South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-12-01

ia cold application % ths h~s
fest, such a iron, water. rock, earsA OF
Ice. Is An excellent remedy for . crarsp.
IL the patient DO seized In The upper
part Of the body. apply the remedy 70
the hands instead OF tho feet.
@When color in fabric has been
destroyed by acid. apply ammonia to
neutralize the acid, after which ohlogo-
form will, in almost al cases, restore
the original color.
VTo take rust from steel, cover the
steel with sweet oil, we'll rubbed in. In
forty-eight hours rub il with finely pow.
dered unslacked lime until the rust dis.
appears.
QUICKEN SALAD.-Ths chicksn should
be boiled. To one pair OF chickens put
two large heads OF celery. 1t is best 70
prepare the dressing just before the salad
is to be eaten. Take the yolks OF eight
hard boiled eggs and mash them to q
paste; add q small teaspoonful OF salt !;
the same Of cayenne pepper; half gill
Of made mustard; q small wine-glass
and half OF vinegar. and rather more
than two wine-glasses Of sweet oil. Mix
oil these ingredients until they are quite
smooth, then pour it over the chicken.
ENGLISH Plum PUDDrNG.-Onc pound
beef suet, finely chopped, and two
pounds -four. sifted; mix them tho
roughly with saltspoonful Of salt; add
one-eight ounce ground cloves and one
quarter ounce each ofground cinnamon,
nutmeg, and allspice twopounds brown
sugar. two pounds currants, washed and
picked; two pounds Of raisins carefully
seeded. one-quarter pound candied citron
peel, two ounces each of candied orange
and lemon peel; slice the candied peels
quite thin. and mix thoroughly - you
add each ingredient. Beat we'll six
large eggs and a pint OF milk, and stir
in; this should thoroughly wet tho mix.
ture. Tie in q strong cloth, and boil
increasingly for six hours. I nut the
pudding on to boil over night, eight or
nine hours boiling being an improve.
ment as is also tho addition Of q wine.
glass of good brandy, to some tastes.
CORN BREAD.-One pint Indian meal,
one cup -four, three eggs, tablespoon OF
butter. two teaspoons cream tartar, one
teaspoon soda last thing scalded milk
to make batter thick as pound cake.
PUMPKIN BUTTER.--Take out the seeds
OF one pumpkin, cut IL in small pieces &
boil it soft. Take three other pumpkins,
cut them in small pieces, and boil them
soft; put them in a coarse bag, and press
out the juice. add the juice to the first
pumpkin, and let it boil ten hours or
more; stir often. If the pumpkins are
frozen the juice will come out much bet.
ter. II will keep best in q wooden box
Or kcg.
CHOCOLATE Philadelphia
receipt. One-half pound Bakers choc.
olate, one cup molasses. two cups brown
sugar, one cup milk, butter the size of
an egg; boil all together twenty five
minutes; pour in buttered pans; when
half cold cut small squares with knife.
To REMOVE ANTs.-The following Is
very simple means OF removing ants,
particularly when they are found in
houses. Cook q quantity Of prunes,
making strong decoction pour the
juice into vessel. and place where the
ants are the insects, attracted by the
juice, fall into the vessel and are drown.
ed; repeat the operation until all are
removed. When trees are attacked by
ants use the same remedy; put the ves-
sci containing the juice Of the prunes at
the foot OF the trees, and the best results
are obtained. To prevent the heat
from souring the juice whose odor at
tracts tue ants, keep the vessel in the
shade, or set them out after sunset.
Hollow HoRS.--A remedy for the
cure of hollow horn, or horn all, in cat.
tle,is to dissolve tablespoonful OF cop.
peras, in warm water, and mix with the
Creatures mess. if it is not past eating,
IL IL should be, pour il down. This dose
will seldom need to be given more
than once. IL has been my remedy for
many years in large dairy.
Solution of the Great Problem.
lion. Claytsoa " Poaer's Viers-Th HouK Of