South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-23
Farmer and House Keeper

MIX chocolate with one ana one half
pints of milk, one cocoanut, two
spoonfuls of sugar, one small table
spoonful of starch previously mixed
with little milky Stir fast over n
quick fire until il boils. Cool little
and mix with the eggs well; then
throw all together in The pot. Beat
the whites very stiff and stir in with
the rest. Put in the gelatine. Pour
into mould; put on ice. Whip one.
half pint of cream, spread over top
and sprinkle on cinnamon.
Orange Snow.-Four largo sweet
oranges, juice of all and grated peel
of one; juice and half the grated peel
OF one lemon; one package of gelatine
soaked in cup Of cold water, whites of
four eggs whipped stiff; one large cup
of powdered sugar one pint of boil
ing water. Mix juice and peel Of the
fruit with the soaked gelatne; add
the sugar; stir mp well and let stand
an hour. Then pour on the boiling
water and stir until clear. Strain
through q coarse cloth, pressing and
wringing il hard. when quite cold
whip into the irothed whites gradual
~ until thick aud white. Put into
wet mould for eight hours.
Apple Pudding.-a loaf of stale
bread, steamed twenty minutes before
dinner, sliced, spread with stewed ap-
pie, and little butter, strewn with
sugar, and Drowned lightly in n quick
oven. makes rs good pudding as
any one would like, with either hard
or liquid sauce.
Baked Egg Plant.-Trim off the
stem end and boil the egg plant for
twenty minutes in salt wafer, and then
lay in the colander TO drain until per-
fectly cold; peel, open and take out
the seed, mash the egg plant smooth,
pouring off any water that comes. and
add to it halt grated nutmeg, salt.
spoonful of white pepper, half a
teaspoonful of salt, teacupfu of milk,
tablespoonful OF butter, two eggs
and bread crumbs enough to make a
thick batter of it; bake for twenty
minutes in the dish you will serve it
In; two tablespoonfuls of minced meat
Is an Improvement.
Raisin Wine.-One pound OF
white sugar, two pounds Of raisins,
seeded and chopped one lemon-al
the juice and half the grated peel.
and two gallons boiling water. Put
all into stone jar, and stir every day
for week, strain then and bottle il.
1t will be fit for. use in ten DAYS.
| A French surgeon says the simple
elevation of n persons arm will stop
bleeding at the nose. lie explains
the fact physiologically, and declares
1t positive remedy. 1t is certainly
easy OF trial. Or strong solution OF
alum water, snufed up the nostrils.
VIII cure III most cases, without any
thing further.
A lady writes to an exchange that
the following is an excellent way to
tell whether canned fruit il going to
keep or not: The next day after can
ming stand your jars on their heads
for an hour or SO, then right them.
and If no moisture is found on the
rim OF the cover or the rubber rim
they arc alright and will keep any
length OF time; but if the least drop
OF vagrant juice has found its way
out, they must be smeared over with
sealing mixture, or the fruit will sure
ly spoil
In feeding stock the aim should al
ways be to feed exactly as much as
can be fed to the best advantage, and
not just so much because your grand
father did.
For chicken cholera there il moth.
ing better than carboic acid. ono
drachm, with two gallons Of water
Let the fowls have free access TO il aa
drink, and mix it with their food
once day.
A New Fish.-The first live con.
rami ever received in the United
States arrived at New York a few
days ago from France. An officer of
the Amerque had two fish in charge.
bat the female died on the voyage
The fact, however, that one fish bas
arrived in safety proves quite conclu-
slvcly that gOurami can stand. at least
~ summer, ocean carriage. II Is be-
lieved this fish would flourish in fba
streams OF Florida and Louisiana
There has probably been some exa0.
geratlons as to the size of the eouya-
mi, which Is reported to have beer
found Weighing 10 pounds. Ia the
Island OF bourbon they have been
caught weighing from % to IS pounds.
but this large size seems exceptional
The flesh is considered excellent. and
is OF n yellow straw color. Its growth
Is fairly rapid under advantageous cir.
cumstances, and in the third year II
attains the size Of foot. Ii Is orni.
vorous, taking flesh and vegetable
and on Tbs account has been callc,
by the French colonists pore dies ri-
vIeres. or water pig. One pecnliarifv