South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-03-14


Vol. lS-No. Sc.
! KArmer and House Hooper.
| PoP CoaN BALls.-To six quartz Of
popped corn. boil one pint - nc'asses,
aboat oftsen uinuses then pat The. corn
Int large pan, pous Che boiled molas-
| ses over u, stirring briskly uutn thor
| oughly mixed. Then With cloan hands
make into balts the desirod si1e:
RIcR PupDrxo---Ons third Cup ee sier.
one cup Of sugArs too cgRs, one pint Of
milk. half ismon, and salt. Soak ths
rice over night. Beat the yciks Of The
eggs With one tablespoon Of ths sugar.
and CRATE In the lsmoa-rind. add ths rics
and milk. Bake one hour. Take stc
whites OF the eggs and beat 70 stifr
froth with the rest Of the sugar. then add
the lemon juice. Pour Il over the pysl-
ding after Il - bated, aud brown il Ia
The oven two or three minutes.
How +, Bo1L a HAx..-1o soil ham,
screpe and wash carefully IA pleuty Of
coh water. Putitto cook IL 6oilne w.
ter enough to cover u entirely, hock snd
up; let Il remain on the fioGk OF she
stovo till ths ham begius 10 beiI, then
put il hack. and let Il simmsr seeadily
for three hours. Take u on the nrs,
and let the bsm remain In the water n
10 boiled 10 till cool snouxh 10 handle;
than -kin II, pus in =. hAkiug-pau and
sprinkle with abont thres ouuce~ OF
brown suzar; run your pan into hot
oven, and let IL remain hslf-hour. or
until the sugar has formed a brown
crust.
Coin SLAw For COLI slaw beat tho
yolks Of four eggs to q worry light cream,
then stir gradually into them four spoon
fuIs OF cider vinegar. Add two or three
teaspoonfula OF sugar and stir the mix
tturc over the Gre until IL begins tn thick.
on like boiled custaid; then remove and
add q teaspoonfui OF tu,ter and nearly
a teasp ,onful Of anchovy mustard. Set
tho sauce upon ice to become cold, and
poar IL over the sliced cabbage just be.
fore serving. Celery is often mixed
with the cabbage Tor this salad.
Gaze TO De DIVIDED INTO ..TnREr
PARrs.-4 cups OF white sugar, 1 cup
OF but er, 2 cups of milk, eggs. 8 cups
OF -four G teaspoons OF baking powder:
sift the aour before mixing cream, but-
ter and sugar, best eggs, and carefully
measure the ingredients, mix thoroughly
for ten miautes. This makes batter
enough for tho following three cakes:
Divide this batter into exactly three
parts. the FIRST we will call
r. ~. r
the divisions, flavor with lemon, divide
into three parts bake two Of these In
separate layer, and 70 the third remain
Ing part adj cup moiasses, cup chop
ped raisins. teaspoon of cinnamon, 1
Of lemon. ] OF cloves (ground) and 1
cup of aou-. Beat thoroughly. bake In
layer, put these layers together with
frosting. the fruit IN the centre, frost
the top.
CHOCOLATE CAKE.-Take tho second
part of the batter, cup Of grated sweet
chocolate. beat. together thoroughly,
bake IN three layers, pot together viii.
frosting. in which ono Tablespoon of
grated chocolate has been thoroughly
mixed. frost the cake, sprinkle chocolate
over 1t as heavy as you like,o put choc-
oiate creams at regular intervals over IL.
CoCoASuT CAKE.--Tske tho remain.
ing third OF tho dough, 1 cup OF dcsicca-
sed cocoanut, mix thoroughly, bake in
three laJ ers, put together with frosting
in which has been thoroughly mixed, /
tablespoon of cocoanut, frost the oaite,
sprinkle the top heavily with coccanut.
- 4
To MAKA WHIPPED CoFTEE4CREAM,
Whipped coffee. cream, for one who likes
the coffee flavor, is perfectly delicious
as a last morscl Mt formal dinner or
an afternoon lunch. Take two ourcc.
Of coffee beans and roast them: whiIa
fresh and still warm put them in ono
plat of rich cream which you have sweet.
ened literally with sugar. Let this
stand for an hour then strain itthrougIs
q muslin cloth laid in collander: dis-
solve teaspoonful OF gelatine in n ne.
tie cold milk, and add TO the cream;
then whip 1t to firm ffotb.
Coon GRAyY.-Good gravy can bs
madc at any time IL you have some nice
pieces of cold roast meat. Put them in
a saucepan and pour about a pint ~
boiling water over them: cover tho
Saucepan AMI let the meat and water
simmer on the back Of the stove for an
hour or more then strain il through n
fine sieve, add butter, pepper and salt;
thickcn with -four. IL lamb or mutton
make the foundation OF the gravy, favor
10 with tablespoonful of Worcester.
shire sauce, or Sith the same quantity
of parsley, chopped fine.
Keep the small potatoes Tor feoding
TO cattle. They are unro.iabls as seed :,
and It Is poor economy TO keep them
for this porpose.
TIE latest remedy for tho cabbage
pest Is smartwecd (pepper wecd). which
- thoroughly dried, ground 10 powder
and sprinkled over the plants.