St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-18
HOME AND FARM.

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when broiling steak throw litti.
lit On tho Goals and the blaze from
dripping fat will not annoy.
"A properly-prepared soup or broth
y digested and assimilated almost q
soon As eaten. American housekcep.
ers DO not appreciate the hygienic and
economic value of soup.
The fact is noteworthy that all
the countries where cows exceling for
milk and butter have been developed
have rather moist climates and consid.
cradle green food in winter. -
Japanese Plum Pudding: One-balf
cup OF butter. one cup each of sweet
milk. molasses. currants and stoned
r'isins chopped fine. one tcaspoonful
each OF soda and cloves, two teaspoon
iuls OF cinnamon. three cups of -four.
and one tcaspoonful of baking powder.
Boil three hours.
-Good tillagc is important, not only
as 1t serves TO exterminate weeds, 10
facilitate the digestion of vegetabicfood
and to mix and incorporate this, food
with earthly matters. but as il breaks
and mellows the soil. and enables the
roots Of plants to range freely in search
OF this food.
The origin Of tho rose jars how SO
fashionable is quite romantic. They
started in Turkey centuries ago. and no
harem is complete without them. They
are also much used in India. The rose
jars OF to-day are in hundreds of styles
and cost from fifty cents to . hundred
dollars apiece. e.
Sweet Potatoes: II Is a Southern
fashion to serve sweet potatoes in the
following way: Boil the potatoes until |
SOFT. peel and slice lcngthwise. place
on buttered baking plate and sprin-
kle over a little sugar and very little
butter. and brown in the oven.
Experiments show that only about
one-half Of the nutritive principles Of
timothy are digested. In the case OF
clover hay. the result is very nearly
the same. the only difference of any
account being in the fact that clover
hay furnishes about twice as much Of
protein compounds As the timothy.
1t requires steady but strong and
sctive horses to mark field in straight
lines, or to strike out q back furrow as
It should be. A team that is too weak
or this work will turn and twist to re-
ieve the strain on their shoulders. and
he best drivers can not do work with
'uch a team a. it should be done. Ii
TO Boil Salmon: Brush the whole
'urface OF the fish over with vinegar or
ime-juice to prevent the skin from
BURSTING. Whilst doing this. the fish
held in the eye sockets by tho
numb and middle finger Of the left
and. A fish-kettle of properly sailed
'Oiling water should be on the stove.
ut the fish in, let the water boil up
nee. and then gently simmer the fish,
flowing ten minutes to the pound.
Peach Pudding: Sift one pint of
our with . teaspoonful Of baking
owder. rub in ten teaspOonsful of but
". make n soft dough, with sweet 7
lilk; spread One-half OF it over the
ottom OF baking dish. Slice half -
oxen large ripe peaches. spread over
10 dough. and cover with dough.
team until done. Servo with sauce. Oh
Stale eggs arc called "sick" and e
. not ut to be eaten il they do not u
'adily leave the shell, and the yelks q
'eak easily. A fresh egg il alive, y 2.
an exchange says. and Il breathcs Z
ID maintains . circulation as really n
does developed chicken. Even n
gs are invaded by germs. and symp- q
ms allied to cholera or cholera NOR y
s are produced from using stale eggs. g e
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