South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-12-12

largo onion in il. Put layer i'm the
bottom Of dish, with a little butter
and some grated cheese sprinkled over
1t; cover with chicken, ham, or becf-
steak; fill the dish with layers and
bake slow.
The following is favorite dish with
the Germans, and, although it may seem
a peculiar combination, Is really very
pleasant Take ak large potatoes and
81. mellow apples peel them and boil
theni Separately, i'm different vessels
drain both and put the apples in the
potatoes mash thoroughly. and add
butter and salt. -Ex.
SAoo PUppINo. Wash ne-half pound
of sage add one quart of milk; boii
these together till quite Trick stir in
one pound of butter. Let il get cold
and add ten well beaten eggs, one gill of
wine. one half pint of rose.water, and
two pounds ot sugar. Put in mould
and bake in hot even.
BRowN BREAp.-Scald oue.half gal.
lon corn meal when cool. mix with il
one qurt of rye -four then add little
salt, teaspoenful of saloratds. ohc.half
pint of molasses, and one-half pint of
yeast; mix well; put into pans and let
1T stand to rise, and bake slow for two
hours.
PRUSE Wrrp.-Stew one pound of
nice prunes with very little water and
sweeten with white sugar. Beat the
whites of FIVE eggs until stiff and stir to
the prunes. Put into a pudding dish
and bake half an hour. Serve when cold
with cream.
REMEDY FOR Fly IN WHEAr.-The
following remeds for Hessian hy in
wheat is suggested by Mr.. Frank G.. Ruff
fin in tn last number Of the "Agricultu.
raj Journal -
Sow upon the wheat one TO two bush
els OF slaked lime per acre. Do it, III
preference OF n calm evening, when a
dew is likely to fall but do it,
Let the sower grease his face, nostrils
and hands well and SOW with tho wind,
90 ~ TO keep the lime out Of his eyes.
Let him watch his wheat in the spring
and repeat the application il Tie has the
slightest reason TO suspect the reappear-
ance of the fly. Ii is safest to repeat il
anyhow.
know this remedy is efficient, both
10y the testimony of others and by my
own experience. On the worst piece Sf
| fly struck wheat | ever had, tried it
and make upwards of sixteen bushels TO
the acre.
| A Frenchman has dicovered that the
sererest attack OF neuralgia can be re-
! lieved by directing q stream Of water
from force pump against the part al
| fected.
! INK IN THE CAnPEr-Ink freshly
spilled upon the carpet should at once
he taken up with soft paper or a slightly
damp sponge. or even n damp cloth. care
| being exercised not 10 spread the spot
After all has been taken up th;tt can be,
yet the sponge-after first washing il
clean-in WARM water, AMI thoroughly
scrub the spot on the carpet. When no
more can be washed, wet the spot with
a weak solution of Oxalic Acid, and. af-
ter few moments, wash of with cold
water, and finally sponge with weak Am
monia Water, to neutralzc any OF The
acid that may remain in the carpet -
American Agricultural for Dec. |.
FURNITURE SroPs-CLEANIgG SroyF
MIcA-TURNIP CREDIBLE GREAsER.-
One whom we know 60 be an excellent
Housekeeper, sent 10 the American Az.
Ticulturist the following. which. she
writes, were new TO her, and may be 10
some others at least Spots on Vdrnish-
ed furniture are readily removed by rub.
hing them with essence Of peppermint.
and afterwards furniture polish" or al.
Spirits Of camphor answers similarly TO
the essence Of PepPermiht.-E En-. Mica
in Stoves (ofton wrongly called Using.
glass when smoked, is readily cleaned
by taking it out and thoroughly washing
with tinegar, a little diluted. r. it does
not Come off ut once. lee IL soak q little.
.Turnip Griddle Greaser My new
cook uses a small, fat tuInip, cut smooth,
light dipped in lard and hardly has Bit
of pancake smoke. in the kitchen After
a few times, she does not dip il into the
/ grease at all, but uses the same turnip
as long "a she can.-Ib.
Zoos FOR WNTEn.-Tt = foolish
! plan 20 be seeking the best methods for
putting down eggs for Che winter use
This used 10 be one Of the first tests Of
/ thrifty housekeeping. Bnt il il better
and just as easy 10 have hens lay all the
year around If hens have a warm
house and enough 20 eat, aud of the
right kind, they will lay iu winter as well
a. in summer. Farmers always expect
10 feed some grain 70 the fowls, then il
they would save all Of the waste meat
and scraps that accumulate from the Ia
/ bic, and feed IL 20 the hens in winter
they would be repaid in fresh eggs IL
is also a good plan % hatch out some
early and some late chickens, a. IN that
way the late ones will be laying = hen