South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-09-17
Farmer and House. Keeper.

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Farmer and House Keeper.
/ NEw DIscovERy.-Mr,r =. =, Bowie
offers. the following preparation as an
Observation-Disclosures OF the csobaen worm:
Take, some tomato vines-any quantity
mash up fine in water, then let the
mixture stand until il sours when sour
shake on the cabbage plants freely With
q sprinkler, and it viii have the dssir-
Cd effect.
CRxAM PIE.--To be eaten watm or
cold; very nice. Ono pint of cream,
three eggs beaten separately. sugar to
taste. pinch OF salt. favor as you like
Butter deep pie dish, or mountain cake
tin. sprinkle with bread crumbs that
have been sifted. about as thick as pie
paste, pour In the custard and srrinklo
over it somo bread crumbs aud cocoa.
nut mixed.
CArsur Six largo. ripe tomatoes.
two small green peppers, one largo onion;
chop all fine, then cook till tender, and
add two cups vinegar two tablespoons
sugar, one tablespoon salt, one teaspoon
cinnamon. and one of cloves. Let boil
few minutes and. bottle. Will keep a
long time.
GRAPE CATsCP.--Fivo pounds fruit,
pounds OF coffee sugar, pint OF vim
eGar. i tablespoonful OF cinnamon, of
allspice, OF black pepper. OF cloves.
oil ground. and OF salt. Pulp tho
1 h., er-
until tender; boil the pulps separately.
and strain to remove the seeds. Mix
your spices in little cold vinegar put
all together, and boil about FIVE minutes.
This ia. excellent. The receipt will au-
swer for any sour fruit,
| CUCUMBEB CArsUr.-One dozen OF
large green cucumbers, (grated.) pint
Of grated onions and l pint Of grated
horse radish. Put in Jar and season
with cloves and pepper; scald vinegar
and pour on hot.
| ORANGE JELLY.-Grate the yellow
rind of two oranges and ono lemon put
it into a, pint Of boiling water, cover close,
and let steep for half IN hour. then strain
|
white sugar. Peel two oranges and d.
vide them into sections being careful to
remove all of the thick white skin and
not to break the thin transparent ono.
Boil tho sugar and skim 1t carefully,
then cook the pieces OF orange in it for
minute. and skim them into plate.
Soak package Of Cox's gelatine in n
cupful Of cold water for ono hour. ,snd
when the sections OF orange arc all done
pour the remaining syrup over the soak
ing gelatine. Add the juice of one LEM
on and four oranges. and the shell and
beaten white of an egg.
| ,DRoP CAKKs.-Bcat the whites and
yolks OF two eggs separately. Add
teaspoonful of water 10 the yolks and u
pinch Of salt TO the whites. When both
are light mix them together and beat
for some time longer, then sift in cup
and third of powdered sugar. and af-
! forwards half cup of -four; favor with
half teaspoon OF extiact. Drop the
mixture. in spoonfuls, on buttered paper,
and sft powdered sugar over the top.
Bake ten minutes in a quick oyens aud
remoVs from tie paper az soon as done.
| PlcKLED BRETs.-Take beets while
| young and sweet and not too largo,
| boil and slice "a usual while they are still
hot. Have ready a pan OF hot vinegar
into which put tho slices cover fow
moments until thoroughly hot, then with
spoon place carefully and closely in n
! glass can then fill up with tho vinegar
aud seal. If the slices arc too large cut
them in two. These mako an excellent
relish during the spring and early sum-
MGR.
! To wash lawn or thin Muslin Boil
two quarts or wheat bran in six quarts
or more OF water half an hour Strain
| through a coarse towel and mix Ia tho
water in which the muslin is to DO wash
ed. Use no soap. II you can help it,
aud no starch. Rinse lightly in fair
water. This preparation both cleauses
| and stiffens the lawn. II you cau, CON
venieDLly, take out ali the gathers. Tho
skirt should always be rippsd from the
waist.
ANGRLs FooD.-Sift one cup OF -four
three times, then put n Lcespoonful OF
cream OF tartar into il and sit il three
times more. Put pinch OF salt into
the whites ofelsven eggs, aud beat them
70 froLh. Sift a cup and a half Of
graduated sugar toto the eggs. When
mixed, add the -four lightly, anil lastly.
half teaspoon OF vanilla. Nix all "a
quickly as possible after the eggs aro
beaten, using only tho egg-beater.---
Turn Immediately into a round pan With
tubs IN the ceatre. Do not butter tho
pan. Bake slowly in moderate oven
about an hour. When done, turn the
nan uoside down on khe edoo Of Two