Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-12-22
rAeM AND HOUSEHOLD,

When watering pOtted pIants ~
v,ntsr do not pour the water In the
crown of the plants, but simply moist
~ ,he earth in the pots. Too much
moistnre will do more injury thar
benefit.
-Poached Eggs in Batter, -Poach
che number of eggs required, Let
rbem get quite cold Trim nicely roll
each ego in Il thinly cut slice OF bacon
din in batter and fry. Serve with
parsley.
-Cclery Slaw. -One-third celery
two-thirds green apples, chopped me
like cabbage; place this in II trying
pan and pour over it a little hot WATER
cover tight and lei steam five minutes
then removc it from the fire, pour
over il the above dressing and serve
| cold.
The proper mode of treating muck
is TO dig it up in the fall and let IT re-
| main EXPOSED in order to permit the
frost to pulverize it and also to allow
it to undergo a chemical change.
When in Il fine, dry condition 1t is
superior to all other a~bsorbents Tor
use in the stalls and for saving the
liquid manure.
Corn ~Soup.-Take one can OF sweet
corn, n tablespoonful each OF Hour
| and butter, one teaspoon each OF salt
| and sugar, halt q saltspoon OF wNlte
pepper; chop the corn fine and put in
to the water with seasoning; let 0oll
half an hour, strain and return to ire;
add the milk, the butter and hour
stirred smooth, and boil five minutes;
serve with crisped crackers.
The earliest made cider is soonest
changed to vinegar. Warm weather
favors fermentation, and the air thus
introduced into the cider supplies the
oxygen that furnishes the acid. TO
hasten the process the barrel should
be tapped daily and a portion alter
nately removed and filtered into it
again through straw or shayings. This
exposes a much greater surface to the
air.
Ginger Pound Cake.-SiX cups of
-four, two cups each of butter, brown
sugar and molasses, eight eggs, table
spoonful each Of cinnamon, ginger and
soda, and two nutmegs; dissolve tho
soda in Il cup of sour milk, In baking
take particular pains not to let the
cake scorch, for gingerbread is OF all
cakes the easiest to burn, Line the
pans with creased paper, and put a
brown paper over the top to prevent
the crust forming too quickly.
-Cocoanut Balls. citrate Il ~largenut
and place in cool place, then take
one pound Of granulated sugar, add to
it a gill Of water, place Owe the fire
and boil till it is about to candy, re-
move at once and stir in the cocoanut.
Let it cool, then, make in balls the size
of a small peach, put these on dishes
to form, turning often till they harden,
| generally divide the mixture and
color one-half pink. These bon-bons
are very ornamental on a supper or
dinner table and also on Christmas
trees. Good housekeeping.
The browning excellence of i'm
proved breeds of cattle, sheep and
swine is not so much that they will
produce carcasses far beyond the nor
NAL at full maturity, but that they will
yield a medium product of choice meat
at an age considerably below that of
maturity. The fancy for feeding an
imals to enormous weights is generally
nothing but a fancy. Butchers and
dealers have Il Partially for "choiee.
handy %carcasses." Size is an entirely
secondary consideration, provided only
the animal is fat, smooth and TRIM
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