South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-01-11
Farmer and House. Keeper.

FARMER ana House Keeper.
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CipcoLATE PrDpiSo ALLOW three
fourthSof a cupful OF grated chocolate
to quart OF rich. new milk let 1t boil
up and then set aside To cool beat up
the yelks of four eggs until very light
and stir gradually iuio the COOLED choc-
olate; sweetcn To taste anil davor with
vanilla; pour into baking dish and
bake slowly.
Make meringue OF the beaten whites
Of the four eggs. to which add four Ia
biespoonfnls OF powdered sugar and fla
yor With lemon; when the pudding il
done. spread this over the top. and re-
turn TO the oven 10 brown. serve either
hot or cold. .e
PERPETUAL YEAsr.--Parc six pota
toes. tho size OF turkey egg: boil Ia
four quarts OF water. and add a handful
of hops, tied in n thin net bag. When
done. take out the potatoes. smoothly
mash. and pour over the hop tea, using
large carihen bowl. When cool. sea
son with two tablespoons of salt. two OF
ginger, six OF sugar, one pint OF yeast
made without flour Let it stand %
hours, then stir well and bottle i'm strong
bottles, tlltwo.thirds full. or use screw
top preserving jars. which are more.con
venient; when settled, cork or screw up
tightly, and keep in a cool. dry place.
This yeast is easily made after few
trials. /, is perfectly reliable, having
used 1t for three years without failure.
IL is necessary to make fresh. before you
need TO use the last jar II. T., in 4.
mericaa Farmer.
SLICED SWEET PoTATo PiE.-Line
tho pie.tius with crust; slice boiled lJo-
tatoes very thin put in a layer or pota-
toes, sprinkle well with sugar and but
ter, then potatoes and so on until the
pan is full Gil spaces with water, add
two tablespoonful of apple brandy and
a teaspoonful of ground spice. To be-
eaten with sauce.
STALE BREAp.--Every housekeeper
will find occasionally bits OF dry bread
accumulated. This is IA good way to
utilize them: Soak la warm water seve-
raj hours before supper or breakfast.
adding plenty of milk, if convenient;
mash up with spoon, when soft. add
ing one beaten egg. cnpful or more
Of hour, teaspoon OF soda. il needed
a teaspoon of sugar. Bake same ~
buck~heats. They are very nice. No
bread need be wasted, even IL somewhat
sodden, heavy or little sour.
ea- Wood ashes with bits OF charcoal
in them and coal ashes, too. are excel-
lent for fattening pigs. Pigs cannot
stuff themselves. week after week, with
out their stomachs getting out OF order.
and the hits OF charcoal check acidty
and regulate them and help to improve
their appetites We think our pigs can.
aot get along without tue little bits OF
asnes in one corner OF the pen TO root
over aud pick the charcoal ont of. 10
is their dispensary. Rwai Resc Ys,k,r.
HOMEMADE CANDY.--CHocoLATE
DRoPs.-Allow two coffee cupfuIs OF
"a sugar and one cupful OF cold water
TO one cake of Bakers chocolate. Let
the sugar and water boil twelve minutes
over brisk fire, careful not TO burn IL /:
commence beating il with fork az SOON
rs taken from the fire; when done right.
this mixture should be very light and
creamy; flavor with vanilla and set TO
cool.
Cut up the chocolate on a Tin plate.
and place on the back OF the range
I where il will meA slowly. Form the
cream set aside 90 cool into little balIa.
and with two forks roll them in the mel.
/ ted chocolate when we'll coated, take
4 out and place where they will cool. The
sirup should 6e boiled in porcelain, and
\ il. after boiling twelve minutes, it will
not cream. pat over the fire for min.
ute or two longer.
/ BUTTER TAFFY.-Two cups Of white
sugar three quarters Of cup OF vine-
/ gar, not too strong three-quarfers Of a
7 Guy Of butter. Boil until brittle; pour
into buLtered pans.
! ALMoND CAxDY.--l3oH slowly one
pound Of white sugar and a coffee enuful
OF water One.half hour clear with the
white OF an egg test bg raising up
spoonful OF the strip, and il the threads
snap u IS donei stir in a cupful Of al.
mond meats. banched aud chopped. and
pour into bultered tins: when nearly
colo, mark in narrow strips with knife.
COBN.NEAL MCFFtNs.- Three egoa
we'll beaten, whites aud yolks separately
two hcaping cupfIls Of Indian meal ami
one Of Hour silt into the -four one tea.
spoonful Of lard. melted three eupfnt4
Or milk. one ieaspoonful salt beat well
aud thoroughly bake in rings or small
patty pans bake quickly and serve hot.
LADY CARE. The whites Of eioht
well beaten eggs, t~o cupfuls Of white
sugar. two and three-quafters cupfuI OF
butter, one half teaspoouful Of soda dis.