Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-03-11
HOUSEWIFE And VALUABLE DOMESTIC RECIPES

In COOKING FIsH.-ln preparing Dolleo
fish for the table it is very desirable to have
it served with the flesh as firm as possible.
This can be accomplished by putting small
piece of saltpetre with the salt into the wa,
ter in which it is boiled; a quarter OF an
ounce is enough for a gallon.
Eees.-Never use eggs, if possible, un.
til they are at least one day old, tor that
part which constitutes the white is not pro-
perly set until at least twelve hours after
they have been laid.
TEA-Black tea is healthier than green.
Hyson and Souchong mixed together, half
and-half, make delightful beverage. There
is certain poisonous matter, however, IN
all green tea.
AT TABIE.-Instruct your servants al
ways to serve guest at the left hand; a
cup of tea or coffee is thus received with
the righ hand, and so of every other article
used at table.
A NICE DIsH.-Slices of cold fowl, warm
ed with hot water, and then fried brown in
sweet butter, make most delicious dish
for breakfast or tea. Serve quickly while
hot
BREAKFAST MEAT CAKEs.-Chop such
cold meat us you may happen to have very
fine, and season it with pepper and salt !;
prepare batter of flour, lay Il large spoon
ful of batter in the griddle, which must be
buttered, and on the batter place spoon
full of the meat, covering it also with bat
ter; brown both sides and serve hot.
VIRGINIA CoRN-BREAD.-Dissolve one ta-
ble-spoonful of butter in three and half
pints of boiling milk into this scald one
quart of Indian meal; when cool, add a
half pint of wheat flour, little sugar, a
tea-spoonful of salt, and two eggs well bea-
ten; mix we'll together, and bake in two
cakes; tins well creased or buttered.
Soft WArFLEs.-Three pints of milk,
two pounds of flour, eight eggs, one pound
of butter, some yeast TO rise; when light,
bake in waffle irons creased with butter.
RICE CusrARD WITHOUT CREAM.-Take
one tca-spoonful of rice flour, a pint of new
milk, the yolks of three eggs, sugar to your
liking, mix the rice very smooth, and stir it
with the eggs into the boiling milk; an en-
cellent dish for children.
HARD TINES PrDDING.-IIalf a pint of
water, two tea-spoonfuls of soda, one tea
spoonful of salt, flour enough to make a bat
ter, boil in bag for three hours, eat with
sauce.
To KEEP FISH FREsH.-Draw the fish
and remove the gills, then insert piece OF
charcoal in their mouths, and two or three
pieces in their bellies. If they are to be
conveyed any distance, wrop each fish sep
erately in paper, and place them in a box
Fish thus preserved will keep fresh for sew,
eral days.
GLAss.-Glass should be washed in cold
water, which gives brighter and clearer
appearance to it than when washed in warm
water.
To REMOVE Rrsr FROM SrEEL-Covcl
the steel with sweet oil, well rubbed on.
In fortv-eight hours rub with finely pulver.
lied unslacked lime until the rust disap-
pears.
WHITE WASH can be rendered durable
by saturating the water used, with salt
beef or pork brine will answer.
To MAKE Hens LAY.-lf tea-spoonGul
of cayenne pepper is given to dozen hens
with their food every other day. winter and
summer, the quantity Of eggs they will pro
duce will be rearly doubled. So says DR.