Year: 1879

Barley is one of the best cereals that
can be used for fattening stock, and could
be proftably employed for that purpose
much more extensively.


Tea Crumpets.-Beat two eggs to two
quarts OF warm milk and water and a
large spoonful of yeast, beat in flour to
make thick batter; make your plate
very hot, rub with little butter, then
bake in cakes the size Of saucer; turn
them, toast and butter. They must be
kept very hot.


Charcoal pulverizcd and mixed with
water is now highly recommended as an
agent tor relieving cattle suffering from
any arrangement Of the stomach, such as
bloat or hoven, etc. There is no doubt
of its efficacy, if abundance of concurrent
testimony can be relied ON.


Spiccd Apples.-E1ght pounds of ap-
pies, pared and quartered; four pounds
sugar, one quart vinegar, one ounce Of


ick cinnamon, one-half ounce cloves.
Boil the vinegar, sugar and spice togeth-
er; put in the apples while boiling and
let them remain until tender (about twen-
ty minutcs); then put the apples in Jar,
boil down the syrup until thick and pour
over them.


Green Tomato Soy.-6lice two gallons
of green tomatoes and twelve or fourteen
good sized onions, two quarts Of vinegar,
one pound of sugar, two tablespoonfuls Of
salt, two Of ground mustard, two of
black pepper, one tablespoon Of allspice
and one Of cloves. Mix all and stew un-
til tender, stirring often lest they should
scorch. Put up in small jars. This is
very nice for most every kind OF meat
and fish.


cucumber Pickles.-Fili two-gallon
stone jar with very small cucumbe1s, and
cover them with boiling water and salt
the second and third morning boil tn
brine and pour over again; the fourth
take them out of the brine and put them
in boiling water in which piece of alum
the size Of an egg has been dissolved; let
them remain in this twenty -four hours;
the fifth and sixth days cover with boil
ing vinegar, we'll spiced, and let them
remain in this until used.


Lemon Sirup.-Now that lemons arc
so cheap take dozen, slice them thin
with knife, and proceed as follows:
Put them in an earthenware pan, and
cover them with ten pounds of the best
white powdered sugar; let them remain
five hours; in that time the sugar will
have extracted the juice; now add very
clear water and enough to make it a thick
| sirup, and heat the whole IN the earthen-
ware pan, which must be big one, un-
til the sugar is all melted. In heating
never bring it up to the boil or you Will
loose the delicate flavor. Strain and bot
tie. sirup made in this way will keep
for a year.


Rhode Island Succatash.--Good succo-
tash wants tender young corn. Have a
dozen ears, aud remove the kerhels. If
your corn is tough do not cut to close to
the cob. String quart of young beans,
and then cut them in three. Boil the
beans with the corn in a pint of water.
Boil for quite three quarters Of an hour.
when cooked, cover closely add piece of
butter teaspoonful of salt and some pep.
CT. 1fcream is obtainable, add half .
pint at the conclusion.


All milk vessels should, in their last
rinsings, have boiling water or hot or su-
per heated steam applied, as nothing
short will destroy the putrefaction which
is abundant IN milk vessels not thorough
ly clcansed.