

NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Catties' ^Department. 



DOMESTIC RECEIPTS. 



Pumpkin Pudding, No. 1. — A quarter of a pound 

 of butter, sugar to the taste, eight eggs, two table- 

 spoonsful of brandy, one tea-spoonful of cinnamon, 

 one tea-spoonful of grated nutmeg, one pint of 

 mashed pumpkin. Stew the pumpkin in very little 

 water, mash it fine, and add the butter to it whilst 

 it is hot ; whisk the eggs and stir into the pumpkin 

 when it is cool enough, and add the other ingre- 

 dients. Bake in a light paste. 



Pumpkin Pudding, No. 2. — Eight eggs, one pint 

 of stewed pumpkin, a quarter of a pound of butter, 

 a quarter of a pound of sugar, two table-spoonsful 

 of brandy, one tea-cup full of cream, one tea- 

 spoonful of cinnamon, one tea-spoonful of nutmeg. 

 Stew the pumpkin in very little water, mash it very 

 fine, add the butter, and stand it away to cool. 

 Beat the eggs, and when the pumpkin is cool add 

 them and the other ingredients. Line your pie- 

 plates with paste, pour in the pumpkin, and bake 

 in a moderately hot oven. When they are to be 

 sent to the table, sift sugar over them. 



Quince Pudding. — Six ounces of mashed quinces, 

 half a pound of butter, half a pound of sugar, five 

 eggs, a table-spoonful of brandy. Stew the quinces, 

 mash them very fine, and when nearly cold add to 

 them the butter and sugar beaten to a cream. 

 Whisk the eggs very light and stir in with the 

 other ingredients. Cover your pie-plates with a 

 nice paste, pour in the mixture and bake it. 



French Custard Pudding. — One pint of milk, 

 one table-spoonful of flour, three eggs, sugar to the 

 taste. Flavored with rose-water, essence of lemon, 

 or brandy. Put on the milk to boil, mix the flour 

 smoothly with a little cold milk ; as soon as the 

 milk boils stir in the mixture of flour and milk. 

 Let it boil one minute, take it off and set away to 

 cool Beat the eggs, and when the milk is cool add 

 them to it with the sugar, then the spice and rose- 

 water, or whatever it is to be flavored with. Line 

 your pie-plates Avith paste, pour in the above mix- 

 ture, and bake it in a moderate oven. — The Na- 

 tional Cook-Booh. 



THE GOOD WIPE. 



The power of a wife for good or evil is irresisti- 

 ble. Home must be the seat of happiness, or it 

 must be for ever unknown. A good wife is to a 

 man wisdom and courage, and strength and en- 

 durance. A bad one is confusion, weakness, dis- 

 comfiture, and despair. No condition is hopeless, 

 when the wife possesses firmness, decision and 

 economy. There is no outward prosperity which 

 can counteract indolence, extravagance, and folly 

 at home. No spirit can long endure bad domestic 

 influence. Man is strong, but his heart is not ada- 

 mant. He delights in enterprise and action ; but 

 to sustain him he needs a tranquil mind and a 

 whole heart. He expands his whole moral force 

 in the conflicts of the world. To recover his 

 equanimity and composure, home must be to him a 

 place of repose, of peace, of cheerfulness, of com- 

 fort ; and his soul renews its strength again, and 

 goes forth with fresh vigor to encounter the labor 

 and troubles of the world. But if at home he finds 

 no rest, and there is met with had temper, sullen- 

 ness, or gloom, or is assailed by discontent, or 

 complaint, or reproaches, the heart breaks, the 



spirits are crushed, hope vanishes, and the man 

 sinks into despair. 



Parental Teaching. — If parents would not 

 trust a child upon the back of a wild horse with- 

 out bit or bridle, let them not permit him to go 

 forth unskilled in self government. If a child is 

 passionate, teach him by gentle means to curb his 

 temper. If he is greedy, cultivate liberality in 

 him. If he is selfish, promote generosity. If he 

 is sulky, charm him out of it by encouraging 

 frankness and good humor. If he is indolent, ac- 

 custom him to exertion, and train him so as to per- 

 form even onerous duties with alacrity. If pride 

 comes in to make his obedience reluctant, subdue 

 him, either by counsel or discipline. In short, 

 give your children the habit of overcoming their 

 besetting sins. Let them acquire from experience 

 that confidence in themselves which gives security 

 to the practised horseman, even on the back of a 

 high strung steed, and they will triumph over the 

 difficulties and dangers which beset them in the 

 path of life. 



Farmer's Apple Pudding. — Stew some tender 

 apples ; if the apples are juicy, they will require 

 very little water to cook them ; add to one pound 

 of the mashed apple, whilst it is hot, a quarter of 

 a pound of butter, and sugar to the taste. Beat 

 four eggs and stir in when the apple is cold. 



Butter the bottom and sides ot a deep pudding 

 dish, strew it very thickly with bread crumbs, put 

 in the mixture, and strew breadcrumbs plentifully 

 over the top. Set it in a tolerably hot oven, and 

 when baked, sift sugar over. 



This is good with a glass of rich milk. 



It is a good substitute for pie, and can be eaten 

 by those who cannot partake of pastry. — National 

 Cooh Booh. 



Economical Use of Nutmegs. — If a person be- 

 gins to grate a nutmeg at the stalk end, it will 

 prove hollow throughout ; whereas the same nut- 

 meg, grated at the other end, would have proved 

 sound and solid to the last. This circumstance 

 may thus be accounted for : The centre of a nut- 

 meg consists of a number of fibres, issuing from 

 the stalk and its continuation through the centre of 

 the fruit, the other ends of which fibres, though 

 closely surrounded and pressed by the fruit, do not 

 adhere to it. When the stalk is grated away, 

 those fibres, having lost their hold, gradually drop 

 out in succession, and the hollow continues through 

 the whole nut. By beginning at the contrary end, 

 the fibres above-mentioned, are grated off at their 

 core end, with the surrounding fruit, and do not 

 drop out and cause a hole. 



Hint to Parents. — Few parents realize how 

 much their children may be taught at home by 

 devoting a few minutes to their instruction every 

 day. Let a parent make a companion of his child, 

 converse with him familiarly, put to him questions, 

 answer inquiries, communicate facts, the result of 

 his reading or observation, awaken his curiosity, 

 explain difficulties, the meaning of things, and the 

 reason of things — and all this in an easy, playful 

 manner, without seeming to impose a task, and he 

 himself will be astonished at the progress which 

 will be made. The experiment is so simple that 

 none need hesitate about its performance. 



