Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-07-11
Farm, Garden and Household,

Farm, Garden and Household,
JELLY CAKE.-One cup Of sugar, one
cup Of milk, one tablespoonful of cream
OF tartar, and half teaspoonful of soda
favor with nutmeg or lemon. This
makes six layers.
WEE PuDDNG.-Quarter Of a pound
of -four, quarter of pound of butter,
quarter of a pound of sugar, two eggs,
rlnd of lemon; beat for twenty min
utes, half fill tea-cups, and bake fol
twenty minutes
CAJF's Liver LARDED AND ROASTED.
(an Eutree. "A calls liver. vinegar one
onion, three or four sprigs of pal Sley
and thyme, salt and pepper to taste, one
bay'leat, lardoons, brown gravy, ingredi
ents Mode Take a fine white liver,
and lard it /; put it into vinegar with
an onion cut in slices, parsley, thyme,
bay-leaf, and seasoning in the above
proportion. Let it remain IN this pickle
Tor twenty four hours, then roast and
blste it frequently with the vinegar, ETC..
glaze it, serve under it good brown
gravy, or sauce piquante, aud send it to
table very hot.
A REMEDY. --Hydrophobia can be pre-.
vented, and we give what is known to be
an infallible remedy, if properly admin
,Steled, for man and beast dose for a
horse or COW should be about four
times as great as for person. It is not
700 late H. give the medicine any time
before the spasms come on, The first
for person is II OF. of elecampane
root, bruised, put in a pint of new milk,
reduce to one half by boiling, then taken
all at one dose in the morning, fasting
until afternoon, or at least very light
diet after several hours have elapsed.
The second dose the same as the first
except take 2 OF. Of the root third dose
same at the last to be taken every other
day. Three doses are all that is needed,
and there need be no fear.
GAS LINE FOR COLORADO BUGS. CO.,
The refuse material used to purity lllu.
minating gas has been used the present
season with good effect for destroying OF
driving away the pest Of the potato field
the Colorado beetle. One method Of
using it consists in scattering the lime
on TIE ground beneath the vines. An
other method is to dilute it with flour OF
plaster as in the case with Paris green
and to dust it over the vines when the
dew is on. Considerable caution must
be exercised in using it. While there is
no danger VI its poisoning poultry, and
animals. as IN the case of Paris green. it
IL vely injurious to plant growth when
applied literally. In Chicago it has
come into extensive use for destroying
grass and other vegetation in walks and
drives.
FARM News AND NoTEs. far.
mers claim that conch or quack grass
CASUALLY regarded as troublesome weed
is worthy of cultivation for hay, because
it grows well on poor soil and endure>
drough. Tansy in hens nests, $50 they
say" will keep the lice away. A German
professor found by experiment that sol
all possible occasional additions to the
ordinary feed of cows, none has SO mark
cd an effect in increasing the yield Of
milk as common molasses." The Rural
Southland states that cucumbers Just to-
old to be used raw or for picking, and
from that time till the seeds become
bard, ''can be stewcd, fried or stuffed
and, above all, can be parboiled, mashed
upln batter and fried as fritters more
pleasant and easily prepared than any
vegetable or fruit" DR.. Nichols advie es
glass jars for fruits because "undouhted
" many persons are greatly injured by
eating tomatoes, peaches, etc, which
have been placed i'll tin cans" Illinoir
farmers, finding that partidges feed on
the chinch bug are beginning to protect
them from the fowler. One man who
keeps hundreds about his fields feeding
them in Winter has unusually abundant
wheat crops while his neighbors less
considerate OF their feathered allies have
com paratively poor harvests. The Reno
CrSo'nt Of Nevada states that 10! tuns
Of alfalfs seed was sold in that town the
past Spring against three tuns in 1871,
which shows how this plant is gaining
popularity among sage-brush farmers.
Prof. Lawes says "the cost of cleaning
foul land which j. in high condition is
much great.r than that of putting land
which spoor in condition, but free from
weeds, into good condition" A Yankee
has invented the following novel device
for preventinga horse from kicking il
harness The hind legs are strapped al
the e-joints, with the strap running
through ring on the circingle, so thai
when one foot advances the slack slips
through the ring far enough to allow the
other leg to remain behind, and vice
versa. Usage Orange is claimed to pos
sess merits Us hoop-pole timber. Plan
ted thickly, there is a vigorous and slen
der upright growth; they are very
straight and split freely. The wood !,
tongh and elastic when green, and ex
trent hard and somewhat brittle wher
thoroughly seasoned, and las durable al
time, 10 man ever having seen a rotter
stick of it," The Western Farmer note
that the statements made regarding tn,
value of plaster for prairie lands has haC
the effect to greatly increase the demand
in certain portions of the W st. A cor
respondent Of Tile Poultry World marks
bis chickens by making a hole in tn,
web Of the foot with very small sad
dler's punch. It is mentioned as a cur
IONS fact by old woodsmen that beacl
and sycamore trees are never struck b,
lightning, though standing in clos,
proximity to oak, hickory, and trees o
other species that have been scanned O
torn to pieces by the subtle fuid.
The PEANUT CRoP. The peanut crol
mania is raging to such an extent II
some of the counties OF middle Tenues
see that some of the farmers are confn
ing almost their whole efforts to thei
cultivation. The crop is kept well cul
tivated, and, unless some unforeseen