Iron County register., 1888-01-12
HOME AND FARM.


vinegar and salt.
A clam weighing a pound and Eve
ounces was dug up at Plyln outh.
Mass.
Don't force your hens to lay them
selves out by giving too much stimu-
lating, egg producing food. especially
if your birds are worth any thing.
Put into a muslin or flannel bag a
pint of coarse salt rubbed from its
Jumps; heat in the oven. 1t is a good
remedy for pain in the chest or stom-
ach.
-Stewed Potatoes.-Pare and cut
into lengthwise strips. cover with
water, and stew twenty minutes. Turn
off nearly all the water. put in a cup
full of cold milk with salt. Boston
Budget.
Let the poultry have some place OF
refuge in their yards from the cold
north and westerly winds. If there are
no sheds, put up few boards to form
screen. They will then do better than
if compelled to take refuge in their
houses at all times.
The farmer used to be. in the old
stories, the clown of society. the type
of stupidity and boorishness. That day
has gone by, and his virtues and real
nobility of nature. and large knowl-
edge of practical things best worth
knowing. are acknowledged and re-
spected.
-Canvas-Back Ducks. After care
fully picking the ducks, draw the en-
trails without rupturing them. wipe the
interior with a dry cloth and sprinkle
with chopped celery. Bake in hot
oven twenty minutes and serve with
barberry jelly.-Farmer and Nanas-
Jdcturer.
Cream Cake. One cup of butter,
two cups of sugar, whites of two
eggs three and half cups of flour.
one cup of sweet milk, one teaspoon
full of soda, one teaspoonful of cream
of tartar. For the cream: One pint OF
sweet milk, sweetened to taste, yelks
of three eggs. thicken with flour to
the consistency of custard. flavor with
lemon. This amount makes two good
sized cakes. Boston Budget.
Keep cream apart from any
strong-smelling vegetables, as nothing
so rapidly absorbs odors as milk or
cream. Never put it into q jar that
has had vinegar, pickles, or acids in
it, until the jar is thoroughly cleansed
and aired. The best plan is to have a
jar especially for it, and be very par
ticular that it is often thoroughly
washed and aired. Y Observer.
Cup Dumpiings. One tablespoon
full butter and one egg to one tea
cupful of sweet milk; stir in as much
flour as will make stiff batter, two
teaspoonfuls of baking powder to one
quart of flour, slice two large tart
apples, roll in some of the flour and
stir into the batter. fill cups half full.
steam one hour, serve with cream and
sugar or any sauce you like. Any
solid canned fruit can be used instead
of apples, two teaspoonfuls in the bot
tom of cup with this, some butter, and
turn them out in saucers to serve. -
Toledo Blade.
According to Prof Arnold's ex-
perience the feeding value of apples is
not large. He ranks apples with
mangels. turnips, cabbage and the
like. When fed with reason and ap-
propriate food, they are health-inspir-
ing as well as nutritious. and are only
injurious when fed immoderately. An
experiment in feeding three milch
cows with moderately sour apples,
ripe and mellow, for several weeks. at
the rate of twelve to twenty pounds to
each cow daily. gave him finer flavor
ed butter than he ever saw from grain
or grass. Troy Times.
The most valuable vineyards in
France occupy land which in England
or the United States would be con-
sidered almost worthless. The soil is
thin. sandy and pebbly, and some
times exposed to drought; yet the
vines flourish upon it to such an ex-
tent that the land is worth from five
hundred to to three thousand dol
lars an acre. An effort is to be
made to ascertain the scientific
reasons why vines flourish so thriftily
on such soil in France, with view to
ascertaining if land of similar quality
in this country. which is now COM
paratively worthless, can not be made
correspondingly productive and valu'