South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-07-23
Farmer and House. Keeper.

CRKAM PIE.-Placo one pint of milk
on tho fro- Yhen.it boiss, add ono half
cup Of -four. rubbed smooth in milk:
boil together then set where il will keen
hot. but not boil. Ada the yelks of two
eggs and ono half pint of sugar. wolf
beaten together. Have the crust pre-
viously baked; put in tho rrixture.
beat thoroughly the whites of the eggs
with sugar. enough to make n stiff frost
ing; spread over the pies. and bake to a
hight brown. Thisis enough for two pics.
SNOWFALL pUDDISG.-Boil one quart
OF rich milk. and then thicken IL With
tablespoonful or -four or arrowroot; beat
up the yeiks OF four eggs with threc
tablespoonfuls OF white sugar, then pour
the milk slowly into the eggs. and SUI
gar. stirring all She time. Pour this
enstard into a pudding dish and hrosn
II slightly; beat up tho whites to stiff
frosh, adding four tablospoonsful OF su-
gar. and flsvoring with lemon; drop i.
on the custard when browned) ia tho
form OF bale "a large as an egg. Set il
back in the stove TO brown q little.
CocoANUr PUFEs.--The whites OF
teacupful OF fine white sugar. one table.
spoonful OF corn. starch. When these
ingredients Gro mixed. put the mixture
into custard saucepan or jug, set in
pan OF boiling water, and stir constant.
ly FOR twenty minutes; then take it off
the stove, and add a quarter of pound
OF dessicated or grated cocoanut. When
well mixed drop In teaspoonsful on butter.
ed paper. Bake in a very slow oven, az
they must not brown at all.
JRLLIEs FROM SMALL Fgurrs.-Put
the fruit into small stone jar. Sot this
in kettle OF tepid water and set on the
fire. Let it boil closely covered. until
the fruit is broken TO pieces: strain.
pressing the bag hard, putting in but
few spoonfuls ut time, and between
each squeezing turning IL inside on. In
scald off the pulp and skins. To each
pint OF juice allow one pound OF sugar.
Set the juice on alone to boil, and while
IL is warming divide the sugar into sew
eral portions and put 1t on pans or shall
low dishes, and pat IL In the stove oven
to heat. watching it and stirring it oc-
casionally that it docs not burn. Boil
your juice just twenty minutes from the
moment u begins TO boil. By this time
the sugar should be so hot you canno.
put your hand on it. Throw your hot
sugar into your boiling juice, stirring
rapidly. II will "hiss' and melt quick
~; withdraw your spoon when you are
-aTe &c sugar is dissolved let all boil
up once more, aad remove quickly from
The FIRE. Ii !heso directions are strictly
followed. and the fruit Ia in proper
state OF ripeness. your Jelly will be a
success. Strawberry and blackberry
je!iiss ere apt 70 no less firm. but in.
stead OF boiling longer. place them in
the sun. taking care they should not ga
ther dampness.
4 correspondent OF picEs Inoan!y
says that QUO spoonful OF coarse DOW.
dered saltpetor 20 pail OF water will
destroy potato bugs, squash bugs and
other insects. For roses ii is unsuoass.
cd. For maggots lthat work ot The
roots Of squash vines, pour about q Din.
Of the liquid at the roots OF each vine ma
soon a. tho pests indicate them selves.
For applying TO wouAds made by re.
moving large limbs in pruning fruit
trees, nothing is better than gum abel.
lac, dissolved III alcohol 20 the cons;..en.
I cy Of paint.
! a heaping teaspoonful OF sulphur
added once week to the feed Of a cow
| viii Keep 1t free from verniu. The Same
/ quantity is recommended for every ten
fowls for similar purpose.
1
/ To MAKE SYRup.--Mix two pounds
OF sugar With d pint Of cold water
/ Bring n a boil, and cook rapidly for
/ ten or fifteen minutes without stirring
/ Remove tho saucepan from ths stove IL
a cold surface, SO as 10 stop the boiling
suddenly, then skim, and strain wb;Ie
still very hot, through u flannel bao
which has been wrung out % hot wafey
DO not make large quantity Of syrup
at time. and keep u closely covered =
II made too thick. or left exposed to the
air II will crystali5e.
To remove oil marks from wall pa.or
where inconsiderate people rest their
heads, take pipe clay or fullers' earth.
and make into a paste about az thick AZ
ice-crearn, with cold water; lay IL on the
stain gently without rubbing It in leave
it on all night. II will DO Try by morn.
ing, when l. can be brushed Of. and
un!ess an old stain, the grease spot win
have disappeared. II old. renew tho
application.
A REMEEY son Bowel CoMrLAISrs.
--For dysenlery and all diseases re-
marks tho Cumberland Netcs. OF tho
bowels, no remedy IL perhaps so effect.
ual as blackberry root. Il is TO be had
OF all the druggists In Eve cent packa.
ges. II can be used Ia The form OF tea.
or the root can DO chewed With equal
effect. Genuine blackberry wine. made
from Tho fyuit a an oxccffo,s .....t