South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-04-11

IS Vol. lS-NO. A.
| Farmer and House KeeLor
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For drop cakes. put six well-beaton
eggs into a pint OF thick cream; add
little salt, and mako into thick halter
with -four. Bake 10 rings OF small cups
iiftcen o. twenty minutes. Tho samo
may DC made With Graham flour.
For buttcrscoteb, take ono pounl OF
sugar. three-luarters OF pint OF water.
and SCI over q slow fire when done add
one and one-half tablesp oonfuls Of but
ter and lemon juice to flavor.
To mako sauce for boiled rice beat IN,
yolks OF three eggs into sugar enough
to make it qnite sweet. Adj q teacup
OF cream and the grated peel aud juice
Of two lemons. This In q good sauce
for other pudding',especialiy corn starch
pudding.
SpoSog CAKE.-rske four eggs, with
their weight OF pounded sugar and tho
| weight of three in G,nr. We, the sugar
with an cgg.cup OF boiling water, then
add the eggs AMI beat we'll for twenty
minutes then adj the -four stirring gen.
tly round. Flavor with ten drops OF
lemon or almonds; put in we'll but
tered mould and bake ono hour in pref.
ty quick oven.
Conn STARCH CAKE.--rwo cups Of gu.
gar, one,half cup Of butter, one AMI n
halt cups Of flour, one cup OF sweet milk.
one cup'of corn starch, one tablespoon.
ful OF baking powder.
For steamed brown bread, four cups
corn meal. two cups OF -four. two aud
one-half or three Of sweet milk or water
(somo m col requires more wetting), ono
teaspoonful soda one and one-half tea
spoonful salt; steam three and half
or four hours.
BAKED FIsB.--Make dressing OF
bread crumbs, butter, salt. pepper, parse
w, onions, one egg chopped up fine, mix
cd together with hot water. Fill the boz
dy, sew it up and lay In a baking pan
with one pint Of water. Bake two hours.
Basic frequently.
Halls Journal Of health says: 1t IL
wrong TO cat without an appetite. for It.
shows there is no gastric juice IN the
stomach and that nature Goes not
need food and not needing IL, there
being no juice tD receive and act upon
II, IL rem aims there to purify, tho very
thought OF which should be sufficient "a
detec any man from eating without an
l - /. Il ~ l.. e. .En
tonic is taken to whet the appetite. it,
. is mistaken course. for it's only result
is 10 cause one TO Ell! more, when already
an amount has been eaten beyond what
the gastric juice is able to prepare. The
object 10 be attained is q larger supply
of gastric juicr, and not larger supply
Of food and whatever fails TO accom-
! plish that desirable objec. fsils TO have
any efficiency toward the cure OF dys-
peptic diseases. The formation OF gas-
trio juices is directly proportioned to the
wear and tear Of the sy stem, which " Is
to be the means OF supplying and this
wear nd tear can only take place as the
result Of exercise. The efficient remedy
for dyspe psia ia work--out-of-door
work beneficial and successful in direct
proportion as it is agreeable, interesting,
and profitable.
! The hest way OF freshening up artifi-
cial flowers is 10 pull them out whom
they require 1t daintily With the finger,
| breathe on them, and where there are
wax leaves that are bent or out OF shape,
! hold them for a second or two TO tho
! fire.
| 10 solder tortoise.shell bring the ed-
ges Of the pieces OF she'll to III each oth-
er, giving tue same inclination OF gram 20
ea CHI, hen secure them in piece OF paper
and place them between hot piDcers APP
/ ply pressure and let them cool. Tho
heat must not be so great as TO burn tho
shell.
1t is said that the ashes Of burned
! leather will cure CALLED shoulders Of hor
sec, il applied few times 20 the sore
! places.
Kerosene oil will soften boots and
e hoes that have been harden by wa
ter, and will render them pliable and
new.
! BE careful not 20 grow potatoes near
the peach trees, is the advice OF one Nho
is familiar With peach growing.
I a box l0xl04 inches will hold just
half bushcl. Such box may easily
be made, and is very convenient 10 have
on the farm. II 10 cheaper and just as
good as q moro expensive measure.
| An excellent preparation for soften.
ing the bands is made OF equal parts of
lamb suet and Of glycerine melt them
gently together, add few drops Of
somo strong perfume, and use after bath
! ing; rub little thoroughly into ths