Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-05-17
Useful Receipts.

Making Cahe withom Butter- A New En-
gland lady, who is quite q famous house
keeper, who recommends an economical plan
for making cake without butter, which NAV
be useful to our readers. Take a piece of
salt pork, fat, melt it down, and strain il
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 de-
licious. She says that after one trial she ncy-
cr used butter again. n.-Nains Farmer.
Flow-Hop 10 select Good.-The editor
of the Maine Farmer, gives the following ad-
vice to housekeepers, how to select good flour:
The best flour is snowy white, but has yellow
ish tint when a handful is squeezed together
and then broken open. Lay little in the
palm of your hand and smooth it with knife
or your finger, and see that it is free from
specks, and OF even fineness, but not an i'm
palpable powder. To prove this, throw a.
little lump against perpendicular board or
smooth wall, upon which the most Of it, If
gooi, should stick. Good -four squeezed in
the hand will retain its shape. If YOU wet
little in your hand, see that it does not work
soft and sticky, or yon may get spring wheat
instead Of winter wheat -four Flour that
works sticky is not good. If it has blue
ish tint it is not good. If it falls in dry pow.
der when squeezed, it is not good. We COM
mend all families who buy flour, to try these
tests with the -four now on hand, the quali-
ty which is known.
Dish for Breakfast Take half-a dozen.
or as many as may be necessary, nice, large.
fall pippin apples, or other good cooking ap-
pies. After wipng them nicely, cut them in
slices about one-fourth of an inch thick; have
pan ready, in which thsre is plentiful
supply of fresh. sweet lard. The lard must
be hot before the slices of apples are put in.
Drop iu the slices just as you would fritters
Let one side of them fry until brown, then
turn, and put small quantity of brown su-
gar on the Drowned side Of each slice. By
the time the other side is Drowned the sugar
will be melted, and spread over the whole
surface. Serve them up hot, and you will
have dish good enough for anybody. y.-Ear.
and Gard,
| Cure for Warts aud Corns-The bark Of
willow tree, burned to ashes, mixed with
strong vinegar and applied to the parts. will
remove all corns or excrescepces on any part
of the body.
Pun,kin Pie.-Take one pint of pumpkin
that has been stewed soft and pressed through
colandcr; melt in half a pint of warm milk
quarter pound of butter aud tho sams
quantity of sugar, stirring them we'll togseh-
er; one pint of rich cream will Le better than
/, milk and butter; beat eight eggs very light
and add them gradually to tho other ingre.
dents alternately with the pumkin; then stil
in wineglass Of rose-water and two glasses
OF wine mixed together. large teaspoonfu
of powdered mace aud cinnamon mixed ant
. grated nutmeg. Having stirred the who'll,
very hard, put it into buttered dish, aus
bake it three-q aarters Of an hour. -,
o Baked Quince.-Bake until perfectly ten
It der. Pare. core, butter and sugar while hot
Is thoroughly mix. Excellent. With care Il
5 picking ana storing, ounces ,nsy be save
for baking until mid-wintcr.