Rensselaer Union, Volume 11, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 April 1879 — HOME, FASRM AND SARDEN. [ARTICLE]

HOME, FASRM AND SARDEN.

'—Lemon Cheese Cakes.—Take one quarter of a pound of butter, one pound of loaf sugar, six eggs, omitting the whites of two. Use the juioe of three lemons, with the grated rind of two. Boil t<> the consistence of honey, stirring it all the time. —Sponges.—ls a sponge, after haring been useu a week, Is then put away to thoroughly d?y, and another useu for an equal time, the soft, flabby and worn-out sponge reoovers its texture. Sponges treated in this way outlast three ordinary sponges. —Qften Children accidentally swallow boiling water, or inhale steam. This accident is very dangerous, as the throat swells, and the sufferer is in danger of being suffocated. Send for the medical man immediately. Meanwhile, if it can bo procured, let the pt£ tient suck ice constantly, and apply a strong mustard poultice to the outside of the front of the throat.— Western Rural. —Potato Soup.—Pare and soak in water two hours ten good-sized potatoes; boil till soft enough to strain through a colander; while hot add a quarter pound of butter; boil three pints of milk, and turn by degrees upon the potatoes, stirring it perfectly smooth; add one large onion, chopped very fine, a few blades of mace or parsley; boil fifteen minutes; split and toast six crackers, and put into soup. —Leaving farms to an overseer or drivers has “ played.” No man will go on the farm and have th*e ; work done so well as the owner hiniself. His eye should supervise everything—the feeding and watching of stock; the taking care of tools and machinery; the sharpening of plows; repairing of fences, in fact, all matters pertaining to the farm must be looked after by him. — lowa State Register. —A brass kettle may be used for cooking with safety if thoroughly well scoured before being used. The scouring should be done with fine bath brick and afterward with hot water. No acids, such as vinegar, should be used in cooking in a brass kettle. When the kettle is done with for the time, it should be scoured and put away in a dry place, where it will alwajtp be ready for use after simple washing.— N. Y. Herald

—Rioh Light Waffles.—Put half a pound of butter into a clean strong cloth and pound it till quite soft, then take it into a dish and beat with a large si 1 ter fork till it becomes a thick cream. Beat the yelks of six %ggs to a stiff cream, and stir in them half a pound of flour till smooth, then add the beaten butter and half a pint of rich, sweet milk. Beat ajl well together, adding the beaten whltes of the eggs the last thing, and bake.— Christian Union. —The dairy-maid ranks next to the cow in the butter business. As the best farm in the world will not make good returns unless it has a skillful manager, so the best herd of cows does not insure the best butter. It has been said that half the milk of the country is damaged in the process of making butter. This seems a large estimate, bus when we reflect that more than half the butter brought to market is below the No. 1 standard, the estimate must be considered below the truth.— N. Y. Times. —Horses.—As the coat begins to loosen, the skin is often irritable. This may be corrected by giving in the food daily one ounce of an equal mixture of sulphur and cream of tartar few Good grooming with asofutiru sh and a blunt curry-comb should not be neglected, if the gums are swollen, rub them with a corn-cob, dipped in powdered borax. Cleanliness is a great preventive of disease. As the weather becomes. warmer, more oats, rye or barley, and less corn may be fed. An occasional feed of cut ruta-bagas will be useful. — American Agriculturist.