South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-07-13
Farmer and House Keeper.

Farmer and House Keeper.
Layer Ginger Cake cup Of butter, L
cup Of sugar. cup of molasses. /
cup Of sour milk, 2 cggs, I teaspoon OF
soda, 2 cups OF dour. 4 tablespoon OF
ginger. Bake i'm three layers, and put
together with fros.ing made of the
white Of ono egg. se
Flo CAxE.-The white part, Take 2
cups sugar, cups llur, 4 of sweet
milk. ! Of butter. whites OF eggs. 2
teaspoons baking powder; bake this
In two round tins like you would jelly
cake. For a.. or dark part; Take
rcup brown sugar, butter siza of n wall
nut. cup flour, l cnp chopped dgs, !
cup sweet milk, egg. teaspoon ba-
ing powder; when done place tho az
cake between the light cake, with o lit
tie frosting. 81 5z1s ssAsls
PurFs.-Puffs which are nice made
fresh for tcs, call for one pint Of sweet
MIX, sixs canoes Of sifteds H5ur, four
eggs, . good pinch sef salt. Toe milk
must bs scalded and then. allowed I'd
cool a little. then stir tho flour in, not
leaving q single lump. Beat the eggs
until they IRE very light, then add
them to the milk and flour. Fry these
in hot lard. dropping spoonful at
time, as you do fritters. BY taking
pains you can make these puffs a.
round as balls. Do not let them
string from tAe spoon, but, holdiag 1t
down close to tho lard, cut the battsr
OF with q knife. Sift powdered sugar
over them just before sending them to
the table.
PUDDING SAucE.--l cup OF fngar.
Cup Ut butter beat TO cream; 2 table,
spoonsfuls Of -four; mix with little
cold water, pinch Of salt; pour boiling
water on, and cook the same as starch.
Put the fiavoring in the batter and
sugar. and stir the starch in the butter
and sugar while boiling. Beat well
while pouring in.
BEEF TEA. A quick way 10 prepare
this is to chop pouni OF lean beef duo
and put it in "a bowl, covering with cold
water. Let it stand for fifteen minutes
onward that is longer il you have time.
Then pour beof and liquid in sauce,
pan and boil from fifteen to thirty min
utes' Strain Off tho liquid season
slightly with salt. II is better to let
IL cool and take off the fat; also to let
the beef soak long while, ~ that
draws out tho juices in cold
water.
For a ham relish fry the yellow fat of
ham, which is usually discarded as gross.
with any thin slices Of cold veal, nuts
ton, or even salt beef, q nice hrown.
iSruisc equal quantities or any cold veg
oiables, cabbage, potatoes or cauliGow-
er, an also fry In the fat which stiIl re.
inains in the pan from the foregoing.
Warm a dish and place the vegetables
at the bottom, laying the slices OF meat
neatly on top. Must DO served hot.
Garnish with lemon peel and fried par
sley.-M Z. Herald.
How TO HARDES BUTrR.-A method
OF the best butter-makers in England.
for making bu,tcr'duriDg the not wealth
or, is as follows: Carbonate Of soda
and alum are used for The purpose,
made into powder. For twenty pounds
of butter, one tablespoonful of powder
cd alum are mixed together at the time
OF the churning and put into the cream.
The effect or this Powder makes tho
butter come firm and solid. and gives
il fresh. sweet flavor. II does not
enter into the butter, but its action is
upon the creau, aud 1t passes of With
the butiermiils. The Ingredients OF
the powder should not be mixed togeth-
Ell until required TO BIO used, or a. tina
time the cream is in tho cburn, ready
for churniDg.
To GLEAN STRAW NATT1Nd Wash
it with weak salt and water ana dry /.
well. or boil small bag OF bran in two
gallons of water aud wash the mating
with the water, drying Il we'll.
When washing Iislo thread gloves, do
not use soap, instead Of that put tea
spoonful of ammonia ir one quar-. OF
water. II washed this way, there is 40
danger Of there being spots and strealrl
In the gloves. as there would almost
certainly be il washed in the usual way.
a Coop PIrcn FOR RooF II wiz
give a recipe for good roof pitch
Take in this proportion: Resin, one
pound linsccd oil Que pint, and red load
one pound. Ilqst IL TO melt the rosin.
Now add sand enough 10 make 1t al
most as thick as cream. Apply while
hot with brush. This cement Is elias.
tic and durable.--Ez.
REMEDY FOR CATARRu.---Takeb half
tescupful Of blood warm water. and
dissolve sufficient salt in sc 80 That i.
can be plainly tasted. Then pour ia
the palm Of the han1 and snuH into me
nostrils. Two applications Day will
soon produce good results.
Bathing. and the rubbing Of the skin
of tie whole body At least every few
days, IS great preventive o. disease.