Rensselaer Union, Volume 11, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1879 — HOME, FARM AND GARDEN. [ARTICLE]

HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

—The close observer, if he knows what a farmer does with his leisure hoars in winter, can in some measure predict his success in the busy days of seed time and harvest. . —Never trv to beat a colt into doing a thing; or, if nervous, he may turn out a vicious horse, and if stupid, he may'become stubborn. Remember that by patience and gentleness he can be got to do anything that will not hurt, him.— lowa Stale Register. —Boston Baked Beans.—For family of six or eight persons, take one ouart of beans and put to soak over night. In the morning take half or three-quar-ters of a pound of salt pork and4}alt a cup of molasses, put with the beans into the bean-pot, cover with fresh water, put the cover on and bake slowly all day —add hot water as often as required. —lt has become the fashion to spread ourself out over more land than one can cover without becoming too thin; and the disease has just as strong hold on Simpson with his forty acres as it has on Livingston with his thousand. Too much land for the amount of culture; too much for the amount of manure; too much for the amount of care, thought and brains expended.— Col. Scott. —Baked Bread Pudding.—Break stale bread in small bits, to fill a pint bowl, put it into a quart of warm milk; when it is soft beat it fine, add two well beaten eggs, half a nutmeg grated, a bit of butter the size of a large egg, and two tablespoonfuls of sugar, with a teaspoonful of salt; a teaspoonful of lemon extract is an improvement. Bake one hour in a hot oven. You may add raisins if you like them. —Egg Mince Meat. —Take six; hardboiled eggs and shred them very fine; take double the quantity of beef suet, and chop very small; wash one pound of currants and dry them; the peel of one large or two small lemons chopped up; six tablespoons of vinegar, sweetened; a little mace, nutmeg and salt, with sugar to your taste; add a quarter of a pound of candied orange and citron, cut into thin slices. Mix all well together and press it into a jar for use. —Snow Pancakes.—Four ounces of flour; a quarter of a pint of milk; and a little grated nutmeg; a pinch of salt; sufficient flour to make thick batter, and three large Spoonfuls of snow to each pancake. Make stiff batter with four ounces of flour, a quarter of a pint of milk, or more if required, a little grated nutmeg, and a pinch of salt. Divide the batter into any number of pancakes, and add three large spoonfuls of snow to each. Fry them lightly, in very good butter, and serve •quickly.