Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-06-16
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GINGER Pound CAKE-Cut up in a pan 4
fb. of butter, and a tea cup of brown sugar,
mix with pin. of West India molasses then
stir them we'll together. Sift into a pan a
pound Of -four in another pan beat five eggs,
add gradually the eggs and -four to the mix
ture of butter, sugar and molasses, with two
large tablespooniuls of ground ginger, and
four of cinnamon. Then stir in glass of
brandy, and a small teaspoonful Of salaeratus
melted in very little milk. Stir the whole
for some time. Then add a pound of raisins
three dredged with with -four. Transfer the
mixture to buttered tin pan and bake from
two to three hours.
MAKING CAKE WITHOUT RUTrER.-A New
England lady, who is quite famous house
keeper, recommends On economical plan for
making cake without butter, which may be
useful to our readers. Take piece of salt
pork, fat, aud melt it down, and strain it
through piece of course, thin muslin. Set
! it aside until cool 1t is then white and firm,
and may be used like butter in any kind of
cake. In pound cake she assures Us it is
delicious. She says that after one trial she
never ased butter again.
SODA BIscuITs.-I often SEQ receipts for
! Soda Biscuits, without giving the exact pro-
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I | supply the deficiency. One quart of -four,
one teaspoonful of Soda, two of cream tartar,
little salt and small bit of lard mix the
cream tartar thoroughly with the -four, dis
solve the soda in sufficient sweet milk to wet
the -four, bake in rather quick oven. The
biscuit should be worked as soft as possible
and also as nice as possible, and cut about an
inch thick.
PLAIN CHEAP PUDDING.--Take four cups
of -four, one of molasses, one of chopped suet,
one of milk one of raisins, and teaspoontul
of soda sirted in the -four. Boil three hours
in a pudding cloth or tin-chape. This makes
large pudding, and is much liked. Sauce
to suit.
When cold, slice and fry it in the remains
Of the sauce.
BAKED QuINCE.-Wipe the ounces, and
cut them in round slices, leaving the seeds
and cores is they are sound I; put in a deep
dish with narrow top the sliced ounces and
sugar in alternate layers until the dish if full.
Cover up close so that no steam may escape,
and cook in slow oven three hours. Ex-
cellent for any purpose.
BAKED PEARs.-Fil q deep earthen dish
with whole pears. Put in few cloves and
bits of orange peel. cup Of sugar, aud Q
gill Of molasses, and bake, closely covered
four hours.
Or, bake them with sugar and gill Of
; claret. If cooked in brick even, let them
remain till night.
| AN ECONOMICAL PUDDEG.-Take half 6
pound -four, half pound of raisins stoned
half pound of fue chopped suet, four ounces
, of molasses, and milk sufficient to make {
r batter as boiled rice. Boil fivs hours in tin
!, pudding shape. Sauce to taste.
To WASH CoLoRs.-To wash colors safel.
, ladies are advised to boil some bran in rain
, water and use the liquor cold. 1t is said, b,
! those who have tried it, that nothing cal
! equal it for ease upon colors, and for clean
!, ing cloth.
Q GLuE.-Use piece Of zinc to stir you
Il glue, or keep small piece Of zinc in th
i. bottom. 1t is said to prevent it from aC
g quiripg that unpleasant odor common
% glue.