Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-03-27

at Butter or DTIpplngs, cup DOLL
Jog Water teaspoonful Of Cook
aug Soda; and half teaspo0nful OF
GOOD ground Ginger Mix soft,
sake quickly.
BROWN FLOUR GEMS. To a
s.slut of buttermilk add a quart of
<sraham -four, stirring it thorough
afg- One beaten egg, salt and a
TTeaspoonful of soda bake in muf
aiu rings in hot oven If you
aSve to use sweet milk substitute
sSsaking powder for soda.
n NICE BREAKFAST DI H.
Ehop very fine some lean ham !;
if you have half pint after it is
chopped, add two eggs and little
.s&eam. Cook about ten minutes,
stirring ii constantly, then serve
il on toasted bread.
BALKY HORSES. Alter long
g3oaxing, with no little use Of the
whip, we have seen balky horse
started by putting lump of earth
10 its mouth. The mai Of the
animal seems to be set on not GO
tag, and the point to be gained is
20 divert it from the idea enter
sained, and this the earth in the
suouth does effectually. So soon
~ the horse gives its attention to
e.Tye getting of the earth out of its
mouth, it forge;s its balkiness and
Can be started .-1merjcdn 4g,i-
s.gHUri&.
COFFEE IN TYPHOID FEVER -
0r. Guillasse, of the French Navy,
reports that, in the early stages of
III the diseasr, coffee is almost
sgsecific against typhoid fever. He
gives to adults two or three table,
sRoGnsful of strong black coffee
e.rery two hours, alternating with
one or two teaspoonsful of claret
or Burgundy wine. The benefi
e.Ssi effect is immediate. A little
4c1szonade or citrate of magnesia
Should be given daily and after a
while quinine. - Scientific Ameri
62d2.
giant tansey at the roots of
your plum trees, and you will not
Sse annoyed with curculio. An
es&d and successful fruit grower
&iGrni,hes the above to an exchange
.ysaper.
Scr damp closet or cupboard,
'0nich is liable 10 cause mildew,
EsIace in it a saucer of quicklime,
ssod it will dispel all apparent
sSampness, and sweeten and disin-
feet the place. Renew the lime
rsaee fortnight or as often as it
saecomes Stacked.
For roses in pots aud almost any
Ggogse plants a good liquid fertili-
xer may be prepared by dissolving
SCOT in warm water. Bone ground
flee makes an excellent fertilizer
sEa- all plants.
FEATHER CAKE.-Two cups of
agar and one of butter, beat well
1aGgether then beat in one egg at
"a Ginne until you have beaten in
ave; four cups offiour, into which
are sifted two teaspoons of cream
tartar, one teaspoonful of soda dis
.-s0iyed in one-half cup Of sweet
SL1AilK.
STUFFED BEEFSTEAK.-C a
thick slice from the round, in
s!aspe as near an oblong square as
possible rub over salt and pepper
TO taste; make filling of stale
s1gead and fat salt pork, or butter
AT preferred season with salt, pep
per, sage etc. roll it up in the
steak, sew the edges of the slice
together, bake in quick oven, bast-
eSng often. Make dressing of the
@iHppiugs, thicken with flour and
season.
CRACKER PIE.-One and half
ss3tla buiscuit, one teacup of white
Ssz gar, one lemon, one teacup boil
ing water. Break the biscuit into
SMALL bits, pour over them the
GGiting water, cover and leave
them 10 swell. Crate the yellow
ftart of the rind of tho lemon, add
SO il the juice and the sugar, mix
with the cracker when IL is suffi-
f. GENTLY sWelled make a nice crust,
;Apn prepare as apple pie. Sift SUI
gar over the pies when baked.
SALT FOR THE THRoAT.-In
these days when disease of the
throat prevail, and particularly
gghen it is dry hacking cough,
switch is not only distressing to
SsCrselves, but to those with whom
we are brought into business con-
TACT. those thus afflicted NAV be
iSsSa6htted by trying the following
1cemedy: Last fall we were in
GSuced to try what virtue there
was in common salt in about half
a &GRabler of cold water, and with
this we gargled the throat most
effectually just before each meal
6slEae. The result has been that
during the winter we were not
auly free from the usual coughs