South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-07-02
Farmer and House-Keeper.

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Farmer and House-Keeper.
GERMAN TRifLE.--Put one quart of
strawberries. or any other fresh fruit. in
the bottom OF glass dish; sugar the
fruit. cover Is with layer OF rnacaroons.
pour over 1t a custard male, With one
quart OF milk and the yolks OF seven
eggs, welfbeaten sweeten to your taste
when cold, place on the top the eqvs.
beaten 70 stiff froth, with little sugar.
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NEW ENGLAND ELECTION CAKe-A
very old receipt: Three pounds or -four.
one and thrce.fourths pound of sugar,
one-half pound OF lard. and half pound
o. raisins. four nutmogs, a teaspoonful
OF cinnamon, three eggs. ak teaspoons.
iuii oil soda, two quarts OF milk; one
pound OF carnantei boat sugar, flour,
and butter together and the fruit with
tue milk aud spices ); beat the soda and
cream tartar together in the milk until
IL foams.
WHoRrLEBERRY PUDDING Make a
still batter Of one pint OF milk and q
pound and two ounces of flour, and ada
two quarts OF berries stirred in boil
three hours in bag. II blueberries are
used, make sitter.
To. KEEP CHEESE Morsr-Nianv
house-keepers complain that their cheesd
becomes dry, and some use kind or
beil-elass to put their cheese in. A
very simple expedient will keep cheese
In the hest condition. Take q linen
cloth, or cheese cloth. dip it in whi,e
wine, squeeze out excess of wine. and
wrap up the cheese in il. BY doing this
The cheese Is not only kept moist, but
its flavor Is improved.
CHOCOLATE PUDDINo.-Melt two
ounces OF butter, mix in two ounces OF
hour, simmer to soft paste in half a
| pint oil good milk, sweetcn with two
ounces sugar and flavor with two ounces
chocolate. When cool stir i'm tho yolks
OF TOUR eggs well beaten and the whites
beaten TO q snow; put into buttcred
mold immediately; put the mold in n
pan half full ofchot water, set in the ov-
en- d bake one hour. Serve with sauce.
APPLE SNow.---Bake six larye npr
pies; when cold scrape the pulp aud
put in bowl with one teacup of sugar
and the white Of one egg; beat 10 O
snow.
NEURALGIA.-Persons troubled With
neuralgia will find this a cure If they
try L.: Two drops laudanum in half
teaspoonful OF warm water, aud dropped
ri n.
relief.
ASHES FOR PEACH Trees Professor
Beal, OF Michigan, says: A. shes are
good for the peach and for tile peach
tree. at any season Of tue year, summer.
winter, spring or fall Potash, the prin,
cipai ingredient Of ashes, is good Tor all
fruit trees inside and out.
TIE VALUE OF LEMoNs.-Somebody
who appears to know all about IT, writes
positively that IL will draw the sting OF
the hot weather, not only for this time,
but for months TO come, 10 understand
the right use Of lemons. Most peoplc
know the benefit Of lemonade before
breakfast. but few know how it is more
tLan doubled by taking another at night
also. The way 10 get the better Of ali
bilious systems without blue pill or qui-
nine, is TO take Juice of one. two or
three lemons. as the appetite Graves, In
az much ice water as makes 1T pleasant
to drink, without sugar, just before eoA
ing TO bed. In the morning on rising,
or at least half IN hour before breakfast.
take the juice Of one lemon In O goblet
OF water. This will clear the system of
humOrs and bile with mild efficacy. with.
out any OF the weakening effects OF cal
omei or Congress wa:er. People should
not irritate their stomachs by eating
lemons clear the powerful acid of tho
juice, which Is almost corrosive, infallf.
bly, produces inflammation after awhile.
but properly diluted, so IL does not burn
or drag the throat, II does It's full me-
d;cinal work without harm, aud taken
whom the stomach is clear OF food has
opportunity 70 work on the system .hor-
cugbly.
WASH ron TmE HANDS Four ounces
! pulVerized bOrRx, four ounces each OF
sslcratus and murlate OF ammonia; put
! into n Tin pao and pour IN four ausrts
Of hot soft wator stir Until yell mixed.
bottle for use after washing the hands
and face, wet with the above.
REMEDY FOR SUMNER CONTRASTS. =.
Twenty years ago the New York Sun
gave publicity TO n remedy for cholera,
dysentery and like summer disorders.
which proved so eficacious as TO merit
attention every season since, and Is nov
known as the 'Suu Cholera Remedy
II is as follows, and should be cut out
and kept by tie careful housewife:
Take equal parts OF Hncture Of Cayenne
pepper, tinctuTe of opium, tincture OF
rhuharb, essence Of peppermint and
spirits OF camphor. Nix we'll. Dose.