The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-12-20
Yo'aseksepers Column.
PREPARE FOR CHRISTMAS.

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sent them this week number of domcs-
tic recipes, which will no doubt be very
acceptable at the present time. We be-
gin with
eNEcTAR.-Take a pound of the best
raisins, seeded aud chopped; four lemons
sliced thin; and the yellow rind pared
off from two other lemons; and two lbs.
of powdered loaf sugar. Put into por-
celain preserving kettle two gallons of
water. Set it over the fire and boil it
half an hour; then, while the water is
boiling Hard, put in the raisins, lemons
and sugar, and continue the boiling for
ten minutes. Pour the mixture into a
vessel with close cover, and let it stand
four days, stirring it twice day. Then
'strian it through linen bag, and bottle it.
1t will be fit for use in fortnig CHIT
Drink it from wine-glasses, with small
bit of ice in each.
FRosTING FOR CAKE.-Take the whites
of eggs, perfectly free from the yolk, and
beat it up tilla;it will stand ia lshape or
pile. Prepare the sugar by pounding and
sitting through fine wire sieve add q
tablespoonful of arrow.root or corn starch
to the white of each egg. Add the starch
and as much sugar as it will receive, not
allowing it to run at all put on the cake
while warm, not hot. Spread it with a
knife. Set it back in the oven to dry
while the oven is only warm. If this
rule is followed, you can ornament the
cake in any manner you please, as the
icing is stiff enough to retain its form.
MINcE PIEs.-Take pound of beef,
free from skin and strings, and chop it
very fine then two pounds of suet, which
likewise pick and chop; then add three
pounds of currants, nicely cleaned and
perfectly dry, one pound and half of
apples, the peel and juice of lemon, half
a pint of sweet wine, half nutmeg, and
a few cloves and mace, with pimento in
fine powder; have citron, orange and LEM
on peel ready, and put some in each Of
the pies when made. -Godey's Lady's
Book.
Cup CAKE-THE INCEST KIND
cup of butter, 2 of sugar, 3 of -four, the
whites of eggs, cup of sweet milk, 2
teaspoonfuls cream of tartar, l (smalD of
soda. The cream of tartar to be put in
the -four, the soda in the milk. Stir in
the milk and flour the last thing, alter
nately. For cocoa-nut cake, CRATE one
cocoa-nut and add to it-or pound of
blanched almonds, and extract of bitter
almonds and glass of brandy, will make
delicious almond cake. -.,..
NICE DRESSING FOR ROAST FOWLS
Spread pieces of stale but tender wheaton
bread literally with butter; season rather
high with salt and pepper, working them
into the butter; then dip the bread in
wine, and use it in as large pieces as is
convenient to stuff the bird. The deli
cious favor which the wine gives is very
penetrating, and it gives the fowl a rich
gamey character which is very pleaaant.
A DELICATE KIND OF FRIED CAKE.
Il cup of pulverized sugar, of sweet
milk, 9 eggs, / tablespoonful butter, l
O. cream Of tartar, and one teaspoonful IF
s,da. Rub your cream of tartar on the
flour to make spongy paste, and roll to
the thickness of less than half an inch
Then fry them with great care-and they
make most delicious cake.
Plum PUDDING WITHOUT EaGs.-
Half pound grated bread, quarter pound
chopped suet, one tablespoonful flour J
pound dried currants, more than 2 ounces
sugar, milk enough to make stiff batter.
Boil in cloth four hours, or bake it, add
ing quarter pound of raisins.
APPLE PUDDING.-Line basin with
crust prepared as for biscuit; pare, core
and quarter as many sour apples as will
fill the basin; sprinkle some allspice over
them, a little sugar, and add a half cup of
water. Cover with crust, and steam one
and half hours. Serve with cream and
sugar.
FRUIT CAKE.-One and one-half lbs.
fat salt pork, chopped fine; ID. raisins
! Id. currants; ) ID. citron; l h. sugar );
] pint molasses; , pint boiling water
poured on the pork; | teaspoonful saler-
atus.
BOILED CIDER PIE.-One cup boiled
cider; one cup flour; two cups water
two cups molasses; mix thoroughly and
bake with two crusts. The above quanti-
ty will be sufficient for several pies.
DELICATE CAKE.-The whites of four
eggs, half cup of butter, one of sugar,