Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-03-15
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.


-Clothespins boiled u few minutes
and quickly dried once or twice a
mouth become moro durable.
Tho best time for watering How
ers in summer is tho evening, and i'm
winter noon Is best Rain or brook
water is always preferable to the well
water.
Boots and shoes oilcd rs ofton rs
the leather loses It's pliaucy arc more
comfortable, afford better protection
against cold or wet, and usually will
last twice as long as those not oiled.
-Crcum Pancakes. Take yelks of
two eggs, mix them with half pint
Of good cream and two ounces of
sugar. fry as thin as possible in lard.
CRATE sugar over them, and serve hot.
Rice Mullins. One cup of cold
boiled rice, one pint Of flour, two cggs,
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.
When the farmer begins to esti-
mate the value of sheep from the stand
points Ct meat fertility and general
advantage to the farm, he will not al
low the market price of wool to de-
termino whether or not he will raise
them.
Cut or chop any kind of meat, sea-
son with salt and pepper and plac, in a
t,af.ll n.sl = ~ Il
with an onion or two cut fine. When
boiled enough. strain. dissolve one
spoonful of gelatiuc. and add 10 IT,.
Pour over the meat, and set away until
the next day.
If mats are to be used on the table,
thos, crochcted % 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 cottohs
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 uns'ackcd lime
with four pounds of sulphur Stacked in
eight quarts of boiling water and
while still hot add half gallon Of
crude carbolic acid aud the same Of
gas tar. stirring well aud mixing thor
oughly. A fiat brush is the best thing
TO put il on with.
Should one be so unfortunate rs to
have plants slightly frozen. the proper
thing to do is to got the frost out rs
quickly as possible, for many plants
will not be injured by freezing for a
short time, which would be destroyed
If kept in frozen condition for sever
al hours. To remove the frost most
quickly, II the plant be small, dip into
II pail Of cold water, or II large, place
in the sink and give a good showcring
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-
gether, add the flour siftcd with two
teaspoons of baking powder; -four the
board and roll out the dough one
fourth of an inch thick; cut out and
lay on a CREASED tin; wash over with
milk. and lay thin slice of citron on
each. Bake IN a hot oven ten min
utes.
In 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 pint. This
will make n nice dessert IN many diff
ferent ways. One Of the simplest is:
Oatmeal brown Betty. for which yol'
need only arrange in II padding dish
alternate layers Of apples. cut as for n
pie. with the cold oatmeal. Sprinkle
a little sugar and spice over each lay
er Of apples, put oatmeal last, smooth
Il over with knife, and dot it with a
few bits of butter Let it brown nice
ly. and eat hot with liquid sauce Of
sugar and cream.