South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-09-29


handful Of fresh chloride Of hmc sprink-
led in rat holes will keep them away
for months.
For beetles or reaches mix equal parts
Of brown sugar and Indian meal with
Paris green.
TA California paper recommends
charcoal for fattening turkeys. and says
that it should be pulverizcd and mixed
with mashed potatoes and corn meal, as
well rs fed to them in small Jumps.
WIf onions are sliced and kept in
sick room they will absorb all atmosphcs
ric poison. They should be changed
every hour. In the room or smallpox
patient they blister and dccomposc very
rapidly. but will prevent the spread Of
the disease. The application has prov.
ad cfiectual in the case Of snake.bites.
FRIED BREAD.-IIere is very nice
side dish, and an economical way Of us.
ing dry slices of Bakers bread: Dip
csch slice quickly in water If very dry
then make n batter from ono egg. two
or three tablcspoonfuls of -four, and milk
enough to make thin batter; fry on
griddlc or frying pan; have good sweet
lard and heated very hot, before laying
in the bread. 1t is delightful.
ENGLISH STEw.-Cut cold meat of
any kind into thin slices. Sprinkle salt.
pepper and flour over them; also spread
over the meat any kind Of pickle, chop
ped or sliced. Pour over all half tea
cup Of water, and little OF the vinegar
from the pickles. with spoonful or two
of catsup, and some Of the gravy left
from the meat. Stir all together, and
bake for one hour.
PoTATo CRoQuETs.-Boil, and mash
potatoes when hot. and add piece OF
butter..the size OF an egg; a tcaspoonful
Of white powdered sugar, salt. and two
wellbeaten eggs; mix it we'll together,
and then make it into small cone or pear
shaped pieces; let them stand till quito
cold, then dip them into a raw egg and
bread crumbs (plenty of the latter and
fry in boiling lard.
DANDY PUDDING.-One quart milk,
yolks Of four eggs, two tablesoonfuls
flour mixed with little cold milk when
the milk begins to boil, add the eggs
well beaten, and the flour; swcetcn 20
taste; flavor with vanilla or lemon boil
ten minutes put in O dish, and when
cold drop in islands on top the we'll.
beaten whites Of the eggs; put in oven
and brown; for merangue3 put one Ia
blespoonful to one white Of egg. Most
delightful.
KIDNEY STEw.-Takc a largo beef
kidney, cut all the fat out. cut il up In
slices; then let it lay in cold water,
with teaspoonful Of salt added, fifteen
minutes wipe dry, then put it in the
pot with three half pints OF cold water
let it boil for two hours half an hour
before it is done add ono lagc onion.
sliced one tcaspoonfdl Of powdered
sage. very little grated nutmeg. and
pepper and salt to season we'll; servo
hot, with mashed potatoes.
TEA BIsCUITs.-Onc quart Of sweet
milk, one small teacup OF butter, tho
same Of sugar, one gill Of good yeast,
-four to make sponge. Mix over night
when light stir in more -four TO make the
dough Of proper consistency; press the
knucklcs firmly into the middle Of the
dough, and when it rises to a uniform
oval it Is ready TO BIO worked over into
biscuit. Knead twice and when light the
third time bake in quick oven about
twenty minutes.
APPLE JELLY.-One peck OF sharp
green apples. pare and core them put
them into n well.tinncd saucepan pour
over them ono quart Of spring water;
put them over slow fire till all OF a
mash pour through new flannel bag
when cold, TO every pint OF juice add
quarter Of pound of loaf sugar boil
fast, and skim it well until it jellies
pour it into moulds for dessert double
the quantity of sugar il wanted TO keep
all the year.
SOMETHING Worm KSowISo.--Eve-
ry little while VIC read Of some one who
has stuck rusty nail in his foot or some
other part Of his person, and lockjaw
has resulted therefrom. All such wounds
can be healed without any fatal consc.
quences following them. The rcmedyis
simple. IL is only to smoke such wound
or bruise that is infamed, with burning
wool or wooden cloth. Twenty minutes
in the smoke Of wool will take the pain
out OF the worst case of Inflammation
arising from the worst wound VIC ever
saw.--E1chDge.
ETTo iron smoothly, purchase few
cents worth Of beoswax, and rub IL over
the leaves of pamphlet, which have
been heated through with flat-iron.--
Keep it with the ironing sheet and blan-
4. e. 10. IL.
used rub them over the waxcd surface,
then wipe them gently on a soft cloth.
Shirt bosoms can be easily ironed in
this manner.
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