The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-06-02
HOME AND FARM.

-Rrmove the irons when the iron.
ing is done, and never let them stand
on the stove. where steam and grease
will be sure to settle on them
White Fruit Cake: Ono pound Of
sugar. n pound of butter, one pound
almonds. after they are blanchod, one
~cocoanut grated, three pounds cltron
cut fine. whites Of sixteen eggs
In England, the garden walks on
a large estate are kept free from
weeds by the simple process of giving
them a coat of salt during fine weather
in the spring. The salt slowly dis
solves, and kills the roots of the
weeds.
AS kerosene has been found ex-
celent when used in the soap-suds
for washing. care should be taken not
to apply such soap-suds to peach
tire es or sprinkle it on the ground
around them. Kerosene is almost in.
stantly fatal TO peach trees, only q
few drops being sufficient to kill a
vigorous tree.
Rice Sandwich: Boil a cup of rice
carefully, in plenty of boiling water,
without stirring. until quite done. then
add salt and a cup of milk and leave
it on the back of the stove until this is
absorbed. Spread half the quantity
neatly on a square platter, put on an
even layer Of orange marmalade, then
add the rest of the rice. Eat with
sugar and cream.
The acid of apples is among the
most healthful of substances taken
into the human stomach. 1t rouses
the action of the liver when torpid.
and thus enables it to eliminate and
throw off the germs of bilious disor-
ders, and those of other diseases arts.
ing from slow blood-poison. They
must also be classcd rs among the
most important and valuable of the
vegetable growths, especially for tina,
class who work with the brain.
Split Pea Soup: Soak in warm
water over night one quart of split
peas. Put the soaked peas, with hall
a pound of salt pork cut in thin slices
and a cracked beef bone or two, into
four quarts of cold water. add n
chopped onion. salt and pepper tc
taste. Strain through a colender,
rubbing the peas to a tolerably thick
PURGE. Simmer ten minutes and poul
into the tureen, in which has previ.
ously been placed q peeled and sliced
lemon.
Boston Steak: Procure two ten
der porterhouse steaks, season with
salt and pepper. basic with sweet oil,
and broil rather rare of n nice color.
Put in q saucepan four ounces of fresh
white bread crumbs. dilute with two
ladlefuls of stock. add salt and pepper,
stir and boil for ten minutes. then
press forcibly through a straincr; add
two tablespoonfuls of grated horse
radish and two ounces of butter; Still
but do not let boil. Put the steaks or
n hot dish and serve with the sauce i,
a sauce bowl.
An exchange says: when wisl
to capture 4 fowl take my crook an.
a sack, throw down a bit of feed. and
while they are scrambling over it
quietly pull in and sack the II
want. The thing is done before TIN
flock rtalizU that l have made n mo
ton, and the bird is so astonished tina
it rarely utters q sound. For %cuttin!
out or separating Il flock of poultry j
is almost indispensable. CIT the tlocl
in a small yard or shed, and instead
of plunging OIL diving among then
and frightening them into fits, NOV
quietly about and hook out those yor
J want. My crook is five and one-hal
feet long and made of wire nearly
one-fourth Of an inch thick"