The morning news., 1889-11-11
SIN all Fruits on the Farm.


SIN all Fruits on the Farm.
No one so fully appreciates the value Of
email fruits as the wife of farmer, who
has household to supply with food of suf-
6cient variety to keep monotony at bay
from the daily bill of fare, says Vicle's
,a,aazfyle. Variety is said to be the spice
If life. and certain it is that variety in daily
Good lends zest to the appetite. With moth
ing but -four, potatoes and meat at hand
and little else will be found in the majority
If farmers homes as base of supply-it is
vary often perplexing for the housekeeper to
,ontriye such dishes as will contain the va
riety required. It is true that meat and
potatoes and -four may be prepared in va
rious ways, but they are meat and potatoes
and -four after all, and therefore not as
pleasing as a change would be to something
wholly different, no matter how nicely pre-
nared. am aware that some women seem
n think it unnecessary to 'humor the men,
folkn by catering to their desire for "some-
thing new" but such women are not good
bousekeepers for they do not understand how
necessary it is to have a frequent change to
keep the appetite from becoming cloyed. and
thev lose sight of. or ignore, the fact that
such change is necessary to the preservation
of good health. Physicians recognize this
important fact, and often advise entire
change of diet as means of bringing back
a lost appetite.
With gard well stocked with small,
fruits. farmers families ought never to com
plain of monotony in the bill of fare Moth
ing is more he aIthful than fruits, and by the
easy and cheap process of C aiming we can
have it the whole year through in such
delicacy and naturalness of flavor as to be
almost equal to fresh fruit. l am glad to
note that the old method of preserving is
going out of fashion.
On small plot of ground enough fruit
can be grown, if proper care is given, to
supply family of ordinary size three times
day the year through. ] am aware that
this statement may see m rather broad one
but those who have a "little garden, well
titled" will bear me out in the assertion. 1t
is surprising to those who have had no ex-
perie1ce in this line to find out how mu ch
can be grown on a very small piece of
ground, if proper att ention is given. 1t does
not require such an amount as one ofte n
imagines it must beca use the regular use of
iton the table has a tendency to prevent as
great indulgence in it as would naturally be
the casa were it used only as a delicacy
brought out on extra occasions. Used reg
ularly, it becomes sort of appetizer, and
really acts as a tonic of the best kind. Its
pleasant acid ton es up the system and whets
the appetite for ke ener appreciation of
more solid food. 1t is direct aid to diges-
ton, and those who eat of it regularly ar @
seldom troubled with those ailments which
call for pills and physic. The fruit eater is
seldom bilious.
Has { he housekeeper strawberries in the
storeroom? Then there will be shortcake on
the tablein winter, whose odor brings back
breath of the vanished summer. Or a
saucer OF them will add its delicate aroma
to the charms of the atly spread tea-table,
as well as delight to the palate. And there
will be puddings and pies and other confec-
tions which the good housekeeper takes
pride in preparing for the members of her
household. Are there currants? They
will add keener relish to the breakfast.
Their grateful acldity will stimulate the
stomach to better performance of its days
work. With meats they give relish which
would be wholly lacking without something
of similar character. Get in the habit of
eating spiced currants with roast, and you
would as soon think of baving turkey with
out its accompaniment of cranberries as of
going without them. Dried currants make
good pies, and are delicious when stewed,
and can be made to take the place of raisins
in cakes and puddings very satisfactorily.
Then there are raspberries. grapes. plums.
cherries and tomatoes, all easily grown, all
easily taken care of and all enjoyable.
With such variety to draw from there need
be no complaint of sameness from day to
day, and the appetites and health of the
household will be improved.
By all means set out plenty of small fruit
Have row of currants, bed of strawber-
rles, raspberries along the fence, and grapes
wherever a support can be arranged for
them. If you ha We never tried your hand
at tsmall fruit culture, make up your mind to
experiment. in it. and the chances are, if you
take care of the venture" with which you
start out, you will be so well pleased with
your success that in a year or two you will
branch" until you have all the fruit your
family requires. 1t is just as easy to care
for garden Of this kind as it is to properly
cultivate field of corn, but most farmers
have got the idea into their heads that it is
puttering work. and nothing will get this
idea out of their heads except trial, which
VIII be sure to convince them that no other
part Of the farm pays so well, ali thingscon-
asidered, as good garden.
Keep Stock in Good Condition.
NJ The profit of farming, SAYS the american