South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-07-27
Farmer and House Keeper.

Farmer and House Keeper.
CLEAR IcISo FOR CAKR.-put one
cupful of pulverized sugar into bowl
with tablespoonful OF lemon juice aud
4 the Whites OF two eggs. Just mix tc.
i gether smooth, and pour over the cake
4 while IL Is warm enough TO dry the icing,
or set it in the oven 10 dry.
GINGER SNAps.-For ginger snaps
take one quart of molasses, ono pound
lof brown sugar, ono pound oflard,
quarter of pound ground ginger, two
ounces OF cinnamon, ounce OF soda, one
gill Of water, aad four pounds of sit,sd
-four.
a RacH CREAM for dessert is maGo Of
one pint of milk. three eggs. three ta-
blespoonfuls OF manioc, one cup OF SUI
gar. and tablespoonful OF vanilla.
Let tho snilk boil. and whi!c il Is boil
ing stir 10 the manioo and the yelks Of
the eggs with the sugar beaten In with
them. When the cream is cold stir ID
the vanilla,-and, by the way, vanilla
should never be put in any custard
whilo it is at the boiling point, rs It
loses its best qualities, and is rendered
almost tasteless. The whites or tho
eggs should I've beaten to n stiff trotii.
aud be pnt on the top or the cream.
Beat a tablespoonful Of powdered sugar
with them. Put tue cream in n glass
dish, and serve In small saucers with
spoonful Of jolly dropped In tue centre.
Lnmcn Crstard TO serve with cake IL
made OF four eggs, mixing the whites
OF two, one cup of sugar, one cup OF
cold water, n lump OF butter hall the
size OF an egg, one Tablespoonful OF
corn starch rubbed smooth In little
coid water CRATE the peel Of large
lemon. and squeeze the juice in; bea.
all together. then bake in cups as you
do with custard leave a space a, the
top OF the cup for the beaten whites or
the eggs While the custard is baking
whip the eggs, adding three tablespoon
fu!s OF powdered sugar. When the ems
taId is done. take from tho oven. spread
the egg on smoothly, then set back in
the oven till the white turns delicate
brown. This is delicious with white
sponge cake, AMI with fruit cake also.
FEATHER CAKE.--Beat TO cream
half cup Of butter and two cups OF
sugar, one cup OF milk with a teaspoon
full Of soda dissolved in it bent well tu-
gether, then add one cup Of -four. wuh
TWO teaspoonfuls Of creaIp OF tsr'ar Ia5-
bed in il, and the well-beate1 yrias I
three eggs. Beat the whites separately
until stiff, add them and two more cups
of -four TO the other ingredients beat
well. butler two tins, pour In the cake
and bake twenty minutes or half an
hour. Carefl'ness in bakingis impor-
tant.
PEANUT CANDY Peanut candy is
made Of Two cups of molasses, one cup
brown sugar, one tablespoonful OF but
ter, one of vinegar while it Is boiling
remove the shells and the brown skins
from the peanuts, lay thea in buttcred
pans, and when the candy is doae pour
it over them. While it il still warm
cut i. in blocks.
OATMEAL MUFFINs.-Ono cup of
oatmeal, one and one-half pints Of
-four, one teaspoonful OF sal!. two OF
baking powder. one pint of milk, ono
tablespoonful OF lard, two eggs. Nix
smoothly into batter rather thinner
than for cupcakes. Fill the muffin
rings .woL thirds full, and bake in
bot oven.
CoRH CAKts.-Take one pint OF cora
meal, one quart'of sour milk. four eggs,
we'll beaten, two tablespoonfuls OF
sugar and soda enough TO sweeten the
milk. Mix hll well together, and bake
in pans. To hove any corn cako with
eggs light, the eggs must be well bca.
ten.
When your red table cloth is too
much worn in spots TO use any longer
on Tire table, cut the good parts In Tho
shape Of napkins, fringe them out FOR
about an inch If inclined to reyel ems
lily, overcast them and II will be MANY
along day before any member OF your
family will discover that they arc not
regular bouy hton' fruit nsp&ins.
BRIGHT CRATES ~ SUNMYH.--Take
half pound OF common asphalium, quar-
ter Of piDt OF linseed oil, and one
pint of oil of turpentine. Melt the
asphaltum, and add gradually TO it the
other two ingredients. Apply this with
a painters brus6, and leave ~ % be
come perfectly dry. The CRATES and
tenders il brushed over with this
mixture will only require busting dur
ing tho summer. keeping quite bright.
When fires are used CRATES must be
blackleaded as usual.
i successful farmer, Of City years
experience said the other day that he
found IL his low, heavy land we're piow.
Cd only G or inches IL would be wet
aud muddy after every rain. and not fl
TO work for several days after, while II
plowed ten inches or more deep il would
Ue ready 10 work the next day after
rain or shJSor.-- Chjcago TfiJ,me.
4 Tennessee farmer says II have
tested CHS remedy. The worms were
cleaning out my cabbage aud / applied
salt duf1s the early morning while tho
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