The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-03-22
FARM AND.FIRESIDE.

Growing animals need more food
in proportion to their weight than
those that are full grown.
Spinach is one of the early greens.
An application of a very fine manure
will hasten them and give larger
crop.
Milk taken from frightened or
heated cow is unfit or food. and sick
ness in some form or other is sure to
follow its use.
Those who have experienced the
misery of chilblains will be glad to try
bathing the afflicted parts in a pint of
vinegar containing five cents worth of
turpentine.
Fried Parsnips: Wash and scrape
the parsnips and boil them until very
tender. cut them lengthwise. sprinkle a
little pepper. salt and sugar over them.
dredge with flour IL both sides and fry
a light brown.
Golden Pudding: Mix we'll one
quarter of pound each of flour. bread
crumbs, sugar and finely minced meat;
and the same quantity of orange mar
malade and one egg; pour into a we'll
buttered mold and steam two and a
half hours.
Vegetables with strong flavor.
such as onions and turnips. will be
much improved by putting them to boil
in cold water. renewing this from a
kettle of boiling water as soon as it
comes to a scald.-Good Cheer.
The customary remedy for the black
knot or blight on plum trees is to cut it
out rs fast as it appears and burn it.
This is laborious and not always salts
factory. A Yankee fruit-grower re-
ports that painting the diseased spots
as soon as they appear with linseed oil,
has been sure preventive in his ex-
perience.-Farn and. Home.
The very best thing for sprain is
to put the limb into a vessel of very
hot water Immediately. then add boil
ing water as it can be borne. Keep the
part immersed for twenty minutes, or
until the pain subsidies; then apply a
tight bandage and order rest. Some
times the joint can be used in twelve
hours. If necessary use a silicate of
sodium dressing.
Sausage Rolls: Take puff paste,
roll out to an eighth of an inch in thick
ness; then cut in squares of four inches
each, lay them on a board; have sau-
sage meat ready, make in small rolls.
and place one on each square of
pastry. Wet the edges and bring
them together. Work with beaten
white of an egg, bake nice and brown.
If properly made these rolls are very
dainty,
The best way to make a compost
heap, says correspondent of the
Rural Neo0 Yorker. is with oxen and a
cart, beginning with say one foot of
muck at the bottom of the heap. then
two feet of manure, then six inches of
muck, then manure again. and so on
until the heap is completed with foot
of muck covering the entire pile and
the sides too, if possible. In this way
thousands of tons of ragweed and other
refuse allowed to 60 TO waste on the
farms can be turned to good advantage
Ham and Potatoes: Beat the yelks
of two eggs into little melted butter
(about two Ounces), cut some thin
slices of cooked ham; dip shem in it.;
butter 4 dish or pan. and lay in it a
layer of cold boiled and sliced potatoes,
sprinkle them with pepper and salt,
then put layer of the pieces of ham,
another of potatoes, and so on till the
dish be full, finishing with the potatoes.
Pour over thIs half a pint of cream.
stand the dish in the oven and bake
quickly.-Yankee Blade.