Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-04-11
HOME AND FARM.

The best results from plaster on
meadow or pasture land are claimed
to come from applying it in winter or
early spring. while the ground is yet
covered with snow.
Coal ashes mixed with salt and
water to stiff paste will harden like
a rock. and is good to fill cracks in
stoves. and can be used to line coal
or soapstone stove.
TO set delicate oolors in embroid-
cred handkerchiefs. soak them ten
| minutes. previous to washing. in a
pail of tepid water in which DIS sert-
spoonful of turpentine has been we'll
stirred.
According to DR.: Salmon there
are two contagious diseases known as
hog cholera. The first aft ects the
bowels and is genuine hog cholera;
the second affects the lungs and is
swine plague. An animal may have
both at once.
-Divi dc your rhubarb plants at the
roots and make new location fol
them. This should be done very ear.
ly in the spring or in the fall. Put
them on very rich ground, with the
buds about one or two inches below
the surface.
German Toast: Cut thick slices
OF bread and dip each side in milk
enough to soften, then dip in beaten
egg; put into u frying-pan with just
enough butter to fry; fry until brown
rs an omelet Serve we'll sprinklod
with white sugar:
Sow grass seed early, but if pos.
sible brush it in, so as to slightly
cover the seed. The early growth
made by a grass crop is very impor-
tant for upon the height Of the grass
depends it's capacity to withstand
drought. should dry spell come on.
Rice Bread: Boil one pound OF
whole rice in enough milk to dissolve
all the grains, adding it, boiling, as II
is absorbed. Sift four pounds of flour il
a pan, and into this pour the rice and
milk, adding salt and large wine.
glass of yeast; knead and let rise un.
til light. Stake into loaves and bake.
Liberal feeding secures liberal
profits. Scantily-fed fowls pay scanty
profits, if any. Neglect to furnish
enough means the loss of what is
given them. Either feed the fowls
we'll or give them to some one who
will. Give them proper care or kill
them at once.
-Macaroni Soup: Break an ounce
of Macaroni into pieces, put in a sauce.
pan and cover with boiling water.
Boil half All hour, take up and strain.
Put a quart of new milk in and let
| boil. add 10 the macaroni, season with
salt, pepper and tablespoonful of but.
ter rolled in -four Serve with a plate
of Parmeson cheese.
To cure the pernicious practice
Of egg eating among hens an ex-
change suggests that it is good plan
to make the nests out Of boxes about
ten inches square and fifteen inches
deep. This will prevent the hens
from standing on the edge of the
nest and reaching down to the eggs
after laying them, and they will be
unable to get at them while they are
in the nest.
French Pancakes: Beat two ounces
each Of granulated sugar and butter
to cream. Beat separately tho yclks
and whites of two eggs and add the
yelks 10 the butter and sugar Stir
one-half pint Of milk into these ingrc.
dients. Butter half dozen tin pie
plates. Sift two ounces If flour with
a teaspoonful of baking powder, and
stir it and the white of eggs quickly
into the mixtures; put the batter
quickly on the buttered plates and
bake brown in quick oven. Dust
with powdered sugar and spread with
jelly.