South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-05-21
Farmer and. House keeper

! BAKEn RuuBARB.---If Hubbard DC bak.
cd according 10 a recipe given in Ru-
raj OF last year, IL viii be found much
hotter than Il Slowed. Wash and peel
the rhubard. aud cat each stalk into
square pieces. Place in porcelain
sauce pan cover the pie-plant with SUI.
gar, and add enough water to uioisten
the sugar. Cover thc pan, and bake the
rhuharsi until 1t becomes tender & clear.
| The oxen. should be ouly moderately
hcated,as the pie plant vii lose its shape
unless baked slowly. Itshoulj bc very
cold when-served. IL is best IL prepared
N the morning and kept in cold place
untilwantcd- - rt q, ,s..s',...
/ BoIIEp Cop.-Sew the fish mp in a
thia cloth and cook in boiling water 20
miautcs to the pound. .eis l} ista
VEAL PrE.--Take two pounds Of veal,
one half pound OF bacon cut into small
pieces, boil in a little water until near
~ tender. Now roll your crust (.our-
milk crust IS good; lay your deem pic
dish on the crust aud cut ,,the siae of
the dish; put tue crust all round the
dish, but do not put any MT the bottom
place teacup in the middle and place
your meat in layers; beat raw egg up
with little flour in your gravy; add
pepper, salt, and little catsup: pour
halt OF this over the meat, save the 9TH
er to add after the pie Is baked; put
the crust over the pie, wet the paste ut
the edge SO that the gravy may not es-
cape bake n good brown; when the
crust is done the pie is baked Make n
hole IN the top.
A country woman says: "The wise
man In enuncrating the time and sea-
son. made no mention Of time 10 skim
milk; yet, nevertheless there is a time
"a right, time, too-and that is Just "a
the milk begins to sour In the bottom
OF the pans. Then tho cream Is all at
the surface, and should at once be re-
moved-witii as little Of the milk as pos
sible. Ii allowed 10 remain until the
acid reaches the cream, it impairs IL in
quality. The housewife or dairymaid
who thinks to obtain greater Quantity
by allowing the milk TO stand beyond
that time, labors under most cgre-
gious mistake" f
To lay off a square acre Of ground.
measure two hundred and nine feet on
each side, and you will have square
acre to an inch. An aero contains four
thousand eight hundred & forty square
rods. A mile contains six hundred and
forty square acres.
VALUABLE REcIPEs.-TQ nreso--~.
eggs Dip eacn one into melted pork lard,
rubbing it into the shell with the finger;
then pack it in an old fly drum or butt
ter frkin, setting evsry, egg upright,
with the small end downwafds. Eggs
thus prepared In August. directly after
harvest, have been eaten with relish iii
the following January. Half nm ounce
ofquick -iime Eut in nine quarts OF was.
ter, and the clear solution put into q
barrel OF hard water. will make IL soft.
A teaspoonfai Of sal soda will soften
three or four pals of hard water. Moth
ing probably adds more, to the outward
appearance ola house than fresh snowy
window-sills kept in good order. But
from their exposure to the weather, 10
rain and snow, TO other part of the
wood work is go soon DESTROYED or bare
of paint. a good plan 10 TO keep in
your cupboard pound can of Lucas
Philadelphia paint, ready for Immediate
use. 1t costs few cents, and is ready
TO be applied at once by any housekeep-
er. The action OF winter storms often
cats out hollows in stills, which, BIZ a
few timely touches OF the brush, could
have been avoided. To fake out oil or
grease from cloth, drop on the spot some
oil or tartar, or salt OF NORWOOD, Which
has been left In damp place until il is
1uid; at once wash the place with soft
lukewarm water, then with cold, and the
spot will disappear this IS very VAL
liable recipe.--Amerio@ Farmer.
To CLEAs LOOKING GLASSES. --Teke
newspaper, or part OF one, according
10 the size OF tho glass. Fold IL smai
and dip 1t into basin OF clean cold wa.
ter; when thoroughly wet squeeze It out
In your hand as you would sponge.
and then rub IL hard all over the face OF
the glass, taking care that il is not so
wet as TO run down in streams. In fact.
the paper must only be completely mois.
tened or damped all through. After the
glass has been we'll rubbed with wet pa
per, let il rest for a few minutes, and
then go over IL with a fresh dry news.
paper folded small in your hand) ell IL
looks clear and bright, which Sc will al
most Immediately and with no further
trouble This method, simple as IL is.
is the best and most expeditions for
cleaning mirrors, and It will be found so
on trial; giving q cleanliness and polisly
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