South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-06-16
Farmer and House Keeper.

To prevent the juice of pies soaking
into the under crust, heat the white OF
an egg and brush tho crust with it,
TO give AZ rich brown to the upper
crust, brush that with it also.
! Sage Jelly.-A littlo bowl of sago
Jelly can DC made by mixing two tn,
blespoonstul of sago in one pint of wa
ter. sugar TO sweeten sufficiently. tho
juice and little of the grated peel OF
one lemon. Let il stand for half an
hour. so the sngo will soften: then
boil until it lie clear. 1t will need
careful attention and constant stirring
to keep it from burning.
English Mufiins.-Here is o recipe
Tor English mullins: Time 20 to 80
minutes. Ingredients, one and a half
ounces OF German yeast, quart of
warm milk, tcaspoonful OF snlt and
some -four. Add the milk to tho
yeast; then mix il into rather n soft
dough with sufficient quantity OF
Hour Tor that purpose: cover it over
with thick cloth and set il to rise
near The fire, when risen divide il in.
TO as many pieces % you please and
form them INTO q round with your
hands ; spread thick layer OF Hour
ON wooden tray; put the mullins on
1t and let them rise again then place
on hot stove or plate. until they aro
lightly colored, turning them once
when done, cut them, butter them,
lay them on hot plate, and cut then,
across.
Sometimes, after beating the yolks
OF eggs as usual, the cook is nnnoyed
to lind that they arc not smooth and
light yellow, but are 'stringy' and have
little Jumps. If for custard, they spoil
ITS good looks but, by straining
through o very fine sieve, this trouble
will be obviatcd, and only n very lit
tic OF the egg is wasted not so much,
in fact, as il she tries 10 take it out
with fork or spoon.
A Valuable Recipe. A Lcipsic
journal, which makes n speciality OF
matters relating to glass, gives me.
ihod which it asserts will prevent
chmneys from cracking. The treat,
inent will not only render lamp chin
neys, tumblers and like articles moro
durable, but rnay be applied with adj
vantage to crockcry, stone ware ,porcc
lain, &c. Tho chimneys, tumblers.
etc, are put into n pot filed With cold
water, to which some common table
salt has been added. The water is
we'll boiled over fire and then al
lowed TO cool slowly. When the ar.
ticles are tatkcn out and washed they
will be found TO resist atterward any
sudden changes of temperature. Tho
process IS simply one OF annealino,
and the slower the cooling part oft
is conducted tho more effective will
be the work.
We often see farmers transplant.
ing cabbage, tomato, and other vegc.
table plants during or immediately
after rain. We deem this radical
error, and our own practice is directly
the reverse. We much prefer To-
transplant when the ground is warm
and mellow, and very seldom fail to
have the plants grow. A good plan
10 to dip the roots of the plants in n
thin mud, made of rich soil, aud if
any water at all be used let it be put
IN the hole, under the plant, aud tho
roots covered with dry coil. This
neither ba!Ies, nor shrinIes and cracks
IN drying exposing the roots to the air.
"a when wet. either by ruin, or pour
ing water around the roots after plant
ing, rs ia often done. Root action
will begin much moro readily If the
ground be warm and mellow than II
water soaked aud puddly.-Agricul.
turist Epitomist.
Valley SPIRIT; If any of the read.
ers Of tlis paper desire roasting ears
[ for tho table until late in tho fall. thew
( can have them by planting the seed
ten or twelve days apart up to the
latter part Of the present month
These plantings.will afford daily SUP,
| ply OF the most delicious of all yeo,e
tables set upon the table, up toward
Che end Of October or until ihe sharp
frosts Kill the stalk. Try it.
1t you begin pruning fruit and or.
Eamen'al trees and shrubbcry whilo
young, aud follow it up each year,
you can form just such y top ~ You
want II your tree needs spreading
( out cut the young shoot ofFjnst above
q bud on the outside Of q shoot: and
\ IL JON want to train upward, leave a.
bud on thc upper edo Of the limb
whero you cut II Oft.
For q Cough For tight. hoarso
cough, where phlegrn il not raised. or
With difficulty, take hot water often,
az hot as can be sippcd This will DO
found to give immediate and porma-
neut relief
I Farmers are often at q loss how to
clean an old pork barrel, making il