South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-09-28

gar. two and one.half cups of -four. two
tab.cspoonfuls OF baking powder. one
half cup of milk, three eggs. Bake In
layers and spread with cream made
OF the juice OF two lemons. two Thirds OF
cup Of .dgar. ono cup OF butter. two
ta0lespoon!uls Of -four, one Gag.
This is an excellent recipe FOR Graham
gems. and differs from any before CIV
en-: One cup of Graham -four, one cup
Of fine Hour, two e2gs, two cups OF swees
milk, one fourth OF ~ ,easpoonfui OF
salt. Have the gem pans hot, and the
oven hot, and twenty minutes will be
/ loog enough TO bake them.
GINGER WATERS, One cup OF sugn-,
one cup OF butter. orc cur ofmoiasscs.
hall: a cup of cold coffee. one teaspoon.
! fal of ginger. two tcaspoonfuls Of bal-
ing powder and -four enough to make q
stiff dough.
An Iowa housewife sonds this recipe
for cookies, and says: we did not Ike
cookies AZ our house, but wo Ike these
/ One cup of New Orleans molasses' half
"A cup OF water. half cup or shorten
| ing (this may DO OF butter or latd, or OF
nice beef dripping) ono. tcaspoonfu,
each OF ginger, cinnamon, aud Gods.
| Do not use enough -four to make q hart
/ dough. but have IL as soft as YOU can
aud yet have the cookies smooth.
SPONGE DRoPs.-Beat four cggs TO
stitf froth; then stir in one heaping cup
full OF sugar, and one cupiul aud third
OF -four. Ono teaspoonful o; baking
| powder should be thoroughly mixed
with the flour. Flavor with lemon and
drop from dessert spoon on buttercd
paper sptcal on tin plates. rhe oven
should he hct, aud tho cakes will bake
in few minutes They require watch
ing, rs they ars very likely 10 brown
too much,
Delicious little cakes for chillren arc
made OF equal parts OF arrowroot and
wheatfiour, n little salt. n small lump Of
butter. and are wet with sweet milk.
Kohl them quite thin, mixing the dough
hard cut in fancy shapes, aud bake in o
quick oven.
! Hero Is tho recipe for an old -faslion.
cd pie: Crate n coff .e-cupful of maple
sugar, and mix with it two eggs and "a
little salt aud rs much cream 90 your
| pie-plate will bold. The pics plate should
/ be deep one, with IN under crust
only.
LEMON PIes.--Talse three good lon,-
ons, roll them until soft, take the iuice
out into dish. pick out the scods. chop
the peel very foe, chop ono toa-cup of
raisins add the whole together, with one
and one half cups OF m,Iasscs; stir
it we'll, pat in u little water and -four;
DO not hurry the baking. az it will run
out. The above will make two deliciou,
pies, with rich paste.
I, OEASG g MARMALADE..-To ore pound
of crushed gar allow one pound OF
oranges with tho rinds on. Thcn pare
of the yellow rind OF half TIE oranges.
and PIT ii over the fire in cold water
cover very tight and simmer till tender. ,
Crate The yellow rind OF the remaining
oranges and set aside. Quarter the
oranges and squeeze out all Tie Juice
and pulp, removing the seeds and white
skin. Put tho sugar in the kettle, and
to each pound add one pint OF cold wa
! ter allow the white OF one egg TO every
two pounds of sugar. When the sugar
is oil dissolved, put 10 over the Il &c let
10 boil, and skim till quite clear and
thick; take the boiled parings and pound
TO paste in mortar; put tbs in the
/ syrup; boil and stir ten minutes, then
add the pulp juice and grated rind:
boil oil together for half an hour, till IL
is transparent mass. Lemons may be
prepared in the same way, but require
more sugar.
APPLEs as FooD. Apples have Ill
ways been used for dessert. Pliby sells
US OF ~ varieties cultivated by the Ro-
mans, now we possess over 1900 kinds
IS sn article OF food they rank wish
the potato, and on account Of the VA
riety of why's they can be cooked are
preferred by many TO the potato. A
a substitute for pastry they are invalu-
able, feeding the brain as well as flesh
producing, preventing constipation and
aciiity' n ripe, raw apple is digested
In an hour and half. While
boiled potato takes three hours. Sweet
apples, baked or stewed, should be used
instead of the sour varieties. Every
meal should have apples cooked in some
form or Other, aud children should be
allowed TO cat as many "a they want.
Instead OF using the qusck nostrums
sold for the blood, ana other patent
medicines. use apples freely as food, ard
"a iar rs possible in the place OF pota..
toes, and the testimony Of the medical
profession goes TO prove The hca,thfot
qualities OF this excellcn. fruit.
Green tomatoes sliced and flied ia
batter, O la eggplant, arc much relish
ed by some people, Tse slices should
hrst tic ia salt water for two hours
PRLssgD BEEp Bolt beef OF any
good kind ill the bones fall out; PICK
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