The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-07-07

The bearing of these laboratory re-
suits on the art of making a good
cup of tea is obvious.
CURE FOR WARTS.
The juice of the common milk
weed will generally cure warts on
the hand or face. 1t is an inexpen-
sive and painless application, and
much preferable to cutting the ex-
crescences out, which will not al
ways extirpate them. 1t will prob
ably serve the same purpose on the
teats of COWS, where warts often
come and cause much Inconvenience
in milking.
USES OF AMMONIA.
A few drops of ammonia in hard
water will not only soften it but will
remove dirt better than soap. 1t is
always a good article to use when
bathing the person, and the water
in which it is diluted makes an ex-
cellent stimulant to house and other
plants. 1t is the slight trace of am
monia absorbed by Summer rains
which makes these showers so help
full to all kinds of vegetables.
MUFFINs.
Three pounds of flour, one quarter
pound of yeast powder, three eggs,
half a pound of sugar, three ounces
of butter. Mix the powder dry in
with the -four; in another pan rub
the sugar and butter we'll together,
then add the eggs and beat to a thin
batter; then add the -four and wet
with milk beat thoroughly fill the
rings and bake in a quick oven.
These mullins are good cold as we'll
as hot.
CURRANT CAKE.
Cream three ounces of butter with
two ounces of powdered sugar and
three eggs, n at a time, using one
ounce Of flour with each egg, and
beat well until quite smooth. Add
n n Of citron, finely minced,
and pour the mixture into buttered
cups or moulds. Have an ounce and
a half of currants nicely cleaned, and
sprinkle them over the tops Of the
cakes. Bake in a moderate oven
until light brown.
STEWED APPLES WITH RICE.
Scoop out the cores and peel some
fine russett apples, and stew them
in clarified sugar. Boil some rice in
milk with a pinch of salt, a few strips
of lemon peel and sugar enough to
sweeten it. Leave on the fire until
the rice is quite soft and has absorb
ed nearly all the milk, remove the
lemon peel and place in a dish ar
range the stewed apples on the rice
and put in the oven until it is of a
pretty golden color.
COOKING ONIONS.
Different methods are recommend
ed. Boiling in two waters we'll sailed
or letting them lie in cold water, is
thought to be effective. Boiling in
milk used to be thought the best
way to remove the rank flavor, but
the onions we are able to purchase
now, even in the country, are not so
strong in odor or taste as was the
onion of our fathers. The Bermuda,
the ideal onion of the Spanish, needs
nothing beyond boiling in two
waters.
ICED COFFEE.
One pound best coffee, one gallon
of water, two quarts of milk, half
pound of loaf sugar, rough ice and
freezing salt. Boil the water and
pour it over the ground coffee, which
should be slightly warmed allow it
to stand for half an hour, then strain
off the clear portion through a cloth,
add the milk and sugar, then pour
it into a freezer, pack the freezer
we'll around with ice and salt, let it
stand in ice about one hour before
using. Serve the coffee in small
cups.
CHICKEN PIE.
Cook and season the chicken, lay
it in a baking dish, put pieces of.
butter on the chicken, thfcken the
gravy with one tablespoonful Of
flour to one quart of gravy let it
come to a scalding heat, pour over
the chicken to just cover; have
about two quarts of gravy, then
have ready a nice crust, rolled a lit
tie thinner than for biscuit, cut
places for steam to escape, lay the
crust over the pie. With only one
crust you will have a good, light
one, thus avoid soaking the crust