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of raisins, 2 tcnspoonfnls of soda, 5 cups of flour, 
1 tablespoonful of cinnamon, and \{ do. of cloves. 
More fruit and spice can be added if wished. 
Mucklebci-s'y Wriddle Csikes.—By 
the same. Stir in one even teaspoonful of soda to 
two quarts of sweet milk, one teaspoonful of salt: 
one pint of ripe huckleberries with flour to make a 
thick batter; bake on a griddle as other cakes. 
IPotato Calces. —1 qt. of milk, 
6 cold boiled potatoes grated, 2.eggs, and flour 
sufficient to make a batter. 
•Belly Calce.—Contributed to the American 
Agriculturist by Lizzie Davis, Venango Co., Pa. 
Take 1 cup of sugar, 4 eggs, 1 cup of flour, % tea- 
spoonful soda dissolved in a tablespoonfnl of sweet 
milk, and 1 teaspoonful cream of tartar mixed in 
flour. Bake in one long tin, then spread with jelly, 
roll up, and cut in slices. 
Btoiiii'liBiuits.—By the same contributor. To 
1 quart of milk add % lb. of butter, 1 }£ lbs. of su¬ 
gar, 1 teaspoonful of soda, and 2 of cream of tar¬ 
tar dissolved separately in as little water as possi¬ 
ble. Mix with sufficient flour, and boil immediately. 
yfi b! filets.—By the same. Take 1 qt. new milk, 
2 eggs, 2 tablespoonfuls yeast, butter the size of an 
egg. Warm the milk, and mix with other ingredi¬ 
ents at night; in the morning turn into muffin 
rings, or drop on tins, and bake a light brown. To 
be eaten with butter for breakfast. 
Ciiiniinsoit Wafers.—1 lb. of 'sugar] lb. 
butter, 3 eggs, % teaspoonful of soda, 1 table- 
spoouful of cinnamon, and flour enough to roll out: 
to be made the same as ginger snaps. 
fwooft Biscuit.—Two teaspoonfuls cream 
tartar, one of soda, half do. of salt, rubbed fine, and 
well mixed with one quart of flour. Rub in a piece 
of butter the size of an egg, mix up soft with thick 
60 ur milk or buttermilk, and bake quickly. 
Cream B*ie. —Contributed to the American 
Agriculturist by “ M. E. P.”, Winterpoiut, Maine. 
Mix together 1 egg, 1 cup sugar, a piece of but¬ 
ter as large as an egg, 3 cups flour, 1 teaspoonful 
cream tartar, % teaspoonful soda, 1 cup sweet milk. 
Pour this on tin plates, and bake light brown. 
When cold, split them open and put in the custard, 
made as follows : Take 2 eggs, 1 cup sugar, % cup 
flour, 1 pint milk; flavor with lemon. Beat the 
eggs, sugar and flour together; boil the milk, and 
while boiling stir in the mixture, letting it cook a 
few seconds. The above quantity will make three 
common sized pies. 
Vinegar I*io.—Contributed to the American 
A,griculturisl by C. Glidewell: Mix 2 cups of vine¬ 
gar, 1 )4 of sugar, 2 tablespoon fuls of flour, and a 
piece of butter the size of a walnut. Prepare a 
paste to receive these ingredients, and bake the 
same as any ordinary pie. 
Sorgo Apple Sauce.—By the same. Put 
n pint of sorgo syrup on to boil, and then beat 3 
eggs to a froth. As soon as the syrup boils, pour 
in the eggs, stirring rapidly all the time. Let it 
boil three minutes, then pour it into a cool dish, 
and stir in a little good vinegar, or lemon juice. 
When cold it is a good substitute for apple butter. 
Float.—By the 6ame. Take 1 quart of new 
milk and 5 eggs ; beat the whites to a stiff froth, 
have the milk ready boiling in a skillet and with a 
spoon place the whites in it, turn them over quick¬ 
ly, then lift them out carefully, and place them on 
a plate. Now beat the yolks well, add 1 large spoon¬ 
ful flour, 2 tablespoonfuls of sugar and some grated 
nutmeg or lemon, and 2 spoonfuls of cold milk; 
stir them all together, then pour it in to the milk, 
stirring it to keep it smooth. Let it boil, turn it 
out in a deep dish, place the whites on it, and it is 
now ready for use. A few drops of jelly or colored 
sugar on the whites improves the looks. 
To B£eep Money.—M. Sands, Orange Co., 
N. Y., directs to heat strained honey to the boiling 
point, and store it in covered jars, where it will 
keep without candying.. To prevent danger of 
burning, set the vessel in which it is to be heated 
Into another containing water. 
3B(G)Y$ & §mw wim 
Thoughts lor tlie Fourth. 
Every American boy welcomes the return of the 4lh 
of July, the Anniversary of the Declaration of the Inde¬ 
pendence of the United States. The writer well remem¬ 
bers how, when a boy, he used for a long time to count 
the weeks and days before it arrived ; how he contrived 
ways and means for getting money with which to cele¬ 
brate it, and how much he enjoyed the fire crackers and 
torpedoes of his own, and the reports of the pistols, guns 
and cannon of the neighborhood. He can, therefore, 
well sympathize with those who enjoy it now as he did 
years ago.—Thousands are now realizing as they never 
did before, what a price was paid by our forefathers for 
their and our enjoyment of liberty. They pledged their 
lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor, and freely 
gave up all but the last to maintain their rights. Out¬ 
brave soldiers are doing the same to-day, and their loved 
ones at home are making equal sacrifices by giving the 
treasures of their hearts to their country. The battle 
now is for the preservation of the inheritance our fathers 
bequeathed. We should be unworthy to retain it, if un¬ 
willing to defend the glorious institutions they founded. 
Every booming cannon and cracking rifie, whether on 
the battle field, or in the peaceful celebration at home, 
answers. “Our Union shall be preserved.” Tire girls and 
boys should remember that something more than armies 
are needed to make our nation permanent and glorious. 
Intelligence and virtue are the foundations of freedom. 
Without these liberty must speedily yield to despotism ; 
with them it will remain perpetual. Our strength as a 
Nation is not so much in the hundreds of thousands of 
muskets and cannon in the field, as in the character of 
the men who stand behind them. Every school-house 
and church is a great magazine furnishing the mightiest 
weapons for the defence of truth and liberty. Every 
scholar who is improving his privileges, is preparing for 
his part in the future conflicts which shall decide the 
destiny of the Nation. Every victory over ignorance, 
or an evil habit, is a telling blow for the future glory of 
the Nation. Just as eacli dew drop that freshens a spear 
of grass, or a thirsty blade of grain, adds to the coming 
harvest, so every right thought, word or action, contrib¬ 
utes to the grand sum of a Nation’s prosperity. We fer¬ 
vently hope that on the coming Fourth, we may be per¬ 
mitted to celebrate the destruction of the citadel of the 
Rebellion, as well as the foundation of our national in¬ 
stitutions, but whether this be permitted or not, we trust 
that this and each succeeding Anniversary of Indepen¬ 
dence may find every young reader more worthy of, 
and better prepared to preserve, the liberty they enjoy. 
Wasliiiigtoit’s IHcssiiig- on s» Child. 
During a celebration which occurred in New York 
City during the life of Washington, the General was 
present, and a Scotch nurse who had the care of a little 
boy was observed to eagerly lift him up that he might 
look upon the Father of his country. She was not satis¬ 
fied with this, however, and the next day while out walk¬ 
ing with the child, she saw the General in a store, and 
darting in she exclaimed, “Please your Excellency, 
here’s a bairn that’s called after ye.” Washington 
turned his benevolent face full upon the lad, smiled, laid 
his hand upon the boy’s head and gave his blessing. In 
after years the boy, then a distinguished man, used to 
say, “ I have reason to believe that blessing has attend¬ 
ed me through life. I was but five years old, yet I can 
feel that hand even now.” The boy was Washington 
Irving, to whom, perhaps as a fruit of that blessing, we 
are indebted for the best biography of George Washington. 
Witty Retort.— A man with a looking-glass under 
his arm met a boy, and thought he would be witty at his 
expense. “ Here, boy !” said he ; “just come and look 
jn this glass and you’ll see a monkey.” “ You don’t 
say,” replied the boy, “how did you find that out?” 
The Deserted Bird's Hevcnge. 
An English paper relates the following incident, said 
to have occurred in a wagon shop on the river Tyne. 
Two sparrows were observed constructing their nest on 
one of the beams overhead, but after working several 
days their building operations were suspended. A few 
mornings afterward the female bird reappeared, accom¬ 
panied by a new mate, who immediately commenced bat¬ 
tle with the rejected bird for possession of the nest, and 
finally drove him away. He, however, shortly returned, 
and watching an opportunity when his enemies were 
both absent, he deliberately placed his back beneath the 
tiny structure, raised it from its resting place and sent it 
tumbling to the ground. The excitement shown by the 
two birds on their return, at seeing their dwelling de¬ 
stroyed, was very amusing. However, they soon com- 
I menced building again, the reiected mate watching their 
proceedings with much interest. When it was nearly 
completed,during their absence lie destroyed tlie fabric as 
before. Finding that they could not succeed in their la¬ 
bors in that place, the baffled birds chose some other lo¬ 
cation. Whether the jealous bird followed them with his 
vengeance, tlie observers were unable to discover. 
Somewhat ©I* si Mistake. 
A gentleman in New-IIavcn, was recently showing to 
some friends a package of the new five-twenty Govern¬ 
ment Bonds ; one of which was for $500. They left soon 
after, and presently this bond was discovered to be mis¬ 
sing. The owner immediately notified the police, and 
telegraphed to his banker to learn the number stamped on 
the bond he hqd bought. Nothing could be heard about 
the valuable paper until in the afternoon one of tlie friends 
came in, arid hearing the gentleman’s story of his loss, in¬ 
quired “Do you mean them tilings you was showing us ?” 
“ Yes,” was the reply. “ Well, I guess I put one in my 
pocket. I supposed they were a new kind of handbills, 
and I thougilt I would take one home and read it. 1 
guess it’s in one of my overcoat pockets,” and he imme¬ 
diately looked, and found it. Another one of the party, 
a Captain of a boat said afterward that w hen looking at 
the bills, he had intended to take one and tack it up in his 
cabin, but thought he w-ouid have time enough to get one 
before he left for home. 
New Puzzles to be Answered, 
No. 90. Illustrated Proverb in very common use. 
No. 91. Double Acrostics. —Contributed to the Amen 
can Agriculturist , by a subscriber at Calais, Maine. 
First; A noted character in the Old Testament. Sec¬ 
ond ; A means of ascent. 1. A wild animal; 2. A cele¬ 
brated ancient city ; 3. An old term with a new applica¬ 
tion ; 4. Describing the condition of 3 ; 5. Something of 
frequent occurrence ; 6. Often follows 5. Apotker : 
First ; A prominent politician. Second ; An ex-Governor, 
now a General. 1. An association, also a weapon; 2. 
An early spring flower ; 3. Atiibeof the East; 4. What 
cowards often do ; 5 The guides of public opinion. 
No. 92. Illustrated Rebus .—Very good advice. 
Answers to Problems and Puzzles. 
The following are answers to the puzzles in the June 
number, page 183. No. 1S6. Pictorial Proverb.—Two of 
a trade can seldom agree. No. 87.— Illustrated Rebus.— 
One swallow makes not spring, nor one woodcock, winter. 
No. 88. Illustrated Rebus.—Double u in e ruins many sols; 
or Wine ruins many souls. No. 89.— Grammatical Puz 
zle.—Set the rich, great and noble banquet in their halls, 
And pass the hours away as the most thoughtless revel. 
The following have sent correct answers up to June 
5th. S. II. Young and Herman J. Berg, 84 ; Herman S. 
Cook'and Jennie R. Cook, 84 ; L. Alberson Cole, 81 ; 
John Cotton, 81, 82, 85 ; Robert Schofield, SI ; “ Harry 
Greenwood,” 85 ; William Miller. 80, 84 ; Rachel An¬ 
drews, 81, 85 ; A. M. Dunbar, 81, 82 ; Milton D. Hud¬ 
gens, 81 ; “Carrie,” 81, 82; H. M. Shattuck, 81, 85; 
Isabella Curtis, 81; II. Martin Kellogg, 81 ; Charlotte 
Williams, 80 ; C. L. Filley, 85 ; “ H. M. W.,» 85 ; “ C. A. 
C.,” 85 ; R. L. Maxwell, 81 ; John Julius Weeks, Jr., 89 ; 
Annie Packer, 87, 88, 89 ; C. J. Wilson, 86, 87 ; Thomas 
Pond, 88, 89 • Walter Henry, 84, 85 • E. W. Wise, 89. 
