South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-09-10
Farmer and House Keeper.


Farmer and House Keeper.
APPLE 'CRSAN. Peel and core five
large apples: bell them IN a little wa
ter I'll soft enough to press through
q se've, swecten, and beat with them
the whites of five eggs. Serve with
cream poured around them.
PREssRavEp ToNArogs.-A pound
OF sugar to n pound OF tomatoes.
Take AIN pounds ofeach. the peel aud
Juice OF four loMons, and "A Quarter
OF pound ofginger tied up in bag.
Boil very slowly for three hours.
CnocoLATE JELLY.-Gra.o enough
chocolate 20 measure four beaping table.
spoonsful; put this into half pint OF
cold milk, With .hree.quarters OF a pound
OF white sugar; take email package
Of selatine, soak II in cold water, and
put it into pint Of milk, and dissolve
over tho fire; when 1t in ON tho boil
pour yonr chocolate, milk, and sugar in
TO IL; stir briskiy, and bring II to tho
boil again pour it into the mould, and
set II in cold place. You can serve
with sweetened cream. Should no. bs
too sweet.
1t is said chat thin coating OF var,
nish applied TO straw mating will make
it much more durable. and keep it look
ing fresh & new. White varnish should
be used on white mating
OATMEAL. Give the children oatmeal
at least once day. Ii is genuine bone
and muscle food, and they must thrive.
Could our girls make the morning and
night meals on roal nourishment. not
pastry, take more 10 nourish tho brain
aud nerves. we should have less of the
pcuraigia among our women Indeed,
this oatmeal mush would afford ample
food for tbs last meal, which should or.
dinarily be tie lightest, simple and easy
of digestion, securing. good sleep, while
it, may well form part or tho morning
neal. It's extensive use would do much
to promote health among us.
To MEND BROKEN CRocKERY.-To
mend broken crockery. use lime aud the
white of an egg. MIX only enough to
mend one article o. q time, as 1t SOON
hardens. when it cannot DO used. Pow
der snail quantity of the limo. and
mix to a paste with the egg. Apply
quickly TO the edges, and place firmly
together. 1t will soon become set and
strong, seldom breaking in the same
place again.
INK STAIEs.-Ink stains can be re
moted from carpc.by freely pouring
milk or the place and leaving IL 20 soak
IN for a time, then rub IL so as TO remove
all lax, and scoop up remaining milk
w:th spoon, repeat the process with
more milk, f necessary thon wash IL
off completely with clean cold water, and
wipe It dry with cloths. Ii this IL dono
when the ink is vet, the milk takes Ell
stain out o. woolon materials Instantly;
but when il has dried a little time is
required.
To CLEAN DrcANrEps. When max.
ING cake or omelette, take your discard.
- egg SHELLS, crush them into small bits
PIT them into your deca8ters three parts
flied with cold water, and thoi oGghly
shake them. Tie glass VIII look like
new, and al Lnlg of glass washed in
the same water III LOOK equally well.
LEMoa SYAUr.-TGke the iuice Of
Twelve lemons, crate The Tind Of six in
It, lot it stand over night, then take six
pounds og white sugar and make thick
oyraP when it Is quito cool strain the
Juice into ~ and squeeze as much oil
from tho grated Iird as will suit tle
tas-c; tablespoonful ia goblet Of va
ter Will mako y delicious drink on a hot
day, Ear superior 10 that prepared fiom
the staff commonly sold as lemon syrup
The Ancrica9 Cultiyator saYs that
IL may be comparatively slow opera
ton 10 milk COW IL i've minutes, while
Oh the other hand ten minutes might be
called quick operation in milking nm,
other way. Any person whose hand IS
- all sensitive 20 tie touch will, if Ia
forces the milk down 20 tie end Of ths
te2t isstor than u cen escape, Ind the
milk rushing back, rnaauUme the COW
showing the movement TO be one OF pain.
Always milk 50 That the operation viii
be pleasant one 20 the dOcile animal
afOrding her rolicf IN the careful onD.
tying Of full bag Of its contents -
Where care and gculleuee5 arc tbc rule
IN This particular, the COW will welcome
tls coming Of ne mixer as the ap
proGcb Of friend.
SHRISEA0E. Corn loses one lftl by dry.
log. aud wheat one.fortietb. From this
the estimate IS ma 10 that u y more pro.
htable for farmers % sell unshclled corn
~ the fall o. 75 cents than a. 81 q bush.
ell 10 Che following spring and tLat
wheat az 81 rs IN December Is equal %
~ % ~ tie succeeding June. In the
case OF po.aiOes---tahiBg those that rot