River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-06-27
HOME AND FARM.

The average vegetable cook makes
the mistake of not boiling asparagus
stalks enough.
Glaze the bottom crust OF fruit and
custard pies with the white of an egg
and it will not be soggy.
Very young grass is laxative. aud
If fed exclusively will cause scours. A
mess of scalded corn-meal, with salt to
season, will often correct the difficulty
hen the animals are affected by the
grass
4 For rhubarb cream pie, stew rhu-
barb as for sauce and sweeten well.
7 To this sauce add little corn starch.
mixed smooth. and yelks of one or two
I eggs. Bake with undercrust only, and
cover with a meringue of whites OF
eggs and sugar.
7 When lovely flowers are seen in
cottage windows and carefully tended
about cottage homes we may rest as
sured that beneath that roof be it ever
so humble, there exists a gentler and
more kindly life than in home where
/ scarce even a green leaf is to be seen.
Smoked Fish Fritters. Have ready
some batter. flake some smoked fish
I (either salmon, haddock, herring or
I bloaters), dust the pieces lightly with
cayenne. dip in the batter and fry till
crisp in plenty of lard or oil; drain
well, and serve piled up on a napkin
and garnished with parsley.
-Orange-icing is not only easily
made, but is pretty delightful TO the
taste. Take one-half pound of
powdered sugar, ore tablespoonful Of
+ boiling water. grated rind of one
orange and sufficient orange juice to
moisten. Put the sugar in a bowl, add
/ the rind and the water and juice. The
icing should be very stiiT and used i'm
mediately.
4 One OF the most important things
/ in the successful management of young
chicks. and one that is not nearly
enough insisted upon. is that the
mother hen should not be permitted to
overtax the strength Of her little ones
during the first week Of their existence.
She is naturally very hungry after the
long period of her incubation, and, I'M
less restrained, viii scarcely pause a
moment in her search for food. -Coun-
try Gentleman.
The damage by moths is done
when the millers begin to fly" ex-
plains the Upholstery Trade Review,
''as their very presence dicates the
absence Of the worm" carpets are
+ seldom troubled with worms except
whore Matched in a dark, unprotected
space, and where it is moderately
warm. Nearly all the trouble from
moths emanates from the furniture.
the burlap inside the outer covering
being the best field for work, where
/ they can DO free from annoyance and
/ find plenty TO eat. Many furniture
dealers realize their danger, and
cleanse the burlap used with naphtha.
AS a fodder crop corn should be
planted in drills at least three feet
apart. If ON sod ground, or on land
that has been kept fairly clean, it will
need little or no hand hoeing, but the
cultivator should be freely used. 1t is
a great mistake which many commit,
to plant too thickly. From four to six
grains of corn in each foot of drill viii
be ample seeding unless dwarf variety
is grown. Even then it is a question
whether the latter number is not 10 be
preferred to n greater one. Heavy
seeding will give a greater weight of
material, but as it will not allow as
free access Of sunlight and air the
stalls win not be as fully developed.