South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-04-20
New Series -vol. IS-No.s s.
Farmer aud House Keeper.

Farmer aud House Keeper.
FAvoRIrE Snow CAkE.--Best ono
cup OF butter tot cream. add one and
a.halt cups OF -four. and stir'vory thor.
oughly together then add one cup of
crrn starch and one cup of sweet milk,
in which three teaspoonsrul or baking
powder have been dissolved; last, aid
the whites 81 eight eggs aud two cups
Of sugar we'll beaten together flavor
TO taete bake ia sheets. and put to.
gs.har with icing, .
BAKED Eoos.-Buttcr a Nat dish ard
break into II as many eggs rs il will
conve nient'y hold without, one cncroach.
ing ON the other, sprinkle a little pen
per aud salt on each. also a tiny bit of
butter. Bake in a tolorably hot oven
until the whites arc set. Serve on but.
tered toast.
CocoAsUT WATERS AND DRops Half
pint of powdered sugar, half pin, of
grated cocoanut, three even tablespoons.
fui OF flour, halt a tcaspnnrul Of vanilla
aud two eggs. Geat tho eggs and add
tho -four. sugar and cocoanut. Bake
on butlered paper. For cocoanut drops.
take one pound Of grated cocoanut, dri.
ed in the oven, OF the same weight OF
dcs,cca.ed cocoanut, and one pound OF
line sugar, aud the whites Of three ecys
beaten TO stiff froth add the sugar
to the eggs, then the cocoanut. and
bake ON buttcre paper.
EAsILY PiEPARED DESSERT. An ca
silly prepared dessert is made OF tsriocs
II hardly seems appropriate to call 90
dainty dish a pudding. Soak cum
ful OF tapioca for an hour in cold wa.
ter, then boil. adding warm water enough,
10 allow IT to expand; when tender
sweetan it, and take from the fire add
an orange cut in small bits for lavorips.
Serve with cream.
T. prevent The juice OF pies soaking
into tho under crust, brush the crust
with the white OF a beaten egg.
1t has been discovered that cabba.es
may DC prevented from rotting after
freezing, simply by cutting them open,
or ny making one or two incisions In
them with knife. After freezing, The
cabbage commences 10 decay i'm tho
center, c'nsed nv tho heating inside.
When open sufficiently to let out The
heated gases, and To enable them 20 be-
come cool ut the center, they will not
'ecay. A lady is entitled TO the credit
CT M .kiny this very important dscov.
cry.
To clean oil-clotb, wash with warm
milk. Ohce in six months scour with
hot soap suds; dry thoroughly nnd
apply coat OF varnish. They will last
as long again.
NEURALGIA AND RnEUMATIsM.-A
very simple relief for neuralgia is to
boil small handful OF iobelis in hslr n
pint OF wuter till the strengths IL out Of
the herb, then strain it off and add
teaspoopful OF fno salt. Wiring cloths
out of the liquid as hot as possible. and
spread over part affected. II acts like
IA charm. Change the cloths O. soon az
cold Till tho pain is all gone; then
cover tue place with soft, dry covering
Till all pcrspiratjon 10 over, 90 as 10
prevent taking cold. Rheumatism can
often he relieved by app ication TO the
painful parts, OF cloths wet in weak
solution o! sal soda III water. lf there
Is inflammation in the joints,the cure is
very quick tue wash needs 10 be luke
warm.
The SLEEP or COMMUNICATING Her.
aid OF HeaiM cautions parents NOT 10 nj
low their children to be walked up in
the morning. Let nature wake them
she will not do it prematurely. Take
care that they go To- bed at on early
bour.-let il be earlier and earlier. un-
I'll it is found that they wake mp them
selves in time TO dress for breakfast.
To REMOVE WARrs.-A corrcsgon.
dent Of the Germantown TELEGRAPH saws:
Fresh, clean hogs lard, rubbed three or
four times on any kind of wartg on
horses or cows will remove thsn on
three or four applications. have re-
moved the warts time after time, AMI
have never been able TO ind the wars
for the fourth application. If should
send the Latin name for lard and tell
men TO pay fifty cents 90 the druggist
for about Two cents worth Of good
lard. this remedy wouli he ofteber used
Persons whO are not aware that Tho
arst cup of tos poured out is tho week
est, and that the tea grows stronger a.
you proceed, often bestog the poorest
cup upor the greatest stranger and give
the strongest to tho youngest member
Of lilo Ganily, who world be better with
out aay. " here several cups OF egusl
strength are wanted, you should ponr
little into each, and then 90 back, in-
yefting The order "a you GIL them up,
and the strength vii DC apportioned
properly. THIS IL so we'll understood in
Eag land, that an experienced pourer Of
tea waits till all che cups Of the COM
pany arc returned TO her before she Ellis
any second timo, that oil mag share
alike
A man in Georgia IS raising a null
len crop. from which he expects % real
lie hand somsiy. Ire Says mullen tea Il
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