Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-11-23
Farm, Garden and Household.

lSGl VIC tuCClS VI Illtll lCIlOhul'
MUFEINs. One teacup OF yeast, three
eggs, teacup of flour, pint of sweet milk,
teaspoon of salt let it rise until it is
light, and then bake in muffin rings.
CURRANrs AND GoosEBERREs. Set
out in rows five feet apart each way.
Make cuttings as soon as the leaves fall
of, and plant in good soil, Prune old
bushes in good shape.
FEDERAL CAKE.-I pound of sugar :;
pound Of flour; ! pound of butter; -!
gill of wine gillor brandy; ! pint of
cream or rich milk; nutmeg 1 pound
of rolsins; 4 eggs; l tea-spoOnful of
soda.
CRUL1ERs. i pint of flour; Il pint of
sugar; . pints of milk ; 5 tea-spoonfuls
of baking powder; cinnamon, little
nutmeg. Flour enough to roll out but
they are better not very stiff. Boiled in
hot lard.
MANURE.-If the orchardist wishes for
a good crop of fruit, he will find it ne
cesssry to give his trees a liberal supply
of manure. Manuring not only pays in
the larger quantity of fruit, but also in
the finer quality.
GRAPES. -Prme as soon as the leaves
have fallen. The vineyard ought to be
shallow plowed, and if any fertilizer is
used, apply ashes or ground bone. Re
move tender varieties from the trellises,
and cover with earth before the ground
freezes.
FRENCH LOAF CAKE.-1 pound of
sugar; : pound of butter; =! pound of
flour 8 eggs :; . table-spoonfuls of milk :;
teaspoon OF soda the rind and juice
of a large lemon. Mix sugar, butter,
yolks-then the whites-then lemon and
-four. Last, the soda in milk.
BURNING BoNEs.-An inquiry was
made of the Farmers Club as to the
value of bone ash manure. Mr.. Curtis
stated that while bones lost some part of
their value by burning, the ease with
which they could be crushed afterwards
made this mode of preparation advisable
Ill some cases.
BUM CAKE,-Cream together one
pound of sugar and one cup of butter !;
when very light, add six eggs, beaten
very light. Beat all together, pour in u
teacup of rich cream, sour is best, with
one-half a teaspoonful Of soda. Mix with
light pound of flour; one-half tea
spoonful of cream OF tarter; season to
taste.
Your BARN.-Mako your barn tight,
especially about the top, and your cattle
will eat less, be in better condition,
and bring larger return in milk OF
meat. Radiation from their bodies be-
ing reduced, health, comfort and hap
piness will return to them, and money
to you. A barn full of cracks is an
offence against science and your pocket
LIVE STooK.-The present low prices
are only temporary, and now is the time
to prepare for the reaction which is sure
to follow. Select the best COWS and
sows for breeding; use only thorough
bred males; feed Literally, and take good
care of the young stock when the market
changes for the better, you will have
something that will bring good price.
HUsENG CoRN.-Where farmer and
his boys do the husking, it is a good
plan, at any rate for the first day or two,
o husll for only few hours at a time
and then go to some other job. In oul
own case, we find it cheaper to let ont
the work by the bushel taking care tc
see that the corn is husked clean, that
the stalks are properly tied, and the
bundles MADE into compact good-sizet
stosks, with two bands on top.
CHAND1ERs' ScRAps.-A gentleman
asked the Farmers Club about scraps
for fowls. He had understood that they
were unwholesome. Mr.. Bruen had use
ed them for his fowls without any bad
effect he had cooked them with the
other food. Dr. Smith explained that
these scraps supplied the natural demand
of the fowls for animal food which they
got ordinarily in the shape of worms
bugs, etc. Without this they would moi
produce eggs, as their food would be de
ficient in albumen. Mr.. Ely provided
his fowls with a scrap-cake, which he
placed on raised platform, where they
could help themselves when they wished
PRESERVING EGGS IN WNTER. "A piece
OF lime, as large as a qlart-dipper, is pu
into five gallons of water, and salt added
until an egg will float. This is strained
and put into clean keg into which
loose head is made to fit easily; knoll
is fitted to the head for handle. Tit
eggs are put, as they are gatht d, int
the liquid, and the loose head p aced OF
them to keep them below the surface
The key should be kept in cool plac
in the cellar. The liquor will not freez
except at a lower temperature thai
freezing point. Eggs thus preserved
will sell readily as "limed eggs" unit
fresh eggs come, and are almost as gooC
as fresh ones.
WATER.-A proper supply of water i
an absolute necessity. Animals can no
thrive if compelled to drink frem q hol
chopped through the ice on a pond O
creek. They are chilled through by tn
freezing water, nor will they sufficient,
slake their thirst, unusually increased b,
the dry feed they consume. A eister1
now made will be filed by o few rain
and will furnish supply of water of
proper temperature through the winter
1t will without any doubt, in many in
stances, save its cost the first season
Besides the barn-yard will not be a mud
hole after every rain, and the manur
pile will not have half its value washe
out on to the road.
Eating Hoes should be pushed fol
ward rapidly, and sold early, We sha
probably be obliged to accept low price
this season. In our section we are fee
ing at decided loss, With good pig
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