Connecticut western news., 1876-08-04
FARM. GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Domestic Recipes.

1zzs Domestic Recipes. GUMBo.-Prepare fresh okra pods and ripe tomatoes in equal parts by measure; cook till soft; strain through co 'ander; add butter, pepper and salt; serve with slices of nice toasted bread.
 CHERRY JAM.-To every pound of stoned cherries add half pound of sugar and gill of red crlrrant juice. Boil the whole together until it stifiens, then put in jars; cover with egg paper when cold.
 To GAN RAsPBERR1Es.-Fill the can full of the berries, set them in boiler of cold water, and bring the water to the boiling point. As the berries set tie, add more till the juice reaches the top of the can, then seal. In this way the syrup is undiluted with water. Or put the berries in Q stewpan with little water, let them boil four or five minutes, dip into cans and seal up.
 CAu1IF1owER PIoKhE.-Select the closest and whitest flowers, pull them in punches, spread them on earthen dishes, sprinkle salt on them; in three days put them in earthen jars, pour scalding salt water on them; let them stand six or eight hours, drain them carefully; then put them in glass cans, cover with vinegar and seal up tightly. Elder flowers and buds add very high flavor to pickle and horseradish. Either the leaves or the root will keep pickles from molding.
 DRIED RAsPBERR1Es. These are among the choicest of our dried fruits, and may be prepared with comparatively little trouble. Pick them over carefully, spread them on earthen plates, cover with netting to keep insects away, and dry in the sun. Those who have hot-bed sashes may place clean boards under the sashes and on the boards put the ber- ries. In this position they dry rapidly. In localities where raspberries abound, drying them may be made quite profta- ble, as they bring at wholesale from and atretail from five to ten cents more When dry, they may be put in paper bags, tied tightly, and kept in 8 room clean, cool and dry.
 ei To CLEAN IRON KETTLES. taste of iron which is communicated to food cooked in new iron vessels may be pre- vented by following the subjoined di- rections. Fill the vessel with dry hay, pour over it boiling water until it is full, and let it boil all day, then empty  clean fresh drippings of fresh lard; re- absorbed, then wash it clean and use it two or three times for cooking fat meats. By that time anything can be cooked Ill it without being tinctured with the ex- tract of iron.
 -.ra c. Questions and Answers. What will prevent 8 hen from pluck. ing feathers?
 Hens that pluck feathers are after the salt contained in the minute globule ot blood at the end of the quills therefore, when occasionally furnished with salt they will not pluck feathers. The salt should be dissolved in hop water before mixing with the food. A tablespoonful of salt in every eight quarts of wheat bran and corn meal (mixed, four part, of the latter to one of tho former), scaId ed and cooled, given twice a day, is ( certain antidote.
 How. prevent dog from sucking eggs Fill an egg shell with some peppery mixture something that will burn his mouth, and he will not try second egg
 What is the difference between the :weevil and the midget
 The weevl is 0 small insect that de velops in the wheat after 1t is gathered and stored, and it feeds upon the ri pened kernel. The midge is also small insect; 1t hatches between the chaff anC the grain of the growing wheat, an: does the mischief in the larva state be fore the kernel passes out of the milky condition. The midge is Northern in sect and the weevil is Southern one About the only remedy appears to be tt refrain from sowing those fields tha have been infested in wheat the mex year. Bearded varieties are less liabl to be attacked by the worm than tn smooth kinds.
 In sending milk distance, is it nee essary to have water in it to make i keep2
 The keeping qualities of milk ar greatly improved by the addition of wa ter. A liberal quantity of water adde, to milk keeps much better than the pur article. However, the quality of th milk is damaged, aud it is but just tha consumers should receive it pure as wei as sweet. This can be done by placin the milk cans with the pure milk in wa tor, and not by putting water in tn milk.
 Why do bees seal up cracks and oper ings in hives2
 To retain the animal heat.
 Upon what conditions does success wintering bees depend2
 Perfect quiet, good ventilation, an good stocks in the fall.
 Is 1t necessary to give bees ligL when they are wintered in the cellar of house
 No.
 Orchard and Nursery.
 Young trees will suffer from the he sun and dryness. See to the mulch one is not already put on, lose no tim Tn applying it, and replace any that ma have been disturbed by the wind o otherwise. If a young tree seems to h suffering give it an extra mulch, and it has long, naked trunk tie some ha or straw around to shade it.
 Crafts set, this spring need attention If they push too vigorously, pinch tE end out; if too many buds start, remo1 useless shoots. See that shoots frol the stock do not rob the graft.
 Seedlings, especially of forest tree will suffer from the hot sun, and must ! shaded. A lattice work of laths other slats is best; good substitute to stick leafy branches all over the be- days delay in killing them greatly i creases the task.
 Thinning the fruit is especially nece sary on young trees disposed to ove bear. Removing half or more of u crop to be marketed is found to pay the increased price of better fruit.-A 1-icnltur6st.
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