The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-11-12
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

-Soft-Wooded plants should be
placed nearest the light in the window
| garden, and the hard or smooth-leaved
plants occupy the back ground. De
troll Tribune.
The fat from chickens is delicate,
| and may be used for any cooking pur-
pose where butter is required, for
| moistening croquettes, or even in cake
| or pastry. A little added to the stutfing
OF fowls enriches it, Chicago Journal.
An accommodating cake without
butter or milk: Beat six eggs very light
| with Dover, add cup and half of
sugar and beat again; then lightly stir
in a cup and half of sifted flour. A
teaspoon baking powder in the flour,
| and tablespoon vinegar m " be used,
but neither are essential. Exchange.
Picked Onions: After pouring
boiling water on them. peel; put them
in weak brine, changing it every day
for five days; then dram dry. Take
vinegar to cover, add pepper, CHINA
mon, few cloves, some pieces horse
radishi boil all in the vinegar; pour on
when cold. Toledo Blade.
One of the first plants to change
from green TO scarlet is the poison ivy.
Beware of it. Remember, the poison
vine has three leaves in a cluster; the
leaves of the harmless woodbine are in
clusters of five. Another gray-hued
plant of the early autumn is the poison
sumac or the poison oak.-N y Tel
egrana.
When piece of meat is boiled the
Kettle should always be set aside for
the liquor to cool, then the fat can be
removed from the top in a solid cake.
Remnants of fat beef, steak or roast
with the pot skimmings should be
'tried OUT in an iron kettle or spider,
skinned carefully, strained through
fine strainer, and it will then be excel
lent shortening for bread or biscuit, or
with part lard answers we'll for com
mon pastry. Boston Post.
"A carpet can be frightened and
cleaned by scattering corn-meal or
salt over it and giving a second sweep
ing. 1t should be thoroughly swept
first, however 1t will also look clean
much longer if a tablespoonful of
pearline be dissolved in pail of warm
water, and the carpet lie wiped with
flannel cloth wrung out of this. Change
the water as often as it gets much
soiled. If oilcloth be occasionally
rubbed with mixture of beeswax and
turpentine, it will last longer. Tile
Household.
A writer in Gardeners MAGAZINE
says: 1t is admitted that in the act of
Growing bird stands up, and then
stretches his neck to its full extent. A
small lath, loosely suspended about
eighteen inches above the perch, will
obviate this 1t in no way inter-
feres with the bird s roostlng, but the
moment chanticleer contemplates
nuisance the swinging lath comes gent
ly into contact with his comb and eff
fectually stops him. / have a dozen
birds, and none of them presume to
crow till the hour that let them out.
1t is not wise to put leaves for pro-
lection thickly over plants They hold
moisture and rot instead of protect
and often breed midew, which is as
bad as cold 1t is bright light, to-
gether with frost. that Injuries plants
and enough leaves to shade is all that
is required. This is why evergreens-
such as rhododendrons and kalmias-
suffer so much in winter Something
to keep off the sun is as beneficial as
something to keep off the frost. For
this reason the ground is itself good
protector. Many tender fruits can be
taken care OF by bending the branches
and covering with earth.-.M Y
Herald.