River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-06-07
HOME AND FARM.

Never pat and smooth down
mashe potato. as it makes it heavy.
lin vessels rust and are often
worthless in few weeks. because.
after washing. they are not set on the
stove for moment. or in the sun. 10
Try thoroughly before they are put
away.
"A quarter of teaspoonful of beef
extract. the yelk of an egg beaten up.
cup If boiling water a little salt
added. and served with a slice of hot
toast. makes palatable and nutri-
tious luncheon. and an excellent re-
past for invalids
Orange Cookies: Into two table
spoonfuls of butter rub one large cup
of brown sugar and two quarts of
-four. Season with a great deal 81
orange peel. well grated, and mix
with enough molasses to roll thin.
Cut in fancy shapes and bake in a
quick oven.
Dogs are often killed for hydro
phobia when they have only been en-
ragged by toothache. Old dogs often
suffer much from loosened teeth, and
may bite when approached or touched;
if their teeth were extracted they
would enjoy life many years and be
less dangerous.
Turkey and chicken wings pre-
pared this way are very nice for
luncheon or supper: Season them.
stew them in as little water as posi-
ble until they are tender. when take
them out and let get cold Then egg
and bread-crumb them. and fry in hot
butter Serve with a tomato sauce.
Bees should be furnished water il
a good supply be not close at hand.
In early spring water may be set out
10 them, to which may be added lit
tie salt. Take salt barrel that has
just been emptied. soak it in water
and set il out near the apiary. and the
bees will show how they appreciate
such tonic.
IA country, to be truly prosperous.
mus of necessity raise y variety of
crops A variety of crops is necessary
to carry on an intelligent and success
full rotation so rs to guard against
soil exhaustion. Stock and poultry
need a variety of food 10 maintain
health and promote proper develop
ment of body and energy. Man him.
self needs variety of food
Veal Patties: Mince a little cold
veal and ham. allowing one-third ham
to two-thirds veal; add hard boiled
egg. chopped. and a seasoning of
pounded mace. salt. pepper and lemon
peal; moisten with little gravy and
warm. Make puff paste, roll thin and
cut il. round pieces put the mince be-
tween two of them pinching the edges
together. and fry in hot grease.
The oat crop for 1887 was above the
average of the previous five years. and
was six hundred and fifty-nine million
bushels. thirty-six million more than
the year before. Ten States. Illinois.
Iowa. New York, Minnesota. Wiscon-
sin. Pennsylvania. Ohio. Indiana, Mis-
souri, and Kansas. produce about two
! thirds of the entire crop. Last year
the total export of oats was little
less than six million bushels.
-Spiced Beef: Take seven pounds
of the thin funk. sailed; remove the
inside skin and powder the beef well
with mixture of pounded nutmeg,
! ginger. mace and cloves. also black
pepper and cayenne. Roll it up tight
and tie it with tape. putting skewer
at each end. or roll it in thin muslin,
to keep in the seasoning; cover it up
close in pan of cold water and SIM
mer for fur hours. When you re-
move it from the fire place it between
two plates. with a weight on the top.
or in meat presser; remove the tapes
and skewers before it comes TO table.
] To he eaten cold