South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-06-22
Farmer and House Keeper.

uOE ouO dOuSo Keeper.
A simple bat delicious djsf Tor de,
scrt Is made by cutting up orangss In
small piscess and then pourtrv Aver
them spms rich boiled eastsrd. Serve
~i,h cake.
A DELICIOUS CnKhRr Pupplxo /.
made to this way: Make cruss a.
Tor baking powder biscuit; ron is out
until IL IL about two-thirds OF an inch
thick. Stew enough chsrries 70, tia.
when they arc spread on the crps. they
will cover 1t and be deep enough to
make good layer OF fruit; roll the
crust up then. taking care 10 keep the
cherries from falling Off. wrap a cloth
asound It; SOW !, loosely With q coarse
threat, which 10 easily pulled out
Allow plenty Of room for the crust 70
rise. Steam It for ln hour and half.
Serve In slices. with sauce, The ob.
yect In s'ewing the cherries IL that the
juice will not be soaked into the c-uss.
The following is an excellent racine
for making al old.fashioued pium, pud-
ding: Three quarts milk, four eggs
well beaten. eight crackers pounded
line, swceten with sugar TO taste, one
half pound raisins simmcrsd in a very
little water till soft, ono email nutmeg
little salt, bake three hours In q mod
crate oven. Sauce: One Gun sugar.
onefour.h pound butter beaten To a
cream. three teaspoons -four mixed with
. little water, add two cups hot water
just before serviug.--The Household.
This Is the way the Massachusetts
cook makes her lemonpies: Ono lemon.
seventeen tsblespoonfu,s of sugar, aud
three eggs CRATE the yellow rind OF che
lemon and squeeze the juice OF the
lemon ON the sugar, 10 this add the
yolk OF the eggs. which should be beat.
ed till light; cover plato with q rich
paste. putting ring around the edge;
NIL with the above mixture, and bake
TIL the crust is done. Beat the whites
OF the eggs TO stiff froth, beating In
q little powdered sugar; spread this
on the top OF the pie when il is done
and let it brown.
Sponge drops are nice to mix with
other cake in the basket. Beat -four
eggs to u stiff froth, then s.ir in one
third OF flour. One teaspoon or l,sk-
ing POWDER should be thoroughly mix
Ell with the -four. Flavor with lemon
ana urop from dessert spoon on but
tered paper spread on tin plates. The
oven should be hot. and the cakes will
bake in few minutes. They require
watching. as they are very likely to
brown too much
How TO COOK RICE To know how
to cook rice so that it will be dry. and
each kernel keep its proper shape, is
very simple. The 6rst thing to DO done
is To buy farina kettle, or TO have
made at tinshop two stout tin pals
one several sizss SMALLER than the 9th,
or. la the outer pail put as much boil.
ing water rs it will hold without run.
ming over when the smaller pail Is set
within 1t; look over and wash the rico
then put it In the smaller pail, and put
in enough boiling water to cover il fob
serve, the rice Ia not TO be soaked. and
the water is to be boiling); then put
the cover Of tie inner pail on.--tAs out
er has no covCr i: the rice will bo cook
ed tender in from fifteen TO twenty
minutes If you have u fre hot enough
To keep tue water boiling. The rice.
wheu turned out, will be dry, and each
Kernel will be distinct from every 9th
or. Sometimes the condition Of tho at.
| inosphere Is such that water evap9rates
raIidly; and Ia this case boiling water
must be kept in the teakettls so that
The outer pail may DC supplied from IL.
IL NAV also be necessary TO add lit
lie TO the rice. Ons important consul
Grafton to bear IN mind is that the rico
mast not be stirred at all. stnriuz
will spoil the Shape Of tue kernels.
A Kentucky farmer cures fowl cLol.
era by boiling bushel Of smartweed in
! ten gallons OF water down TO three gal
Ions, and mixing the dccoction with
their food twice day for three dsvs-
then every other day for week.
A writer in the Scientific American
says that the green worms that cat I'D
growing cabbage can be DESTROYED or
kept OF The cabbage by sprinkling
them with water ia which gsesn tansy
has ssen stepped. Pat The taa.y into
barrel with water end let il stand a
day or two, and use an ordinary sprink.
Ter.
As EXCELLENT NIxTsRg TO ngAovE
grease Spots, from boys and mems
cloIhing, Is made OF four parts OF al.
cohol to one part Of ammonia, aud
about hall as much ether as ammonia.
Apply The liquid 10 the grease spot, and
Ihcu rub diligently with sponge and
clear water. Tbs chemistry Of the op-
GRAFTON seems TO be that the alcohol e.
ether dissolve the grouse. and the an
monia forms soap with which IL -
washed out with thu wafer. The result
IS much more satisfactory tban when
something Is used which OaIy seem, 10
spread tue spot and make IL faintsr.
Out does not actuslly remove IL. III oil
Is spilled on carpet, and you irnme-