Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-04-12
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.
MIX In boiling always .orms =
peculiar acid. so pinch Of soda should
| be added when beginning to cSok.
"A little turpentine added a. they
boil viii Written and sweeten clothes.
without injuring the most delicate
fabric. For garments very much soiled,
use spoonful Of kerosene.
kerosene lamps turned down 30 As:
to burn low soon poison the air OF a
room. This practice should never be
allowed in house. aud certainly not.
in sleeping-rooms or sick-roomA
Hold raisins under water while.
stoning; this prevents sickness to the
hands. and cleanses the raisinS Put
the quantity OF raisins needed in dish
with water to cover, stone them before.
removing from water.
Farm and Garica recon mends:
every farmer who builds an ice-house to-
arrange for cold storage apartment
in connection with it, for the preserva--
ton of fruit, butter, etc. No matter how
small it is, it win be found decided.
convenience.
Scrambled eggs are the simplest
to cook of all. Beat two eggs we'll.
pour into buttered pan that has be-.
come quite hot. season with pepper
and salt and stir constantly until
done. which is easily told by the eggs.
forming in small Jumps
Egg Soup.-Slice two onions and
TRY brown. add three pints of water
and bon. ado salt. pepper aiaf q pinch
Of sugar; stir until the soup has thick
ened. remove from the fire and mix
in the yelks of beaten eggs. Have.
ready in the soup tureen ten ounces
of pulled bread, pour the soup over
and serve.
TO clean bottles, ETC.. fill them,
with ammonia and water and put in
some fine shot; then shake rapidly till
the glass is clean. Little pebbles Or
cinders will answer the purpose. but
are not as convenient as shot. For
decanters and tine glass which it is
necessary to avoid scratching it is best
to use ammonia water and soft swab4
or brush with handle of very fine wire.
An egg shell broken fine and shaken
about well also cleans fine glass nicely.
The seeds of carrots and parsnips-
are very slow in terminating, and to
this cause is due the failure on the
part of some farmers to grow those,
crops. The seed should be sOwn early,
so as to have the young plants make
some Roadway before the grass shall
begin to grow thickly, or hand wedding
must be resorted to. 1t would be best
to use plenty of seed, planting them in
"stOols" about six inches apart in the
rows, and thin out the surplus plants
after they shall be up.
1t is generally better to secure cut
tings for next years planting in the
fall than to delay the operation till
spring. They may be cut at any time
when the wood is not frozen. Each
variety should he carefully tied to-
gether, and plainly labeled. They may
be kept in damp sand in u cool cellar,
or better still, outdoors. where they
can be covered sufficiently with soil to
protect them against freezing. and
where they remain moderately moist
without danger of coming in contact
with standing water until the follow
ing spring.-American Agricultarist.
Chocolate tarts. = Crate four
ounces of the best chocolate and add
to it pinch of powdered cinnamon.
the grated rind of half lemon, a
pinch of salt and sifted loaf sugar
enough to sweeten to taste. Beat well
the yelks of six eggs. together with
two spoonfuls of milk. and stir this
gradually into the chocolate Put the.
whole into stew-pan. stirring the
mixture for few minutes over the
fire. Take it off. allow it to cool and
pour into tart dish lined with puff
paste; cover the top with the whisked
white of eggs and bake in moderate
oven.