The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-12-17
FARM AND Hous EHoLD.

Serve fried oysters with a gravy
made from hot water and the drippings
of the pan they are fried in, and send
to table with bordering Of mashed
potato The Caterer.
Where wire-feneing is not easily
obtained, the poultry yards may be
fenced with laths, which will last two
seasons. Laths make a cheap fence,
but the wire netting is more durable
Troy Times.
Tin vessels rust and are often
worthless in a few weeks, because, af-
ter washing, they are not set on the
stove for a moment, or In the sun, to dry
thoroughly before they are put away
Christian at Work.
Many cooks consider it a great i'm.
provement upon ordinary apple sauce
which is to be served with roast goose
or with pork, to rub it through a
cOlander, and then to beat it with a
spoon until it is very light and almost
like a pulp Exchange.
Ginger snaps: Put in a dish one.
half teaspoonful of saleratus, one-hali
teaspoOnful of ginger, one-half tea
spoonful of salt and One-half cup OF
butter. To this add one cup of boiling
mOlasses, mix these and let it cool, put
flour enough to roll thin and bake in a
hot Oven.-Dctroit Tribune.
Caramel cake: Two eggs. one cup
of sugar, one-half cup of milk, one
fourth cup of butter, one and one-hall
cups of flour, one teaspoonful of cream
of tartar and One-half teaspOOnful OF
soda. Filling-One cup of sugar,
three-fourths cup of milk, butter the
size of an egg, stir while boiling, boil
fifteen minutes, beat until cold, flavor
to taste.-IOIedO Blade.
Ham toast: Chop very fine small
bits of boiled ham, with not much fat.
To one pint of chopped ham add two
well-beaten eggs, half a teacupful of
sweet cream or milk, a little pepper,
and, if necessary, salt, an eighth of a
teaspOonful of dry mustard. Heat this
mixture thoroughly; when hot spread
over slices of toasted bread which has
been dipped in hot, sailed water, and
well buttered. -H0uSelUte
To prevent manure from fire-fang-
ing make holes in The heap and pour
cold water in them. Manure must heat
if it decomposes, and water will often
hasten the process, but when it becomes
so heated as to fre-fang the result will
be a loss. Frequent turning over of
the heap. which exposes it to the air,
cools it. A pint of sulphUric acid and
pail of water sprinkled through the
mass with some suitable vessel will de-
compose it and also prevent loss
Western Rural.
Ounce Bread: Allow one apple for
every six ounces. Boil the ounces
and apples in water until they are soft;
then peel them, remove the cores, and
press the pulp through sieve. To
every pound of pulp allow one pound
of sugar. Clarity the sugar and then
put in the pulp, adding a little finely
grated lemon peel. Boil until perfectly
stiff, stirring constantly. Then put
the mass in mOlds or paper cases and
dry in a cool oven. The bread" must
be stiff enough to cut in slices.-Boston
Budget.
The Western Rural says: CAS- to
special grains, we name buckwheat as
one of the most valuable for the pro-
ductiOn of eggs. Sunfower seeds
should also be included in the bill of
fare of all well-regulated poultry yards.
The large amount of oil they contain
seems to be especially valuable for
young, growing chickens. They also
give a gloss and brilliancy to the
feathers probably unequaled by any
other food. Even when fed in large
quantities no bad effects follow. as the
husks or shell must be taken with the
meat"