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Pldm Pudding without Eggs. — One cup of mo- 



lassses, one cup of milk, one pouud of raisins, 

 chopped, one teaspoon of soda, one teaspoon of 

 powdered cloves. Mix with flour about as stiff as 

 pound cake. Melt half a cui> of butter and stir it 

 in. Steam in a dish over boiling water four hours, 

 and eat with a hot sauce. 



Boiling Potatoes. — There are many ways of 

 boiling potatoes, but only one best way, and this 

 is the formula : Let each mess be of equal size. 

 Let the water boil before putting the potatoes in. 

 When done, pour off the water and scatter in three 

 or four table-spoonfuls of salt ; cover the pot with 

 a coarse cloth, and return it to the fire for a short 

 time. In five minutes take out and serve. AVa- 

 tery potatoes are made mealy by this process 



A Plain Custard. — Boil a quart of new milk, 

 keeping out a little to mix with two table-spoonful 

 of flour : thicken the boiling milk with it, let it 

 cool a little, then add two eggs well beaten ; sweet- 

 en and flavor with lemon or nutmeg, and bake in 

 a little deep plate, with a crust ; or, if preferred, 

 after the eggs are added, it may set on the fire, 

 and stir till the egg is turned, but not let it boil ; 

 then sweeten and flavor it, and dip it in cups to 

 cool and use. 



A Plain Pudding. — Two ounces of whole rice 

 not ground, first boiled in water and then in milk 

 till tender. Well grease a pie-dish, and have ready 

 beat up six eggs, some sugar and milk (the milk 

 should be boiled and allowed to get cold.) When 

 the rice'is done pour it into the dish, stir the eggs, 

 etc., into it, beat it all up. A small piece of but- 

 ter to keep it moist. Add milk to fill the dish, 

 Bweeten to taste, and grate nutmeg over it ; bake 

 three-quarters of an hour. This is a good whole- 

 some pudding, inexpensive, delicate, and very 

 nice. 



Vinegar Recipe. — A correspondent of the Sci- 

 entific American says : " To one gallon of soft wa- 

 ter, add a pint of sugar, or sorghum molasses, stir 

 all well, and then add nearly a gallon of tomatoes, 

 fresh and ripe. Then set the vessel aside, and in 

 a few days you will have the sourest pickles I ever 

 tasted, and nearly the best vinegar." 



Dumplings. — In boiling dumplings or any kind 

 of paste, the cover should never be removed, nor 

 the water allowed to cease to boil until the paste 

 is done, when it should be taken off before it be- 

 comes soaked and heavy. 



Potato Crust. — Par-boil and mash twelve pota- 

 toes ; add one tea-spoonsful of butter and half a 

 cup of milk or cream. Stiffen with flour until jou 

 can roll out. 



Ginger Snapps. — Beat together half a pound of 

 butter, and half a pound of sugar ; mix with them 

 half a tea-cup full of ginger, and one pound and a 

 half of flour. 



~^^^ ^^^- — ^The best hair oil is made by mixing 

 nigh proofed alcohol and cold pressed castor oil. 

 These ingredients are the base of all the celebra- 

 ted hair oils. 



To make Leather Water-Proof. — The follow- 

 ing recipe for making boots and shoes water-proof, 

 is the hest thing that I have ever tried. It also 

 improves the leather, and is also the best thing for 

 rough or sore hands, caused by binding wheat or 

 husking corn: Take one ounce of the balsam of 

 Copnvia and one ounce of beeswax, m;ll together 

 and apply warm ; rub it with t!ic hand. It has only 

 to be tried to be appreciated. — 0. Judson in Coun- 

 try Gentleman. 



Trial of Implements. — The trial of Implements 

 will be held the week previous, near the Fair 

 Ground, commencing on the 21st Sept. 



The Macon county Fair Ground is one of the 

 best in the State, and has one indispensable requi- 

 site, water in abundance, 



A small stream runs through the grounds, and 

 one of the best springs of pure water pours out its 

 crystal draught at the foot of a huge oak, in such 

 supply that none need go away thirsty. We look 

 upon this as most fortunate, for though "Big Mud- 

 dy " was great on ponds and duck-shooting grounds 

 yet good drinking water for man and beast was 

 about out of the question. The ofiicers of the 

 Macon County Agricultural Society are an ener- 

 getic set of men, as well as the citizens of Decatur, 

 who will do all in their power to make the Fair a 

 success. The Fair Grounds are located about one 

 and a half miles west of the depot, and near the 

 line of the Great Western railroad ; and it is more 

 than probable that a side track will be put in to 

 accommodate stock and passengers the facilities to 

 reach the grounds would otherwise be inadequate 

 for that purpose. 



We also learn from the Secretary, Mr. J. P. 

 Reynolds, that the Railroads will transport all arti- 

 cles and animals free, and passengers at half 

 price. 



Decatur is nearly in the centre of the State at 

 the crossing of the main line of the I. C. R. R. with 

 the Great Western. This latter road will have the 

 most onerous part of the business to perform, but ; 

 as the ofiBcers are among the best railroad men in 

 the State, and have had a previous experience of 

 the kind, there need be no anxiety that the busi-; 

 ness will not only be properly but promptly attend- 

 ed to. The cars of the I. C. R. R. can also be un- 

 loaded at the Fair Grounds over the track of the 

 Great Western, which is of the same guage. We 



know of no location outside of Chicago better 

 adapted to holding the Fair than this. Closely 

 sheltered grounds ; ample supply of pure sp.ing 

 water ; railroad track to the grounds, and a live 

 set of men to look after the good name of their 

 county. 



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State Fair. — The^ext State Fair is to be held 

 at Decatur, commencing on the 28th of Septem- 

 ber, and holding through the week. 



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