Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-02-09
HOME AND FARM.

"A teaspoonful of borax put in the
last water in which clothes are rinsed
will whiten them surprisingly. Pound
the borax SO it will dissolve easily.
White Sponge Cake: One and
one-half cups sugar. one cup flour.
whites of ten eggs, flavor with lemon.
one teaspoonful cream tartar, one-half
teaspoonful soda. Bake in moderate
oven.
Moths are very destructive to the
cloth and felt used in piano, and
may be kept out of it by placing
lump of camphor, wrapped in soft pa
per. in the inside corner, care being
taken to renew it from time to time.
Fried Apples: Make batter of
two eggs. a pinch of salt. cup of
milk. and six tablespoonfuls of flour.
Slice, pare. and core tart apples as
thin as Saratoga potatoes Dip them
in the batter and fry. Eat with pow
dered sugar.
Only the careful, provident farmer
can really appreciate the great relief
Of ample corn-fodder supplies. 1t is
he only who rightly improves the OPP
portunity for producing them when
the earth is kept moist and productive
by the early rains.
"A salad Of canned salmon may be
made as follows: To can of salmon
take eight or ten stalks of celery; cut
the celery into small pieces and mix
with the salmon, which should also be
picked into small bits; sprinkle over q
little salt and very little pepper, and
pour on some good vinegar. A small
onion may be added, if desired.
Tongue Toast: Make some slices
f toast. not very thick. Drowned
evenly all over on both sides, and
minus crust. Butter it slightly. Crate
with large crater liberal suficiency
of cold tongue and spread it thickly
over the toas:. Lay the slices side by
side on large dish. Serve at break
fast, luncheon or supper.
The following is said to be a
sure cure for frosted feet: Take
handful of dried peach leaves
and pour boili ng water on them,
and let them stand till cool enough
not to burn the patient Then
place the feet in that water fifteen
minutes. Do this two or three times.
and it will effect a cure. Gather tie
leaves before the frost touches them.-
ForH,er and Manufacturer.
In mixed stock farming a farmer
has more than one string to his bow,
and if one should snap he would have
another, or several 10 fall back upon.
If his hogs should take the cholera
and die, he would have his cattle and
horses to fall back upon, which should
not die; should the cattle market be
ruinously low. horses might be in
good demand, and Il span of ge ldings
or Il young FLY might discharge that
interestnote or mortgage about to en-
gulf his farm.
1t may be well enough for South
ern farmers. says an exchange. to
keep swine that require two or even
three years to reach full growth. But
wherever Northern cold prevails dur
ing six months of the year. it is impor-
tant that the hog should reach the fat
tening point in something less than q
year. Animals all grow fastest when
young, and not only that, but they
make much the most growth for food
consumed. Sows for breeding may
profitably be kept three or four years
if they should prove good mothers.
But all other hogs should be shielded
from cold by putting them in the bar
rel early, just as if we loved them, as
indeed We do.