Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-02-04
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Bulbs for winter blooming may be
potted and placed In dark place until
the pots are filled with roots.
"A quart OF oilmeal and bran day
will mako a marketable lamb out OF q
poor one In u month or two. Farm
Journal
Tho carrot Is the root crop pro-
ferred by horses. The mode OF feed
Ing carrots to horses Is to chop them
fine and give each horse hall peck
three times week.
That the best way to clear out and
straighten the fringe OF towels, doilies,
etc, before ironing, Is 10 comb II.
while damp, with an inch length OF
,oarsest toilet comb.
When mattresses and feather beds
are soiled. soft soap and wheat starch
made into a paste and rubbed thor
oughly in, then dried in the sun and
scraped of and spongod will mako
them quite clean.
To tell when jams and marmalade
are sufficiently cooked. test by taking
out little on saucer and let It cool.
II no juice gathers about 1t, II Is safe
to conclude that IL is thoroughly done
Good Housekeeping.
Grape Catsup. Take six pounds
OF grapes, boil in little water. strain,
add three pounds OF sugar and pint
Of vinegar, one tablespoonful each OF
cloves, cinnamon, extract OF lemon
and salt. Boil until thick and bottle
The Home.
Cheese Scallop. Soak one cup OF
dry breadcrumbs In fresh milk; beat
into II three eggs, and add one table
spoon OF butter and q half-pound Of
grated cheese; strew upon tho top
sifted breadcrumbs, and bake In tho
oven delicate brown.
The Juice OF peaches, like that Of
cherries. docs not jelly readily. but is
inclined to make sirup instead. II
ono pint OF apple Juice Is added to each
two pints Of peach juice the jelly will
be much nicer, with no perceptibla
difference In the flavor.
System in storage and place for
every thing is as necessary In the
barns and stables rs in the dwelling
house. The loss OF time In hunting
for an article is much more than the
time spared to put It In proper place.
Every thing should be whore II can be
found easily when wanted, and every
animal In the stables should have Its
appropriate stall
Oyster Stufllng-Take small loaf
OF bakers bread, remove tho crust and
crumb the bread very fine. pour on
hot water enough TO moisten IL and
cover 1t tight Chop one large onion
and quart OF oysters, take one-haif
cup OF melted butter. one teaspoonful
OF powdered sage and salt 10 taste
Mix all we'll together, and II the oyster
liquor does not make It moist enough,
add a little more hot water. House
hold.
An English grower gives the fol-
lowing directions for growing hya-
cinths in glasses' 'Fill your glass
with water. throwing in n small piece
OF charcoal. and let the lower part Of
the bulb just touch tho water Put
them into cool, but not damp,
place away from the light and leave
them till the glasses are filed with
roots and the leaves have begun to de-
velop, then give them as much sun
and light as you can, adding. II neces-
cary, occasionally little water I'M
less the water becomes muddy never
change It, and don't put the pots and
glnsses into a cellar whore tho atmos-
phere Is damp. or into cupboard
where there 10 no atmosphere at all.
A spare room where there is no fire
and plenty OF air Is best "