DEC 2 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
823 
about housework, so if things went to waste 
some,no one was sv rprised; but now her moth¬ 
er has been with her a year or more, and one 
would suppose that lessons of frugality would 
have been learned long ere this; for there is no 
bank fund there to supply the purse. But, 
judging from the appearance of the “ waste¬ 
basket,” the mother is no more of an economist 
than the daughter, for In that old psil was 
material enough for a full day’s rutioaB for a 
hungry man, if it had been properly taken 
care of. The bread would have made deli¬ 
cious toast, for it was light (its only fault be¬ 
ing that it was old and dry), with a quart of 
sweet milk and a bit of butter. Or it might 
have helped to make a good pudding; or, if 
well soaked and worked smooth, with the ad¬ 
dition of sour milk, an Bgg and a little flour or 
meal, it would have made excellent pancakes, 
that even a bank president might relish, if he 
ever had time and an opportunity to get rea¬ 
sonably hungry. Then the idea of making 
pie and cake to give to the pigs!” 
“ But what if the cake became moldy or the 
pie sour I” inquired a visitor. 
In this region no watchful, systematic ma¬ 
tron need lose a bit of oake or pie from such 
causes. In the first place, it is never worth 
while to babe more than one’B family is likely 
to need within a given time. If by chance 
the family becomes less for the time, and there 
is more food than one can dispose of while it 
is prime, it need not be a very hard matter to 
share with a neighbor. A friendly exchange, 
now and then, might give some weary one a 
fresh lease of life. “ The poor we have always 
with us.” And pigs will thrive on coarser 
fare than bread, cake or pie. 
GAME—KALE. 
MRS. ANNIE L. JACK. 
“ Real wild ducks!” “Yes, real. “The 
pretty creatures, what a shame to kill them ; 
and plovers,too. We shall have quite a treat.” 
80 I oongratulated our young sportsman on 
his success, and relieved him of his load. We 
wanted to beep our ducks until papa came 
home, and as he was not expected for a few 
days, having taken a trip to see the wonder¬ 
ful new grapes, Niagara, we decided to pluck 
and draw the game ns quickly as possible. 
Then the ducks were rinsed with soda and 
water, wiped dry and rubbed lightly with 
black pepper and fine salt. In the cavity of 
each fowl we put a piece of charcoal, and, 
covering them with a thin cloth, bung them 
up in a coo), dark place, where a draft con¬ 
tinually circulated. The charcoal was to pre¬ 
vent decomposition. Then we went to work 
to prepare the plovers for dinner. They were 
cleaned, trussed, but were too small to stuff, 
so we put them in a pan and Bet it in the oven, 
with a piece of butter melted in hot water, 
poured over them. We let them brown, then 
cut some bread and toasted it, buttered it 
well and laid it in the pan with each bird. 
Then we made some gravy and poured it over 
them, cooked ten minutes moie and served. 
They were delicious. The ducks were pr*>- 
uounced a success when we had our grand 
re-union, and as they are sometimes said to 
have a fishy flavor when not carefully pre¬ 
pared, I will say that ours were parboiled, 
with a small carrot or onion peeled and pat 
into each, which absorbs the unpleasant fla¬ 
vor. The carrot or onion is then thrown 
away and the ducks placed in fresh water for 
a quarter of an hour, during which time the 
dressing was being prepared—bread crumbs, 
salt, sage, onions and pepper. They must 
be well basted with butter and water, and 
then with good gravy. Thicken your gravy 
with browned flour and serve hot. 
Mrs. L. H., Shelbyville, HI., asks how to 
cook kale. 
Ans.—T he best way is to tie it in neat bunches, 
put for an hour in cold water, then put into a 
saucepan with boillHg, salted water. Boil 15 
minutes, drain well, clip the threads and re¬ 
turn to the saucepan with a little good gravy. 
Let it simmer for 10 minutes longer and serve 
hot. 
-- 
WASHING MADE EASY. 
Recipe —One ball of potash, half an ounce 
of carbonate of ammonia, half an ounce of 
salts of tartar. Dissolve in one gallon of wa¬ 
ter; keep in crock. Directions for use—Soak 
clothes overnight. Put into boiler three 
pails of water and one cup of fluid. Shave in 
also one-half bar of soap. Put in the clothes 
—cleanest first—and let them boil one-half 
hour. Stir them frequently. Take out into 
a tub of warm water, rub soiled parts if neces¬ 
sary, put through a rinsing water and then 
through the blue. mbs. h. u. t. 
Escanaba, Jlich. 
Horsford’s Acid Fbospbate 
A Refreshing Drink. 
Dr A. L. HALL, Fairhaven, N. Y. says: 
“It forms an excellent substitute for lemon 
juice, and will furnish ft refreshing drink for 
the sick."—Ad*. 
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