South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-12-22
Earn.er ard House Ksspey,


UCAysnne pepper. ginger and con-
dimerta given 10 poultry will ineresss
thsir vagor and soe production Ard =
lent arti0cial either. Cor Wild fDeA -
. great deal Of hlghsplcsJ berfiss end,
buas. and taste for auch fool 10 inheri-
ted by every fowl. Wild and doosstic.
TITO loosen q elass steppsr. pouf
around Il little swsst oil. close to the
stopper. and let Stand Ia warm place.
wATca THE CnlLDREx's FkET-Ths
following advice from the New York
Evsni~g FaS IL very important. Let
every mother remember L.: "Lifs.long
discomfort and sadden death often come
to children through the inattcntion ar
carelessness OF the parents. a chilli
should never be allowed to 90 TO sleep
with coil feet I; the thing 10 BE- Last At
tended TO + 20 zee that the feet are dry
and warm. Neglect OF this has often
led to dangerous attack OF Group. dip.
iberia, or . fatal sore throat. Always
on coming from school, ON entering the
houso from visit or errand In rainy.
muddy or thawy weather. the child
should remove its shoes. and tue mother
should herself ascertain whether the
stockings are the least damp. II they
are. they should DO taken Oft, the feet
held before the firo and rubbed with tho
hands till perfectly dry. and another pair
of stockings and another pair Of shoes
put on. The reserve shoes and stock
ings should be kept where they are good
and dry, SO as to be ready for use on .
minutes notice"
u Some years ago, says correspon.
dent OF the Country Centfeman, hearing
complaint OF weevl In wheat about the
close Of harvest, when 1 was ricking nv
wheat. I got fresh Stacked lime & threw
over the rick In building it--laying two
courses OF sheaves. then lime sufficient
to whiten the stack. A neighbor who
threshcd his wheat from the shock, came
to me few days after and said he woull
lose his wheat. for |. was alive with we..
vii. told him to throw lime over il.
and shovel it through his wheat, which
he did. Two days afterwards there wns
not wcovil TO be seen in it.
Az EXCELLENT GINoERpREAD.--Ons
pint OF molasses, one tcacupful Of but.
full soda, half n tcaspoonful pulverized
alum dissolved in the hot water, two
tablespoonfuls ginger; tue whole mixed
thoroughly with enough flour to roll out
and cut into cards. Bake at once in
quick oven.
| BUTTER SPoSGE CAKE.-One cup OF
butter, two cups or sugar. one and ono.
half cups -four. six eggs, one teaspoon.
full cream tartar, one half teaspooDful
soda. Dissolve tho soda in table.
spoonful OF milk rub the cream OF tar.
tar eycnly in the -four.
APPLE DUxPLrSos Mix we'll togo.
Their one wellbeatcn egg. one pint OF
good buttermilk, one tcaspoonful OF so.
ia and one OF salt. with -four enough To
make stiff batter. Drop into we'll.
buttered cups half tablespoonful
OF the batter, and set into each cop an
apple pared, qnartcrcd and cored. with
the quarters put together again Now
cover the apples with batter. and set tina
teacups into q steamer over boiling wa.
ter. Steam ono hour. Eat with sweet.
ened cream.
APPLE BATTER.-IIalf pint Of milk.
one egg, n littio salt. and -four TO make
pretty stiff batter. Fill your pudding
dish with sliced apples. ponr your batter
over them, and steam three honrs. A
cold cream and sugar sauce is good.
VELVET CAKE-One pound OF sugar,
ono pound OF -four. half pound of but.
ter, four eggs. one tcacup OF coll water.
one teaspoonful OF cream OF tartar, half
q teaspoonful Of sofia. Beat the sugar
and butter TO n white cream; dissolve
the soda in the water aud sift the cream
Of tartar in the -four, mixing thorough.
ly; add TO the butter aud sugar the one
pound OF flour and water; beat 10 all
we'll. Beat the eggs, the yoiks first, and
then the whites. 20 stiff froth beat
them together for q minute and stir into
the cake. Flavor with lemon or any
favoring preferred. and beat the cake
we'll for three minutes. Bake an hour.
This will make two leaves.
MEASURE Pound CAKE.-Three cups
OF sugar, two cups Of butter, four cups
OF -four. half cup Of sweet milk. nine
eggs, two teaspoonrnIs Of baking powder.
QuAKISo PLvM PUDDTge Take sli.
ces OF light bread. spread thin with hut.
ter. and lay IN a pudding dish layers OF
this bread and raisins lii within an incl,
OF the top. Add five eggs we'll beaten.
and quart or milk, and pour over tho
pudding; salt and spice 70 taste. Bake
II twenty or twenty-five minutes. and
eat with liquid sauce. Before using tho
rsisins. boil them In little water, and
put it all in.
SANDWICHES. Boil a few pounds of
ham and chop II very fine while il 10
still warm-fat and lean together--rub