South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-05-10
Farmer and .kIouss-Kseper.

warm water will often restore The color
u carpets. eveu if dissolved by ssld OF
Alkali. TIA ceiling has been whitSwash.
ed with the carpets down. and few
drops should fall, this will remove it.
Or, after 4Ae,carpet Il we'll bexteu and
soout With oxgall. which will
not only extract grease, but fresken tho
colors. One pint Of gall in three gal.
Ions or warm water. will do . large car
pet. Table and floor cloths may DO
thus washed. The suds let from .
wash when ammonia IL uscsl even I'll.
most cold clesnses these new noor-
cloths we'll.
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IMPORTANT FACTS TO THOSE VINO Burn
kERosENE.-kerosenc oil is ono OF tho
products derived from refining crude
petroleum AZ Il comes from the we'll.
Tho oil is always moro or less danger
Gus. according TO the amount OF violst-
ing gases left In Il.
Every lamp flied with the'finid 10 lis
bio to explode after burning several
hours.
Caution 1. Keep the metallic parts
OF the lamp clean and the air passages
open.
2. After the lamp has been burning
three or more hours mt one time. never
relight again till refilled.
s. In extinguishing tho light turn the
wick down quite low and allow few
seconds to intervene before blowing
out the Pickering fame, or, better still.
do not blow il out, but let Il flicker out.
To DRIVE OFF RED ANTs.-Grease a
plate with lard and set It where the ants
are troublesome place few sticks a.
round the plate for the ants to climb
upon; they will desert the sugar howl
for the lard occasionally turn the plate
the ants will drop into II reset the plate
and In few rcpetitions you will catch
all the ants they will trouble nothing
else while the lard Is accessible. Also
a good way Is TO sprinkle powdered
borax over the shelves and blow 1t into
their haunts. Borax Is clean and not
at all injurious should IL happen to get
on food.
HONEY .CoMD.-There are two kinds
OF comb required In a hive-worker and
drone the former small and the latter
large pells. 1t takes great deal OF
time and expense to construct 1t. There
is about two aud half pounds In COM
mon hive, which is made o: honey, on
the same principle that il We feed hogs
on corn, . certain portion OF IL will pro.
duce oil or fat; tho same with the bees
when gorged with honey for certain
length OF time, o portion OF IL will se.'
crete into wax, which extends from them
in the form Of small white scales lex
tends from wax pouches in the end
of the abdomen,) which they use in
constructing comb. It is universally
considered that It will requifc twenty
pounds Of honey TO make one pound OF
comb IL so. it will require fifty pounds
OF honey TO furnish one hive with comb,
and honey at twenty-five cents per
pound, would be $3.50.
VThe Herald OF Health says that
the right way to cook an egg Is TO pour
water on it ut boiling temperature
and leave the egg in it for fifteen min
utcs.
EPIcUREAN BuTTER.-Bohera and skin
four anchovies or sardines, and chop
them fine chop tablespoonful OF chives
and the same quantity or tarragon leaves
four small green pickles, the yolks Of
two hard boiled eggs; mix with these
ingredients level teaspoonful OF French
mustard, q tablespoonful Of salt. and two
ounces OF sweet butter; pass them all
through fine sieve with the aid OF a
wooden spoon. Put IL on the ice TO
nopI o.I rn4.lI In. hotls ft.<. IL
Of walnut, by rolling small Jumps be-
tween two little wooden paddles. Serve
IL with crackers and cheese,
MoLAssEs CooKIEs.-One cup OF mo-
lasses cup Of sugar; cup OF lard, or
butter--if butter is used the cup must be
heaped one cup OF lukewarm water in
which one large teaspoonful Of salaratus
is dissolved one teaspoonful or cloves
and one small nutmeg. Cream the SUI
gar and shortening; add the molasses,
and spices then one cup Of -four. stir.
ring 1t vel in; then add the water,
little at time, with flour to make 10
stiff as you can stir it. Roll o5e.fourth
or an inch in thickness and bake In
quick oven 10 light brown. These arc
nice and moist.
CocoANUT CANDYl-II lbs. OF sugar,
soft white or graduated, not phIFerized,
CRATE l large cocoanut or small ones,
put the sugar into a preserving kettle,
with one quart Of boiling water; let this
boil till it gets like the gum Of peach
tree. TO test it take little upon a
spoon and dip IL into cold water. When
done pour in the grated ,cocoanut and
let it cook few minutes. When you
take IL Oft, stir 1t till il grains or gets
sugary then have all ready tins perfect
ly fiat mot creased. that is not neces-.
sary) take up a dessert spoonful at n
time, and form into cakes on the tins
then leave II stand in the kitchen a half
an hour 70 dry, then take them OFT on q
dish [; they are better the next dsy.
HAM SASDwICuEs.-BoR the ham
take oue-third fat two thirds lean. choD