Show TIMELY HINTS FROM THE 1 U S DEPT OR agriculture I 1 1 one cup of rice will absorb 3 or 4 cups of 0 milk when cooked in the double boiler and la is or of course much richer in food value than when boiled in water these ingredients make a good uncooked pepper pickle I 1 cup minced green pepper I 1 cup minced red pepper 24 2 4 tablespoons sugar teaspoon salt I 1 small onion chopped I 1 cup vinegar dissolve the salt and sugar in the hot vinegar and pour over the vegetables let stand 2 or 3 hours before serving this keeps well in a stone jar keep out of 0 the light in this age of many picnics and ana soda fountain lunches lun chea it Is sometimes a puzzle to know what may be offered properly at home without serving implements and what may be eaten with the fingers bread and crackers that accompany other dishes are always taken from the place with the fingers and eaten from the fingers this is true of rolls biscuits muffins toast and other bread forms many kinds of cake and cookies are served without silver and eaten from the fingers but when a very tender u wide slice of cake especially oue one with soft frosting is passed a cake server of some sort is almost a necessity ces sity most of us had rather eat it with a fork hard cheese in blocks as aa served with apple pie or crackers may be taken by and eaten from the fingers also olives radishes pickles celery and salted nuts custom permits us to eat potato chips and french tried fried potatoes with the fingers abolt A colt that 1 Is stunted during its ita first winter never gains proper size cr makes its best development feed it to make it grow clover timothy or mixed hay is good but well cured alfalfa hay Is one of the best roughage tor for growing colts on account ot or its high protein content alfalfa should be supplemented with other hages such as timothy mixed hay bay or corn fodder sheaf oats are a good supplement to other hages dont bont let foals gorge thenis themselves elves on dry ted foed never teed feed more than they will clean up oats corn and peas preferably well ground are sultanie suitable grains bran linseed meal or gluten teed feed add protein and variety do not teed feed cottonseed meal good grain mixtures tor for the foals first winter are 2 part corn 5 parts pans oats 3 parts bran and 1 part linseed meal or 4 parts oats I 1 part corn and I 1 part bran about 1 pound of grain to pounds live weight Is enough until a colt is two years old plenty of fresh air water and exercise also are essential PT |