Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-04-19

FIRE, turning it over to brown upon both
sides. A board is the true, old-fashioned
pan to bake short cake on.
Conn CAKE.-Made of water, salt,
and corn meal, mixed hard, and baked
upon board before the fire, has an ex-
celent flavor Of its own. 1t is more
used at the south than any other kind of
bread.
JOHNNY CAKE.-A quart of sour or
butter milk little salt; piece of but
ter half the size of an egg; corn-meal
enough for a stiff batter. just before
placing upon buttered tins for the oven,
add a heaped teaspOonful of soda or
saleratus. An egg should be added if
convenient. IL richer cake is desired,
two eggs and spoonful of syrup or sugar
should be used. Bake three quarters Of
an hour.
CAPER SAUCE FOR Fish, Take
some melted butter, into which throw a
small bit of glaze, and when the sauce
is in readiness throw into it some choice
capers, salt, and pepper, and a spoonful
of essence of anchovies.
EGG SAUoE.--Boil three eggs hard;
cut them in small squares, and mix them
in good butter sauce make it very hot,
and squeeze in some lemon juice before
you serve it.
PLAIN BUTTER SAUoE.-Mix a lump
of butter and little salt with large
spoonful of -four. Pour boiling water on
slowly, stirring it at the same time. Let
it boil up once or twice.
CRANBERRY SAUcE.-Wash and pick
pint of cranberries put them in a
stewpan with al small teacup of water,
and large teacup Of sugar, over; cover
them let them stew for nearly an hour
in sauce dish. For venison or turkey,
fine dressing.
PUI DING SAUCE.-Half a pound of
sugar and quarter of pound of butter
rubbed to a cream; the rind and juice OF
a lemon, or any favor preferred or
brandy or wine.
SWEET SAUCE.-Work "a teacup of
sugar into teacup of butter, with tea
spoonful Of -four and half a nutmeg,
grated when it is smooth paste, stir
gradually into it half a pint of boiling
water set it over the fire for ten min
utes; stir it all the time then turn il
into tureen and serve with boiled bat
ter or apple buildings. A glass of wine
may be added to this, or lemon sliced
thin and cut into dice put it on before
putting it on the fire.
To CLEAR A WELL OF Foul AIR.
Put quart or two OF unslacked lime
into a bucket, and before lowering it into
the well, put fiisucient quantity of wa
ter on the lime to slack it; then let it
down to the water, but not so as to 10 in
it. In few minutes the we'll will be
cleared Of foul air, the Stacking lime alb
sorbing the noxious air, or forcing it out
of the we'll.
A New RAT TIARA common meal
bag is spread upon the floor, and hand
full of meal sprinkled over the inner sur
face. The upper fold of the sack is
slightly elevated to afford an easy passage
to the pests and the size of the sack is
curtailed to the size of a span. The rats
run in, and, thinking themselves secure,
remain while others keep coming. When
you have sufficient reason TO think your
sack is full, go slyly to it and place your
foot over the mouth of the sack, and then
do what you please with the contents.
In this way, sixteen and twenty rats per
day have been destroyed.
To MAKE OYSTER BROTH OF Cop
FIsH.-Pick into small bits piece Of
codfsh-the thick part is the best To
teacupfull Of the Ash add three pints of
boiling water, piece of butter the size
Of an egg, and teacupfull Of sweet
cream; crumb 10 few crackers, add a
little pepper, and serve up hot with crack
ers. When not seasoned too highly, the
sick like it.
PLUM PUDDING WITHOUT EGGs.-
Half pound grated bread, quarter of
pound chopped suet, one tablespoonful
of -four, half pound of currants, not
more than two ounces of sugar, one glass
of brandy, and milk enough to make a
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