Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-09-25
HOME AND FARM.

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Grass should be made the basis ol
our pork. In grass include not only
common pasture. but clover and green
cornstalks.
Halter the colts early, and If they
must go to town with the mares teach
them to lead alongside Of their moth
ers, and thereby save much trouble.
Neat fences are characteristic oil
good farming. A farmer who let's his
fences go to ruin lots every thing else
go the same way, nine times out OF
ten.
Reports of large yields of corn
from certain new kinds should not in
duce farmers to discard the old yarie-
ties. as the soil, manure and climate
are the most important factors that
enter into the yield of crop.
Ounce Jelly: Cut ounces in
slices. pack in a kettle, and pour cold
water over them, boil until soft. strain
through jelly bag. To a pint OF
juice, add a pint of sugar; boil until it
jellies. -Woman's Magazine.
The best crop for a farmer is one
that is the most profitable. The farm
ers who are most entitled to rewards
are those who produce crops and ami
mails at the largest profit. Chicago
Herald.
Frozen Peaches: A quart of canned
or fresh peaches, a heaping pint of
graduated sugar, one quart of water.
Boil the sugar and water twelve min
utes, add the peaches and cook twenty
minutes longer. Rub through a sieve
and freeze. Take out the beater, and
stir in pint of whipped cream lightly
with a spoon.
FOR mock or corn oysters CRATE the
corn from about a dozen large ears
and mix with IT three tablespoonfuls
OF -four and the yelks of six eggs we'll
beaten. Season with salt and pepper.
Have an equal mixture of lard and
butter hot in the frying-pan, drop the
corn in cakes the size of oys ers. fry
brown and serve hot
When your potatoes are harvested
SOW the ground to turnips. There is
time enough for crop to mature.
Turnips are excellent for winter ra-
ton for cattle; they should be cut up
in root-cutter and fed with a little
meal or bran. They are good regulat-
ors OF the digestive system, and herein
is their great value
Where fine stock is kept barbed
wire should not be used; but if any
pasture is now fenced with that de-
structive material. by blowing fur
row or two around the pasture. inside
the fence, the danger will not be half
so great as without. The stock will
be able to distinguish the line at night,
and thus avoid being horribly mangled
and perhaps killed.
Peas to Bottle: Gather the peas
OF a uniform size, discar ling all hard
ones and all very tiny ones. Put them
into boiling water, and let them boil
fast for couple of minutes. then
strain the water on to the pods.
Pound these in it, and what good
thick juice can be got from them mix
with water sufficient to cover the peas
when in the bottle. Boil this with salt
for a quarter OF an hour. Fill the
bottles with peas. and while the water
is hot pour it over them. When cold,
tie down we'll
Raspberry Dessert: Put one quart
of milk over the fire in milk-boiler,
thicken it with two heaping spoonfuls
Of eornstarch, blended in little cold
milk. Stir in also level teaspoonful
OF salt and level cup of sugar; boil
one moment, then into a wet bowl ponr
DDe-third of the hot mixture; then lay
in lightly one-third of quart of red
raspberries. then another portion of
the mixture, then berries again-the
mixture On the top; when cold put on
the ice; serve with cream.-N. Y. In