Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-03-23
Domestic Recipes.
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SELECTED rRoM VARIOUS SOURCES.
Lime in Bread Making.--A
correspondent of the Scoichman,
who hos recently visited Munich,
states that Liebeg has discovered that
water saturated with lime has the
same effect as alum in coagulaiing
the gluten of -four, and rendering the
bread beautifully white. English
millers have long used large quanti-
ties of alum for this purpose, although
il is known TO be injurious to the
health of the consumers. Lime has
no dele.erious effect. II removes all
acidiiy from the dough, and supplies
an element needed in the structure
of the bones, and which is deficient
in wheaton -four, and still more so
in rye. The writer says, he ate
bread made by 1t in Liebeg's house,
and i, was excellent" lie uses .
lbs. of water, saturated with lime, 10
10 lbs. of flour. No change is
necessary in the process oi blklng.-
Lime water may be easily made by
pouring water on to quick lime, stir
ring il until it has dissolved ell ii
will, and then pouring off the clear
liquor. II should be made as want
ed, or kept in a closed vessel, as il
gradually attracts carbonlc acid from
the atmosphere, and deposlles "a
sediment. win some Of our readers
try it and report the result i--Coum-
try Gentleman.
oyster FrittcrS-Straln n guam
ii,y of fresh oysters from their liquor,
and form thin batter, with n couple
of eggs aud some fine family -four
Stir the oysters in, and heat some
butter and good lard, hot, in su,a-
bic dish, and put in the lritlers -
Fry, TIL well Drowned, and in turning
be careful not 10 break them.
HoU 10 make CQfec. In the
Country Gentlemen of the 25Ih Jan.
there is an extract from the Ohio
Farmer, of n mode of preparing
coffee, instead of which | would
recommend the following Alter
preparing the berry and roasting it
as advised in the o. f., provide a
coffee pot with an attachment having
straincr similar 10 a milk slrainer 10
lis bottom put the coffee into tie
strainer dry, and pour as much boil
ing water into the strancr rs will be
required, letting i, run through into
the pot below be sure the water is
boiling all the time, as il Will not run
through quick enough TO supply a
family without filling the stralner
several times. Then serve with sugar
and cream, and you have coffee IN
perfection. By boiling il, You lose
the best portion, the aromatic, uad
retain the narcotic only, the best es-
Gaping in vapor. Try it, aud YOU
will find "A less quantity of coffee Will
be required, and all the strength will
be obtained, SO that if you should
boil the grounds, ii would scarcely
dIscolor The water, aud you do not
require an egg or anything to clear it.
Country Gentlemea.
To prepare Rennets. When
taken from the animal, empty and
rinse them carefully in pure cold wa
ter, then fill them with salt, and pack
them away in close car,hern jar,
covering them with fine salt. When
wanted for use, take two or three OF
them, and place them in an ealthern
vessel of tho capacity of two gallons
or moe, and pour IN sweet whey I'LL
il is full. Allow the fennets to
remain submerged for two hours and
a half, and the liquor will be fl for
use. IL must, however, be kept cery
salt. As fast as the liquor is used
out, its place should be supplied by
sweet whey. After while the liquor
will become SO reduced us to reqniie
three times the quantity originally
required to produce the desired
effect. The old rennets should be
then thrown away, and new ones
placed III steep.
To preserve Iron and Steel
Knires from Rust.-Procure some
melted virgin wax-ihc purer the
betier-and rub il thoroughly over
the blades of the knives. After il
has dried, warm the knives, aud has
ing carefully removed the wax from
the surface, rub them briskly with a
dry cloth, until the original polish is
fully restored. This will I'LL all the
pores with the unctnous and minute
particles of wax, which will adhere
firmly, and prevent the intrusion OF
water or moisture, which is the cause
Of rust. They will retain their
brilliancy for weeks, if used.
an Emstic. Many lives might be
saved by knowledge of this receipt
! A large tesspoonful OF mustard mixed
in tumbler of warm water and
swallowed as soon as possible acts as
an instant emetic, sufficient 10 remove
all that is lodged ia the stomach.