Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-08-12
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

The best guards against drought
are keeping the soil deep, rich, clean
and mellow on the surface.
An Anti-Dyspeptic Puddihgi Take
four large crackers and roll them with
the rolling-pin. Put this in one quart
of milk and beat into it an egg Bake
till it just comes to boil. 1t is best
sweetened after baking. Philadelphia
Call.
Sow the flower seeds light Many
fail to terminate, solely because they
are planted too deep. A stick flattened
at the end will be found a help in
planting. Make a shallow hole with
the fat end of the stick and scatter the
seeds in it, covering lightly.-M Y
Telegram.
= Best Corn Cake: One egg, one-hali
cup Of sugar, one cup of sweet milk,
one cup of Indian meal, one cup OF
flour, one teaspoonful of soda, two
teaspoonftils of cream-tartar. Bake in
square loaf or in thin sheet in a
dripping pan, and cut in squares, or in
small ns.-Baptist Weekly.
The secret of making good hay is
to prepare it as quickly as possible,
and with as little exposure to the
weather, and as little waste of the
natural juices, as circumstances will
allow. When we are enabled to do
this, the hay will be sweet, fragrant
and of greenish color.-CteveLand
| Leader.
The brown leaves on strawberry
plants are caused by fungus growth
and are evidence of disease. This
fungus, unlike most others, thrives in q
high temperature. and, therefore, some
means of shading the plants, is advised
to prevent it, The spread of the fun.
gus may be arrested by picking off the
leaves and burning them. Exchange
Apple Dumplings: Pare six good
sized apples, take out the core so as to
leave the apple whole, place them in a
deep bread tin, and pour the following
batter over them: One cup of sour
cream, one-half cup of sugar, three
eggs, one-half teaspoonful of soda, one
and one-half cups of flour and little
salt. Steam one hour.-The Household.
"A lady sends to the american
analyst the following recipe for pre-.
serving cheese from mold, which she
vouches for as infallible, she having
used it successfully during twenty-five
years of housekeeping experience:
"Cover the cheese with piece of cot
ton or linen cloth, saturated with
strong vinegar. 1t will preserve the
cheese as fresh as when first cut, pre-
vent mold. and no flies or insects will
touch it. This | know is excellent.
The taste of the cheese is in no wise
affected by the vinegar"
Where room is abundant bed OF
hardy roses, if kept in good shape, is
very attractive. Roses do not stand
being crowded in with other shrubs,
or being planted against fences OF
buildings very well. Their best place
is in centrally located bed cut in the
lawn, allowing plenty of AIR and sun.
shine. Circular or oval forms of beds
are pleasing ones. The plants may be
set two or three feet apart each way
starting near the edge. Setting plants
of other kinds in the bed between the
roses is not advisable. - Western Rural
One cup of butter, two cups o.
sugar, one cup of sweet milk, two and
half cups of flour, the whites of sever
eggs, two even teaspoonfuls of baking
powder, one pound each of seeded
raisins, figs, dates and blancheo
almonds, and ene-quarter of pounC
of citron, all chopped fine. Mix al
thoroughly before adding the fruit
Put baking powder in the flour anC
mix well before adding it to the othe
ingredients. Sift little -four over thu
fruit before stirring it in. Bake slowly
and try with a splint to see when it j
done. - Boston Bu2oet