South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-06-04

1870
PoTATo ONELEr, Take five ounces
OF potatoes mashed. pepper. salt and a
little nutmeg; mix il with fvo ezgs
previously we'll beaten separately
Squeeze in little lemon juice. and fry
nicely.
FrsE FRtTrEns.-Take tho remains of
any fish which has been served the pre-
ceding day, remove all tho bones and
pound ii In a mortar; add bread-crumbs
and mashed potatoes in equal quantities.
Mix together half a tcacapful of cream,
with two we'll beaten eggs, somc cayenne
pepper and anchovy sauce. Beat il all
up to proper consistency, cut it into
small! cakes. and fry thcm IN boiling lard.
Put pinch Of tea IN your mouth, af-
ter partaSing Of onions, it is said, and
you can call on your girl or lady friends
with tho utmost ;mpunity, that is as far
as the objection TO the onion flavor is
concerned.
UsE OF BuTrEIMILK. Bathe tho face
in buttermilk. sour or course. Il is not
quite agreeable we know. Take a rag.
dip IL into cup os buttcrmilk end wash
every part Of the face, neck and hands.
III there has been greater exposure To
Tire sun than usual, after washing tho
face well, squeeze out tho cloth and Just
wipe the skin off. and let IL remain on
without washing till morning. You will
DO astonishcd to see how soon tho free
kles and tan will disappear. For keep.
ing the hands and skin soft, there is
nothing equal to buttcrmilk. When
one gets burned with the hot sun, ono
or two bathings in buttcrmills will cause
the smarting TO cease, tako out the in-
iamation and render it comfortable
quicker than any remedy ever tried.--
There Is something in the acid contain.
cd in the bottermilk that does tho work.
When one has stained fingers with either
berries, apples Or nuts, it will remove
the stains almost Immediately. 1t is
particularly cooling to the skin. You
will never try any other lotion for beau.
tifying the compile xion after using
the buttcrmilk, II IL is possible to obtain
that.
ADULTERATED CoFFEE.-In these
days, when the whole country is flooded
with parched and ground coffee. It Is
OF interest TO housckeepcrs 10 be able to
tell whether they are getting the real
article, or an sdulteration of chickory.
q vastly cheaper material. The follow.
ing simple test is recommended by an
authority. as never failing:
Spread spoonful of coffee gently
on the top OF water III bowl or glass.
II pure, tho coffee will not siuk for some
minutes, and will scarcely color tho
water, and when fully saturated, IL rub
bed between the fiugers. the grain will
feel rough and hard; but, II chichory
be mixed with Il, the chiclory will sink
to the bottom Mt once, rapidly absorbing
the water, like bread crumbs. and, as IL
sinks, it will give dark.rcddish tinge
to The water. Take up some of these
crumbs. and. instead of feeling rough
and hard like the grains Of pure coffee,
they will rub soft aud mash between
your fingers like fine bread crumbs.
APPLE BoEER.-A subscriber asks
how he can get rid Of the apple borer.
According TO q writer on horticultural
and agricultural subjects, whom borers
have once gained possession Of q tree
tie only way to get rid Of them is 10
hunt for them carefully with knife or
wire and destroy them. The eggs OF
tho parent beetle ore deposited during,
nights IN June, and arc placed in the
bark OF the tree at the surface OF tho
ground, or whatever may surround the
tree. These eggs hatch in our latitude
during September; and il is coon after
This that the young grub may 10 easily
removed without the use OF anything
more than the point OF q penknife. A
few minutes spent in this way about the
first OF October each fall will keep tho
tree from this pest.
Fruit trees can be pruned at any time.
provided only small limbs or twigs have
TO DO cut. The rule should be to SD
prune tho trees that no large limbs
would have 10 DO cut. Cuts made ia
June will heal sooner than az any other
time, but IL requires more care at thai
time as the bark peels 50 easily.
IL your horse is troubled With scratch.
es mix up little saItpotcr and lard and
put upon tue sore part, renewed daily
until cured. Keep clean By using cos,
tile soap.
In case OF trouble, tho white of an
egg Is said 70 be specific for fish bones
sticking In the throat. II IL 20 DO swal-
loved raw, and will carry down a bone
easily aud certainly. There 10 another
fact touching eggs which will be we'll 70
remember. When, as sometimes occurs
hy accident corrosive eui,firnata Il a.,at
lowed, the white Of ono or two eggs Ia.
ken will neutraliz9 the poison and
change the effect TO tha. Of dOso OF
caloucl.
Roup in poultry is only a fatal disease
whom, like many others, il is neglected
till past al remedy. II when first at.
tackled. a mixture % cayenne peppor and