The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-04-07
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

Bran, oats and oilmeal is the food
for growing pigs up to the time pump
kins are ripe.-RUraL Home.
Every poultry-yard should have
peach tree planted therein, as the peach
thrives well in poultry-yards and is
protected from the borer by the hen.
in removing crops from the soil
we take away plant food. This is the
chief cause of soil exhaustion Lack
of fertility is commonly due, in large
part or entirely, to lack of plant food.
Keep spool of linen thread along
with your knitting balls A strand of
it knit into mittens and the feet of the
mems socks and the childrcn's stock
ings insures them much longer wear.
If Il farmer has plenty of patience
and is willing to give close attention to
details in the care of stock he can make
more money for food consumed from
sheep than from any other stock.
Nutmeg Sauce: Two tablespoons
butter, one tablespoon flour and half q
cup of sugar creamed together. Pour
on pint of boiling water and stir I'M
til it thickens, CRATE in half nutmeg.
-Escalloped Onions: Take eight
onions and cook in plenty of water with
one tablespoonful of salt two hours;
when tender, drain. put in baking
dish, cover with one pint of cream
sauce, sprinkle with one cupful of
grated bread crumbs and brown in the
oven.
Plant fruit trees, do it well, and
give good after care and culture. and
you and your family will ere long be
abundantly rewarded with an article
of diet which, when sound and ripe, can
only be conducive to health and Ion
gevity.
Dreaded Potatoes: Boil potatoes
in their skins until done, but not too
soft. Peel them, cut them in thick
slices, dip them in beaten egg and roll
thSa in fine bread or zweiback crumbs.
Fry the slices in hot butter or drippings
until they are a golden brown and
serve.
In boiling meats take the fat from
the top of the water and save for cook
ing or soap. In roasting meat pour the
fat out of the pan or dip it out before
it gets burned. 1t will be excellent for
use in cooking. But if it stays till the
meat is done it will be nearly sure to
have a burned unpleasant flavor.
"A substantial dish without meat is
the following: Wash and peel two
quarts of potatoes, peel and slice six
ounces of onions skin and bone two
large herrings. season with salt and
pepper, pour enough water on to cook,
bake an hour and half and serve hot.
Any cold gravy, stock or dripping on
hand will be better than the water
In summer swine Craze and do
well on clover, and, indeed, are per-
haps as healthy and make as cheap
and satisfactory growth on that food as
on any other. There is no reason why
clover should not enter into the winter
rations of swine. Sweet clover hay
could be cut up into short lengths and
fed wet, along with meat and bran,
without much trouble and with the best
results.
The liberal use of lime in fine
condition will greatly assist in reducing
old sod land that may be plowed for
corn. The lime should be divided into
two lots, one-third applied before plow-
ing the sod, and the remainder after
the ground shall have been turned
over, narrowing the surface after the
land shall have been plowed. The rains
will carry the lime down, and before
the corn crop shall be matured the
effects of the lime will be very marked.