South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-05-23
Farmer and House Keeper.

Farmer and House Keeper.
Cand;si orange Is delicacy which is
easily male; Peel md quarter the oran-
ges: make o syrup in proportion Of ono
pound OF sugar to one pint or water let
j. boil until Il will harden in water; thea
take II from the FIRE. and dip the quar-.
ters IT orange in tho syrup; 10. them
drain on enc sieve, placed over plat.
ter. so that the syrup will not be vast.
cd lot them drain thus until cool. when
the sugar will crystalize. These are
nice, served with the last course Of din.
ner.
CREAM PiE.-Bake crust in a largo
pie pan; lift It out on n plate; for fill
inr, take ono plat of very itch milk.
boil three.fourths Of 1t /; with tho re-
naming ono.fourth stir two tablespoons
ful Of corn starch; add to the boiling
milk, stirring oil! the time; then adt
ono'half tcacup of sugar, then the yolks
Of two egg, well beaten and thinned
with little milk. Remove from the
fire; flavor with vanilla and nutmeg, and
pour into the crust. Whip the whites:
add one-half teacup sugar frost the pie,
aud place in tho oven to brown slightly.
Servo cold.
what shall We have for dessortf' is
the question which is agitating tho
country housewife just now, before
! Strawberries come. An orange short
CAKE will answer tue question once or
twice at least. Make O crust as for
strawberry shortcake, only roll IL on,
little thinner. While 1t is baking.
cut up a liberal allowance of oranges,
and scatter sugar over them. When
the shortcake is done, cut in layers. and
put the oranges between. Canned cine
apples. chopped fine, may be used for
the filling. and even dried apples thor-
oughly soaked and cooked. Mash tho
apples, and TO one quart OF apples al.
low ono full cup Of black raspbcrries.
They color and flavor til, apple, and IL
you have never eaten il you will he
pleased 10 note how good this simple
dish tastes.
Here is one OF the hest recipes for
strawberry shortcake One pint sifted
flour, J teaspoonful salt, ecant tea
spoonful soda, measured after puiveriz-
ing :easpoonf al cream of tartar, (omit
1t sour milk he used mixed together &c
silt two or three times; 4 cup of butter,
l cup sweet or sour milk or cold water.
Rub Ill the butter, or melt the butter
and add 1t hot with the milk, gradually
mixing and cutting with n knife, and
use just enough to make IL of light.
spongy consistency. Either bake on
griddle or in the oven. When baked
tear open and sprca each half OF the
cakes with solte1cd butter. Put half
of the cakes on hot plate. Mash a
pint OF strawberries, sweeten TO taste.
put large spoorfu! or each cake then
put another layer Of cakes and whole
berries, wei sugared. Serve with
cream.
Strawberry charlotte: Line bowl
with strawberries and fill with Bayarian
cream. The cream is made up of 1 box
gelatine, / cup cold water soaked to-
gether. Whip one pint or cream till
you have three pints of the whip. Boil
the remainder with ! cup sugar and
when boiling add the gelatine. Add
teaspoonful vanilla. When the mixture
is cold add whipped cream.
Strawberry sherbet: pint berry
juice, pint sngar,l pint water, juice 2
lemons, L tablespoonful gelatine. Or,l
pint preserved fruit, l cup sugar, quart
water, Ionons, tablespoonful gelatine.
- Boston JoWnH.
To WASH BLACK CALIcoEs. The
FIRST time black calico is TO be washed,
take the suds in, which your white
! clc thes have been boiled let il come 10
a boil, and put in your dress, or other
articles, pressing IL down in the suds go
that ali parts will be alike saturated;
boil three minutes, take out, wash and
riuse as other calico. TIE article must
be dry, when put in the boiling suds.
Never boil after the FIRST washing af>
forwards, wash as other calico. | have
tried this repeatedly, and know it to be
good. -E1.
ALLEGED SURE CURES. The Medical
Home has the following receipts:
A tea made OF chestnut leaves and
drank in place OF water will euro the
most obstinate case Of dropsy in Few
days.
A tea made Of ripe or dried whortlo
berries and drank in place Of water is
a sure and speedy cure for scrofula diff
I Gculty. however bad.
A tea made OF peach leaves is q suro
cure for kidney difficulty.
A plaster made Of fresh slakel lime
and fresh pine tar is a sure euro for a
cancer, which, With its roots, will come
| out,
A Remedy, which is recommended by
good authority as excellent for tho com
plants Of children in summer, is made
by boiling for six hours teaeupful Of
wheat -four tied closely in a cloth. At
the end Of that time take Il out Of the
water, aud let It dry and cool When