The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-05-09

A TIMELY HINT.-Alcohol regular
ly applied to q farmers stomach will
remove the boards from the fence, let
the cattle into his crops, kill his fruit
trees, mortgage his farm, and sow his
fields with wild oats and thistles. 1t
will take the paint off his buildings,
break the glass out of his windows and
fill them with rags. It will take the
gloss from his clothes and the polish
from his manners subdue bis reason,
arouse his passions, bring sorrow and
disgrace upon his family, and topple
him into drunkard's grave.
In the tests made at the Chicago
Fair it was shown that the Shorthorn
COWS, which are unquestionably the
best for beef, are by no means un-
worthy of regard for the dairy. There
was q time when they were unexcell- l.
ed as dairy COWS for milk, cheese, and
butter, but the breeding since then
has been turned to beef rather than
the dairy. Where the beef is TO be con-
sidered, as well as the dairy, no other
breed stands ahead of the Shorthorns
selected for their milking quality.
Salt with Nuts.-Dr. Abernathy pre-
scribed salt for lady who had become
sick from eating heartily of nuts. His
advice was not followed but on calling
the next day he found the lady had
died. To show that his prescription
would have relieved her, the contents
of the stomach, solid mass of nuts,
was taken out and the Doctor sprinkled
salt on it and it Immediately dissolved.
The English usually serve salt with
nuts because they believe it aids
digestion.
A Substitute For Coffe.-Those per-
SONS who find it impossible to drink
coffe, on account of it's effect on the
digestion or nerves, may find the fol-
lowing substitute acceptable. Take
thee quarts best bran, one quart corn
meal, three tablespoonfuls of molasses;
mix and brown in the oven like ordi-
nary coffe. For every cup of coffee
required use one heaping tablespoon
fol of the caramel. Pour boiling
water over it and steep, not boil, for
for fifteen or twenty minutes.
Rice Waff1es.-To pint of soft boil
ed rice add q teaspoonful of salt and
pint OF flour, in which sift two tea
spoonfuls of baking powder. Beat
the yolks and whites of three eggs
separately. Add to the yolks a cup
of sweet milk. Pour into the rice and
-four with a tablespoonful of melted
butter, or rather tablespoonful before
it is melted. Lastly, add tine stiffly
beaten whites. Mix thoroughly and
bake as you do the plain waffles. Very
nice and delicate.
Strawberry Sauce.-Rub half cup
of butter and one cup of sugar to a
cream; add the beaten white of an
egg, and one cup of strawberries thor
oughly mashed.
A pound and half of loaf sugar dis
solved in a quart of boiling water
with half pint of lemon juice, and a
pint and q half of milk added.
Carrots may be profitably raised for
winter food for cattle. Horses fed on
them will always be in good condition
and they will increase the flow of milk
when fed to COWS.
Gold Cake.-One and one-half cups
sugar, one-half cup butter, one cup
sweet milk, one teaspoon cream tartar,
one-half teaspoon soda, nutmeg, three
cups flour, yolks of six eggs.
Remove the knife and fork from
your plate as soon as they are set be-
fore you, as the serving of an entire
course is delayed by neglecting to do
so.
One and one-half pounds of flour,
one pound sugar, three-fourths pound
butter, seven eggs, one gill milk, one
half teaspoon salaratus, one pound
currants.
To Clean Cut. .Glass.-Having wash
ed the articles, let them dry, and after
wards rub them with prepared chalk
and soft brush, carefully going into
all the cavities.
Iron rust may be removed from
cloth by salt mixed with little lemon
juice; put lin the sun if necessary
use two applications.
Pillowslips should be ironed length.
wise instead of crosswise, if one wishes
to iron wrinkles out instead of in.
Butter Scotch.-One cup molasses,
one cup Of sugar, one-half cup butter.
Boil until done.
Two feeds day are sufficient for a
COW in the winter.