South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-02-17
Farmer and House Keeper.


brown sugar, two pounds OF. foar. enc
toaspooatul baking powder. one poana
of butter. three iablespoouslsl Of Gin.
namou. three eggs, (beaten lightly:
mix all well rs usual for cake. ron
very thin, cut and bake.
A Nice Plum CalSe.--Six ounces
OF buttor whipped 10 cream; add
the same weight O! sugar: stir in four
whipped eggs then twelve ounces of
-four, beat well and add six ounces
81 cuTrants; and six ounces ofsultanas
and stoned raisius, two ounces OF cam
died peel, twelve almonds. pounded.
a pinch OF mace, q ;e3spoohful of spico
and one OF baking powder.
Lemon Pudding Ono lemon era.
ted. rind and pulp, one cup of sugar.
one cup of water or sweet milk. four
eggs. three tablospoonsful OF -four
Line q deep dish with pastry crus;s.
pour the custard in. bake thirty min
ntes. Beat the whites OF three or four
( eggs TO a stiff froth. swee.en. spread
over the top of the pudding and let il
brown slightly.
Texas Baked Irish Potatoes.
some good Irish potatoes. When
done mash, season with salt, pepper,
and butter. Mince large onion fine,
mix well through the potatoes, put
them IN an oven and brown nicely.
TO Mend Broken Glass.-A much
better process for mcndiug broken
glass, china and earthenware with
shellac than heating them is to dis
solve the shellac in alcohol, 10 abont
the consistency of mclasses. and with
= thin splinter of wood or pencil brush
touch the edges of the broken ware
In short time itsets without any heat
ing, which is often inconvenient. 1t
Will stand evcry contingency but
heat equal TO boiling water.
To Restore Alpaca and Merino.-
Spunge the right side with cloar, cold
coffee which has been strained through
Il piece OF black calico or muslin a
bit OF black muslin is better than
sponge 10 dampen witty, and iron
with a hot iron Immediately on tho
wrong side; il Will look as good as
new
To Remove Common Ink Stains -
Ink stains may be readily removed
from white articles by means of q lit
tie salt of lemons, dilutei mnratic
acid, oXaiic acid, or tartaric acid and
hot water. or by means of a little So
luton of chlorine or chloride OF lime.
When tho stain is caused by ink man
ufactured with logwood 4 red mark
remains, which may be removed by
the application of little chloride of
lime. al strong acids and al<alies
tend to injure the fabric; therefore,
Immediately the stains are removed
tho epots should be well rinsed, and
repeatedly in cold water.
a trial has been made in Scotland
to test the value of al acre Of cab.
boge compared to the value Of an acre
OF Swedish turnips, for fatlening
sheep, and il WAS found that the cab.
ba9c was worth very nearly $40 the
most.
An Eastern farmer says: Onions
are very scarce and high priced this
/ season. | plant in the fall, and in
! April, when the tops arc about three
inches high, | take them up and sep.
araie the stalks, leaving one to be re.
setin each place. In thisway. instead
OF having from five to ten little ones. |
/ have one large one Tor each transplan-
ted bulb. am particular to have some
root 10 each, which requires care in
I the separation, and also to plant in
rich moist earth The tops will of
course fade little at FIRST.
II tablecloths, napkins aud hand
kerchicts arc folded an inch or two
beyond the middle they will last much
. longer; it ia on the edges OF folds
where they first wear, and folding
them not on middle line, each iron.
ing they get n new crease.
IN troublesome bleeding from the
nose, sHuting UP powdered alum will
1 generally control IT, 1t will also M.
most always stop excessive hemo-rh-
age from q cavity caused q tooth. by
the extraction by being placed in It.
Hay we'll dampencd and allowed 10
stand % few hours will go a third fur
tncr IN feeding.
Stop tho leaks about tho farm. Be
/ economical and saving with feed 10
animals Most farmers waste ON ~.
tonishingly largo percentage Of their
/ products.
To Purify wells, etc, shower water
down them until candle can burn
with a clear flame.
I TO Clean Vanished Paint.-Boil n
I pound Of bran ia orc gallon Of water
90 least an hour, aud wash the paint
with The bran water.
Senator voorhees, declares Chat he
has cured himself OF rheumatic govt
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