South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-11-03
Farmer and House Keeper.
E% The seed OF sunHowcrs is the most
healthy feed that can BE given TO horses.

80 Inc secu OF Sunrowcrs Is the most
healthy feed that can bc given 10 horses.
Eco kfs..--Bcat tho whites OF four
cggs, then put in gradually pound OF
pulverizcd sugar. season with spoon.
full Of extract Of lemon. Drop small
quantities in letter paper. and bake In
quick oven.
PrfFs.-Two eggs beaten very light;
one cup OF milk; one cup Of flour. aud
pinch OF salt. The gems should be
heated while making the putrs. which
arc then placed in quick oven.
CHOCOLATE PUDDiNG.--One half cake
of chocolate, grated; one.half pint or
soda-crackcr crumbs; butter tho sixa
OF an egg; one pint of milk; whites OF
six well beaten eggs; sugar and salt to
taste. Boil in n mold one hour. To be
eaten hot with cream, OIL. wine sauce.
PICKLED APPLLs.--Threc pounds OF
sugar, seven pounds Of apples. quarter.
cd and corcd. one pint or vinegar.
Steam the apples till fork will 20
through them readily. Then make a
strip OF the vinegar and sugar and pour
over them while hot. Stick Glove or
two in each quarter. Very nice.
KEEPING EeGs.-Thc Country Gentle
nldn's correspondent says: II saw i'm n
late number n request for receipt To
preserve eggs. My plan is TO take tue
! fresh eggs when they are plenty and
cheap, and coat them with lard or other
clean grease prefer lard. Iput lump
in saucer or anything convenient 70
melt mot boil.) then with a small rag
grease each egg; it takes but very little
grease; pack in n box or in key OF
wheat bran, or chat, small end down.
Anything like chat or cut straw will
answer. prefer bran. / have kept
eggs twelve months as good a. when
put away, and have no doubt they can
be kept any length of time"
How TO APpLY LIME Lime should
always be slakcd before applying IL to
land. 1t ought to be as fine rs flour. or
AZ fine rs shaking can make 1t. then
spread it on plowed land. and harrow it
in ut any season OF the year you please.
1t is impossible for any farmer to know
in advance what the benefit OF applying
lime will be,a no man can tell what sub
stances his soil contains that lime will
net on in n chemical way, and thus bon
eiit the soil for any crop. AS an exper-
imeni, so bushels per acre are enough.
| BRoILED Sot1RREL.--Skiu the squir-
/ rel, open down the back, wash thorough
! Iy, and wipe dry with n towel. Put IT,
! on gridiron over a slow fire. and cook
until tender. Season with saIt and pep
per while cooking. Serve with melted
butter poured over it. Very tender and
/ delicious.
To CLEAN PLATE.-Takc an ounce
each of cream OF tartar, muriate OF soda,
and alum. and boil in gallon or more
o! water. After the plate is taken out
and rubbed dry. it puts on a beautiful
and silyery whiteDcss. Powdered mag.
nesia may be used dry for articles slight.
~ furnished, but If very dirty it must bo
used wet and then dry.
TO CLEAN BLACK LACK neat way
TO clean black lace is 10 wash il in
SKINNED milk. not rubbing but simply
( squeezing it. When it seems clean take
it ont and put it into little clean milk.
and then put it out directly on sheets OF
stout paper. Touca it here and there
I TO draw out the scallops and edges, Law
sheets or paper over the lace, and hea-
I Wy weight over all till dry. II laid on
anything soft the moisture is absorbed.
and the lace will not Toe so new looking.
GINGER CANDY Break pound or
bigblv-reiined sugar into Jumps, put IL
in n preserving pan. and pour over it
third Of pint of spring water; let IL
stand until the sugar il nearly dissolved.
set it over the fire, and boil 1t until il IL
thin syrup. Have ready in n large
cup n teaspoonful of the very best gin
ger ia powder mix IL smoothly anh
gradually with two or three spoonfuis OF
syrup, and then stir it we'll into the
whole. Watch the mixture carefully.
keep it stirred. and drop IL often from IA
spoon to ascertain the exact point OF
boiling u has reached. When IL begins
to fall in flakes, throw IN the freshly
grated rnd Of very large lemon, and
work the sugar round quickly as IL is
added. The candy must now be kept
stirred constantly until IL Is done this
will be when It falls in n mass from tho
spoon, and does not sink when placed
ia n small heap ON a dish. IL must bc
poured ont as expeditiously as possible
when ready. or IL will fall cutie into
powder. II this should happen. little
water must be added TO IL. aud reboiled
to :he proper point. The candy, ifdrop
pei IN cakes upon cold dishes. may 10
moved OF without difficulty before IL is
thoroughly cold. but IL must not be
touched while quite hot, or il will break
TIA correspondent Of the Co,tAt,g
Gentleman writes; II am decided AL.
vocato for milking COWS up % calving
If the milk gets thick, throw 10 away.
h,,f milk the c.oov Afva,e ,,;.,o -. -