River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-05-20
hints and Helps.

All the parings and fruit wastes from
the kitchen should be fed out, il for
nothing else. to destroy the insect life
they may contain Almost any COW
will eat five or six quarts of good APP
pies twice a day. if She can get them.
and if store pigs are given one meal "a
day in place OF grain, they will do all
the better for the exchange. Fruit j.
good for human food, and it is equally
valuable as food for most domestic an
imals.
a family table in the warm season
can easily be made attractive rs well as
appetizing by the addition Of the veg
etables and small fruits which the gar
den is ever ready to yield to cultivating
care. And in addition to the rest, q
well-kept garden is an ornament to a
home. adding to its look of plenty, CON
tentmeut, refinement and repose. A
home in the country looks bare and in
hOspi-able without il. SO slight an
addcndum will produce so wonderful
change. By all means keep gar
den.
To renew black silk cut an Irish po-
tato in thin slices and pour over it a
quart Of water, With this sponge the
silk nicely, folding each piece separ-
ately. When all are sponged, with a
warm iron go over the silk ON the
wrong side, and iron till dry.
A delicious apple sauce may be thus
prepared: Pare and sciice thin as
many apples as you wish. Put them
into a tin basin or pudding dish, with
enough sugar to make them sweet, and
q little water. Bake slowly until soft.
They will turn rich red and have
flavor far exceeding stewed apples.
In keeping a horse fat there IS as
much in the driver as n the feed. A
cross aEd nervous driver viii fiji the
horse with fear and dread. and win
rapidly run his horse down. Always
be firm and make it mind, but never
get excited. a cool-headed driver
makes a long-headed horse.
To get rid of white daisies enrich the
land. II is a popularity of this plant
that it viii not overrun rich soil. BY
top-dressing the meadows literally for
several successive seasons, or by en-
riching the soil and raising grain. the
daisies are .run out. The Husband
man considers the advice often given
to attempt determination by cutting
when in blossom as erroneous and sure
to result in disappointment
To prepare spiced beef; ten pounds
round, placed IN large bowl or pan,
rubbed twice a day on each side with a
mixture made Of one pound brown
sugar, two ounces salt. one tablespoon
ful OF puverized saltpetre, one OF pull
verized allspice. one Of cloves and a
little pepper. This extracts juice;
keep beet in it a week boil slowly five
hours; serve cold at lunch or tea.
When a tree is to be transplanted
never leave more branches than are
wanted for mains, four or five at most;
never grow a mass Of unnecessary
limbs to be GROWING, which must be
cut afterwards. much, to the injury Of
the tree: remove them from the head
at first
For cornpones; one quart meal,
sifted: one pint sweet mills; lard, size
Of hens EGG: little salt. Nix well
with hands shape nto pones and bake
brown. DO not make the pnnes too
large. This dough IS too stiff TO be
used vita 3 spoon No eggs used.
A correspondent Of the Ohio Farmer
think neglected butter is doing more
harm to the dairy business than all
other things com bined. 1T is made Of
pure cows milk, but neglected in such