Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-05-17
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

If the hens are inclined to pull
feathers. give them little raw salt
po rk. Whenever fowl is killed for
the table or market. let them have the
feathers to eat.
Farmers Cake: Take one cup of
sugar. one cup of sour cream, two small
cups of flour, one egg and one teaspoon
of soda dissolved in warm water and
stirred in last very briskly. Flavor
with nutmeg.
Oatmeal Cookies: One cup OF
sugar. two eggs, one cup OF -four, one
cup of cold boiled oatmeal, one tea
spoon of soda, two teaspoons of cream
tartar. one tablespoon of butter; roll
thin and bake in quick oven.
Meat Salad: Chop fine one or two
pounds of corned beef. then take two
thirds of cup of vinegar, one table,
spoonful OF sugar and one egg. Beat
| all together and pour into 4 frying-pan
and let boil; then pour into dish to
mold. Serve in slices when cold.
Pruning when dormant tends to
impart vigor; but if done when grow
ing or in leaf it checks growth, and
therefore 4 feeble tree should never be
pruned after growth commences in the
spring. But healthy, strong growers
may be lightly pruned at either season.
-Chocol ate Meringue: Boil one pint
of rich milk, add half a teacup of butter,
one teacup of sugar and three ounces of
grated chocolate; let it boil, and when
cool add the whites of four eggs; pour
this in a pudding. dish lined with slices
of sponge cake and bake; cover with
meringue and let it brown. Eat with
lemon sauce.
Sheep should be assorted into
sufficient number of flOckS to enable the
keeping of each grade separate-that is.
the lambs, the old and weak sheep, the
breeding ewes and the big wethers
should be kept in separate flocks. This
would give each grade an equal chance.
and the sheep would do better in con-
sequence.
Lemon Tarts: Line pans with
paste. Squeeze the juice from four
lemons, CRATE the rind of two; add the
yelks of six eggs and the whites of two;
add pound of granulated sugar; place
in a small pan or kettle of boiling
water; stir until thick paste is formed.
Fill the shells and bake in 4 quick oven.
Cover with meringue and set in the
stove three minutes.
Increasing demand for good butter
with the certainty of its continuance, is
the best assurance farmer can get for
engaging in dairying. 1t also gives
steady employment throughout the
year, is constant source of income,
rapidly enriches the soil. may be car
ried on with small capital. and is prof
liable on high-priced land. Prairie
Farmer.
Farmers must realize that they can
not expect to reap rich harvest unless
the crop is supplied with feeding ma
terial from the soil in which the seed is
planted. How each ones particular
soil is to be fed in the best and most |
economical manner is question for in
dividual determination. Farm ma
nureS are always reliable and should |
be the main dependence, supplementary
with special fertilizers.
do not put even the knife blades
into boiling water, rs the heat of the
metal may cause the shank to expand
and crack the handle. Set the knife |
blades down in little pitcher with
warm water until you are ready to
wash and dry them. Merely wipe the
handles with damp cloth. After dry |
ing the blades rub on little powdered
rotten stone. moistened to paste with
a few drops of water. and polish with
a clean, soft cloth. In this way they
will not want cleaning every day on a
board or in machine. both of which
processes wear the blades very much.