facilitated. Stir in next the juice and
grated rind of one orange, two wine-glasses OF
brandy, half pound of -four, and half pound
of grated bread one tablespoonful each Of CHINA
mon, cloves, and mace, and milk sufficient to make
a somewhat stiff batter. Boil in mold or Toured
bag for five hours. In boiling buildings it is es
sential that they be plunged at first into rapidly
boiling water, and that the water never be allow
ed for an instant to stop boiling.
A plain and cheap sauce is made by stirring
tablespoonful of cornstarch dissolved in cold water,
into one pint of boiling water; add one table
spoonful of butter, four of sugar, and glass of
brandy. Those who prefer not to use liquors in
cooking may substitute lemon juice and nutmeg;
syrup from canned raspberries, currants or straw
berries is o delicious addition to pudding sauce