South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-10-20
Farmer and House A,ceper.


BAKED .ArrLE DuNrIISes.---Choosa
largo russell or sour apples that cook
tender; peel ami quarter them. take out
the cores, and use one apple TO "A dump.
ling. Pinch yonr pic-crhst well, grease
your pic l,an, set Your dnmplngs right
side up; do not lot them touch cacl,
other; set them in your oven, and bake
delicate brown. Eat 10. with any
sauce you prefer. ~.
Por-ovEEs.--One and half pint oc
flour. one and a half pint OF milk. thrce
cggs well bcaten). three tcaspoonful,
baking powder. salt; bake ir jcno pans.
well buttcrcd, in hot oven, ten minutes.
! Troy PupplSu. --One cup eac. &C
chopped snct, stoned raisiiss. ffoiasscs
and milk, and one egg, throc cups OF sif.
ted Hour. n little salt, and n pinch OF
soda; boil three hours; serve with
sweet sauce.
RAISED CAKE.--rhis kind OF cake IL
good for winter use rs substitute for
the conventional "fruit cake" keeps
we'll. and is $50 handy when a friend
drops iii unannounced. This measure
makes ten medium loaves, or twelve
small ones. Six poands of flour. thren
ana threc-quarter pounds sugar. three
pounds shortening, one quart sweet
milk. one pint fresh yeast two cggs. six
nutmegs. two pounds raisins, or one
pound raisins and one pound Zante
cuyrant5.
DoILEp BREAD PuDprNo - Csgmh
your stale bread in pudding pail, an,l
cover with sweet milk. and set by the
stove 10 warm and soften. Then to eve.
~ quart OF the mixture add two well.
beaten eggs. cup of sugar, and a hand
full OF raisins, or sweet, dried fruit OF
any kind. Do not have yonr pail fuli.
as it needs some room to rise. Put tho
cover on tightly and set it in boilinI,
water, and do not allow II to stop boil
ing till done. Ii you try that once you
will never make baked pudding again.
FRIED CAULIFLowER. Boil and mash
rs you would potatoes. Mix with pep.
per, salt, and, If you like, little butter.
For two small heads Of capliaowcr. make
n batter Of flour, milk and one ear, and
stir in. Fry III small cakes about two
tablespoonfuls for cake--and he care
ful that it does not burn. This will
prove n good breakfast dish
GV This mode Of cleaning fine glass
gives it great brillancy: Take finelv
powdered indigo, dip into /. moistcn.
ed linen rag, smear over the glass witt,
u, ana then wipe it OF with perfectly
dry cloth. As n substitute for this fine
siited ashes, applied by n rag dipped in
spirits, will do as we'll. Spanish white
is apt to make the glass rough and in.
jure it.
APPLE IcE.-Takc nice apples. gra'a
them, and make them very sweet frcczo
them. They are nice for dessert or ten.
Ia Scorchcs made by oyerleated aat
irons can be removed from linen, by
spreading over tho cloth paste made oc
the juice pressed from two onions. / OH.
white soap, 2 ozs. fuller's earth and
pint vinegar. Mix, boil we'll, and cool
before using.
LE,foN BEER.-Cut two lur.-e lemons
in slices, and put them in "a iar; pnt -
pound Of white sugsr over the lemons,
add one gallon of boiling water. stand
1T away till it is cold aud then put in a
quarter OF pound Of yeast; let IL
stand till it fernents bottle it I'm tho
evening IN stone jugs; cork it tight.
To DRIVE AWAY RATs.-A CORES.
pondent desires a remedy for ridding
his house of rats. ] ct him take n onan,
tity Of green copperas and dissolve IL ia
boiling water, and pour it as hot rs pos
sible down their holes, and scatter it in
crystals about their launts. II wilt
cleanse the premises Of all disaerceablg
odors, and il has driven away every rat
out Of the house VIC occupy. II he will
limewash his cellar with the wash made
yellow with copperas. it will act "a q
capital disinfcctant, and with us has
routed every rat and mouse. altliouot
the house was IN old one, and tic yer.
min we're very numerous.- Coanby
GcHNemqu.
IVA London journal remarks: when
fruit does harm. it IS because it is eaten
at improper times, in improper quaint.
ties, or before it is ripened and 20 for
tho human stomach a distinguished
physician has said that if his patients
would make practice Of eating q compile
Of good oranges before breakfast. from
February Till June, his practice would