South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-06-18
Farmer and House Keeper.

| HARDENING CANpLEs.-Take for four
lbs. of candles two ounces Of white or
yellow beeswax., Those who make can
dies will tindit o great improvement TO
steep the wicks in hmewatcr and salt
peter and dry them. The flame is clearer
and the tallow vii, not run.
CrrRoN CAKE.-Mix two cupfuls Of
sugar & one of butter to cream; break
four eggs upon this. end beat thorough.
ly until light yellow shade; add upon
this three cupsfuls of sifted flour; upon
this one teaspoonful Of soda, dissolved
IN milk, (strain this,) and beat the whole
for three or four minutes then add two
teasroonfnl of cream tartar, and beat
the cako until smooth; having your Cit
ron all cut in thin slices, sift little -four
on il. and rub the slices through the flour
have this dono before you commence
your cake--after You have beaten your
cake smooth. add citron and. beat about
fifteen times bake in a moderate oven.
and your citron will never fall to tho
bottom Graduate.
CHICKEN SALAD.-Take equal bulks
of cut chicken and celery, and make tho
following dressing for two chickens -
Mash the yelks, of eight hard boiled
eggs, and mix with them one and one half
tablespoonfuls of good, dry mustard; stir
in the yelks Of two or three raw pygs
then add slowly, string all the while. ono
quart bottle OF salad oil, CAYENNE pepper.
salt and vinegar to taste at the last. Ii
the dressing 'separates,' that is, looks
curdled, at any time during tho process,
add little vinegar, and il that does not
bring 1t together, little raw white of
egg. After the oil is in, and before tho
vinegar is added, ihe dressing should bc
stiff enough to hold spoon upright
Salt the chicken aud celery previous to
mixing the dressing with them. Save n
little of the dressing to spread over the
top. and garnish the edge OF the dish
with celery tops
SALAD DREssING.-As many persons
object to olive oil, 1 give the following
receipt for cream dressing: Boil two
eggs hard 10y putting them over the fire
in cold water, and allowing them to re-
main until the water has boiled steadily
for ten minutes; when cold rub tho
yolks TO POWDER take ieaspoonful OF
mixed mustard and the yolk Of n raw egg,
and mix smooth together add table
spoonful of warmed butter, a tablespoon
ful Of salt, half as much white pepper,
and gill of thick sweet cream then
beat in carefully half as much vinegar;
keep in the ice.box until ready TO cat.
1t is good for chicken salad, lettuce, or
anything else you please.-S. S., Brick
Church.
/ New EEGLAND MUFFINs.-Beat two
eggs well with tablespoonful of butter;
add pint of milk. Take three tea.cups
OF Hour, two teaspoonfuls Of baking pow.
der, and half teaspoonful Of salt sift
INTO the milk and eggs, beat quickly, and
drop into muflin-rings or gem-pans,
leaving room for them to rise bake im-
mediateIy in quick oyen.-R NJ, Prov.
idence.
! SAVE Your POTATOES. Chas.
| (Buck) Grader, the efficient watchman
at tho rail road crossing, has discovered
new remedy for destroying potato
bugs, consisting simply of dry coal ash
es taken from tho stove. The ashes
should be taken from the stove before
they have been wet or exposed TO tho
air, and sprinkled on the vines, and a
single application will drive all BUGS
away. It's chcapness and simplicity
certainly recommend it. Try it.
! PRUNING.--June is q good time for
pruning. Larger limbs NAV be cut =.
way now, covering all cuts with yarnish.
paint, or melted grating wax.
TnY~Nr>-o Epr.,- a
sential 20 the production of the best fruit
IS done the better. 1t is seldom over
done, and too frequently entirely neg.
!cc.ed. Thinning increases the size and
improves the quality Of the fruit, and
with young trees, just starting into bear.
ing. it is a necessity.
CHARCOAL AND ITS UsEs.-Charcoal.
laid Hat while cold ON burn, causes the
pain TO abate Immediately by leaving it
on Tor an hour the burn seems almost
healed when the burn is superficial. And
| charcoal Is valuable for many other pnr-
poses Tainted meat, surrounded with
it, is swcetencd strewn over heaps Of
/ decomposcd pelts, or over dead animals.
IT. prevents any unpleasant odor. Foul
water is purified BY IL. II lisa great dis.
iuiectant. and swectens offensive air If
placed IN shallow trays around apart.
monts. 1t Is 90 very porous in its uni.
mute Interior" IL absorbs and condenser
gases most rapidly. One cubic inch OF
fresh charcoal will absorb nearly one
hundred inches of gaseous ammonia
Charcoal forms an unrivaled poultice for
malignant wounds and sores. often Eor.
roding away dead flesh, reducing Z 20
one-quarter IN six hours. In cases of
what we call proud flesh it Is invaluable.
II gives no disagreoable odor, corrodes
no metal, hurts no texture, Injuries no
color, Is a simple and safe sweetener ard
dislntectsnt a teaspoonful Of charcoal.
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