South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-01-30


Farmer and HouseiKeeper.
BurrER TAyrY.-Ons haif.pius mo-
lassss, one half-pint water. one pound
loaf sugar. ono quarter pound butter.
Let boil without stirring until. by stror.
ping little in water. you tind il il
done.
LEMON SSAPse--One coffee.cupful OF
sugar. twothirds OF cupful Of butter,
two eggs, one level teaspoonful soda dis.
solved in quarter of q cupful Of hot
water; -four TO roll thin flavor with
lemon bake in hot oven.
Fro PrpDINo.-Divide with sharp
knife half pound of aga, and add to
them one-fourth of = pound of brown
sugar. n tablespoonful Of molasses, and
half pound Of sified flour, Que. fourth
Of pound of suet, the whites and yofks
Of three eggs, arl aft in about tho
fourth of nutmeg; butter q mould,
and. having Toured il well, boil the pud.
ding for four hours eat with sauce.
CRANBERRY RoLL.-Siew n quart of
cranberries in sufficient water to keep
from burning. put them through col
ander, make quite sweet cool. make n
paste rs for biscuits, roll one.half inch
thick or less. butter spread with Gran.
berries nearly an inch thick. roll up,
press the ends and edge. Sew or TIC
in flannel bag end boil two hours;
serve with sweet sauce.
~ II.
in dice an inch square, boil til nearly
done. in as little water us possible; %
one quart of turnips. add one table.
spoon sugar. salt TO make palatablc
when they are boiled as dry "a possible.
add two or three spoons Of cream, and
beaten egg, and serve.
If you wish to clarity sugar and water
that yon arc about to boil, it is we'll 10
stir in the white Of an egg while cold
IL put in after it boils tho egg il apt to
get hardened before it can do any good.
TAR FOR WARTs.-A farmer writing
to an exchange says: had mare some
years ago that had large wart on her
side, where the harness rubbed and kept
1T sore. In summer tho flies made it
worse. To prevent this put on good
daub of tar and in few weeks the wart
| was killed and disappeared. have rrc.
quently tried it since on cattle and bor.
ses, and seldom bad occasion TO use a
second application. The remedy is sim
pie and effcctual.
MUSTARD PLAsTER.-By using syrup
or molasses for mustard plasters, they
will keep soft and flexible, and not dry
up and become hard, as when mixed
with water. thin paper or fnc cloth
should como between the plaster and tho
skin. The strength of the plaster NAV
be varied by the addition of more or
less flour.
For whooping cough. slice some onions
and garlic very thin; take four table
spoonsful of sweet oil. Then strain aud
add the same quantity of honey, and half
an ounce each OF paregoric and spirits of
camphor. Bottle and cork it we'll. Tho
dose is, for child of three years, n tea
spoonful three or four times day, or
whenever the cough is trouble some. In.
crease or lengthen the dose according TO
the age Of the sufferer.
The Family Doctor says. "Wbon
much pressed with work, and feeling an
inability to sleep. eat two or three small
onions. the effect OF which is magical in
producing the desired repose. Such a
remedy has a great advantage over tho
stupefying drugs commonly resorted to
for this purpose. and is even preferable
to the liquor opii sedat, and chlorodinc,
OF medical practice"
California fruit growers are expert
menting with new variety of peach
which comes from China and is called
the Peenn-too or Chinese fat peach. and
is very different from the common sort.
II ia described as follows: Fruit three
inches in diameter, very fiat. white, with
red cheeks. peels very readily when. ripe.
flesh fine grained and juicy. dissolying
with very rich, delicate aroma. Very
early"
| The improved French method OF pre-.
serving wood by the application Of lime
Is found to work well. The plan is To-
/ pile the plonks in tank, aud &c put
over all layer OF quicklime. which is
/ gradually slaked with water Timber
for mines requires about q week 10 be
thoroughly impregnated. and other wood
more or less time. according to its thick
ness. The material acquires remarka-
bic oonsisteDce and hardness, il IL
stated, on being subjected 10 this sim
| pie process, and the assertion Is male
that IL will never rot. Beech wool pre-
pared in this way for banners anil
other tools for ironwork is found 70 acs
quire the hardness OF oak. without part
ing viii any OF its we'll known elasti.
city or toughness, and II also lasts
longer.
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