1-6 The Canadian Horticulturist. 



STRAWBERRIES. 



The bowl of strawberries on the farmer's table is one of the most delightful 

 suggestions of spring, and the taste of them makes it a delicious realization. 

 " .Strawberries," writes the poet, " deserve all the good things that may be said of 

 them. They are beautiful to look at, delicious to eat, have a fine odor, and 

 are among the most healthful fruit that we have." 



It is said of an eminent French writer, that he attributed his longevity to the 

 free use of them, while good authority places them among the food remedies for 

 fever, weak digestion and gout. 



The usual mode of serving strawberries with cream and sugar is very palat- 

 able ; but country housekeepers will find that a variety in preparing this 

 delicious fruit will render it acceptable every day throughout the season. The 

 following recipes will be found reliable : 



Strau'berries and Whipped Cr«?tzw.— Place a layer of strawberries on the 

 bottom of a glash dish, cover with pulverized sugar ; then another layer of 

 berries and sugar, cover the top with a pint of whipped cream, the whites of 

 three eggs and a teacupful of sugar. Set on ice one hour before serving. 



Stratvberry Short Cake. — Stem two quarts of ripe strawberries, sweeten and 

 mash. Make a quart of flour into biscuit dough, roll out an inch and a hal 

 thick, put into a greased baking pan, and bake very quickly. When done, take 

 from the oven, split in halves and spread lightly with butter. Place the lower 

 half on a dish, put half the berries on it, cover with the other half, spread with 

 the remaining berries, pour cream around and serve.— /^?r/// and Home. 



Frame for Tomatoes.— For keeping tomato vines from the ground, I ha\e 

 found it a good way to make a frame by driving posts in the ground each side 

 of the rows of tomatoes leaving one foot or so above ground, and nail narrow 

 strips of board to the sides of these, and on top of these, tack on barrel staves 

 after splitting them into bits an inch or so in width. This makes a good frame 

 for the vines to rest upon, and the tomatoes do not come in contact with the 

 ground at all. — Orchard and Garden. 



The Profit in Raspberries. — Raspberries would hardly be a profitable crop 

 at 5c. per (jt., unless it was 5c. net, as it costs 1 1^ to 2>^c. per qt., to pick them, 

 to say nothing of expenses of marketing, which are as much more. An average 

 crop is about 1000 cits, per acre for the three or four years which they bear fruit 

 and they soon run out. They ought to bring 8c per qt., to make it a fair busi- 

 ness. They do best on a good garden soil, but would grow on sandy land if 

 there was moisture enough in the summer. Well rotted yard manure should be 

 applied every fall and worked in around the roots with a fork. As far north as 

 Nova Scotia and Northern United States they would have to be laid down 

 through the winter, which is neither an e.xpcnsive nor long job —Farm and 

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