South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-01-25
Farmas and House Keeper.

know OF nothing SD good - preveue
i've THIS certainty IL crse where an
ounce OF prevention is worth pound OF
core. Nor this reason. whencvcr there
Is any cholera about. and evan when
there - not, Il Ia goad Tor The birds ocs
casionaiiy- take lump of asasotidn.
Put itia Jar OF water. and with this
water mix tho feed every morning. maxi
log dough OF corn meal. aud fsed 20
Tue fowls; tho oughly elem out tho hen
house and coops. and whitewash inside
and o't, give plenty ofpare water, aud
It must bc fresh; il the disease gets a.
mongst them keep tho sick bir = sspara-
ted from the dsck. and burn the dead
ones. We have tried this plan success
fully foe years. and While no hare not
kept entireiy free of cholera, sc have.
avc:'ed Il many times when We shovld
have had IT had uot tho precautions i,eca
ooservcj; We hsve aiwnys found it
much easier 10 prevent our fowls from
taxing 1t. than to obliserste it after l.
Nal appeared among them.
BaEAD-CAKE Two cups of liaht
treai dough, Que half cup of sour mill.
one and a half cups OF sugar, one-half
'easpoontnl OF soda, onc-half Gun OF hut.
Ter, ono teaspoon:nl of cinnamon. ono
cup OF chopped raisins. Stir all IN hut
the raisin., dns. them with foui. and
sir in last. Let it rise for half hour,
then bake IN n moderate oven.
PRESSED CHIcKGN.--lso:i until tender.
Remove the maat from tho bone and
chop very fine. Keeping tho white and
dark meat separate. Boil the ,iauor un.
hi /. will jelly. Butter q acep al III and
place in IL n layer or the dark mea,. sea.
son and cover with tho liquor, then a
layer OF white. and SO On until the dish
is ii'lsd. Place weight on IL and is
VIII nell firmly.
WnEAT MuFfINs. Ono quart OF -four.
two tapiespoonsuls Of butter, Eve eggs. :
teaspoonful OF soda ,.isoIved in no. wa
ter, two ,esspoouiuls Of cream tartar.
milk enough 10 make thick batter.
Coax LOAF. Fosr egg, whites and
yo'ks. beaten as light as possible, sepa-
ra.eiy; Que quart OF cornmeal, quarter
OF pound OF butter, two quarts of boil
ing milk a teaspoonful OF salt mixed
wei. with the corpmcal Melt the but
ter In tue milk an scald tho cornmeal
with it, beating and stirring we'll until it
becomes perfoc.. smooth then add the
light yolks, AMI lastly the stifily beaten
whites. Bake in qaick oven. Half
the quantity viii mako good-sIzed
loaf.
LEMON BATTER FOR TARrs. One pound
puigerizei sugar; whites OF six eggs;
end yoiks OF two; three lemons, inclu.
ding grated rind and juice cook twen-
ty minutes over slow lire. stirring al,
The while.
CHOCOLATE CUsTAnr.--Gratc grst
one-quarter pound chocolate pour over
1t one pint OF boiling milk, airing IL
until It - a smooth paste take six table.
spponsfnls condensed eggs aud add ons
pint of warm milk. three tablespoon.
iuls powdered sugar, one tcnsponuf,i
%anilsa extract, and add the chocolate TO
u, bake about ten minutes in cups, or
nniii they are co0ked pile on The top Of
each s"ectensd whipped cream or whites
OF fresh egg.
SUaAR CASDY SIX cuDs OF suoar
one Of vinegar, one OF water, one spoon.
'nt OF butter, and one teasponful OF 80.
ia. dis@olsed In r little hot water. Boil
ell together, without stirring, for half an
hour. Flavor with lemon or vanilla.
This IL very good when pulled like the
oli-iaSh'oped molssses candy, or IL may
DC cooled on butterod plaie.
CHOCOLATE CREAM Daops.--iix one
bali cup 81 cream with two OF vbi,e
sugar; boil aah stir IoIl Eve minutes !:
set the dish into another of cold water.
and stir u1tii IL becomes hard, then
make into small balls, kbout the size Of
marbles. and with fork roi each one
separately 10 tie chocolate, which bss
in the mean lime been put ia a howl
over be boiling teakeitle snl msitsd
Pnt on bro~n paper 10 cool. Flavor
With vanilla, II desir q. Tbs amount
makes about fly dfo 3.
WORM KsowlNo.--i c'sim shell il
mofe convenient fvr Hersping kestlea
and frying pans than knife. Il doey
the woik in ,css time.
Tack piece Of heayy WOODEN cioil. 20
ne bel OF your shoe and yoa Won't
! slip on the ice.
WHITE GRUBs. "A New jersey far.
mer writes that be gave y dressing OF salt
eight bushels 70 the acre. 10 land hal.
~ infested with white grubs, and for tbres
years after tsised good crops Of corn.
.h'ch Wa Impossible previous 10 this
application.
5As Tar fOE PoTATo BUos.--g. Il
iiarl, near Rochester. 10 Hu.bandman:
= bsve used during two years past va
Ter 'mpregnaied With gas tsr fof ,hs prr.
pose 81 destroying the Colorado beetle on
ny potato vines. II bas prozed mere
effective Than Paris green, and has been
used with equal eject on my cusrsnt