South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-01-20
Farmer and House-Keeper.

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with vanillal. the beaten whites OF two
eggs and pulverized sugar To taste all
together; pile bank of this mixture
in the centre of platter and form u
circle of little fruit buildings steamed
in cups) around it, or il is nice for
corn starch, blanc mauges. etc.
Indian Loaf.--Ono pint corn meal,
one pint flour, one pint buttermilk,
one tea cup mo.asses, ono teaspoon
full coda, one teaspoonful salt; bake
slowly just two hours.
Corn Bread-Two eggs we'll beat
en-, one cup sugar, half cup butter, one
cup sweet milk, half cup wheat flour.
one and a-half cpps corn meal, two
tablespoonsfrl Of any good baking
powder.
Molasses Lemon Pic.-One cupful
sugar, ore cupful molasses. one cup
full water, one and half tablespoons
iul flour, two lemons, and one egg
This makes one pie.
If you wish to make cake which
will keep well, use the yollz OF eggs
only; they make it much more moist
& less liable to dry than the whites do.
Coal Oil For Medical Use.-About
year ago frosted my feet very
badly, and | tried coal oil with great
success. 1t not only curod the frost,
but | had about half dozen corns,
some of them for ten or fifteen years,
one for thirty five years. / ba,hcd
them and cleaned them all off my
feet. also had the ground itch, as
we call it here had been troubled
very much with il ior many years.
aad the coal oil cured it entirely
My feet are souuder and smoother to
day than they have been for 40 years.
A Reader in Country Gentleman.
Cough Syrup.--For making the
best cough syrup, take one ounce each
OF thoroughwort, slippery elm, flax.
seed, gum arabic, and stick liquorice.
Simmer together in one quart OF water
until the strength is entirely extracted.
Strain carefully; add one pint best
molasses and halfa pound loats sugar:
simmer all we'll together aud, when
cold, bottle tightly. Dose; n table
spoonful from three TO six times I.
day, according to the urgency Of the
case. ! have tested this syrup in nav
own case. 1t is safe, and the best
syrup | ever used.
The best mucilage is made from
gum Arabic. 1t sells ut the drug
stores ut about thirty cents pound.
Take small quantity and pour cold
water upon it. When il dissolves
pour it Ill II bottle, and it is ready for
use.
Chapped hands.-Some years ago
your paper contained recipe for
! chapped and cut hands that proved to
be just the thing. 1t ought to be re
published every winter for the good OF
the farming craft. 1t is nothing but
common copal or furniture varnish,
thick, viscd, semi-huid. Every far
mer should keep small, ,widc.mouth,
cd bottle OF this, and apply we'll Ut
night to all chaies, chaps or cuts on
human beings or animals. The air Is
thus completely excluded, aud the
broken surfaces rapidly heal up
! Glycerne is also excellent for clap.
ped and chafed hands Prairie Far
mer.
To Clean Coat Colats.-Take n
! piece OF ammonia stone Carbonate OF
ammonia) the size of walnut and
put it in a cup OF warm water When
dissolved take piece Of flannel and
| dip 1t IN the solution and rub the col
lar two or three times with it. 1t will
also remove the glossy appearance q.
long the seams and upon the vi.
/ bows.
To Exterminate Cockroaches.
Borax is one of the best Of roach OK
tcrminators. There is nothing pecu.
liar either in the smell or touch OF
borax, which is certain death 10 them.
They will flee in terror from il. and
never appear again where It has once
/ been placed. Ii has also tie adyant.
age of being perfectly harmless to hu.
man beings hence there is no dan.
ger from poisoning. The borax should
be pulverized and sprinkled around
the infested places.
To Remove Paint Stains From
+ Clothes. -Chlorolorm is an excellent
medium for the removal Of stains OF
/ paint from clothes. etc II il found
that portions Of dry white paint, which
resisted the action Of ether, benzOlo
and bisulphide Of carbon, are at once
dissolved by chIorOform. II the paiut
j. fresh. turPeutne or alcohol will re-
move il.
To Remove Grease Spots from
Cloth.-Sott soap and fllIc's ear,b.
OF each a half pound, beat we'll to.
ge,bor and fora into cakes. The
spot noistened with water, is rubbed
with the cake aud allowed 20 dry,
then well rubbed with warm water,