South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-11-21
Farmer and House. Keeper.

Farmer and House Keeper.
RAISED DouGaSurs.-Two cups of
sugar and six cups of -four sifted toge-
Their one pint of milk and piece of
butter the size Of two eggs, warmed to.
gcther. and spice to the taste add half
cup Of good yeast nix all this into
stiff dough, aud set il to rise four or
FIVE hours. Roll ID thin cut IL into any
shape you please, and fry in hot lard.
OYSTER PfE.-Line deep dish with
n paste, fill the dish with LAYERS Of oys-
tiers, crackers (powdered1 pepper. salt,
and spices 20 suit the taste cover with
n thick crust, and bake forty five min.
utcs.
! CocoANUr BALLS on DRops.-One
pound of grated. sweet cocoanut, dried
few hours in the sun or a very mode
rate oven; one pound of loaf sugar the
whites of four eggs well beaten drop
on paper 1.-THE size YOU like) To bake.
MISSISSIPPI Conn BREAD.-One pint
of boiled rice, mashed fine one pint of
corn meal; u tablespoon of butter or
lard mix with sour milk. add last n
teaspoon of soda dissolved in a teaspoon
OF warm water; bake in a pan like
pound cake, in hot oven.
RYE BREAD.-Set sponge over
night as follows One cup good yeast;
six potatoes, mashed fine one pint
warm water; three cups flour; two ia
blcspoons lard two tablespoons brown
sugar. In the morning. mix with this
one quart warm sweet milk one table.
spoon salt ; one cup Indian meal, and
enough rye -four to make a piiable dough.
In warm weather add one teaspoon soda
/ dissolved. Mix it well and let il raise
4 for two or three hours then mold it
into loaves, raise, and bake in deep pans.
CRANBERRY JELLY.-Wash and clean
two quarts of cranberries add one pint
of cold water. and place on quick fire
in porcelaiu-lined saucepan, stir occa-
, sionally to prevent burning, when soft
mash through n colander. add one quart
of sugar boil ten minutes, and pour
into fancy molds.
Plum PUDDISG.-Take half pound
of wheat flour, half pound of raisins.
stoned and chopped, and the same of
currants, picked, washed and dried use
milk enough TO stir easily with a spoon
adj wcIl-beaten eggs and a large tea
spoon of mace, cinnamon and allspice
/ mix we'll together and boil for two hours
and half in q cloth or tin. Serve with
ding, if cold, may be warmed in pan
with some of the sauce.
| TREATMENT OF THE HAIR.-How to
preserve the hair is n subject which
seems to interest almost everybody, if we
may Judge from the frequent inquiries
/ from every direction which come 20 this
Office. One wishes To know what will
prevent badness, another how To pre-
serve the hair from turning gray, ano-
Their how to eradicate dandruff, ETC.
| Now il is delicate matter To recommend
any special treatment, but Professor viii.
son, of England, who is deemed high an.
thority on the hair, condemns washing
il, and advises, instead, thorough brush.
ing. This promotes circulation, removes
scurf, and IS in all respects, he says, bet
ter than water.
Cutting the hair does D. as common.
ly thought, promote its growth Most
of the specifies recommended for bald
ness, not excepting petroleum, are mere
stimulates, and are seldom or never per-
manently successful. Some Of them give
rise to congestion of the scalp. When
stImulant is desirable, ammonia is the
best. 1t is safe.
For falling out Of the bail, Dr.. vii.
son prescribes lotion composed OF wa
ter of ammonia, almond oil. and chloro.
form, one part each, diluted with FIVE
parts alcohol, or spirits Of rosemary, the
whole made fragrant with a drachm Of
oil Of lemon. Dab it or the skin, after
thorough friction with the hair brush.
II may be used sparingly or abundantly,
daily or otherwise.
For cooling lotion, one made Of two
drachms e boraI and glycerine to eight
ounces Of distilled water is effective, al
laying dryness, subduing irritability, and
removing dandruff.
Both badness and greyness depend on
defective powers Of the scalp skin,
and arc 60 be- treated alike. What is
needed is moderate stimulation, without
any irritation. The following IS good
Rub into the bare places daily, or even
twice n day, linimeDt If camphor, am
monia, chlOrOfOrm, aud aconite, equal
parts each. The friction should be very
gentle Scientific American.
WiNrRn FEFDTS0 YOR COws.-The
yield OF milk and butter in the sum-
mer depends greatly upon the winter
feeding. All the feed given 70 COWS
is not consumed without return. The
manure gives a good dividend upon tho
outlay. ADD the animals arc storing up
energy and strength 70 be mado ayaila.
Tile afterward. The winter is the sea,
son for liberal and judicious feeding,
and not for short commons. shich IL
but aunother name for half starving
For iron rust take dry cream of tartar
and rub ON with the finger while the