Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-03-29
HOME. FARM AND GARDEN

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-r1othespins boiled few minutee
and quickly dried once or twice
month become more durable.
The best time for watering How
ers in summer is the evening. and IN
winter noon IS best Rain or brook
water is always preferable to the well
water.
Boots and shoes oiled as often as
the leather loses its pliancy ARE more
comfortable. afford better protection
against cold or wet. and usually will
last twice as long as those not oiled.
Cream Pancakes Take yelks Of
two eggs. mix them with half a pint
Of good cream and two ounces Of
sugar; fry as thin as possible in lard.
CRATE sugar over them. and serve hot.
Rice Muffins-One cup of cold
boiled rice, one pint of flour, two eggs.
one quart of milk or enough to make
thin batter, one tablespoonful of lard
or butter. one teaspoonful of salt.
Beat well and bake in quick oven.
Cut or chop any kind of meat. sea-
son with salt and pepper and place in .
mold. Boil the bones and bits of meat
with an onion or two cut fine. When
boiled enough. strain. dissolve one
spoonful of gelatine. and add to it.
Pour over the meat. and set away until
the next day.
II mats are to be used on the table,
those crOcheted of heavy white cotton
are liked best. rs they can easily be
washed and kept clean. If little
color is preferred. alternate rows. or
simply border of wool. or the cottons
and linens that come in good washing
colors would be pretty.
TO protect trees against mice. rab-
bits or sheep. paint the trunk above
their reach with cold wash made by
mixing one peck Of unslacked lime
with four pounds of sulphur Stacked in
eight quarts, of boiling water. and
while still hot add half gallon of
crude carbolic acid and the same of
gas tar. stirring well and mixing thor
Oughly. A fiat brush is the best thing
to put it on with.
Should one be so unfortunate as to
have plants slightly frozen. the proper
thing to do is to get the frost out as
quickly as. possible. for many plants
will not be injured by freezing for a
short time, which would be destroyed
If kept in a frozen cOndi, ion for sever
al hours. To remove the frost most
quickly, if the plant be small. dip into
a pail of cold water. or il large. place
in the sink ami give good showering.
Lemon Biscuit.-One and one-half
cups of sugar. one cup Of butter, four
eggs. one and one-half pints of flour,
one teaspoon of extract Of lemon. Mix
the butter. sugar and beaten eggs to-
gcther, add the flour sifte,l with two
teaspoons of baking powder; flour the
board and roll out the dough one-I
fourth of an inch thick; cut out and
lay on creased tin; wash over with
milk. and lay thin slice Of citron on
each. Bake in Q hot oven ten min
utes.
I'm most families where oatmeal.
ccrealine or cracked wheat is custom
arily cooked for breakfast there is
usually little left-from two Or three
spoonfuls. perhaps. to u pint. This
viii, make nice dessert In many diff
ferent ways. One of the simplest is:
Oatmeal brown Betty, for which you
need only arrange in pudding dish
alternate layers of apples, cut rs for
pie, with the cold oatmeal Sprinkle
n little sugar and spice over each lay
er of apples, put oatmeal last. smooth
it over with a knife, and dot it with q
few bits of butter. Let it brown NICE
ly. and eat hot with liquid sauce Of
sugar and cream.