The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-05-17
HOME, FARM AND GARDEr.


If sassafras bark is sprinklcd
mong dried fruit it will>keep out the
worms.
If you do not wish cloddy and
ifcless ground in the spring. keep the
rattle off the fields when the soil 10
,oft.
The easiest and best kind OF
gardening for farmers Is to plant
vegetables in long rows, SO that the
snltiyating may be done with horse.
| A generous feed Of corn in the
evening will induce turkeys and ducks
10 come home TO roost Let them
90 off in the morning with light
breakfast.
-Dnmplngs for chickens or stewed
meats can be made without eggs If
they are made with -four, little water
and salt and rolled very thin, cut in
tong strips and broken, not cut, when
put into the kettle.
-Parsnips and satisfy (oyster plant
are perfectly hardy, so that only
enough for winter supply need be dug
up and housed in the fall. Those left
in the ground will come out fresh and
5, nnd in the spring.
When farmer pays interest
!hrou ii long series of years until
payment has equalcd the principal and
the debt is still undiminished, he must
conclude that he has been working for
somebody more fortunate than he.
Pressed Chicken.-Cook two chick
ems in slightly sailed water till tender;
pick from the bones; add salt and pep
per; chop zine. and place in a crock
with plate over it; pour tho liquor
over; put on weight and Let it stand
over night; it will slice down and is
good enough for anybody.
! A housewife says it is moisture,
not heat. that causes honey to sour
She has kept it well for a year on top
of the kitchen cupboard, and not more
than eight feet from the stove. Still
it is good advice to store in cool. dry
place. as in such temperature the
Matching of any eggs of the wax-moth
that may De present can be prevented.
Let the calf have free access to the
mother. says the Uestern Ruyul, and
draw the milk as often as possible. If
the uddcr is SO sore that she will not
let the calf suck, give dose of salts,
with half ounce of ginger and half
ounce of nitrate Of potash, dissolved
in quart of boiling water. and given
to the COW lukewarm. A flaxseed
poultice is also very good.
| A good way to prepare eggs for
breakfas. Is to make a baked omlet
Take six eggs. three even spooniuls
flour. little salt, and beat them well
together-the more it is beaten the
lighter it will be-then add one pint OF
hot milk and keep On beating. Have
hot dish with some melted butter the
size OF an egg. and put into the oven.
Bake twenty minutes. and eat when it
comes from oven. for it will fall soon.
Marrow pudding. This pudding
may be made in various ways. but it is
best with half pound of ladies' fin
gers cake and 4 quarter Of pound of
beef marrow. chopped fine. quarter
Of pound of currants well cleaned,
half an ounce of candied lemon peel,
n little nutmeg. tablespoonful OF
powdered sugar, saltspoonful Of salt.
and half wine-glassful of wine or
brandy. Put these on dish and fill
up with custard, having previously put
border os paste on the rim; about
half an hour will DO it.
-Californians have method of pre-
serving fruit without sugar so that
it will keep sound and fresh for
years. The recipe is as follows:
Fill clean. dry, wide mouthed bot
tie with fresh. sound fruit; add
nothing, not even water. Be sure
that the fruit is well and closely pack
ed in, and ram the corks. Of best quail
ity. tightly down into the neck of the
bottles until level with the glass Now
tie the corks down tight with strong
twine. and after putting the bottles
into bags, stand them in pan or boiler
of cold water. Let the water reach
not quite to the shoulder of the bottles.
Let the fire be moderate, and bring
the water to boiling. Bill gently for
ten minutes. remove it from the fire
and allow all to cool.
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