South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-08-23
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Urhc Impurities that make water
injurious TO health are organic matters,
such as ate abundantly supplied by barn
yards, drains and cemeteries. whore tho
decay OF animal and vegetable substance
is going on. Some families Who 1.-Two on
farms. and who fancy thoy are drinking
the best OF water, are. in fact, constants
ly imbbing poison that will appear. per-
haps. in tho dreaded form OF diptherin.
or typhoid fever.
Take piece OF plank two feet long.
one inch thick. and three or four inchos
wide, and drive twenty penny nails in
as close as you wish; nail handle on
1t. and you have good rake that will
not cost you moro than Eve cents.
CVPoultry roosts should never DO
allowed in horse or COW stables. Hon
lice ace very apt To attach themselves TO
the animals, TO their serious detriment.
Nothing is more surely calculated To
destroy their appetite and prevent them
from taking on flesh.
To Take Dents Or of Fa. niixrc.--
Ii the dent is not too deep it may he re-
moved in the following manner; Wet
the part with water: then take five or
six folds of brown paper. we'll soaked,
and lay upon tho denied place and
upon this hold hot aat-iron till all tho
moisture is evaporated. Should this
not entirely remove the dent, repeat the
process once Or twice. IL will require
but one or two applications to raise the
dented spot level with the surface. Or,
if the dent be very small, merely soak
it with warm water, and apply rcd-hot
poker very near the surface keep Il con-
stantly Wet and in few minutes the
dent will disappear.
Mold on Cdtssp.--To keep mold from
rising on catsnp or pickles. add table
spoonful ofground horseradish TO every
quart.
Scall0tJel 10ahVOes.-Peel as many
ripe tomatoes as required cut into eli
ces. and place in q pudding dish first,
layer Of tomatoes, seasoned with butter,
pepper and salt. then thick layer OF
bread crumbs, also seasoned with butter
pepper and salt. Thus alternate tho
layers until the dish is nearly full. hav-
ing tomatoes last and bake one half
hour or longer if tho oven be not hot.
Boxed Tomatoes. and peel O
sufficient quantity OF smooth. round to-
matocs; put into deep earthenwarc
dish, sprinkle plentifully with sal. and
pepper; have teac1pful or more
according 70 the quantity OF tomatoes
Of fine cracker crumbs, and spread over
the top. Bake in quick oven from
thirty TO forty-fve minutes. Drop few
Jumps of butter into the tomatoes and
serve Rural Nee York.
cET The same paper says: Tomatoes
picked when just ripe, and with por-
ton Of the stems retained. and at once
covered with brine composed o: tea
cup of salt dissolved in gallon OF water.
can be kept nearly all the year without
noticeable loss Of residences OF taste.
Tonsato Sahtl.--Skin, remove the
seeds and pulp from fresh tomatoes
chop what is left with the heart---ig it
may be so called -of cabbage and u
little parsley. and servo with good
salad dressing.
GREEN Cons PUDDING. One quart
milk Eve eggs; two tablespoons melted
butter enc tablespoon white sugar ono
dozen ears Of corn large oncsJ CRATE
the corn from the coli; beat the whites
and the yolks OF tho eggs separately
put tho corn and yolhs together; stir
hard add the butter. then the milk.
gradually beating all the time next the
10 IA. L.,
bake slowly at first. covering the dish
FOR an hour remove cover and brown
slowly
Orange Short Calc--For a good sized
family and guest or two, take four
oranges, take off the peel and slice the
/ fruit in very thin slices ia deep dish,
with plentiful sprinkling Of white SUI
gar. Let them remain a. hour or two
This way. Make up the dough for the
/ short-cake, roll out quite thin, lay it on
a tin and place on il layer Of the Sill
I ces OF orange, only one layer in thick
ness then another layer of dough and
/ another Of orange then tie top layer
Of dough. Bake It carefully but welt
done, and 10 viii 30 fully "a satisiacto-
! ~ ~ strawberry ahort-cakc
/ Grape Baier.--Pcepare your fruit tho
same as for preserves. allowing pound
Of sugar 60 pound Of fruit. ahalf pint Of
vinegar 10 three pounds Of sugar add
teaspoonful Of cloves, nutmeg. CHINA
mon and allspice boil uaiil jellied stir
/ ring 10 all the time.
EgHoe Cholera. Hon. Chas. J.
Faulkner says that he has used the fol-
lowing prescription With excellent effect.
rs an antidote and preventive Of choIe-
"a in his hogs. lie has rarely had one
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