River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-07-05
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ibarb and Raisin ri,

ibarb and Raisin Pie ) Two
upiuIs of chopped rhubarb, one sup
ul of chopped raisins. one cupful of
ugar and a little cinnamon; bake be-
ween two crusts.
Ordinary buttermilk is valuable
God, not only for pigs, but for the fam
ly. 1t contains five per cent. of milk
ugar as well as mineral salts, nitro
,enous materials and portion of but
er fat.
When chicks are droopy or weak
are Is needed to recuperate them,
title more green food and onions
,hould be given them, or, if they are
90 much purged, "A little powdered
.halk and bone flour in their soft food
-one teaspoonful of each to pint of
bod is sufficient.
POWDERED borax mixed with a lit
lie powdered sugar and scattered
lbout in spots will prove certain death
% cockroaches and to ants. and if that
not handy, few drops of spirits of
urpentine sprinkled here and there
will be as effective in the case of
moths.
Asparagus Omelct. - Boil two
pounds of tender, fresh-cut asparagus
n very little salt; better still. steam
he asparagus till tender. Chop it
gery fine; mix it with the yelks of five
md whites of three well-beaten eggs;
add two tablespoonsful of sweet cream;
iry, and serve quite hot.
"A thin cloth is to be laid over the
;hirt-bosOm the first time the iron is
passed over il. When this is removed,
1ampen the surface of the bosom lit
lie, and finally iron carefully until the
finish is satisfactory. Let the outside
cover of the ironing board be wooden
,loth and the bosom will not stick to
i.
-COcoanut COrn-starch Pudding:
Put a quart of milk over the fire to
BOIL. Add four tablespoons of corn
starch mOistened with little milk.
As soon as the milk bOils stir the corn
starch into the milk till it thickcns.
Then add quickly the whites of four
eggs beaten to stiff froth, six table
spoons of sugar and cup of grated
cocoanut. Turn into "a mold after
adding salt to the taste. Serve with a
boiled custard made of the yelks of
four eggs and pint and half of milk.
The average weight of hens eggs
is said to be about ten to the pound,
but some weigh considerable more than
this, while others weigh less. A Ger
man author, who seems to have paid
attention to determining the ratio be-
tween the size of the chick and the egg,
says that the chick at the moment it is
Matched weighs about twO-thirds as
much as the original egg. This would
seem to show that it is desirable to
select the heaviest eggs in order to
produce strong and large chicks.
1t is feared that too many farmers
and dairymen lose good deal of
money by refraining on account of
what looks like an extra expense from
using concentrated foods. Our author
nearly double the present yield of milk
alone by careful and judicious feeding;
and if this is true the Importance OF
getting the best concentrated food be-
comes a live question with every
farmer. Another important feature
seldom taken into account is the very
great addition to the richness and value
of the manure which follows the feed
ing of oilcake and other rich foods. A
large percentage of what the farmer
pays out is returned to him in the
shape of manure of highly fertilizing
qualities.