South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-08-08
Farmer ~ IIoa.e-Kocpor.


Farmer ~ House-Kccpcr.
GISosnBRrAf.-Four quarts of flour.
one quart of u,olasses. four tablespoons.
ful of ginger, two large cupfuls Of sugar,
four tablospoonsful of salt, one teaspoon
ful of soda, halt cnpful of milk, three
quarters of a pound Of butter, one pound
of lard, one quart Of -four to roll with.
1t IL important in Observation-Disclosures TO
choose tho molasses judiciously. Strip
never answers, and yet coarse black mo-
lasses Is equally Objectionable. Fair n.
Orleans is the best.
CuEEsE ToAsr.--Take half a teacup
OF grated cheese use crumbs and dry
pieces mix With 1t teacupful of grated
bread, the yollS of one egg, a spoonful OF
butter, three spoonsful of rich cream.
pepper and salt and q little mustard. If
liked; toast some slices of bread, spread
the mixture on it, place in a quick oven
Tor three or four minutes and serve hot.
FREScH MUsrARp.--Slicc an onion
IN bowl. and cover With good vinegar.
After two days pour off tho vinegar
add 70 1T a tcaspoonful of cayenne pep
per, teaspoonfnl of salt. tablespoon
full OF sugar, and mustard enough 10
thicken mix. Set on the stove and
stir until it boils. When cold il is fit
for use.
LEMON AND ORANGE WATER IcE.-
Rub lump Of sugar over tho rind Of
lemon until il has absorbed all the oil.
Put 1t into bowl with the juice OF four
lemons. four times as much water, or
more II 1t seems too strong in flavor;
swecten IL to taste with clarified sugar:
strain 1t through lawn sieve and freeze
1t AZ you would ice cream Orange leo
is made in the same way.
SCALLoPED ToMAToEs.-Peel and cut
in slices onc-forth OF an inch thick
pack in apuddiDg dish, in alternate lay.
ers with force.meat made of bread
crumbs. butter. salt. pepper and little
white sugar, spread thickly on each LAYER
OF tomatoes and when tue dish il nearly
iuii put tomatoes uppermost. a good bit Of
butter on each slice. Dust with pepper
and little sugar. Strew with dry bread
crumbs and bake covered half an hour.
Persons who have o taste for rhuba rib
or pie-plant, can pare the stalks. cut
them In pieces an inch long. and dry
them just as apples or peaches are dried,
or stew and can like small fruits. thus az.
fordiDg an excellent relish out Of season.
CREAM CABBAGE.-Wash, cut fine.
boil until tender, and drain tho water
from 1t. Brown two tablespoonfuls OF
butter in saucepan put in the cab
bage and pour over it q teacupful OF
cool cream. season, and let simmer for
half an hour.
BLACKBERRY M UsH.- Look over & wash
two quarts of ripe berries add two
thirds Of quart of boiling water and
cook ten minutes sweeten 10 taste and
then stir IN scant pint of sifted -four:
boil until the dour is thoroughly cooked
have u mould nicely butttered, pour in
tho mush and let it cool serve with
wine sauce.
To PREPARE CocoANUr FOR CAKE
( One cocoanut grated, one-half cup of
sugar, two eggs and the rind and Juice
OF one lemon. Put the ingredients to.
gether ard cook till the eggs thicken.
stirring all the time. Spread this between
any delicate cake that has been baked in
jelly cake pans. Save one-fourth Of the
cocoanut for tho top.
To TEST SEED.-The vitality Of seeds
may be tested by placing "a sample OF
+ "A "a Of Il l.. 4
grains upon hot pan or griddlc When
the seeds are good and the vitality is
perfect, the specimen will crack or pop
open with more or less noise ON the
other baud If the seed is not good, or the
vitality is defective, IL will remain still
and burn. Tins - much quicker and
surcr plan of testing seed than 90 plant
IN earth or warm water. To test them
IN this way 1t - not necessary that tho
| seeds be- perfectly dry. although they
| should not be too moist.
BCnxs.-The best application for n
burn is linimeDt made OF lime.yater
and oil, beaten together till IL looks like
butter melted TO dress vegetables for
the table. IL matters not whether COM
mon lime or the chloride Of lime IL u.
sed, ana either sTeet-oil or linseed-oil
will aDswer.-Wrap tho burned part ia
lihe linen covered with this mixture, and
cover thickly on the outside with raw
Gotten N exclude the air. Open It but
once Ia tgenty-four hours, and then
carefully soak Off the rags with the lime
water and oil, 50 as not to injure the
tender skin that may be forming on the
wound. Battle well with the liniment.
and put on clean dressings OF rags wet
With the linimeni. and cover with cot.
Ton as at first. Where lime cannot be-
had, the next best dressing that we
know OF IS SCOT aud lard mixed we'll,
melted, and strained TO get out the
coarse PARTICLES Of SCOT. Ia this case