South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-07-21

OSah8o OOl.-Mtx tho Juice OF
three large orangss with three err,
well beaten, half pint Of cream. q IL.
tie nutme. and cinnamon. and fiuely
sifted white sugar TO taste, The orange
juice must be carefully strained. Set
the whole over slow fire, and stir
It until it becomes about the thick
ness of melted butter. it must on no
account BIO allowed to boil; then pour
1t into dish for eating cold. 3 as
Apple Pie without Apples.-To
one small bowl of crackers, that have
been soaked until no hard parts 70.
main, add ono teaspoonful of tar.
tnric acid: sweeten to your taste add
some butter and very little nutmeg.
Dessert.-For an Orange shortcakc
make crust as for strawberry short.
cake, only roll it out little thinner.
While it is baking cut upa liberal nj.
lowance of oranges and scatter sugar
over them. When the shortcakc il
done cut in layers and put the oranges
between. Canned Tine-apples, chop
ped fine, may be used for tho filling.
and even dried apples thoroughly
soaked and cooked. Mash the mp.
pies, and to one quart of apple allow
one full cup OF raspberries. They
color and flavor tho apple. and il you
have never eaten it you will be pleas.
ed to note how good this simple dish
tastes.
Currant Fritters.--Currant fritters
arc made of one cup and q half of
very fine bread crumbs, one table.
spoonful and halt of flour. one cup
aud half of sweet milk, one quarter
Of n pound OF we'll washed English
currants (drain the currants thorough
Iy), two eggs. two tablespoonsful Of
sugar, q small lump Of butter. Fla.
vor with cinnamon or nutmeg to suit
your taste drop in spooafuls in hot
lard and fry until done. Eat with
sugar.
Ginger Snaps.-Ncver put ginger
snaps in q jar while they are hot
take them from the tins and lay them
on plates to cool, otherwise they wilt
steam and become moist and will not
be crisp and brittle; other cookies will
not need 30 long n cooling process.
and cake which you wish to keep
week or ten days is improved by be.
ing wrapped in q towel while il is stilI
i'll the tin |; let il stand in this way for
two or three hours.
70 starch collars, cuffs, etc. 30 that
they will be stiff and glossy as those
bought at furnishing stores. add to
one quart of the we'll boiled (coru)
starch three ounces Of water glass, one
ounce OF gum arabic, and two ounces
of loaf sugar. Use polishing iron.
q To Make Hard Tallow Candles
Dissolve two pounds of Alum in hot
water; render il into ten pounds of
tallow, and it will make candles O.
quail to burn rs spermaceti.
Remedy for Bronchitis.-A writer
in the Baltimore SLs, who has beer
afflicted severely in his family By that
appalling disease, bronchitis las found
relief from the following remedy:
Take honey in the comb. squeeze it
out, and dilute with n little water;
wet the lips and mouth occasionly
with it. 1t has never been known to
fail, in cases where children had
Threats so swollen rs to be unable 10
swallow. 1t is certainly simple
remedy, and may be very oftica.
cious one, we'll worth q trial.
TO Color Kid Gloves Put q
handful OF logwood into a bowl, GOV.
er with alcohol. and let it soak until
it looks strong-one day, perhaps.
Put one glove on the hand, dip q
small WOODEN cloth or sponge into the
liquid, wet the glove all over rub it
dry and hard until it shines, and il
will be a rice purple. Repeat the pro-
cess, and it will be black
Singular Palliative for Toothache.
"A little horse-radish scraped, and
laid on the wrist Of the side affected,
will, in many cases, give speedy re.
lief. a better way Is to place n III,
tle scraped horse.radish in the mouth,
or the tooth, aud Just around the
gum. 1t relieves rheumatic pains in
the gums and face also. The month
may afterwards be rinsed with IT,.
tie camphoIated water lukewarm.
Cure for a Wet q linen
rag with the solution of chloride OF
soda, and apply it TO the burn keep
the rag moist but do not attempt to
take II off until the young skin is
formed.
The best preparation for tree.
wash ~ strong soapsuds, made Of
common soft~sOap aud water. The
soap should be made from lye from
ashes, and not from lime and other
deleterious ingredients. Make tie
wash very strong aud apply freely,
and in very short time the coat Of
the tree will assume smooth aud
healthy appearance.