South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-07-11
Farmer and House Keeper.


TsA,AND COFTSE.-To make these right, the
kettle should be freshly filed with cold water
aud rsod the moment it boils If il is boiling
for some time, ali the gas that is in i, escapes
with the steam, and il will not then make tea or
coffee Of the best flavor.
SWEET PicKtEs.-Seven pounds of ripe cucum-
bers pared quartered and scraped : then wash
them and boil in weak vinegar until Won can
pierce them easily take out and drain, and pacl.
in jar Have ready one quart of good vinegar,
three pounds OF sugar, and one.balf ounce each
OF whole cloves and stick cinnamon, boiled toge-
Their. Pour this over the cucumbers. aud when
picked through they are just the thing for tea
with nice bread aud butter.
PEACH PICKLES. Rub the down all OF with a
coarse towel, and steam them in "A steamer until
they could be pricked with straw. Have ready
jar aud some whole cloves, aud stick four or
five cloves into each peach and drop il into the
jar To every quart Of vinegar put one pint OF
white sugar and one ounce OF stick cinuamon.
and boil it altogether half an hour, then pour Il
on the hot peaches, and you will have some ex-
cellent pickles.
LEMON POR COUGH.-Roast the lemon very
carefully without burning it when il il hot.
cut and squeeze into cup upon three ounces of
sugar, finely powdered. Take spoonful when
ever your cough troubles you. 1t is good and
agreeable to the taste. Rarely has it been known
TO fail of giving relief
BLACKBERRY WRE.-Th blackberry is used
for medicinal purposes, particularly for diseases
OF the bowels we therefore copy the following
plan used by Swiss settlers in the United States.
andit is said to make most excellent wine
To one bushel of berries put two gallons of wa
ter, and express the juice to each gallon of the
liquid add one pound of white refined CIGAR
Put into a cask about peck Of freshly burned
charcoal, broken into small pieces, then pour the
liquid upon it. Let il ferment As soon as tho
fermen tation sabsiass- close the cask tight and
let it rcmain until January OF later, chen rack
of and bottle II, and SET {, n a cool cellar.
no. ieaspoougul Of spirits or Rnmsnia add
ed to the rinse water win make rusty black goods
look good as new
How TO Preserve Soar GREAsy-Fill n casl
half full of good strong lye, aud drop all refuse
grease therein. Stir up the mixture once a week.
To DRIVE orr RATS Take bunch Of match
es, and soak them over night 10 n teacup Of wa
ter; then take out the matches and theken the
water with Indian meal TO n thick dough, add
ing spoonful Of sugar and a little lard Lay
about the premises where the rats are, and moth
ing will get it. Il is decidedly the best ex,erni.
nator extant.
CHARCOAL FOR HonsEs' WrsD-"Many years
ago, recollect," says correspondent Of Lon.
don paper, ga horse being brought in 20 the yard
Of Joseph Bignal celebrated man for keeping
hunters at Croydon. The horse was very much
affected 10 the wind, ard could hardly move from
distress. In very few days this animal did it's
regular work as hunter with perfect ease and
comfort TO itself Tar water was the cure Tar
is carbon, and charcoal is also carbon; charcoal
in the powder is more easily given than tar wa
ter. have tsed it with most beneficial effect,
and | think IL stands TO reason that the removal
of noxious gasses and gatuence from the stomach
Of the horse must improve his wind and condi-
ton. Tar Is frequently given with benefit in
cases Of chronic disease Of the respiratory organs
but the effects totally different from those
Fi"HHNth W NhaIJOhii J- Kramer Home
Journal.
To CLEAN FURNITURE fake equal parts %
boiled linsced oil and spirits Of turpeutne. and
apply spaHngly with a soft cloth; Canton fan
mel is The best. Wipe dry with clean cloth.
Gilt frames may be vanished with common
white furniture varnish, aud afterwards be clean
ed without detriment as easily as any other arti-
Gle Of vanished furniture
RENEDT FOR CABBAos Wona.-A corregpou-
den Of the New York Times thus replies 10 a man
who wants 20 know how 70 free his cabbage from
The cabbage worm Thirty years experience
enables joe 20 tell bin. Get what is called here
sbipstun or shorts such as we feed TO stock. wheat
bran viii do as good the shorts examine tho
cabbage before they head IL you see the web Of
TIE caterpillar, holes in the leaves Of the bud.
put a Tablespoonful Of shorts 10 the head n
hard rains follow, you may have 70 repeat The
cure IS efectual The worms become mifed in
the shorts made wei with the dow. The worms
seldom attack the cabbage after they are beaded
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