South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-08-26
Farmer and House-Keeper.

butter, one-half pound of candicd citi
ION, four pounds of currants, four
poutids Of storied and chopped raisins.
nine eggs, one tablespoonful each of
ground cloves, cinnamon, mace and
nutmeg. Fruit should be rolled iii
Hour before stirring III.
Sponge Cake.-Two eggs, whites
and yolks beaten separately, oiie cup
OF powdered sugar, one cup -four with
one teaspoon baking powder sifted
with it, favoring, lastly scant half
cup boiling water stirred in. Bake
slowly. This is delicious. Bake i'm
tins four by eight inches and two in.
ches high. Frost when done. Check
Oft Into squares, stick the half of mn
English walnut on each block, and YOU
have a pretty basket of cake. Try it.
Plain FRITZ Pudding. To one cup
of grated bread crumbs, add one cup
sweet milk, one beaten egg, half cup
OF sugar, one spoonful of butter and
one and one-half cups Of chopped raj.
sins and currants Bake half an hour
and serve with sweetened cream or
lemon sauce.
Farina Jelly. boil Ole quart of
new milk; while boiling, sprinkle in
slowly quarter OF pound of farina.
Continue the boiling from half an
hour to a whole hour. Season with
five ounces of sugar and q teaspoons
tul of vanilla When done turn into
mold and place it OH ice to stiffen.
Serve it with whipped cream.
Pop Overs.-Onc egg, one cup of
sweet milk, one cup of flour, a pinch
OF salt bake same rs gems.
Soup. Boiling meat for Soup, cold
water should be used to extract the
juices. If the meat is wanted for itself
alone, plunge in boiling water at once.
Worth Bnowing.-A poison of a.
ny conceivable description and degree
OF potency, which has been swallowed
Intentionally or by accident, may be
rendered instantly harmless by swal.
lowing two giIls of sweet oil. An in
divldual with very strong constitu-
ton should take twice the quantity.
Tie oil will neutralize every form
OF vegetable poison with which the
physicians and chemists are acquaint-
ed. Cut this out and save il; YOU
might have great cause for congratu-
ton for doing so.
A correspondent of the Chambers
burg SPIRIT says The sting of sun
burn is alleviatcd by rubbing corn-
starch over the afflicted parts. 1t takes
out the heat almost Immediately.
Among the remedies for the cab.
bage worm, is the application of the
infusion or decoctior OF tansy, which
has been found by some cuitivators TO
repel these depredators.
Whom putting away fhe silver ten
or coffee pot wlrici is not used every
day,,lay little stick across the top
under the cover. This will allow
fresh air to get in, and will prevent
mustlness. 1t will then be ready for
use at any time, after having first been
thoroughly rihsed with boiling water.
To Prevent Choking-Break an
egg into IL cup and give it to the per-
son choking, TO swallow. The white
OF the egg seems to catch around the
obstacle aud remove it. IL one egg
does not answer the purpose try an
other. The white is all that is ne
cessary.
A Valuable Rccipe.-There is hard.
~ any ache to which children are SUBJ
Ject so bad to bear and difficult TO
cure as the earachc. But there is q
remedy never known TO fail. Take
a bit Of cotton batting, put on it q
pinch Of black pepper. gather il mo
and tie 1t, dip II IN sweet oil and ins
sert IT in the ear. Put a flannel ban.
dage over the head TO keep it warm.
1t will give immediate relief.
Many persons iron towels, fold
them and place them away before they
are thoroughly dry. This is an error,
and sometimes leads 90 fesults not ex-
pected. In this damp condition there
lsa mould which forms on them called
'oidium, one variety Of which causes
a skin disease known as ringworm.
To Remove Candle Grease The
French, who nse candles TO a greater
extent than any other nation, have n
way of effacing candle grease which
IS worth knowing. Instead Of apply
ing a hot iron they use few drons
OF spirits OF wine, rubbing the spots
with the hand. The grease becomes
powder and leaves no trace.
Cure for Toothache. 1t is said that
drops prepared as follows will curetb
worst toothache ever known: An
ounce Of alcohol, two drachms of cav.
ennc pepper, and au ounce of kero-
sene OIL. Let IT stand twenty.four
hours after mixing.
To Cure Warts.-Apply 2 or 9
drops OF the oil Of cedar TO each wart