Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-09-24
THE HOUSEWIFE.

PRESERVING HANS TmRouGh SUMMER.-Nlake
Il number of cotton bags, a little larger than
your hams after the hams are well smoked,
place them in the bags; then get the best kind
of sweet, well-made hay, cut il with knife,
and with your hands press it well around the
hams in the bag ! tie the bags with good
strings, put on a card of the year to show their
age, and hang them up in garrett or some dry
room and they will hang five years, and they
will be better for boiling than on the day you
hung them up. This method costs but little,
and the bags will last for.yyears. No flies or
bugs will trouble the hams, if the hay is well
pressed around them; the sweating of the
hams will be taken up by the hay, and the
hay will impart fine flavor to the hams.-
The hams should be treated in this way before
the hot weather sets in.
BOILED FRUIT PuDDiYo.-Take enough flour
for a crust add dry to the flour little salt
and saleratus made fine; wet with sour cream
roll the crust, and line the inside of buttered
bowl; put in a layer of any kind of fruit or
preserves, Il prefer preserved currants;) then
crust and fruit alternately, until the bowl is
full cover the top with crust, press tightly
to the edge, tie it in n cloth, then plunge in
boiling water and boil two hours. II more
water is needed, replenish with boiling water,
as it should be kept covered with it and con-
stantly boiling, if light, dry crust is desired.
1t should be frequently turned to prevent its
sticking to the kettle. When done, run a
knife around the sides Of the bowl, that it may
turn out whole. Serve hot with sweet cream.
CANADIAN WHAsP.-One quart of warm water
(not scalding,) the size of pea of salt mix
with flour to u thick batter in a three quart
kettle set in a pot of warm water six or
seven hours, and if the flour is good it will be
as light as a sponge when light, take one
cup of sweet milk, CRATE half Il nutmeg into it,
one cut of fine mashed potatoes mix them
gently in the batter, and let it stand and rise
again. Bake on griddle. They are delicious
for tea eat with sugar and butter.
To GET RID OF RATs.-The Griffin (Ga.) En-
pirc State, says that lady in that city, whose
house became SO infested with these trouble
some varmints, gives the simple remedy Of
dissolving copperas in water, (make 1t strong)
and sprinkle it in the most prominent places
it will make them leave at two-forty rate,
and no mistake. She tried it successfully,
and has not beon troubled with rats or mice
since. 1t is simple, and it will not cost much
to try it.
INDIAN QUEEN CAKE.-One cup fat, one cup
one cup potatoes (mashed through fine wire
sieve,) one cup white -four, one cup mapk
sugar, one egg, teaspoonful salt, half nut
meg, half of one lemon peel (grated fine. }
| Pour in buttered tin haste with the white o.
an egg over the top bake half an hour in q
hot oven; cover with crushed sugar. Eat hoi
| for tea.
A NICE WAY TO Cook MEAT.-Take a couple
OF pounds OF mutton, cut in small pieces
about the size of walnut, put in n clean iron
pot, add half dozen good sized tomatoes
peeled ana cut in pieces salt, and, if liked
a tablespoonful or more of rice water enough
to cover it, let II cook very slowly, and keel
it covered. This is a very nice way to max,
stew, and we have used it constantly during
the season of tomatoes.
To DRY PLuMs.-Split ripe plums, take tht
stones from them, and lay them on plates OF
sleeves to dry, in warm oven, or hot sun
take them in at sunset, and do not put then
out again until the sun will be upon them
turn them, that they may be done evenly
when perfectly dry, place them in Jars Of
boxes lined with paper, or keep them in bags
hang them in an airy place.
For MAKING CirRoN MELON Preserves Cut
the melon in what form you please; place il
a kettle with water enough to cover, and boi
until soft, previously adding piece of alum
when done put to drain, and then place in ;
jar with sugar to pound of melon. Whet
the sugar is dissolved, boil, adding lemon ant
ginger root to suit the taste.
GIpsEy QUEEN CAKE.-0ne cup fat of fowls
two cups white flour, one cup shorts, one cul
sour milk, one egg, one cup brown sugar
. OOp he'd nOtatoau half n n my M
grape seed, six drops cinnamon, teaspoonfu
Soda teaspoonful salt. Mix well bake il
buttered tins in hot oven half an hour; bast
the top with yoke of an egg, laid with whit
sugar.
Conn cooKIEs.-one cup of sour cream hal
cup OF butter, one cup Of sugar, one cup o
flour, two cups of corn meal, one teaspoonfu
Of soda Grub in flour dry,) half teaspoonfu
of salt, one egg, half of one nutmeg Put al
in together, mix with spoon until it become
a light foam bake in a hot oven % minutes
Eat with tart preserves for tea. They are de
licious
HONEY DEW BlscuIT.-One cup fresh butter
one cup loaf sugar, one ounce honey, (meltet
with the comb) six drops, oil cinnamon, on,
cup sour cream, two cups Hour, one teaspoon
ful soda, (rubbed dry in the -four half-tea
spoonful salt in the cream, and one egg. Mi,
thoroughly bake in hot oven twenty-tly,
minutes. Eat with cold fruit and cream,
CrTRoS PlcRLEs.-Take the rind Of ripe
citron, pare it and cut into slices take a hal
pound of sugar to one of fruit, and boil ii till
soft; add cinnamon and cloves to suit the
tastel; put in one pint of vinegar to six pound,
of fruit. Scald the whole together.
How TO STARCH CoLLARs.-Take one ounc,
of spermaceti and ounce of white wax mel
into thin cake on a plate. A piece the siz,
of a quarter dollor, added to quart of pre-
pared starch, gives beautiful lustre to tn,
clothes, and prevents the iron from sticking.
lNDIcTING STEAMBOATS, FOR CARRfIN ING LETT Err
The grand jury ofthe us. Court at Wheeling, Va
nave returned bills ofindicment against Capt Booth
Of the Liberty Capt. Darlington of the Muskngun
river packet, John Buck Captain Brown. ofthe Liz
ze Martin, and several other steamboat captains 70
carrying letters contrary to the act Of Congress-
To carry stamped letters over post route is not
violation of law provided the letters be deposited il
apost office at the end oftheir destnaton where al
additional charge ofone cent postage is made, TIL,
indictments relate only to those who have carried
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