The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-01-05 00:00:00

HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.

A Breakfast Dist.—Boil some firm potatoes in the
usual wianner—with a sharp knife cut into slices.
Put a pint of these into a stewpan with a teaspoonful
of lemon juice, cayenne, nutmeg, salt, pepper, and a
drop of tarragon vinegar; pour over all a gill of
cream; cover the saucepan closely, and shake over the
fire for ten minutes. Place the potatoes on a hot dish,
being careful not break the slices; these form a capital
garnish to poached eggs. Cold potatoes dressed in
this way, if firm, are excellent ; if cream be not
handy, a little milk, thickened by arrowroot and
butter, may be substituted.
Seed Luncheon Cake.-11b. flour, Vb. butter, Vb.
white sugar, one egg, one teaspoonful of baking
powder, one teaspoonful of caraways (best ground),
and a little milk. Bake at once, in large cr small
cakes. Or, ilb flour, lb. butter, Soz, sugar, a tea-
spoonful of baking powder, half a teaspoonful of cara-
ways, loz. candied peel, two eggs, and a wineglassful
of milk. Bake one and a quarter hours, in a tin lined
wfth buttered paper. Four or six ounces of currants
or sultanas may be used instead of the caraways,
Swiss Pudding.—One teacupful of flour and four
tablespoonfuls of butter rubbed to a smooth paste;
stir this into a pint of boiling milk flavoured with the
grated rind of a lemon. Cook five minutes in a double
boiler, stirring constantly. Into this stir the yolks of
five eggs which have been thoroughly beaten with three
tablespoonfuls of sugar; remove from fire and set away
to cool. When cold add the whites of the eggs beaten
to a stiff froth, turn into a buttered mould and steam
forty minutes. Turn out upon a hot dish and serve
with creamy sauce.

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Orange Pudding.— Peel and cut five oranges into
slices and take out all tho seeds, pour over them ilb.
of sifted loaf sugar. Make a paste with a tablespoonful
of cornflour or arrowroot and a little cold milk. Beat
the yolks of two eggs well and stir them with the
cornflour paste into a pint of boiling milk, simmer till
it thickens, then pour over the fruit. Beat the whites
of the eggs to a stiff froth with a tablespoonful of sugar,
spread over the top of the pudding, and harden for a
few minutes in the oven.

Filleted Soles.—Dry the soles carefully in a clean
cloth, and dust with flour, to free them from every
vestige of moisture, as any dampness causes them to
taste sodden; brush with white of egg, and roll in a
heap of bread-crumbs till every part is covered; roll
each fillet up into a small ball. lay in a frying.
basket, and plunge into boiling dripping. Ten minutes
will suffice to cook them. Dish up e• that each little
roll rests against its neighbour, forming a small
mound, on the apex of which place a tablespoonful of
chopped parsley which has previously been laid in the
frying-basket and heated for about two seconds in the
fat.

Beesteat Pic—Make a crust of one pint of flour,
half of a cup of lard, a half teaspoonful of salt, one
teaspoonful of soda, dissolved in a tablespoonful of
hot water, one and a half teaspoonfuls of cream tartar,
one and a quarter cups of flour. Out the steak into
small 'pieces and stew with a dozen small potatoes
and six onions. Line the dish with the paste, put
in the stew; season and cover with a top crust and
bake.

Mushroom Sauce.—Take two quarts of mushrooms
and stew them until tender in half a pint ol water ;
pour off the water, and let them get cold, then put in
one pint of cream and a little ot the water in which
they were boiled, with three ouoces of butter rolled in
flour, and a dash of cayenne pepper; add salt to taste.
Stew very gently until the mushrooms are hot and
thoroughly cooked.
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Bratsed Be,ef. —Take six pounds of the round, and
lard with a quarter of a pound of (-tilt pork, Put six
slices of pork in the bottom of the braising pan, and as
it begins to fry add two onions, half a small carrot,
and half a small turnip, all cut fine. Cook these until
they commence to turn brown, then draw them to one
side of the pan and put in the beef, having first
dredged it with salt, peppel, and flour. Brown on all
sides, and tben add one quart of boiling water and a
bunch of sweet herbs; cover, and cook slowly in the
oven for four hours, basting every twenty minutes.
Take up the meat; mix one tablespoonful of corn.
starch with a little water, and stir into the boiling
gravy, of which there should be one pint. Or add to
the gravy half a can of tomatoes, and cook for ten
minutes. Garnish with potatoes out with the vege-
table cutter, and parsley.

At the Palace in Constantinople the other day an
altercation occurred between an Albanian sentinel
and an officer. The latter struck the soldier, who shot
him dead. The man was arrested.
Lieutenant-Colonel Sudeikin, of the Gendarmerie
the chief of the Department in the Military Governor-
ship of St. Petessburg for the preservation of public
order, was murdered on Friday night in last week in
a house near Nowak; Prospect. The official who
acoompaniad him was mortally wounds&

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