Year: 1870

the San Joaquin Valley argus gives The
following new method of making butter at
a ranch in Mendocino county


While stopping at the farm l witnessed
a most novel, aod to me new method OF
making butter. While giving directions
how to do it my hostess detected my
thoughts in my face-seeiog is believing.
"Come," said she, II will give you convnc-
ing proof. l followed her to the milk room;
/ saw her place quantity oil cream IN
thick linen sack, then roll the sack in
large cloth, and place it in hole which
had been dug in the sand for the purpose.
II was then covered up with sand and
board placed over it. The next morning
when removed it came out as fine roll
of butter as ever saw taken from churn.
1t required bu! little working as the earth
has absorbed nearly every particle Of milk
1. is now FIVE days old as write, aud jus.
as sweet and solid as butter can BE-


DANCER FROM EATING NUTs.-Medical
men advise that salt should be taken with
nuts, especially when eaten at night. One
time while enjoying visit from an EGG
.lisbman, hickory nuts were served in the
sevening, when my English friend called for
salt, stating that he knew a case of wo-
man eating heartily Of nuts in the evening,
who was taken violently i'll. The celebrated
DIR. Abernethy was sent for, but il was after
be was too fond of his cup, and be was not
in a condition to 60. He muttered "Salt
Salt T. of which no notice was taken. Next
morning be went TO the place and she was
corpse. He said had they given her salt
it would have relieved her; if they would
allow him TO make an examination be would
convince them. On opening tbs stomach
the nuts we're found in mass. lie sprinkled
salt on them, and Immediately it dissolved.


OLIvEs.-Tbe Santa Barbara Press Of
April l6,h has the following:


Olives make fine growth in this county.
In no case Of which we have learned are
they irrigated. On the fine hillside, south.
eastern slope, laying in plain view Of town.
on the north, is the young olive orchard of
much exposed to the sun, none of the trees
are irrigated The plow does the work. Re-
suits are gratifying. They have trees -four
years from the cutting which are seven
inches in circumference. They have also
some five hundred bearing almond trees
next year they will have Two thousand FIVE
hundred. The have likewise two hundred
English walnut trees, and ten thousand vines
of choice table grape varieties. All are do-
ing well, and without irrigation.


COTTAGE CHEEsE.-When the tea kettle
boils, pour the water into pan of "lop-
pered" milk; it will curd at once; stir it and
turn it into a colander, turn a little cold
water over it, salt it break it up. better
way is to put equal parts Of bultermik and
thick milk over the fire, heat it almost burn
ing hot; pour into linen bag and let i,
salt it, put in little cream or butter, as it
may be thick or not, and make it up into
balls the size of an orange.


SPECIMEN of the plant, "tbe flower Of
the holy Ghost" has been successfully
raised IN Norwich. Con necticut The flow.
or is creamy white cup, nearly as large as
half an egg, and extremely beautiful, and
its wonder as a natural floral growth is the
fact, that 10 this flower in pure white dove,
with pink bill and eyes, and its head turn
ed as if looking over its back. It's feet,
wings bill, etc., are as absolutely perfect
as those Of the living dove, whose counter
this wonderful mimic bird is.


RUMBLED EGes.--This is very convenient
for invalids, or light dish for supper.
Beat up three eggs with two ounces of fresh
butter, or well>wasbed salt butter; add a
teaspoonfuI Of cream or new milk. Put it
all in saucepan aud keep stirring it over
fire for nearly five minutes, until it rises
up like souffle, when it should be imme-
diately dished on but,ered toast.


CURE FOR CRoup.-As soon as the first
symptoms are discovered, apply cold water
suddedly and freely to the neck and chest
with sponge, then lay cloth wet with
cold water on the chest. and cover closely
with cotton batting (nothing else will do
as we'll, and the breath will be instantly
relieved, give patient plenty of cold water
to drink, and cover it warm in a bed, and
it will sleep sweety. There is 10 danger of
taking cold by the operation.


Corn MEAL SLAPPERs.-To a quart of
sweet milk, stir in sufficient meal, with one
handful of wheat flower, to make a thin
batter; add little salt and not more than
half teaspoonfu Of soda, but you can Judge
better by stirring in little at time until the
mixture feels light. Bake like buckwheat
cakes. These cakes are far superior to those
with eggs and butter, and certainly they
are less trouble. The flour is a great i'm
provement.


DouoHNUTs.- three pounds of -four,
one pound of butter, one pound and half
OF sugar, cut the butter fine into the flour;
beat six eggs light and put them in; add
two winegl asses of yeast, one pint Of milk,
some cinnamon, mace and nutmeg; make
it up into light dough, and put it to RISE
When it is light enough, roll out the paste
cut into small pieces and boil lhemiin lard.


APPLE TARr.-Always stew the apples
before putting them in pastry. For this
tart, make a pie without bottom crust,