South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-07-29
Farmer and House Keeper

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Pecan Cream Cake.-The yolks
Of eight eggs, one cup of sugar, one
cup of flour, tablespoonful OF butter
melted, half cup thick, sour cream,
nearly tablespoonful of soda; bake in
layers. Cream-Onc cup sugar. three
fourths of a cup pecan meats, cut fine,
one cup of cream, Tablespoonful of
corn starch boil until thick; let it
cool, spread between layers.
Berry Short Cako.-Half cup butt
ter, one cup sour milk, one teaspoon
full soda, half teaspoonful salt and
flour 70 make the consistency of bis
cult; bake in q tin; split in half while
warm and spread both pieces with
butter stew one quart cranberries,
swcetcn, put between and ON top of
layers: eat with sugar and cream.
Nut Cake-Two cups sugar, ono
cup butter,one cup cold water or milk,
three cups -four, four eggs, two table,
spoonfuls baking powder, two cups
hickory nut added last of all.
Coffee Calle.-Two cups sugar, ono
cup molasses, one cup butter, one cup
coffee, four eggs, one pound ofraisins,
five cups OF flour, two teaspoonsful
each of cinnamon, mace and cloves
and onc-half teaspoonful of soda.
Beefsteak Rolled Procure round
steak, spread over it layer of dress
ing, such as is used for turkeys. Be-
gin at one end of the steak and roll it
carefully: tic the roll to keep it in
shape. Bake in the oven, bastiug
very often. Make gravy of the
drippings and pour round the meat
when ready to serve.
Good Soup.-Put on water for as
much soup as You wish to make peel
and slice six large potatoes, one tables
! spoonful of salt, butter the size of an
egg, cupful OF new milk, tablespoonful
OF flour, stirred III half eupful of
milk, to thicken; add three or four
onions, just before serving.-Toledo
/ Blade.
! a Durable Whitewash. I'm regard
to the query of G.. b. c., in your last
number, in relation TO whitewashing,
believe / have tried every known
wash. The so-called White House
stucco wash is no better than any or
binary whitcwash. No brick wall
that ever is intended to be painted
should be whitewashed. All washes
absorb water, and in damp weather
lose their color.
The best wash that have ever heard
offs made as follows: For one barrelof
color wash-IIalf bushel white lime,
pecks hydraulic cement, 10 pounds
lumber, 10 pounds ocher, pound We
netian red, quarter pound lampblack.
Stake the lime cut the lampblack
with vinegar mix well together; add
the cement, and fill the barrel with
water Let it stand twelve hours be-
fore using, and stir frequently while
putting it on.
This is not white, but of light
stone color, without the unpleasant
glare of white. The color may be
changed by adding more or less OF the
colors named, or other colors. This
wash covers well, needing only one
coat, and is superior to anything
known, excepting oil paint.
have known q rough board barn
washed with this to look we'll for five
years, and even longer, without re.
moving.
The cement hardens, but on a
rough surface will not scale.
L. c., in Scieutiic American.
The Cabbage Worm. To save his
cabbages, and az an experiment, Mr..
Howard tells the Fruit RECORD that
he mixed four quarts Of air>slaked
lime, one quart Of fine salt, and n
quarter Of "a pound each OF red and
black pepper. When the dew was OH
ne applied this mixture by means OF
a largc'sized tin pepperbox to 400
cabbagcs, that were doubtless az wor-
my lot a. could be found. He gave
them but one dose, but il did it's work
so cifectually that there has been no
further trouble on account Of these
destructive pests.
Hard Soap.-A lady subscriber
asks as 90 send a recipe for soap. We
hope the following, which we take
from an exchange, Will prove satis-
factory: Twelve pounds OF grease,
twelve pounds Of sal soda, six pounds