South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-09-14

6ne seise. Put IL into bowl, with
| the juice OF two lemons, and mix them
together. Bea. the vhits OF IN e62 TO
very stif frotb, put into your bowl,
add there With the rinds OF lemon grated.
Mix it we'll mp drop into the puffs in
small drops and bake in moderately
hoatcd oven.
PEACH SHoRTCAKE.-Maks a soft
dough Of one quart OF s:ted -four mix.
ed with two heaping teas poon fuls OF bak-
| ing powder, . generous teaspoonful OF
butter, little salt. and sufficient sweet
| milk. Roll out thin. put layer Ia q
baking pan, and sprinkle with flour and
bite OF butter; make four layers like
this, using no butter AMI fnur ON the
top layer. Cake in quick oven, turn
upside down, remove tho layers, and
place the ripe peaches, cut up and sweet.
| ened, between each layer. Serve rs
cake, with cream and sugar
DELICATE WHITE Observation-Disclosures
white mullins are made Of one cup sweet
milk. tho well-beAten whites Of two
eggs. two and a half cups OF hour, one
heaping teaspoonrul OF baking powder,
piece OF butter tho siz. of an egg
Bake in quick oven.
Baked Eges-Break eight eggs in a
we'll but,cred dish. put in pepper, salt
and butter. and three tablespoons OF
cream Bake twenty minutes.
GaArE PIcKLE.-Boil the ripe fruit
till IL is soft. Rub through colander,
which will retain the seeds only. Al
low three quarters of a pound OF sugar
and half cup of vinegar to pound
OF grapes. Boil the grapes and vine
gar till almost like jelly. Add the su-
gar last. Add cinnamon and touch
Of ground, cloves IL you choose,
Ripe Tomato Pickles-Pare ripe.
sound tomatoes do not scaldJ, put In O
jar scald spices (tied in bag) in vine-
gar, and pour while hot over them.
This recipe is best for persons who pre-
| fer rcw tomatoes.
PRESERVED ToMAToEs.-Take ripe,
but not soft. little yellow tomatoes,
and pour boiling water over them to
take off tho skins. Make n syrup OF
one pound Of sugar 10 one OF tomatoes.
putting in only enough water to dis
solve the sugar. Take three lemons to
each seven pounds of tomatoes, slice
and put in the syrup. first removing
the seed. When 'hc syrup is boiled
clear put in the tomatoes and boil gen.
lily three quarters OF an hour.
WATERMELON PRESERVES. Cover tho
sides and bottom of the kettle with
grapevine leaves put in layer OF
rind, then layer Of leaves; 10 each
layer put a small piece of alum. Gov
er with leaves and put q vet towel on
top and water enough to cover them
we'll. Let them simmer an ho1r; then
take out into dish aud make syrup
Of a pound of sugar and n pint of wa
ter TO q pound OF rind. When the scum
has stopped rising, pat in the fruit and
let IL simmer half hour. Take out
the rind on dish and let the syrup
simmer an hour. Then put in the fruit
again and let il simmer another half
hour. Then take ell out and let 1t
stand till morning. Pour off the syrup
and boil until thick as honey and pour
it over the rihd in Jar. Season with
ginger or whatever you prefer.
DR.. Haley says that, as a rule, a
dull heavy headache, situated over tho
brows and accompanied by languor.
chi!iness and feeling Of general dis
comfort, with distaste for food, which
sometimes approaches TO nausea, can
be completely removed in about ten
minutes by two-gran dose OF iodide
of potassium dissolved in half wine
glassfull OF water, this being slipped so
that the whole quantity may be con.
sumed in about ten minutes.
way TO cure bleeding Of the nose,
vouched for by scientific gentlemen, is
by vigorous motion OF the jaws as III IN
the act Of masticatioD. In the case Of
a child, a wad OF paper should be plac.
ed In its mouth aud the child instructed
TO chew 1t hard. The motion Of the
jaws stop the flow Of blood. This rem
edy is 80 very simple that many will
feel inclined TO laugh at it, but IL has
never been known 10 fail In a single in-
stance, even in severe case.
To PREvENT MoTH RAyAGEs.-A boil.
ing solution Of sulphAte of copper an
Piled 70 floor before laying a CARPET
will keep away moths. For outside
coverings OF furniture, especially of
wool, a solution Of corrosive sublimate
dissolved in colorless alcohol can be Us.
ed without fear Of discolora,ion, and is
q certain exlerm.nator OF these pests.
IL IS said that fresh. clean hogs lard
rubbed three or four times on any kind
Of warts on horses or cattle will re-
move them.
Remedy for Wbooping Cough-Mix
one lemon sliced half pint fiaxseed.
two ounces OF honey and one quart OF
water. Simmer, not boil, four hours.
! Strain when cnnI Dnao ~. 80.