The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
HOME AND FARM.

TO increase the laying, every other
day give ono teaspoonful of cayenne
pepper pulverized, to one dozen fowls
with their common food. Keep them
free from lice. Western Rural.
Tea is best made in an earthenware
tea pot, which should be kept dry, for
if allowed to remain damp after use
it becomes musty. The water should
always boil when the tea is added. Tea
is not wholesome taken on empty
mach.-Erchange. -,
-Thimbles lined with india rubber
are now employed and are said not to
fall off SO easily as the ordinary unlined
thimble. They are also warmer to the
skin, and free from the metallic crust"
which sometimes takes the form Of YER
digris, substance of poisonous nature.
IN. E.. Farmer.
Fried Cakes: One beaten egg, three
heaping tablespoonfuls of sugar, three
tablespoonful of melted shortening, six
tablespoonful of sour milk or butter
milk, one teaspoonful of salt and one
small teaspoonful of soda. Flavor with
nutmeg. Flour to make as stiff as bis
cuit.-The Caterer.
-Frittcrs: One pint sweet milk, the
yolks of three eggs, stirred in thick
batter with -four, pinch of salt and
three tablespoonfuls Of baking powder;
lastly, add the whites of the eggs, we'll
beaten. Drop into hot lard and cook
until done in about q teaspoonful of
dough for cake.-The Household.
There is much good feed in the
pumpkin, but for the hog it should be
cooked and either meal or grain mixed
with it. In this way a supply of pump
kins can be made to greatly lessen the
cost of fattening pork. During the last
month of feeding the hogs should be
given grain exclusively to harden the
pork and make it shrink less-M Y
Herald. -l.
in sections of the country where
exen are used for draft purposes, it
is found that the labor Of 'breaking" is
greatly facilitated and lessencd by
early training; and an early begin
ming to accustom the young steers
to the yoke, as well as the halter,
economies much time, and makes
better ox-teams ''Just as the twig is
bent, the tree is inclined. ''-Y0ronto
MdW. ,..... .a
Speak of Furnishing Il horse, always
be careful about using q whip on horse
you don't know; see how differently
horses take a whipping; just like young
sters-some will trembie and lose their
spirit, others will become stubborn and
balk; q spunky one will jump right out
of your hands, and you migh not get
him back in time enough to save
broken wagon OF head. Chicago Trib-
ane.
-spiced Grapes: Eight quarts of
grapes (the wild grapes are used),
seven pounds of brown sugar, two table
spoonfuls each of ground cloves and
allspice. Take off the skins, boil the
pulps till tender, then strain through
sieve. Boil the skins in one pint OF
vinegar with the spices two hours, using
judgment as to when it is cooked enough;
add the pulps and boil slowly little as
for jelly; when like jelly. put up hot in
glasses.-Boston Budget.
1t will not pay farmers to attempt
growing evergreens from seed. While
very small the plants are tender and
need protection alike from sun and cold.
Nurserymen manage it by stretching
covers Of some sort over the plants in
the rows. These covers remain during
the season. Even with this precaution
many trees are lost. Young eyergreens
in the forest get this protection natural
" from the shade Of trees. and through a
large proportion Of all that start fail,
enough are left to reach maturity.-M
7. Times.