River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-05-13

Take good care Of the mouth and
teeth.
70 polish a stove, rub with news
paper.
Salt increases the heat of the water
in the boiling of potatoes.
{ Never let the sun see the roots of an
evergreen.
All small fruit will grow well any
where in Minnesota. Every farmer
should plant and care for enough 10
supply his family with as much as they
can use.
If YOU have not at least four square
rods of strawberries, plant out some
now.
Half a cup of vinegar in water viii
make an old fowl cook quickly.
TO prevent chapping: wipe the hands
and face perfectly dry, and powder with
pure cOrnstarch.
Lard may be made perfectly sweet
by boiling a raw potato in it.
If nutmegs are good, when picked
with a pin oil will constantly ooze out.
Now is a good time to throw road
dust into the closet vault
Ii YOU cultivate strawberries at all
in the spring, run the cult.vator shat
low, and mulch when the fruit begins to
set.
The wings of turkeys, geese and
chickens are good to wash and clean
windows, as they leave no dust or lint
like cloth.
Look out for the grass around the
gooseberries and currants, it is their
worst enemy.
Raspberries and Strawberries planted
this spring will give a good crop of
fruit next year.
The growing of plants and flowers
for use in perfumery, medicine, and
the culinary art IS most important
branch Of horticultural industry in
that part of France bordering on the
Gulf of Lyons and the Mediterranean
Sea.
Clean up the door yard and lawn.
spread the ashes on the garden, bury
the old bones, old boot and shoes aud
dead cats around the grape vines.
Potato crust for meat pies is made
six large potatoes that have been boil
eel and mashed fine. Add flour enough
to roll and little salt, aud handle a.
little as possible.
Corks NAV be made air and water
tight by keeping them for five minutes
under melted paratiine, they must be
kept down with wire screen. These
corks have perfectly smooth surface
and may be introduced OF drawn out
easily and seal perfectly.
A nice breakfast relish may be made
by slicing cold sweet potatoes and set
ting them in the oven ID warm. Thick
en- some milk or cream with little
flour and season with butter, pepper
and salt. When the potatoes are not
pour the sauce over them AMI serve
Scotch Short Bread. Half pound
of butter and quarter of pound Of
sugar mixed to cream; add one
pound Of stiffed flour, kueed and r5h ii
half an inch thick Bake slowly. If
the cake is preferred very sweet use six
ounces Of sugar.
Every farmer. whether he lives in
the ghborhOod Of a city that has 4
GREAT 1AAIhtls Oh on Nlt llDltttl " 3tst
there are no home markets at all,
should raise plenty of small fruit n
either event there is a good deal Of
money in it, The frontier farmer viii
have a luxury for his family which IS
better than dollars and cents. The
farmer near the city should always re-
s,rve the lion 5 share for his own
household when selling fruit.
The editor Ct Farm Stock and Home
SAYS: As far "a cur observation ex-
tends in this part Of Minnesota. we be-
believe we are justified in saying that
our apple trees have come through tne
winter without blemish. The fruit
buds are plump and sound. The
branches and the trunk Of the trees
are uninjured. Now. if it shall appear
that the roots are all right, the las.
winter will have proved a favorable
one. and yet we had our usual allow
ance Of cold weather