Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-03-27

Dear aunt Badge:
May join your circle Of nieces and add my
testimony to the pleasure and profit j obtain
from the NJ. II. column IL seems hardly fair to
receive so much and make no return, and though
there seems little can contribute, / send one
receipt which feel sure the "boys" of the fam
lily will appreciate If the mothers do not.
RIBBON BIsouTT-Mix as for plain cream tar
tar biscuit with the addition. perhaps, of little
-four; roll about an inch thick; spread geDer-
ousy with melted butter, not hot -four well. roll
together and cut of In rounds Of an inch thick
ness place closely In pan as ordinary biscuit,
and bake In a quick oven.
win some one please give explicit directions
for hulling corn, and can the large southern
corn be used? NOVICE.
/ hope some one will answer the queries
of Novice very promptly, for in personal
note to Aunt Madge she gives me permits
sion to eonsign her letter to the waste bas-
ket, but adds: ''TelI how to hull corn, any
way" lam very glad to hear from you,
Novice.
Dear AUNT Madqs:
Do you ever get discouraged when none Of the
sisters come to help you fill the column II So,
then perhaps you will not reject few words
from me. think 1t is an excellent plan to write
to our friends nearby but whom we cannot see
often. owing to press of work or bad travelling
such as we have had to endure this winter.
Are any of the other sisters rejoicing over the
approach of spring, or did no one else have 10
den" as have this winter Well, suppose we
must take things as they come, for 'all sorts Of
things and weather must be taken in together
to make up year and sphere
Now, how many of the readers of this column
whoare farmers wives, have to have a hand in
teaching thecalf drink? ofthese would ask,
do you ever have calves that sometimes learn to
drink easily and give very little.troube, and
others that it Is almost impossible 70 get drink
and even after they have learned they will not
eat well, but bleat almostcontinually, and some
times do not grow well all summer on account
OF not eating well?" This has been our exper
fence, and for the last few years we have taken
particular notice that If the calf Is removed from
the mother when the sign is ia the head, breast
or any vital part, the calf always gives lots OF
trouble, and the good ones are always those that
remain with the mother till the sign is In the
lower limbs. This may be an old woman's
within, but we have SO much faith in 1t that we
watch the almanac closely, and after this we
shall not take the calf away from its mother till
the sign is right. even if it sucks two or three
weeks.
Some think that calf learns to drink easier
hnever allowed to take any milk from It's m tter,
but had rather teach calf to drink after il has
been with its mother few days and reeeiy, 4
care from her till little stronger. It seems tn
most natural way. would like TO hear from
someone else on this subject. Probably this
will not interest many readers who have no.
farm cares, but we farmers wives are some of
the things that go to make up sphere" and
cannot help thinking we are quite an important
part as well.
There, Aunt Madge, will not write any more;
If do, this will never see the light of day. j
don't know as 1t will anyway, so good-by all;
FARMERS WIFE.
All kinds of work has to be done in the
world, and IL it were not for milk and but
ter and cream, we should not have so many