South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-10-31

MICS TEA CAKE.-One.half cup Of
butter or cream one os sugar one egg;
one-half cup of thick milk or butter.
milk a teaspoonful of soda n handful
of currants. Use -four to make the pro-
per thickness.
APPLE JBLLy.--A very nice, firm, ricl,
jelly made from the parings of apples
and the cores. Cover them with water
and let them boil until the water has
wasted little, and the arpleskins are
very soft then strain them, and add an
equal quantity of sugar as there is
liquid.
Dry BREAD AND CoLp MEAT Urn
IzED.-Chop your beef very fine, aud
soak the bread in cold water until soft,
having two-thirds - much bread as meat,
and after pressing out the water through
colander, mix with the mass three eggs
well beaten, and salt to the taste; make
into balls the size of biscuit, and fry
slowly in butter or lard until brown on
both sides. A most excellent dish for
breakfast.
CuRRY.-Take cold chicken, turkey
or cold lamb, cut it in small pieces, and
put IN trying.pau with about pint or
more OF boiling water let 1t stew "A few
moments, then take the meat out, thick
on the gravy with little flour. add n
teaspoonful Of curry powder, pepper and
salt 10 taste. and let il boil UP once
have some rice boiled whole and dry
put 1T around the outside of the platter.
and IN the center put the meat and throw
the gravy over the meat, not the rice,
and serve.
The following is given as a cure for
the gals Dissolve six drains OF iodine
IN half pint of alcohol, and apply il on
the sore with n feather as soon as the
collar is removed, and when at rest twice
day morning and evening. The arti-
Gle should be IN the stable OF every far,
mer, as it is an excellent application on
horses where the skin is broken by kicks
or other accidents, and is a sure euro for
spllnts if used in Il proper manner.
An Exchange says: Take pint OF
pulveriZed charcoal and put into a barrel
of new cider. and the cider will never
ferment, never will contain intoxicating
quality, and become more palatable tho
longer it is kept.
How TO CLEAN SoApsUDs.- House
keepers who are limited in their supply
of good washing water can make IL do
double duty by dissolving alum in hot
water, and throw it into tub Of soap.
guds. In a moment the soap will curdie,
aud accompanied by muddy particles
] mil 81. 4,
ter perfectly clear and devoid of the
smell! of soap. This water can be used
for washing a second time If poured off
the sediment. Where water is scarce,
this fact is invaluable.
| VIRTUE OF THE TOMATO LEAvEs.-A
! statement comes from South America
that singular property of tomato leaves
had been discovered by fruit grower.
/ Having cut down some tomato vines, he
used them as n mulch around his peach
trees. lie soon discovered that the cur
culio, which was DESTROYING his fruit.
had abandoned tue trees surrounded by
the tomato vines. Following up This
accidental discovery, the free use of TO.
mato vines proved perfect protection
not only agains: curcuiio. but other
noxious insects. He found, also. by
sleeping in wator some fresh leaves Of
the tomato, and sprinkling the infusion
upon other plants, the inDumernble in
sects which covered them were driven
away. Some gardeners have tried the
above remedy. some by accident and
others by Itention, anl their success
was remarkable. One gentleman had
his apple trees ravsged by the cnrcuio
until last year, when he secured a splen.
/ did crop. He knows Of no cause for
MS exemption from the curculio except
the tomato plants that were grown FOR
The first time among his trees.
/ Coop Herr o. Helm, Of Grim.
men, gives receipt for making dura-
rable paste. u T. takes 20 gramInes of
wheat starch, and makes il into II stiff
paste with little cold water then be
Pours 100 r. c Of boiling water all at once
not gradually-into this paste, and
stirs il rapidly. A little carbolic or ca
hcylIc acid is then stirred in, and a paste
u obtained which will keep indefinitely
Cor st any rate until it dries upl in a cool
place. Care must be taken 20 have the
best starch, as good paste cannot be
made with the inferior kinds.
Rats can be banished by covering the
floor near the rat-hole with thin LAYER
OF moist caustic potash. When the rats
walk on this it makes their feet sore
These they lick with their tongues. which
makes their mouths sore, and the result
Is that they not only shun this ;...iitv
but appear 20 tell all the neigbborip1
rats about u, and eventually the house
10 entirely abandoned by them.
To SwEETES BUTTBR.-When n
French woman has butter that is not
entirely sweet she adds In II q ti,,to