The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-10

Parker House ROllS.-Tne very
incest rolls are made as follows :: Ponr
a pint of scalded milk over u table
spoonful each of butter and lard and
a teaspoonful each of salt and sugar
when sufficiently cool, add cake of
compressed yeast that has been dis
solved in half cup of lukewarm
water and flour enough to make
thin batter. Do this at hal-past eight
in the morning and stand away until
one o'clock then knead in enough
flour to make soft dough. 1t must be
as soft as can be handled stand in u
warm place until half-past four roll
out very thin, cnt with small, round
cake cutter and fold over like pocket
book, putting butter the size of a
pea between the folds. Set in u warm
place until half-past five, or until very
light, and bake a delicate brown in a
good oven. If made small enough,
this will give seventy of these appe-
tizing rolls.
Chicken Cholera. feed your
chickens on the ground where they
stand around much, as in the hen
house yard. | have several Slated,
long, boxlike trOughs in which to
feed my hens, and the only times l
ever have case of cholera now is
when get careless and neglect and
feed on the ground, and so sure as /
do this in a week or SO I'll have one
or two sick hens. / have found that
tolerably strong amber made by put
ting some five or six leaves of tobacco
in about two or three gallons of water
in their drinking trough will check up
the cholera and there are no more
cases. This has been my experience
for several years, when my neighbors
were losing theirs by the dozens"
Whole Tomatoes, for Winter Use.-
Fill large stone jar with ripe, and
perfectly sound, whole tomatoes, add
ing few cloves and q sprinkling Of
sugar between each layer. Cover well
with one-half cold vinegar and one
half water. Place a piece of thick
flannel over the jar, letting it fall well
down into the vinegar, then tie down
with cover Of brown paper. These
will keep all winter, and are not
harmed even if the flannel collects
mould.
For a flabby skin the following treat
ment is recommended: Never use
hard water upon it; either preserve
rainwater for the purpose, or, if that is
impossible, buy distilled water of reli-
able druggist. Eat bread that is one
day old and choose that which is made
from whole meal. A little gluten
made into mash and eaten with rich
milk is also said to help in rounding
out the face and neck.
Meat for soup should always he lean,
and that from the shank is excellent.
1t is muscular and full of nutriment.
For every quart of soup allow one
pound of meat without fat 1t should
be washed. then placed in kettle
with one quart and pint Of cold
water and a teaspoonful of salt.
After boiling slowly for five hours
there will be only one quart of the
liquid, the extra pint having been lost
by evaporation.
Ifyour farm is all run down, and
the soil is poor, don't give up in de-
spair until you have tried poultry. 1t
may be you will display more enthusi-
asm, ambition and common sense i'm
that work than you have in regular
farm work. If you do go in to win,
you will come out ahead.
Ifyour hens lay eggs that have thin,
soft shells, easily broken, give them
more lime in some shape. They must
have proper material in order to turn
out good goods. Go where house is
being repaired and lug offa lot of the
old plaster and throw in the yard.
The hens will do the rest.
There is no use walking the floor
with a felon. Wrap Q cloth loosely
around the felOn leaving the end open.
Pour gunpowder in the end and shake
it down until the end is covered, then
keep it wet with camphor. I'm two
hours the pain will be relieved and a
perfect cure will follow quickly, asserts
the Memphis Similar.
The ground surface of the orchard
can he made to yield Il large increase
by turning it over to the chickens.
This will also help to keep the trees
free from insects.
Wash the silver, and wipe at once
from the soapy water, rubbing any
piece with silver polish that seems at
all discolored.
a firm hand, cool head and
soothing word will do far more than
punishment with a frightened horse.
1t is easy to spoil II good horse by
an ill-titting collar.
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