The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02
HOME AND FARM.

Whitening inside is a good thing to
do. It makes the rooms OF a house ne"e
or and more wholesome.
-Mouldiness is occasioned by tho
Growth of minute vegetation. Ink,
haste. leather and seeds most frequently
suffer bv it. A Glove will prevent it; any
essential oil will answer equally WE'LL
Cleveland Leader.
The best grass tor an orchard IS un'
doubtedly orchard grass with red clover;
or red clover alone. Plenty OF SEED
should be used. Cut when weeds make
their appearance, afterward pasture
with hogs or sheep.-Westerm Rural.
"A farmer in Central New York,
where many beans are raised, says the
best crops are produced when they are
planted in hills two feet apart each way
and the soil worked with a narrow Gull
tivator. He advises planting from five
to seven beans in a hill.
To make good rusks take one pint
of milk, one cup of yeast; mix it thin;
when light add twelve ounces OF brown
sugar, two ounces of butter, four eggs,
flour sufficient to make stiff as bread;
when risen again, mold and spread it
on tins.-The Caterer.
A writer in the Poultry Keeper
keeps what he calls homemade tine
ture of IRON in a bottle of water in
which handful of rusty nails has
been placed. A little of this placed in
the hens drinking-water adds greatly
to their health, he thinks, but it may be
doubted.
-Whitewash is to some extent dis
infectant, and should be used in cellar
and kitchen closets not less than oncea
year, twice being better. A good white.
wash is made of one peck of Stacked
lime, pound and a half Of white Wit
riol, pound of salt and half pound
of melted glue. the salt and glue keep
ing the wash from rubbing off. Fol
cellars the Stacked lime is sufficient
albany Journal.
! For milk pudding put one quart
of milk on where it will cook slowly,
Wash half teacupful of rice andstir il
into the milk, and occasionally stil
this until twenty minutes before using
then put tablespoonful Of sugar and ;
small piece of butter, and bake twenty
minutes. This, sometimes called pool
mans pudding, is wholesome and pal
atable. It is better to be three hour:
in cooking.-Boston Globe.
-Horseradsh should be planted a
early in the season as possible, or jus
as soon as the ground can be properl.
. prepared, and if large roots are desire'
the soil can not be made too rich AM
} deep. In planting always use sets
These are the rootlets or branches 0
the main root, which are too small TO
table use. They are cut into piece
, about four or five inches in length, an
in such manner that there will be NJ
danger in setting the roots upside down
Sets planted upside down will neve
] make good roots. -Prairie Farmer.
Sweet Waters: Six eggs, one pin
flour; two ounces melted butter, on
: and one-half cups powdered sugar, on
: cup milk and one teasponful nutmeg
Beat whites and yelks separately an
very stiff, rub the sugar and butter tt
: gether, and work in first the yelks, the
y the milk and then flour and whites
Bake in well-buttered wafer or waffle
irons very quickly, browning as little ;
possible. Roll them while hot upon
smooth, round stick, not larger tina
! your little finger, slipping it out carr
!. fully when the cake takes the rigl
8 shape. These little cakes are an a
- ceptable addition to any tea or supp'
IL !. table, and look well among fancy cak
- in basket.-Bosto,1 Budget.