Connecticut western news., 1871-07-14
Farm, Garden and Household.

ten eggs until they are stiff, and then add to them four tablespoonfuls of sugar, and enough jelly to cover it. Float some sponge cake on 8 quart of milk, and put the beaten egg on the top of it. cs HARD GINGER CAKEs.-One pound of butter; one quart of molasses one pound of brown sugar, which has been drled a little; three pounds of flour half paper of ground ginger :; good sized cup of milk and one nutmeg grated. Roll the dough very thin.
 FARINA.-Put together one quart of milk, one tablespoonful of sugar, two tablespoonfuls of farina, and one tea spoonful of extract of almonds. Boil for twenty minutes, stirring constantly. Dip your jelly moulds into cold water, and then pour in the farina. Let it stand until it is quite cold.
 REMEDY FOR SPRNa-KNEED HORSE We find the following recommended when this trouble is caused by con- traction of the muscles or sinews Pare down the heels of his feet as low as pos sible, have him shod with toe upon his shoe, and no corks. Use penetrat- ing iniment, which will cause the sinews to stretch. Take half pint of spirits of wine, oz. bears oil, 1 OF. neat's foot oil, l oz. spirits of camphor, OF. oil of origanum, 1 oz. oil of sassafras, oz. laudanum ; mix it all well in bottle rub it in we'll with the hand. This is @ very penetrating iniment, and will effect 8 cure.
 MANAGING SETTING HENs.-A writer in the PrdiY-ie Fd1nse,. never sets @ hen l. Il which arrangement he can give the chickens first matched to hen No 2. As they hatch he removes them in box hen from twenty to forty chicks, and finds they grow as well as broods of less number. To break hen of her wish to set he confines her in 8 coop three days. Hens will not eat eggs if they have access to lime. He is of the opinion that poultry does not pay when one builds ex- pensive houses for them or fancy chicken coops, and spends his time and talent in the business. It will do for women to raise poultry.
 LndR-ITs EFFICACY ON SOUR LAND Lime is of great efficiency in the eradi- cation of sorrel from sour land, and it's effects are usually very permanent. - The Journal of Me Royal Aqsfcutaral Society, London, England, says that it once knew 8 field containing 166 acres, which formerly grew nothing but heath A good dressing of lime was applied on the surface of the sward, which has nearly doubled the value. This was done several years ago, and totally eradi- cated the heath. The lime to this day appears in full action and its effects annually testify, from the richness and sweetness of the herbage, that the appli- cation of the lime entirely changed its character for the better.
 SHEEP FOR RESTORING WoRN-oUrLA Mir. H. G. Abbott, of Vassalboro, Maine, several years since fenced off ten acres of land, so poor that nothing but white and yellow weeds grew upon it, and turned upon it fifty sheep, and kept them there for two seasons. They ate up every green thing.
 In the spring of the second season there sprung up green coating, show. ing that the grass was coming in, and il gained so fast as to induce a withdrawa, of the sheep the third season. The re suit was crop averaging two tons tt the acre on one portion, and two ton. and half on the other, of the bes quality of hay. The weeds had nearly all disappeared.
 FIVE WAYs TO DESTROY ANTs.-1 Pour, copiously, hot water, as near tn, boiling point as possible, down their bur rows, and over their hills, and repeat tn, operation several times.
 2. Entrap the ants by means of marrow sheets of stiff paper. or strips of board covered with some sweet, sticky sub stance. The ants are attracted by tn, sweets, and, sticking fast, can be de stroyed as often as a sufficient numbe are entrapped.
 8. Lay fresh bones around thei haunts. Tbey will leave everything els to attack these, and when thus accumu lated, can be dipped in hot water.
 4. Pour two or three spoonfuls of coa oil into their holes, and they will aban don the nest.
 5. Bury few slices of onions in thei nests, and they will abandon them.
 To BANIsH PLEAS AND L1oE.-Pen nyroyal, common weed in pasture and meadows, is very offensive to feas lice, flies, and mosquitoes. To use advantageously, take lard, and rub o grind it with a muller on smooth, fla stone, slate, or piece of marble, with tn dried or green plant-leaves, stems, an, blossoms, until we'll mixed Let it stan twenty-four hours, melt at low heat and strain. With this, anoint the ear and neck of the animal, or the perche and nests of poultry which may be in fested. A small quantity may be rub bed under the wings of 8 hen with ofr nh A of the oil of pennyroyal in sweet oil rubbed on the face, neck, and hands will keep of mosquitoes, however thic they may be. A good nights rest ma be secured in the worst infested wood or swamps where these insects or blac flies do most abound, by the use of thi mixture. Keep it out of the eyes, ss il presence thore is not agreeable.
 IcE CREAM IN THE CoUNTRY.-Scal two quarts of fresh milk-if little creaI be added all the better. Stir well keep from burning; beat up from fou to eight eggs, according to convenience and pour the scalding milk on the egg stirring well; when cold add sugar, an flavor to the taste; pour the cold COT tents into tin pail or can, holding abor three quarts, put on the cover and set an ordinary wooden pail; pound the ic to size of hens eggs and less, pack around the tin can, mixing in abor one pint of salt; pack this till it reache nearly the top of the can containing th mixture to be frozen, but be careful non enters it; now move the pail by the bail lifting the cover occasionally to scrap of the frozen cream on the inside, s that other portions may come in COT tact with the freezing surface. Frol fifteen to twenty minutes will be suf cient, and the dish may be served up once, or set away, without removin from the wooden pail. in cool place fe several hours, covered with 8 hann