South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-09-07
Farmer aud uouse Keepe.


PRAca Fis.--if yoar peaches arc
juicy, do not put drop OF water in
pie. Scatter a. leas. one teacupful OF
sngsr over The peaches In medium
sized PIE; wet the edges OF the crust 50
that no juice will escape; have the O.
ven hot when the pie is put IA, and let
II cool gradually. Wnen you can Gee
the juice hubble through the opening Ia
the top of the crust you may feel rea-
sonably sure that the fruit ia cooked q.
nough; 10 be absolutely certain. let tho
pie stand in the oven with the door wild.
open FOR five minutes. after YOU hays
noticed the bubbles. and after the
crls. looks done.
INDIAN PUDDING. AN Indian pud.
ding made after ths recipe. al,houe.,
unllse the lutiisn puddin. Of oar
fathers. Is delicious: Take four eggs.
aud the weight cf three of them In
meal, half q pound of sugar and quar-.
ter oil "A pound of butter and ito Juice
ana grated rind of one lemon, Beat
tho sugar and butter together Till light.
then break eggs in the dish with them
and beat briskly; then stir in the meal.
and pour over 1t some thin jelly or jam
or wine sauce.
CucuMDER Preserves G. ather young
cucu noers, about the length OF one's
middle finger, and lay in strong brinv
one week wash AMI soak them nay
aud night in fair water. changing this
four times. Wipe and with a small
knife slit them down one side; dig out
the seed, staff with "A mixture of chop-
ped rsisins and c,tron, sew up the SLIT
with n fine thread weigh them To make
syrup, sllowing pound of sugar Ia
pound Of cucumber, and one pint OF
water. Heat 10 a poll skim, and drop
10 the fruit; sim mer half an hour; take
out and spread upon dish In the sun.
wm'o you boil down the syrup with few
slices OF ginger root added When
thick, put In The cucumbers again, SIM
mer live ninntos, anal put up in glass
Jars, tying them up when cola.
lAPIocA CREAM.--Soak two table.
spoorsful OF tapioca for two hours.
When it Is nearly soaked enough boil
one quart OF milk; drain OF what wa
ter there may remain on the tapioca,
and add the tapioca to tho milk, the
yoiks of three eggs well beaten, and
one aud half cups of sugar. Let ia
boil. stirring 1t constantly. Beat the
whites as still as possible. and add four
table 'spoon,fui OF powdered sugar.
Pour the tapioca ipto dish. and pour
over the TOP tho whites of the eggs.
Set II into the oven TO brown Slightly.
APPLE SoUFFLN.-One pint Of steam.
cd apples, one tablespoonful of melted
batter, half oupful OF sugar tho whites
OF six eggs aud tie yolks Of th,ee, "a
slight grazing Of nutmeg. Stir Into the
bot apples the butler, the sugar and
nutmeg and the yolks Of the eggs. we'll
beaten. When this is cold heat ITO
whites OF the eggs to- a stiff rroth and
stir into the mixture. Butter u three
pint dish and turn the soufiie into il.
Bake thirty minutes in a hot oven.
Serve immediately with any kind OF
sauce.
LOVE KoT5. Little cakes called love
knots, are nice for tea: Five cups OF
hour, two OF sugar, one OF butter, "a
eggs. three tablespoonsfnl OF sweet
milk, half tcaspoonful Of soda; rub
the butter, sugar ard -four together Enc,
add the Other ingredients. roll thin.
cut in strips one zach wido anil five
inches long, lap across in true~loya
knots, and bake in quick oven.
FARMER's PUDDING.-One cup Of
Indian meal, ooe-hslf cup OF flour, onc-
half cup OF sugar, moisten with lit
tie milk. Boil three pints Of milk.
pour slowly ou tho meal, and stir IN.
81 quite thick add one-half cup of
molasses and q little salt. Bake in en-
carthen dish two hours.
Spilled ink upon carpet or other
WOODEN article may be entirely removed
in the following manner: While the
ink Is still wet take clean blott;ng pa
per or cotton batting aDa carefully soak
up all that IL possible then ponr lit
Tie sweet milk on tue article and SOD IT,
up with clean cotton hating. THE
must be done several times. each ffruc
soaking tho milk Up with fresh battfno
ond usiDg fresh milk when the milk
IL removed wash the spot with clean
soap slds end rub DRY with a clesnc,otb.
II the iak had become dry the milk
must remain on longer and nsnh often
er. WIN perseverance, however, IL
will ali disappear.
Hartshorn will restore colors taken
cut 10y acids. IL may be dropped on
any garment without iojuriug il.
To take mildew out Of linen, rob over
the spots the juice ~ raw tomato and
Then sprinkle them With salt. Lay tho
srticle in The sun. and repeat The ap-
Plcstion nntii tho spots disappear,
THIS Is almost infalliblc,
To restore color 20 ivory handlsd
KNIVES When they become yellow.
rub them with nice emery or sand
paper.