South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-01-19

OF buttcrmilk, one teaspoonful OF sods
aud -four enough to roll half an mcs
thick. spread wit, the apple. sprink,a
we'll with sugar and cinnamon. cut In
strips two inches wide. roll up Ike jelly
cake, set up the rolls (on cnt) In drip
ping pan, putting n teaspoonful oil but.
often with tho juice. Usc the juice
for the sauce, nsvor with brandy IL
you like.
WHEAT COFFEE An exchange says:
Wheat coffee, when property prepared.
makes = wholesome aud nutritious bow
erage. Wash tho wheat through two or
three waters. then boil till qsitc soft
drain the water off, and brown In skil-
let, stirring all the time. Till tire wheat Is
a dark brown color. Ii one -four h gem
uins coffee is added. IL is superior cof-
fec both rich and finely favored.
A Bit TO MAKE THE Mourn VA
TER. delicious chocolate macaroons
are mado by melting slowly, aud with
care, three ounces OF plain chocolate
A good way to melt IL Is to put it In u
tin dish, aud sci il within another con.
tanning hot water. Make thick paste
10y stirring in gradually one pound OF
powdered sugar, and the welt beaten
whites OF three eggs; then spread or
roll II AS smooth az possible 10 a si,ces
about q garter Of an inch thick. Cut
1t in ANAL, round and fancy shaped
pieces; butter your tins. AMI scatter Il
little Il 'ur and sugar over tho bottom.
(usc equal quantities of each.) ard lay
the macaroous on. Bake in a hot ovsn
but avoid i,aviog it hot enough - scorca
them.-N Y. Ece. Post.
Dr. FoorE ssys:s Thore ia nothing
better for q cut than powdered resin.
Get a few cents WORTH, pound IL until
II is quite fine, put 1t In cas-. off spice
box with perforated top. thon you can
easi.y sill it on the cut. Put q soft
cloth around the injurei membe-, ant
wet it with water occe in while; il
will prevent inliam;nation or soreness.
VI hen one has bal cold and tho
nose is closed up go that ho cannot
breathe through It., relief may he found
instantly by putting little camplior
and water in the center OF the hand
and snuifing IL up the nose. IL is
great relief.
Toothacbe may be speedily cured by
the application of a small bit Of cotton
saturated with ammonia,;o the defective
tooth.
Rcrk psIt ftisontyoI 80 uotor m
cheap and safe remedy for many OF the
skin diseases that afficts animals.
To whiten end soften the hands use
mixture OF two parts glycorine, one
part ammonia. and little rosewater.
This Is e9cellent, and needs 10 be used
but once or twice.
SHEEP FOR RENovATING PASTURES
"A Massachusetts farmer says that n
few years ago he bad u rough, rocky
pasluie, which was covered with briars
AMI bushes SO thick that there was
very little grass upon IL. He cut OFT
the bushes and put on sheep enough to
eat everything that grew upon IL for
four or five years. They killed ali the
sowed on some plaster of paris ana
that was sll he did 10 IL, and then lao
said an acre OF il was worth more and
would pro tues more feed than three
would before. IL pasture is heavily
stocked with sheep. aud oil meal and
cottonsecd meal is fed 10 them 10 MAZE
up the deficiency Of The food great inns
proyement will be made in the fertility
and pro9uc,i,euess Of The pastures.
English farmers bavo declared that they
have doubled the valGe OF theif grazing
and, by feeding Of cake in the sum-
mcr.
FoR FARM BOYS To LEARS-From n
Western paper We extract tire following
practical remarks they will he useful
TO every one on farm: How many OF
the boys who read this paper could lay
OFT an acre Of ground exsctly, provid-
ing one OF the dimensions IVES given
them. Now 'Hoe Handle likes 10 bc
useful, and have taken some pains %
make out table. and | would like TO
have every one Ct the farm boys learn
IL. There arc 100 square rods in an
acre, aud there arc 500 square yards IL
one rod THIS gives 4.s4O square rods
in one acre.
10 yaris vile By 49, yards long is
acre.
20 yards wide by 2f2 yards long Is
acre.
30 yards wide by III yards long is
acre.
so yards vile by Coz yards long is
acre.
Oyards wide By COL yards long is
acre.
60 yasds wide by 80 yards long is l
acre.
Again, allowing n'ne square feet 90
the yard, 272l square ieot TO The roi,
1850 square feet 20 the acre and we
have another table.
10 feet by 500 feet acre.
10 feet by sos feet.-l acre.
CDn Eat - 100