South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-10-20


pie plate. then put in tho eggs. taking
care not to break The yelks Of any; put
. little lump Of butter on each egg. and
. little pepper and sali, too. u the o.
ven 10 hot the eggs will 10 cooked sum-
GENTLY Ia four minutes. A. soon "a
the whites are firmly set they arc done.
BREAn CANE Take one pint OF light
bread sponge, one cup Of butter, . little
spice, c1p OF stoned and chopped rail-
sins. This all knsaded together, then
put In buttered tins, and allowed 10 rise
Tor an hour. then hike slowly Tor about
hfty minutes.
RAISED RUsKs.-One pint OF bread
sponge. one egg. one cupful Of sugar,
half q cupful OF sweet milk. the same Of
butter and two teaspoonsful OF baking
powder. Stir all we'll together and let
rise till very light. Knead IL down aud
let rise again mould into bits about
the size and shape Of an egg. put close
together in the pan and let rise till
very light; bake longer than common
rolls or biscuits until the top Is dark
brown.
CREAM PANcAKEs.-Take the yelks
of two eggs. mix them with half q pint
OF good cream and two ounces OF sugar
with flour for thin batter; fry as thin
as possible in lard, CRATE sugar over
them and serve hot.
EXCELLENT GINGER PuP.-Take three,
quarters OF a pound Of white sugar, one
ounce OF cream OF tartar, one ounce of
ginger. and the juice and grated rind OF
one lemon. Put all these together 10 q
jar, and pour over it oil four quarts Of
boiling water; let it stand until il il
iukewarm then add one tablespoonful
OF fresh yeast. and nearly one table,
spoonful of winter-green, or of sassa.
fras; let this stand for twenty-four
hours, then put in bottles, cork tightly,
and seal; it will be ready for use in a
few days.
A Pretty Wall Pocket, or sort of
hanging basket, is made of a. common
fan, not n so.called japanese fan, but
one that spreads. Take out the wire
that holds the sucks together at the
handle, then spread the fan, and fasten
the two outer sticks together, then wind
piece of wire around the sticks at the
bottom, tie ribbon over this, and make
q bow with short ends. The handle by
which the pocket is to hang is of ribbon.
also of the same width and color as the
other. and is fastened at each side of the
pocket with a small bow.
a m a n On frs.if
made by those who grow both currants
aud qooscberries, is in adbering to the
bush form, by keeping down the suck.
ers, or new shoots, and fruiting from Tie
new shoots which grow from the old
canes. The best fruit is produced from
the new shoots, and new shoots should
be encouraged TO grow from the roots,
the old canes being cut away regularly
every year.
To break COW from sucking herself,
put a medium-sized saaffie bit in her
mouth over the tongue, confne it by
head stall. IL does not Interfere with
her eating, drinking or licking herself.
From three TO six weeks will effect a
permanent cure; I have never known
it to fail. Do not have the head stall
too shor; or too tight, so as To draw the
bit too far up in her mouth.
CELERY VINEGAR is made by soak
ing one ounce of celery seed in half
pint OF vinegar white wine or good CT
der vinesa). THIS is much used to
flavor soups and grayies.
A USEFUL LoTIoN. Alder leaves
stepped in hot water and applied warm
will speedily reduce or prevent SWELL
log occasioned by cuts, bruises or
wounds of any kind.
DANCERS or IIANDLING Domestic
PETs.-Dr. Mccall Anderson, in the
Medical Times and Gazette, traces the
development Of the dissnse known as
favus ia human beings to mice suffering
from the disease. Cats, which eat the
mice. catch the disease. and have been
known 70 communicate it to the children
Who handle them. Fowls have also
been known TO suffer from IL. The dam
ger of allowing children TO handle DO
nestle pets which are suffering from
skin disease Is probably often overlook.
eu, anu observes 10 Ue made known
more widely than IL is at present.
Cases for brushes and combs are not
hard 10 make and are useful for pro-
tecting from dust. Cut Foundation
OF pasteboard, either in shape like a
brush or long and narrow; cover this
With any suitable material, from silesia
TO silk. lay the brush and comb on IL and
tske another strip Of psstebOard and
bend 20 form a cover. This Is TO be at
tfched to the sides only the ends arc
left open 90 that the brush may DO
slipped 10 and ont easily. Cover this
also 10 match tho other part and ofoa-
menI 10 your taste.
II you have a pond or can make ono
raise carp. They will grow a foot In
half q year.