South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-10-26
Farmer aud House Keeper.

GiNesR Cur.CAxE.-A nice ginger
cup cake is madc OF two cups OF
POWERED sugar s,irred into q cream
With two cups Of butter. Tho butter
may be warmed until IL 10 soft. but not
meitcd; add threo wcll.beatcn eggs. a
cup OF molasses, four cups OF -four. Q
TABLESPOONFUL OF ginger. and ono Of soda.
the soda dissolved, ia little hot water.
Mix we'll. and bake In gsmpans, Ia .
moderate oven.
SPANISH PUDprNG.---To pint OF y ater
put two ounces OF fresh butter. aud q
iittlo salt; whom II boils add a much
-four as will make IL the consistency OF
hasty. pudding; keep 1t we'll stirred oil
The time. After IL is taken of The fire
and stood Till quite cold, boat II up with
three eggs; gratc . little lemon.pecl
and nutmeg. add them to the mixture;
drop tho batter With o spoon into fry
ipg-pan with boiling lard, fry them
quickly. When taking up. heap them
In tho dish, high In the middle throw
somo powdered sngar over them.
APPLE DUMrLINos Pare 4 quarter ripo
tart appics; place them in deep dish,
adding little water; make q crust, as
you would toa biscuit, OF sour cream or
rich butterniik if you have 1t; IL not.
any Of the nice baking powder recipes
will do; roll about an inch thick place
over the apples. and steam half an hour.
Serve with sauce made OF ono.third
butter 10 two.thirds sugar. stirred to n
cream. This dumpling may be made Of
| NJ fsf fr,i
Brown BREAD.-lA pints buttermiik,
l egg, tab'espoonruls New Orleans
molasses. teaspoonful each of salt and
| ginger. tcaspoonfuls of soda. As
much Graham flour as can be stirred in
with spoon. Put In buttcred pan, and
bake two hours. The oven should be
moderate at first, or You may let IL riso
short time before putting it to bake.
BUcKwHEAr SIoRTcAKE.-Thrce cup.
fuls Of sour milk, and teaspoonful Of
saleralus dissolved in tho milk with u
little salt; mix up dough with buck
wheat flour thicker than you would for
batter cakes say quite stiff, put into
bu,,ered tin, and bake in hot oven
thirty minutes.
NOODLES For SoUP.-Beat 2 eggs un-
I'll very light, add -four enough 10 make
a stiff dough q pinch Of ,alt, roll thin,
then roll up tightly, Begin at Que end
aud shave down fine like cabbage for
siav.
a nourishing and pleasant drink for
n sick person ID made OF parched rice.
Brown the ice the same as you do
coffee; then Lour boiling water With
little salt In ii over the rico Let it boil
until IL is tender. then add sugar or
cream TO it. 1t may be strained or not,
according TO taste.
LEMON PRESERvE.-P Put into q sauce
pan one pound Of sugar. a quarter Of u
pound OF butter, six eggs, leaving out
tho whites OF two, aud the juice and
grated riDds Of three lemons. Lot these
boil until they become as thick a. honey
stirring all the willie. Pour the mixture
into small jars and tie brandy papers
over them. and keep iu q dry, cool
place.
the rinsings OF your tea pot in large
crock uutil you think you have enough
TO wash the garment. Pour off tho
water, beat it, up. and wash tie article
without soap. DO not rinse the CASH
mere, but shake we'll. and when nearly
dry do not iron it but press IL well with
hot iron on the wrong side, and i. will
shine like ne1.
KILLING WEEDS WITH KERosENE.-
After trying all ways to exterminate
Canada thistle and that next worst
enemy Of the farmer, plantain. says an
Erie county, Penn, farmer, Discovers
cd that kerosene oil is certain re-
medy. Some may think my method
tedious, but at best when you wish TO get
rid of patch OF either pest, diligent
work is Indispensable Early or late in
summer, when the ground is dry and
weather settled, is tho time TO make tho
application. Take al old frui. can,
solder on one side handle, then whit
tie pine stick round about two feet
long; now dip tue stick into the oil and
touch the plant or thistle, allowing
few drops TO run down the stalk lit will
| follow on down and cover every root IL
enough is used, and tho result will re-
ward any person vino has pride in keep
! ing from lawn or field two OF our worst
weeds II the thisIles are very thick, q
fvw may escape. which you will have 70
Kill another year, but at wort two sea-
sons work will whip them all.
Papered walls are cleaned by being
wiped down with a flannel cloth tied
over a broom or brush. Then cut off n
thick piece Of stale bread and rub down
with this. Begin at the top and 90
straight down.
Before paint or kalciminc is applied
20 walls every creyice should be filled
with plaster or cement. For the kalci-
mine put quarter OF pound Of white
glue in cold water over night and heat
gradually In the morning until dIssolv-