South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-05-04
Farmer and House Keeper.

Farmer and House Keeper.
LEacS iBuTfEn.-One and q halt cup
fuls whltc sugar, whites OF thrce eggs.
yolk OF one, .grsted rim! ami, Juice OF "a
slsnon and half, or Two Asmsli ones.
Cook over q slsw Gre twenty rhiuu,ss,
stirring all the whi'c. Very nice Tor
1 tartsor to be eaten as preserves.
/ CRACKER -PupDINo.-l make il often
when in a hurry. For Il family OF ahou.
I've. take three crackers, roll them fine
stir in z pint OF warm water; add two
well beaten eggs. and the york of an
I other; three tablespoonful, Of sugar;
a little salt Bake about half an hour.
Nhip the remaining white till perfect
" ssH, add white sugar till sufficiently
sweet. also little lemon, If you choose.
When the pudding is sdono. spread this
over the tap. end let il brown slightly.
Sorvc waJn. = ~
Scorcu CANES Scotch cakes avo
economical go tar as eggs are concerned
and If made with care, will melt In the
mouths Of children. 10 ono pound OF
flour allow half a pound OF butter and
quarter If pound OF sugar; let the
butter stand in.o basin near the tire To
soften, but not melt; when soit, rub i.
and the -four together; then -knead in
the sugar Roll ont in shee. half an
inch thici; cut out cakes about two in.
ches square bake until thew arc of n
light brown. Pu, them away in stone
jar, aud they will in day or two gath,
! al iSt IN t,.
DELICATE srroE CAKM.-Kub half
cup OF butter and one cup of sugar to.
gether until they are ,lish. as ,cream.--
Beat the white and yol,s OF one egg sep
parately: add this, and also half
cnp oil sweet milk, one tcaspoonful each
OF nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves mix
one teaspoonfuf of baking powder witt,
ono cup aud half Of ilour a Id half n
cup full Of currants, and bake in n
shallow pan. Do. not wash the cur
rants for this or any cake Just before
using. 1t makes the cake heavy to have
moist fruit put into the -four. Either
wash them before anil have them we'll
dried in the oven, or else rub them Off
we!i between the folds Of ~ towel, which
will take off all the dust and bits OF
stem.
bottle Of carbolic aci should be
kept IN every farmhouse, not merely
as II dis.nfectant, but AS wash for
wounds and sores. For any purpose
It should be diluted with water. TIA
power 10 destroy fungus growths makes
carbol'c acid invaluable in pruning or
chards of pear, plum or peach. waere
blight or other disease is suspec.ed-
The pruning shears should be frequent
~ dipped In carbolic acid water,
How TO TAKE Our SCREWS FROM
WooD WoRK.-One of the most sim
pie and rcadlest methods for looseninc
Il rus,ed screw is to apply heat to the
head OF the screw. A small bar or rod
oi iron, fiat az The end, IL REDEEMED in
the fire and applied for a couple or s
minutes to the head OF tho rusled screw
will, as sooa rs it heats the screw, rem
der It's withdrawal as easy by the screw
driver as II 1T was only recently in
serted screw. AZ there is kitchen
poker In every house, that instrument,
III heated a. its extremity, aud applied
Tor Is few minutes to the screw or screws
will do the required work Of loosenipg,
ond an ordinary screw driver will do
The rest, without causing the icast CAM
age, trouble or vexation of spirit. In
all work above the common kind, where
IL is necessary To- use Sorrows, and par
ticularly I'D hinge work and mountinus,
fancy fastcnihgs and appliances affixed
20 joinery OF furniture work, we woulf
advise the oiliBg of screws or dipping
their points in grease before driving
them. This will render them more ca
sy TO drive, and also TO withdfaw, aud
it will undoubtedly rctard for longer
time the action Of rustiuz.
DIRECTIONS FOE CALcraTNfNo.-B
the best hIeached glue. II the walls arc
TO be white or SOME light tint OF dark
if is immaterial, 40 the glue is clean)
and use il in the proportion OF quar-
ter Of pound TO eight ponds of wal
ting. SOAK tic sine over night, in the
morning pour of tho water, az - sim
ply swe!ls while soaking. Add fresh
water, put u in a pail. and set that in
a kettle Of boiling water. When dis
solved, stir 1t into tho whiting. adding
enough water ~ make IL. after mixing,
of tho same consistency Of common
"hi'eWash. 10 may be intel aRy cole
AMI IS applied With q whitewash brush.
II TIE color 10 rubbed smooth 10 a little
water and then mixed with the wash 10
will be more even. lf the walls have
been previously whitewasbed. scraps
away all that will come of, and wash
with solution OF white vitriol--2 oun-
ces in pail Of water. The vitriol will
be accomposed, forming zinc white and
plaster Of Paris. to which Inc calcimino
easily aiheres. IL is important TO dis
solve the glue in n hot water bath. for
II scoicbed ~ too great heal It's ,euac-
ny is impaired OF destroyed.
TO RESTORE CoLoR.-Whon color on
a fabric has been accideu tally or 9th