South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-05-14
Farmer and House Keeper.

my method o. making strawberry short.
cake to the Hoaac Department OF The
fa'mcy. aud each year have forgotten
1t, until was in the act of making
one myself and then of course 10 WAS
too late to he useful for that year.
and II sent then it would probably fail
to make an impression that would last
until the following strawberry season.
This trust will be just In time to catch
the attention to so ne practical purpose.
l hope the sickening mixtures OF sweet.
cake and custards interspersed with
strawberries. and miscalIed STRAWBERRY
short.cake,' will not hare broug ht the
real article. into go great disfavor asto
prevent at least one trial OF the simple
directions below:
Make light rich short cake of almost
any kind. prefer the soda biscuit re.
cipe, with a little more Shortening add.
ed. Roll tho dough rather timer than
Tor biscuits, and shape IL TO fit your
baking-pans. Have ready a quantity
OF Strawberries. the more the better
two quarts will make it very good, with
the quantity of dough made from two
quarts of nour. Mash the strawberries.
make them quite sweet, (of course with
white sugar y add to this pint of rich
cream
When the pans with short cake nre
taken from the oven thoroughly done,
split them opens butter each half liber.
ally With good butter; lay one upon q
large dish spread the mashed s,rawber.
rics thiclS!y over IL lay the other half
on the top of this. buttered sides up of
both. Again spread thickly with tho
mashed fruit. You may, by having the
baking pans Of uniform size, make it
with as many layers rs you like. pro-
Ter only Two or three. as the pieces can
thus be kept in better shape when divid-
| ed. little pure cream added after
dishing out Is an Improvement, but not
at all necessary. Eat IL while hot
CRREs in 7American Fdrmer.
WAfERMELoNs How TO RAISE SEED.
LEss.-Several of our neighborng plan
tiers have successfully experimental in
raising seedless watcrmelons. The plan
IS as follows
When the vine has grown two feet
long or so, cover with dirt at point in
termediate between the root and end =
IL will take root where covered. Now
divide with knife between the old aud
new roots by severing the vine. The
melons will be seedles', and the flavor
acknowledgements Inquirer, Mississippi
pi, May 4, 1880.
Worth trying, as it costs nothing, and
success would be a blessing to impatient
eating fruit lovers.-Cor.
Air.slacked lime will destroy currant
worms. Al this season examine the
bushes often, and, where the lower leay.
es are perforated, there the worms are
to he found Ii the bush is dry, first
sprinkle With water, and then with lime
Two or three applications will be suffl-
cient for the season. The lime will In.
jure neither the brush nor the fruit.
Per a pinch OF tea in your month. af.
ter partaking Of onions, and YOU can
call on your girl or lady friends with the
utmost impunity, that is as far as tile OBJ.
lection TO the onion flavor is concerned.
To prevent club root in cabbaoes IN
exchange sal throw teaspoonful of
fine salt around the talk OF the cabbage
soon after IL is planted. This will
make it uncon Portable else for the cut
worm.
A case is mentioned in a foreign
journal which will interest oil these who
have suffered from that exceedingly
painful disease, facial neuralgia: A
| patient who for several years had en-
dured intense neuralgia In the face came
under the care OF Professor Peters. of
Paris, wbo put him under n treatment
Of six grains OF bromide Of potassium.
the dose repeated thrice daily for the
/ first month, four grains thrice daily I'm
the second month, and two grains thrice
daily in the third month. the result az
reported being in the highest degree
satisfactory.
CUTs OR BRUrsEs. Tobacco. wet
with spirits or water, bound on fresh
cut or bruise will save much pain and
soreness. The tobacco should be kept
moist by occasionally wettin9 tho ban.
dage with warm water. Fresh tobacco
should be applied every day ill the
soreness is gone then remoyo II and
pot n piece OF court plaster over the
wound SO as TO exclude the air. and n
will soon heal over without trouble.
BRowN snuff put into the wool Of
sheep rubbed on lambs is a sure death
To ticks. Look we'll 70 tho lambs. for
ticks will draw yigor from them which
no amount Of food can coanterbalnnce.
Limc.water-milk Of lime has been
successfully used 20 remove acidltv In
maDle SAP and svYuD aftor fbo,, -