St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-12-11
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

Cows that are good mixers are
voracious feeders.-Prdirte Farmer.
Coffee cake should be wrapped.
while warm, in a napkin. and there
remain till cut.-The Household.
Bran and shorts moistened with
water or buttermilk should constitute
the morning feed of every flock of law
ing Cleveland Leader.
An Indiana farmer advocates cut
ting off the tops OF potato vines when
they grow too rank. and states that he
has increased the yield by so doing.
Plaster of Paris ornaments may
be cleaned by covering them with a
thick layer of starch. letting it dry
thoroughly and then brushing with a
stiff brush.
The american Cultiuator tells its
readers to save all the feathers from
chickens and other fowls. Use the
best for pillows, ETC., and put the
others, which are rich in ammonia, in
the manure heap.
The best drug for poultry Is car
bolic acid. Get a pint of the crudest
for fifty cents, put one ounce in one
gallon of water. and sprinkle it with
broom all over the chicken-hou and
its furniture once a month.-Albdny
Journal.
Election Cake: Three and one-half
pounds of flour, one pound of sugar,
one-half pound of butter, three eggs,
one cup of yeast and one quart of new
milk. Let it rise over night. Add rails
ins, cinnamon and Toledo
Blade.
Drowned Crackers: Dissolve an
even tablespoonful of salt in a pint of
cold water. split some hard crackers
Dents or BOSTON,, dip the halves one
by one in the salt water, butter them
and place in the oven to crisp. Eat hot
for tea.-Boston Post.
Corn stalks have much less sweet
ness in them before they blossom or
tassel. as it is usually called. Analysis
shows this, and q cow given her choice
of the two confirms the verdict of
chemical science. The stalks improve
until the ears are fully formed and be.
gin to Chicago Herald.
1t will surprise old poultry growers
to learn that the common hawk is re-
garded as valuable bird. He destroys
one hundred field mice for every chick
en-, and if there be a fair amount of
shrubbery around the hen yard very
few chickens will be lost from his dep
redations.-N. !. Times.
Ginger Snaps: Three cups OF
flour, seven tablespoonful melted
shortening. one tablespoonful ginger,
one scant teaspoon salt Put all these
ingredients in pan and pour over one
pint of boiling molasses (New Orleans
makes the besD; mix well together
and add flour enough to knead: roll thin
and bake quick. -Phiiadetphia CaR.
Grape Pie: Pop the pulps out OF
the skins into one vessel and put the
skins in another. Then simmer the
pulp little and run it through colan-
der to separate the seed. Next put the
skins and pulp together and they are
ready for Juggling or for pies. Pies
prepared in this way are nearly as good
as plum pie, and that is very good
Household.
Try these waffles for breakfast or
lunch: Pass one pint of warm, soft
boiled rice through sieve and add to
it small teaspoonful of salt, one table
spoonful of -four sifted with two tea
spooafuls of baking powder. Beat the
whites of three eggs to stiff broth.
Beat the yelks of three eggs rs light as
possible and mix with three gills of
milk; stir the mixture into the rice and
-four and add an ounce of melted but
ter; add the frothed whites; mix all
together and pour into the
waffie-iron, baking delicate brown.
The waifle-iron should be heated, well
CREASED and filled two-thirds full with
the mixture.