South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-10-13
Farmer and House.Keeper.

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A good bread pudding is made OF two
cups OF finely grated bread crumbs. six
apples, -four eggs. ono cup OF sugar, .
little nutmeg and . little grated lemon
peel; steam the In . pudding dish for
On hour and half, FIRST moistsning tho
bread crumbs with warm waicr. Servo
with sauce OF sweetened cream. or
Hour, b1tter and sugar mixed In the
proportion Of two spoonsful OF hour 20
one OF butter and two Of sugar; booe
them together and aid boiling wstee
until the sauce 10 of proper thickness.
and favor with lemon and nutmeg.
Pickles Pickles are far better home
made. The prejudice existing against
! manufactured pickles has come TO DO
universal. aud not without reason. Yet
evcn home made varieties are not with.
out objections. particularly those In
(, which alHm has been used TO green
them. Much care must be exercised in
the use Of brass kettles, or tin or copper
receptaclcs in the making OF pickles. A
beautiful green color is impaired to the
pickles, SO also is poisonous sub
stance. ruinous to the health of those
VINO consume them.
Pickles cannot he boile long without
becoming soft and unfit for use. They
are usually sufficiently cooked cnougl
by pouring boiling water over them, al
though sweet pickles will bear moro
heating than this and receive no harm.
Small cucumbers are the best for pic
kles. Mixed pickles, picalili, Chutncy
chow chow. and others of like fiery
nature, ought to be eaten with the great
est moderation, If a. all. Pickles ought
to be kept covered with vinegar, aud, il
at any time they begin 10 grow mouldy,
boil up the vinegar and add spice 10
them.
Sweet flag. horse radish root and mus.
tard are all good iroservatives OF pic
kles, and can be added to the jars at
any time during the season whenvcr the
vinegar is scaidcd --Raral Record.
Every cook knows how disagroeablc
it is 10 have the nutmeg or cinnamon
which Is added to cream and sugar for
pudding sauce rise to the top OF the
saucc, and when 1t Is served to have tue
| first spoonful taken out too highly fla.
vored and the rest without taste. To
remedy this mix the nutmeg or CHINA
mon with sugar before pouring on the
cream; IL will then 6e gradually distri-
buied through tie sauce. Pour the
cream on little ut time. and the spice
will tend to dissolve. N Y. Post.
! Tomatoes peeled. sliced and fried in
butter make very satisfactory side
dish. Sprinkle salt and pepper and
very little sugar over them. and serve
them hot. These are excellent with
beefsteak and baked potatoes for
breakfast.
To remove paint or any kind OF grease
spots, mix table spoonful OF salt with
four table spoonsful Of alcohol and shake
well together. Then apply with a rag
or piece OF sponge.
Coal oil will protect your guns aud
pistols from rust, and Is excellent for
cleaning them.
To Written and preserve the teeth
take one ounce Of Dor tx and put IL in
three pints OF boiling water; before 1.
is quite oold add TO IL a teaspoonful OF
spirits Of campbor. When cold put In
bottle and cork tightly. A table.
spoonful Is To be used daily in the samo
quantity OF ,ep:d water.
I The real secret OF keeping butter Is in
the manufacturing Of good article, Civ.
ing 1t the proper proportion OF salt is
all right to start with il 1t will keep, un.
less put in Improper vessels and kept
where il Is not cool.
Three eggs well beaten, two-thirds of
coffee-cup OF sugar, pint of sweet
milk with hayoring, makes good Gus
tard pie.
Corn smut Is injurious TO animals.
acting both as poison and mocha meal
irritant. For this reason the smut should
be kept from the feeding stalls.
Wash q silk handkerchief In water in
which the best CASTLE soap has been la
thered. Then snap between the fingers
until nearly dry. Do not iron IL; but
fold and press under a weight,
An Illinois lady sends to Ticks Hg1.
astHe a new remedy for the cabbage
/ worm sprinkle the plants with -four of
sulphur MS soon as the white butterflies
make their appearance. and repeat af-
ter rain. The remedy has proved
good
CALLED SHOULDERS. AN Illinois
farmer gives the following direction for
cIring CALLED horses, and says that IL
Is inTallible; 'Tako old leather and
burn u 20 crisp rub the ashes on the
CALLED part. a few applications will
effect perfect cure. A new work horse
put TO the pillow this Sp sing received.
several severe gals on both shoulders.
A wapplications OF The burnt leather
made them as sound IS II never iniu-
red, and no scar is now seen.,