Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-23
HOME AND FARM.

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Lime water is good for chilblains-
Use strong and hot. A saturated sol,l-
lion of alum in water, used hot, is also
q curative.
The man who never makes love to
his wife will find burrows growing in
her face that never can be smoothed
out after she is dead.-Farn, Journal.
-ldleness among horses is as dam
gerous as among men. Keep the teams
busy, if possible, when the weather is
TT for work. Too much rest for them
In the winter is as bad as not enough.
Spiral springs between traces and
whiffietrees are of great advantage to
horses that are called upon to start
and haul heavy loads. Such springs
relieve strain, save wear and tear on
muscle and flesh, harness and wagon
Veal Pattycakes: Chop tender veal
very fine, add one beaten egg, and
moisten with cream; season we'll with
salt, pepper, mace or thyme. Make
Into cakes; then dip into bread crumbs,
corn meal, Or finely-crushed crackers,
and fry in butter or lard.
"A Shred Cabbage Salad: Remove
the outside leaves from large head OF
cabbage, wash clean, and shred and
lay in bowl, shave over it a little ,alt
and add a leaf of minced parsley
Mince fine two hard-boiled eggs, mix
thoroughly a cup OF salad oil and vim
egar, equal portions, pour over the
cabbage and stir we'll with Il fork.
Cream Biscuit: One pint of -four
with which is sifted three teaspoonfuls
of baking-powder and one-half of
teaspoonful of salt. one-half of pint
OF cream and add to it one teaspoontul
Of melted butter, unless the cream Is
very thick, stir together and use q
1essertspoonful for biscuit, smooth
ing them with a knife dipped in milk
Bake from fifteen to twenty minutes.-
Good Housekeeping.
Cream of Celery Soup: Take the
white part of two large heads of celery,
either CRATE it or chop it very fine; set
it to boil in one quart of milk; add rwo
tablespoonful of rice; allow tho rice
and celery to stew slowly, adding more
milk if needed until they are of a con-
'istency which can be rubbed easily
through coarse sieve. Thel edd az
equal amount of chicken broth or any
white stock, with pepper and salt to
1avor; serve with small Squares u
toasted bread.
Brown Bread: Set the yeast at
| hight, the same as for white bread.
.eaving out the potato water ard al
owing one-half the amount for each
oaf. In the morning. when light, add
)ne large cup of new milk and one
tablespoonful of brown sugar or New
| )rleans molasses for each loaf. Beat
! n Grail am -four so long as you can stir
With spoon Or paddle. pour into deep
baking tins and stand in warm pla CO
Until it has risen to twice its bulk and
bake one hour in moderate oven.
! When animals are at pasture in
summer, they Craze frequently through
The day, thus showing that in their
natural habits their meals are not all
aiken at once, or twice daily, but at in-
;eryals as their nature seems to re-
| luire, hence some feeders say give
light feeds and as often as their ap-
petite requires. Each farmer or breed
,r should watch closely the habits, as
lso the requirements, of his animals
Ind feed and care for them SO as to
make them ,,s comfortable as possible
20 get the best profits from his herd.
R1ral Neac Yorker.