South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-12-07
Farmer and House Keeper.

An appetixing en,rce is made by taxi
ing cold boiled cahbage; chop it fine
Tor medium-s:zsd pudding dish full
add two well-bea' ell egss.a tablespoonful
OF butter, three tablespoonful or cream.
With pepper anal SAT- al ii5dauL. Butter
! tic pudding dist, put tie cabbage In
and bake until brown. This may be eaten
coll, but il Is much better il served ho.
1t is especially good with roast pork or
pork chops.
DouauNCrs.-Threee eggs well beaten,
one and one half cups OF sugar, three
| tablespoonfuls Of melted butter or lars,
oae and one-haif cups Of milk. sweet or
SOU, two tcaspooGfuis OF baking pow
der or enc Of soda.
| CREAM CANDY Place large cupral
OF white sugar, granula,ei is The best,
in porcelain kettle, With three table
spoonsiui Of water, aad let il dissolve at
! the back OF the stove. then set it forward.
AMI let bill until it will crisp in water.
| Stir i'm teaspoonful OF rose or vanilla
extract, and half a teaspoonfal Of cream
of tartar. pour IL into buttered pan or
perfectly white, cut it In little squares
and set it away to dry.
Peach MEHINoUE.-Put on to boil
enc quart OF milk, emitting half a cun
with which to moisten two Tablespoons
fuls Of corn s'arch stir in the boiling
milk until thick, thon remove from Tho
fire; add one tablespoonful Of butter.
| When cool beat in tho yolks OF three
eggs til! the mixture ia ligh, and creamy;
then add half cup OF powderei sugar.
cover the bottom of well-but,ered bah.
| ing dish with two or thr o LAYERS OF ripe
juicy peaches pared. halved and stoned
Sprinkle over them three tablespoonfuls
OF sugar, pour over them the custard
and bake twenty minutes. then spread
with the wei!-heaten whites of The cggs
swee;ened. Return to oven till light
brown.
FnUIT CAKE One cup OF butter,
three ami a half cups Of brown sugar,
one cup of milk. four cups OF -four,
three eggs, one and n half teaspoonful,
or baking powder. raisns, citron md
spice TO taste. Sou milk and soda can
be used in place of sweet mill; and 5ak-
ing powder.
PUMPKIN AND APPLE PIEs.-Maks
the pic with an upper and under crust.
Take pumpkin after it has been stexed
it must. be little finer than when i. is
used alone for pumpkin pies). chop an
equal quantity of sour cooking apples.
adj TO the pumpkil and swee,en; use
nu, ucu for fa-orino
Ginger SNAPS. -Ohe full cup of short
enn-. two cups brown sugar. two OF
moasscs boil together a shor. time,
and then let cool. Sit four cups oil -four
with one-half tablespoonful OF cinnamon,
one Tablespoonful Of ailspice, two OF
ginger, one nutmeg, las: OF all. one tea
spoonful OF sodr, Dissolve in bot water;
then let cool. II is better 10 use one
part butter. Make in small rolls with
the hand,th cut IN pieces the SIZE Of a
hickorynut, giving them plenty OF room
III the pans To spread. Bake in mode
rate oven. Let them cool before taking
them out Of the pans.
The best way OF boiling meat 10 mako
it tender is this: Pat your Joint in
brisk boiling water, after row minutes
add little cold water. The boiling
water will fix the albumcn, which will
prevent the water from soaking into the
meat, keep all The juices in and prevent
the muscular fibre from conlractino.-
The addition OF cold water will secure
the cooking Of the inside Of the meat as
we'll as the surface. Try it.
If a teaspoonful OF turpentine 10 pu.
into the washboiler AMI boiled with tho
cloths 1T will Thiten them perceptibIy
Steel knives which are not in daily
use NAV be kept from rusting il they
are Dipped in a strong solution Of soda
lone part Of water TO foar Of soda then
wipe dry, roll in flannel aud keep in q
dry place.
A piece Of mating neatly tackled
down by an outside door will protect the
carpet. and will require tess care than
piece Of cloth.
A very nourishing drink for on inva.
I'D IS made 81 whipped cream, sweeten.
ed and mixed with highly -aayoret wine.
IL is said salt feb ere quickest and
best freshened by soaking in sour milk.
Fresh meat beginning % sour will
sweeten il placed out of doors IN the
cool air over night.
The Petersburg Grant county Gazette
says: Mr.. DUgPgY, o. noar Moorefeld.
has been trying her Grade Jersey Gov.
Lady, for the Last foulte days preced.
\ ing November 18th md made from her
p pounds and - ounces Of gilt edged
butter. The fits; seven days tue WELD