South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-08-29

dough. The apples should, of course,
bc peeled and minced very fine. Some
persons like little sugar in the dough.
bat it is generally preferred without
This Is iavoritc with children.
CIDER CAKE.-Two pounds of flour.
ono pound OF sugar, three quarters of
pound Of butter, one pound Of eurrants,
one pint of cider, six eggs, one teaspoon.
ful of soda. Spice to your taste.
WHITE MOUNTAIN CAKE-Onc pound
of -four, one of sugar, and half n cup of
butter; six eggs beaten separately, one
cup of sweet milk, n teaspoonful Of soda,
aud two teaspoonsful of cream tartar.
Flavor to the taste, aud use fruit is de.
sired.
How To PREvENr IoNEY FROM CAM
oYGNG.--Aftor being taken from tho
/ comb, put it into n kottlo and over tho
fire boil it gently, and as the seam ii.
SEES skim it of until it becomes clear,
when it can bc turned into the vessel
YOU wish TO keep il in. whore il will
keep clear and fresh without candying.
PICKLED ONIoNs.--Solect small on
ions. remove with knife all of the ou-
ter skin 50 that each will be white and
clean; drop into brine strong enough 20
foat an egg and lot remain there six
hours. Bring strong vinegar to boil
and bits of horse-radish and cinnamon
bark, with few cloves and two or three
red peppers, pour hot over tho onions
previously drained from the brine.
LEMON ICE.-One pint OF rich lemon.
ado with lttlo grated rnd OF lemon in
II. IL must be very sweet as il loses
much in freezing. Add the whites OF
three EGGS cut TO "a stiI froth. Freeze
like ice cream. The juices OF any fruit.
with sugar and water added, may be pre-.
pared in the same way.
ToMAToE PfE.-Stew green tomas
toes with very little water until tender.
and for each pie allow one tablespoon.
ful OF butter, three OF sugar and little
nutmeg. Bake between two crusts.--
The quantity Of butter and sugar given
is for medium sized pic.
ALUM-WATER FOR PICKLEs.-Al How
a teaspoontul OF powdered alum TO each
| quart of water bring TO boil. draw To
The back Of the stove and put in the
picNlo5 previously soaked TO brine
Let remain half day. when the pickles
should be taken out and thrown into
cold water, there 10 remain until cold.
Then wipe and pour over hot. spiced
vinegar.
Observation-Disclosures should be kept
u q 10,
dry place. Even thus kept. however,
I they soon acquire rather stale taste,
which may be entirely recLifed uy put
ting them into "a moderately heated on.
en-. & letting them remain long enough
osbrown and hecomc,crisp They will
taste as il just baked. and arc especial.
~ grateful to the palate Of an invalid if
thus restored TO their normal condition.
Coffee AND Foo FOR SICK Persons.
a sick person, wanting uourishmcnt
and having lost appetite, can often be
sustained by the following. when noth-
ing else could be tsken: Make q strong
cup Of coffee, adding boiling milk as
usual, only sNeetening rather more:
take an egg. beat ycih and white toge;h.
or thoroughly boil the coffee. milk aud
sugar together and pour it over the beat
en- egg Ia the cap you are going 20 servo
IL in. This simple receipt is used ire.
qucnLy IN hospital practice.
Hogs may be kept from measlcs.
trichinosis. ETC.. by mixing a handful OF
good wood ashes with their food twice
e week.
To remove the lids Of t.n cans, place a
shoyclfui OF live Goals OH the tor, which
will speedily ua5oldrr them they can
then BE- removed by the aid of an old
,asc-knIfe care must be taken or tho
side sctiu viii also open.
CLEAviso SILVER 5r0Ous.-Ths dis
agreeable 4iseOlorton Of czg can be-
readily t.kCu from silver spoons by
washing them iu potato water--watcr IN
which potatoes have been boiled n -
much better than salt, as 10 does not
scratch the metal. Tie taste OF fish may
be- removed very effectively IRON steel
knives lai forks by rubbing With fresh
orange or icmon peel.
on STAINS OUT OF WHrr CL0rU.--
Make q strong solution Of borax water.
one tablespoonful powdered borax % D
plot 81, boiling water place The cloth on
clean board or table, and rub the oil
stains we'll, using clean brush dipped
into TIE solution 10 tie spots are Of
long standing, very little soap may
be used with the bOrax water rsing
Gle brush for lhat purpose then rub
dry With q clean soft cloth.
Nutmegs and mace possess narcotic
properties and should be used with cat.
ton. especially by persons with apo,
plecJic tendencies.
To prevent milk rapidly sournp put
iu very small portion OF b;carbonate