South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-11-03

Farmer and House. Keeper.
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Fro CAK8-Two cups sugar. three
egg, one cup milk. ons-hair cup butt
ter, three cups nour. thre, teaspoonsfut
baking powder. bake Ia four layers,
and for 6lling tako one popad OF hgs
chopped very Anc. one cup water, one.
half cup sugar. Cook till soft & smooth.
This makes filling for two cakes. II
will keep . long time il top and sides
OF cake are iced.
Fried Cakes. whea. properly mado,
plu who disaprrove of Lard. Take ons
cup sugar. ono cup sweet milk. ono tea
spoonful soda or saleratus. two tea-
spoonsful cream tartar, two eggs, three
! teaspoonsful lard; flavor with CHM anon
ger may be added IL desired. Beat tho
sugar and lard together till light. then
/, add The weli-heaten eggs; mix the
dough a. soft 40 you can, and then roll
il out nicely; put in q little aous at n
time till the dough is stiff enough. lIave
the lard In which the cakes arc to DO
4
| that the lard IL as dear and aweet "a
you can get. Before putting any OF tho
cakes into IL take bit Of the dough
and drop in TO test its heat; il it. tisc,
; to the top instantly tue lard Is hot o.
nough. Then put in n few cake, Mt n
time; watch them closely, and turn
them over without piercing the cake
with the fork or whatever you use To
turn them with.
MISS MARY j. IIAMBLETT's GELA.
TINE PUDDiNG.-rake half n box CT
Cox's Gelatinc. pour on pint OF water
IN let II stand an hour In warm place
TO dissolve; all coirse-cupful OF boil.
ing water, the juice of leno1 ani two
cups Of sugar; whom quite COZ! s'raj,
and ad the whites OF tlires egg, oeate.l
TO a stiff (roth beat oil together mad
put III mold TO get entirely coll. Sat
u pint of milk in a kettle of hit water
in tin pail when scaling pour on to
! the yolks OF three eggs beaten with
lhrco tablespoonful OF sugar. then re-
turn TO the kettle and stir till it thick.
ems a little; strain through tn strain
or, and when cold pour round your pud.
ding set in q glass dish. Tnis is q
beautiful and delicious puddiag. -E1.
CUCUMBER PICKLES. 100 snail
pickles put pint cf salt In one gallon
OF water; let il come to a boil. then pour
it cscr the pickles. and let them remain
in it for three days. Then take them
out anil put them in cold water for three
or four honrs. after which wash them Off
again and wine them dry. Then pu,
them in yoar Jar; put a layer OF pic
kles; put grape leaves between eaci,
layer Of pickles, and your spices. etc,
according TO taste, then boil enough
vinegar to cover your pickles, and pour
it over them put small piece OF ALUM
in each jar Of pickles.
SAVING CARRIAGES We know Of no
bet er way to preserve cabbages through
the winter than u plant or set them up
in rows as they grow - that is, with tho
roots down-iill IN with soil pretty free.
ly, then make covering by planting
two posts where there is fence to rest
on, or four where there is not. allowing
for pitch TO carry off the water; lay
bean-poles opposite the way OF the pitcI,
and cover with corn-fJd Ter Or straw or
avoid as much "a possible the sun side
and close up again. Wa have not found
that setting the cabbage upside-down
In the rows, as many do, OF any adyfn-
tage, ne we have kept ours for more than
twenty years In the way we mention In
a sound, perfect cond ton, throu xh the
winter into the spring. AMI could even
up TO the first of May If desirable. We
see other methods reoomme nded. and
they may answer just as we'll. but as to
our own we speak from a long expert.
Germantopa Telegraph.
To REMOVE STAINS on SrooNs.-To
remove stains on spoons caused by
using them for boiled eggs, take little
common sal. moisten between the
thumb and finger. and briskIy rub tn:
staia. which VII soon disappear.
To WASH CAMcoE3.-In washing
calicoes Ia which the coIors are not fast.
be careful not to- boil them, but wash
in the usual way with soap, and rinse
with hard water For dark colored
/ goods. add little salt TO the water {,
light, little vinegar.
Glue, when mixed with one. fourth
part gIycerioe, is found TO have an c.
lasticity and pliability which prevents
is cracking when dry. A German
chemist in Nuremberg has called at,en-
ton 10 this.
SURE REMEDY ron RELoE.--
Tako pint OF common soft soap. and
stir in air.slacked lime till il is Of the
consistency Of GLACIERS putty. Make a
leather tbimble. gu it with this compo-
siiion and insert the Anger therein, aud
q cure is certain.