Connecticut western news., 1886-06-02
Gr0ftlmU Treas.


 building his silo he bought and read all the best authorities on cnsilage.
 Grating Trees.
 A statement was recently made in these columns that the American Pomological Society since its organization had ruled out some six hundred varieties of fruit as being unworthy of place in the list of fruits desirable for cultivation. The list might be reduced still more, but the un- profitable trees would still remain to bear occasional crops of inferior fruit, unless tree owners saw fit to abide by the judgment of the fruit committee, and improve their trees by regrafting to bet ter varities. Time and money may be wasted or foolishly spent in grating old trees. It is often better to cut down o1 dig out and begin anew on fresh land and with young trees of the most desir- able sorts. But there are many young healthy trees recently come into bearing which are not true to the name given them by the nurserymen or their agents, and which it may pay to graft over to better varities. Any thrifty, vigorous tree that is not too large will pay for grating if the present variety is unwor- thy of cultivation, and the tree is want cd at all. Our advice is to dig out every worthless old fruit tree on the farm or in the garden, and convert it into fire wood. If allowed to stand it is sure to make breeding ground for injurious insects whose pro- geny will prey upon the fruits of better trees. In these days of harmful insects, never let a tree stand because it is not thought worth cutting down. It is worth destroying, if for no other object than to check the increase of borers, cater pillars and other creeping and flying things. Having cleaned out everything not worthy of keeping, then graft tha inferior varieties to the best kinds known.
 Grating is very simple operation fo, any person with mechanical ingenuity enough to whittle cider tap that will fill smooth, round hole, or who cap sharpen jack-knife to good edge The tools needed are fine saw, strong knife and hammer for splitting the stock, a keen-edged knife for shaping the cions, and some grating wax for covering ths cut surfaces to keep out air and wate, till the parts have had time to unite and heal over. For wax there is probably nothing better than that recently recom mendcd by Dr. Shurtlef, the formula, being 1-2 pounds white resin, ons pound pure beeswax and one pint linseed oil, all to be melted together, and after cooling in cold water, to be worked to g uniform cousistency.-N <. Farmer. Household Hints.
 If meat bakes too fast cover with but tered paper.
 Unslacked lime near meat preserves it by keeping the air dry.
 A cup of strong coffee will remove the odor of onions from the breath. Ham dries less quickly if it remains ir the water in which it is boiled unti 1 cold.
 Parboil old potatoes, putting them on in their skins in salted boiling water for ten minutes, and then finish them by baking in a hot oven for ten minuteI more, or until they show mealy wheh one is broken apart.
 Recipes.
 Breakfast Rolls Without ISoda-Twe eggs, 12 cupfuls of sweet milk, tea, spoonful of salt, and flour enough ta make thick batter. These must be baked in an iron gem pan to be a success, and quick oven is desirable.
 Beef Soup-Takc shank of beef with plenty of beef upon it, put over in cold water, and boil five or six hours the day before using. The next day skim off the grease, put the jelly in soup kettle, and one hour before serving add tunips, car. rots, onions, cabbage and potatoes, chopped fine, in quantity dssired; few tomatoes and little celery improve it. Season with salt and pepper, and drop in few noodles.
 Prmo Pudding-A delicious prune pudding is made by stewing pound oI pruncs till they are soft, remove tn, stones and add sugar to your taste, and whites of three eggs beaten to a stiff froth. Make puff paste for the bottom of the pudding dish. After beating thu eggs and prunes together till they ar, thoroughly mixed, spread them on tn. crust. Bake for half an hour, or until you are sure the crust is done.
 Tea Biscuits-Onc quart of sifted flour, 1-2 cups of sour or buttermilk, one half teaspoonful of salt, one teaspoon' full of soda dissolved in the milk; mix we'll; then roll and beat with the rolling pin till the dough is full of blisters and cracks loudly; roll out and cut with 6 biscuit-cutter, grease the top with but ter, fold one-half over the other; lay on the baking tin, so that the biscuit will not touch. Dip the fingers in milk and rub the tor of each, to glaze them; bake in quick oven.
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