Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-04-25
HOME AND FARM. !.

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For Banker sore mouth, one table,
spoonful of borax dissolved in half a
pint of water is excellent used rs a
wash. &>t
Wash fiat irons in soapsuds and
dry thoroughly. if they at all trouble
you by dropping black specks
Picked Fish: Spice the vinegar.
cooking the spices in a bag; when hot
put the fish in and let it boil slowly
until tender. Take out carefully and
lay away in stone jar:
Try salt for sore throat and
onions for diphtheria. and cream of
tartar and saleratus fcr rheumatism.
These are simple home remedies, but
they are sometimes very effectual.
Fire is the best preventive of dis
ease in the orchards and vineyards.
II all the old wood be piled up and
burned it will greatly lessen disease
and insect attacks. 1t should be done
carly in the season.
Feed oats to sheep in troughs.
says M exchange. They arc cheaper
than corn. and this plan is much more
saving than the old plan of feeding
sheaf oats and the straw separately:
Good feed and plenty of it judiciously
given produces good wool and plenty
of it.
Salad of String Beans: Trim one
pint of string beans, put in sauce
pan, cover with boiling salt wateG
When tender. drain and let cool, cut
each bean in four pieces. lcngthwisc.
arrange neatly ON q salid-dish, cover
with French dressing and lot stand
one hour before serving:
Spanish Fritters: Trim the crust
from some stale bread, bakers, or if
home made should be very light. Cut
in any pretty. fanciful shape and soak
in mixture of one beaten egg. one
cup Of cream OF milk. two tablespoon
fulls of sugar. and little nutmeg and
cinnamon. Fry light brown and at
with stewed fruit or sweet sauce.
"A contributor to Good Housekeep-
ing thinks boys should be taught to
make beds, sweep. cook common fare,
darn stockings and mend their trousers
if need be. while the girls should learn
to drive nails, saw boards, make a
joint. and use the glue pot neatly and
effectively.
When the hens appear droopy it
may be traced to one of several causes.
which are large lice OH the heads and
necks, colds from draughts of air, or
indigestion. The best treatment IS to
separate the SICK hen frcm the others.
and put her in dry, warm place, and
await developments before treating,
as warmth is often more effectual than
medicine.
Tomato Salad: Peel six tomatoes
and put them OH ice until very cold.
Make the dressing Of two uncooked
eggs mixed wit h half teaspoon of
mustard, salt and II little cayenne pep.
per, into which drop slowly half a pint
of olive oil; then add few drops of
lemon juice and alittle vinegar. Wash
and dry the crisp part of head of
lettuce. When ready to sevve cut the
tomatoes in halves. arrange on dish
with lettuce leaves around each half,
and cover with the dressing and servo
1T once.
If person is tired of white walls,
it is easy to put another shade in the
whitewash. Take two ounces of
cochineal and steep it in warm water,
two hours, when add 10 it one-half
ounce of crea tartar. Put as mucl,
or as little of this decoration in your
Nhite-wash as will make the desirable
shade. A cheaper and handsomer pink
may be made from madden Take one
pound of madden and soak over night
i'm brass or copper kettle; set it OF,
the fire and let it come to q boil, when
use the same as above.