South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-12-14
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butter and stir III. When the bread is
softened add txo cage, beat thoroughly
With the bread. Then put in plot or
the s.ewed fruit aud sweeien to your
taste. Bake in q hot oven for half an
hour. Fresh fruit may be used in place
OF the cranberries. Slices Of peaches
put in layer make a delicious variation.
| Homemade a'meal crackers are so
nice, and il is really so little trouble to
make them, that almost any mother or
cook, can get time to try this rule. Wet
one pint of fine oatmeal with one gill
OF water; after mixing as we'll as you
can take IL out OF the dish on the Incad-
ing board. on which you have scat,ered
plenty Of the dry meal roll ont and cut
in squares with sharp knife. TIE
crackers should be rolled very thin :these
should be baked in q slow oven, and
after you are sure they ere done leave
the oven door open 10 allow them to dry.
Salt should not be omitted.
PLUM PuDDiNG.-One pound Of raj.
SINS stoned, one pound of currants
washed and dried. one pound Of rich
beef suet minced, Que pound OF stale
bread crumbs, one pound Of -four. Mix
the bread crumbs, flour and suct tope,h.
er. Beat SIX eggs well, and add TO them
pint OF sweet milk, teaspoonful os
soda In the milk. Beat the eggs and
milk with the suet aud -four fot some
time then stir in the cprrants and raisins,
mixing we'll as you proceed. Mix in
also one-.ourth OF a pound Of candied
orange and lemon peel, cut in small
pieces, one ounce oil powerful cinnamon,
one half ounce OF powdered ginger, one
grated nutmeg and little salt; either
bake or boil according 10 taste. Bake
nearly two hours. II boiled, pour into
cloth. tie the cloth, allowing little
room to swell, and boil for six hours. 1t
is better boiled. Serve with vanilla
sauce.
LEMON JELLY.-For lemon jelly pour
pint OF cold wafer over three quarters
OF box oil gelatine cut into it the thin
yellow peel OF three lemons, and let it
stand one hour. Then pour over it a
quart Of boiling water; add tho juice OF
seven or eight large lemons and about
three cupfuls Of loaf sugar (it is better
TO add sugar TO taste.) Stir well until
the sugar is dieselsed, then strain AMI
mol'.
GINGER BIscuiiSs1as poand of
asur, half pound OF crdsbesi sugar, =.
teaspoonfui OF carbonate soda and a
good tablespoonful OF ground ginger.
Mix oil the dry .ingrelisnts together
frst and then rub In half pound OF
butter. Beat two eggs well and make
u stiff paste; roll out on q Toured board,
and cut the paste into small cakes.
Bake for half an hour in rather quick
oven.
| Turkey stuffed with oysters is n very
iich and palatable dish. For large
( turkey take two dozen oysters. After
removing the heart chop Guely and
pound 10 paste. Mix with five ounces
of fine bread crumbs, an ounce OF butter,
little pepper, s.it, chopped parsley
and the grated rind Of half lemon.
! Mix we'll together and mix in Que egg,
and little oyster liquid if desirable.
Fill the turkey and sew up tightly.
Baking soda is one OF the best known
remedies for burns and scalds. II should
be Immediately applied either wet or
dry IL almost instantly relieves tho
burning sensation and helps TO heal.
An agricultural paper asserts that one
acre OF artichoses will fatten as many
! hogs as 3 OF corn. The ariichokes 10 DO
cultivated the same as potatoes and the
hogs 10 be allowed to dig them. Why
do not come of our enterprising farmers
about here try the experiment
Potato ribbon is now and dainty
dish. Choose good. large, sound pot
atoes, pare and lay in cold water for an
hour. Then take a sharp knife aud
pare round and round In continu-
Gus strips. Fry carefully in hot lard and
serve on hat dish.
Oae OF the best cures for Group, and
one which Is always at hand, is to dip
strips OF fiannel in very hot water aud
bind tightly about the throat. Remove
as soon as cold aud apply others. a
cold la the chest can also be cured by
wetting several thicknesses Of flannel in
hot water and laying j! on tue chest
Cows which are TO give milk through
the winter, says the american AgytoEh-
uris', need 70 be fed with special care.
\ II possible, the flow OF milk must not be
| permitted 10 decrease. Mangels and
sugar beets are excellent, cut in slices
and sprinkled with bran. The rule, that
I good feeding brings good manure,
should be kept In mind in judicious
clre Of farm animals during winter.
Good feed IN abundance is not enough
1t should be given With regularity.
When pnlt'ng glycerine on chapped
hands, drst wash them thoroughly IN soap
ADD water, and when not quite dry rub
IN tho glyceriue. This process will be
found much better than the old enc.