The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-08-07 00:00:00

HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY.

LEMON CHEESE-CAKES, TO KEEE.—One pound of loaf
sugar pounded, two lemons grated, and the juice strained,
quarter of a pound of butter, six eggs—leaving out two whites.
Let it simmer over the fire till it is as thick as honey : when
cold put it in a jar, tied down with paper, and it will keep
good a month.
SALT SOUR CIIIMNEYS.—In building chimneys, put a
quantity of salt into the mortar with which the intercourse of
bricks are to be laid, and the effect will'be that there will
never be any accumulation of soot in that chimney. The phi-
losophy is thus stated: the salt, in the portion of mortar which
is exposed, absorbs mortar every damp day ; the soot thus
becoming damp falls down to the fire-place. [Very agreeable!]
—A late American publication.

A VERY EXCELLENT AND CHEAP CAKE.—Two pounds and
a-half of flour, three-quarters of a pound of sugar, three-
quarters of a pound of butter, half a pound of currants, or a
quarter of a pound of raisins, quarter of a pound of orange
peel, two ounces of caraway seeds, half an ounce of ground
cinnamon, or ginger, four teaspoonfuls of carbonate of soda ;
mixed well, with rather better than a pint of new milk. The
butter must be well melted previous to being mixed with the
ingredients.

EPICUREAN SAUCE.—lndian soy, two ounces, walnut and
mushroom catsup, of each eight ounces ; port wine, two
ounces ; white pepper, bruised, half an ounce ; eschalots, three
ounces; cayenne, a quarter of an ounce ; cloves, half an ounce.
Macerate for fourteen days in a warm place ; strain, and add
sufficient white wine vinegar to make exactly one pint.
The above forms a piquant sauce for chops, steaks, &c. For
fish, a little essence of anchovy, and an additional quantity of
vinegar, should be added. • •
ECONOMICAL Dism—Cut some rather fat ham or bacon
into slices, and fry of a nice brown ; lay them aside to keep
warm : then mix equal quantities of potatoes and cabbages
bruised well together, and fry them in the fat left from the
ham. Place the mixture at the bottom, and lay the slices of
bacon on the top. Cauliflower, or broccoli, substituted for cab-
bage, is delicious, and, to any one possessing a garden, quite
easily procured—as those newly-blown will do. The dish
must be well seasoned with pepper.
WHITEWASH FOE OUTHOUSES, FENCES, &c.—Take a barrel
that will hold water; put in half a bushel of quick lime;
slack it with boiling water sufficient to cover it four or five
inches deep, and stir it until slacked. When slacked, dissolve
in water and add two pounds of sulphate of zinc, and one of
common salt, which is to be applied as the ordinary white!
wash, and with same brushes. In a few days it will harden
on the wood-work. To make it of a cream-colour, add three
pounds of yellow ochre : for fawn colour, four pounds of umber,
one pound of Indian red, and one pound of lampblack.
To MAKE RAISED PlES.—Take a pound-and-a-half of the
best lard, three-quarters of a pint of new milk ; boil them
together, stir the boiling mixture , into four pounds of flour ;
knead the paste well, and set it down to the fire twenty
minutes before using. To raise the crust of a pie, you must
take the paste warm, roll it out, and mould it (a decanter will
do in default of a proper one ;) when cold, take it off, and fill
it with pork and veal, which must be cut about the size of
dice, seasoned with white pepper, salt, and a little dried sage ;
put on the tops, and to make glossy, smear with the white of
an egg. Oak leaves cut out of the paste and laid round the
pie, to form a wreath and au acorn in the centre, will be found
very ornamental.