Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-02-27
THE EVENING STAR.
HousEHoLp RECIPES
A BATCH or CAKES.


Eds Rural Nt,,- Yorker Having few
valuable recipes, I thought I could do no
better than to send them to you, which, II &C.
oeptable, please publish
Fr1it Caks.-One and one-half lbs fat salt
pork, chopped fine; ID. raisins; +! 10. cur
rants; 10. citron; ID. sugar; pint molas,
ses; pint boiling water poured on Pork
saleratus.
J,Ay Caks.-one cup sugar; eggs; / cup
aour: 1 teaspoon cream tartar; teaspoon
saleratus, dissolved in water; butter size OF
walnut.
So2s Caks.-Two eggs, beat whites and
yolks separate; }cup sweet milk; cup butter,
cup sugar; ftesspoon soda; teaspoon cream
Of tartar.
Tart Crust.--One cup of lard; tablespoon
white sugar; l white Of egg; s tablespoons
water.
Railroad Caks-One cup Of sugar; cup
Of butter, CUP Of sour milk; 8 cups Of -four !;
] teaspoon soda; 2 teaspoons cream Of tartar
Rural Nst, Yorker.
how 70 COLOR cocHEEAL.
"A Good, Bright, Unfad,ng Red. ~
Make the brass kettle as bright ss possible.
Use soft water, and for every pound Of cloth
or yarn, one OF. Of cochineal; 2 OF. cream of
tartar; 2 OF. solution of tin. Put the cream
of tartar in the water when cold; when it
Eve minutes, stirring we'll, then add the solu-
ton Of tin. Put in the goods dry, or perfectly
free from sosp; boil twenty minutes. This
~ill color wooden. silk, or Grape, but not cotton.
By varying the time the goods are in the dye,
you can have shade from rose pink To o
s:srlet.
To Color Soa-lst-1st For, lb. yarn
half an ounce Of cream Of tartar; one ounce
cochineal, pulverized; two ounces muriate OF
N tU0 art
warm soft water. Set over Goals, and as the
heat increases, stir it briskly, and add the CO.
clinical. When veil mixed, pour in the mu-
riate Of tin. Take the yarn, wet II in warm
water, and put it in the dye. Move it about
moderately, and let it boil ten minutes Take
it out, drain, and let il dry. Wash it in
weak suds.
ID. For 4 lbs of yarn, or cloth, o. cream
tartar 20 grains cochinesl, pulverized; 8 o.
muriate tin; gallons rain or soft water
Follow the directions in the FIRST recipe.
Cokoring Red.-For one pound of yarn
take one and a half ounces Of chochineal,
two ounces solution Of tin; one ounce cream
tartar. Dissolve the cream tartar in three
gallons OF soft water; add the cochinsal, and
boil 1t i've minutes; put in the solution of tin
and stir briskly; then put in the yarn, and
boil il half an hour. Wash as soon as Yer
take Ii out.
An UnfadIzg Re4.-Take one ounce pull
verified cochineal; two ounces cream tartar
two ounces muriate of tin; and one pound
cloth Wet the cloth in weak soap su1s. Put
the cream tartar into warm water, sufficient
10 cover the cloth, and heat 1. till 1t boils,
then stir IN the cochineal, and afterwards add
the tin, and dip your cloth instantly
Coeh1nsal Rsd.-To one pound of yarn add
one ounce Of cochinesl, ground fine; one
ounce Of melted pewter, poured into two
ounces Of muriatic acid, to stand half an hour
previous to pouring 1t into the dye. Infuse In
warm water soft half an ounce of cream tar
tar, stirring It briskly Before 1t boils, add
the cochineal, which must be mixed then
pour in the acid, and stir it well, When il
eoils, put In the yarn; continue TO stir il
fifteen minutes, and you will have a bright
scarlet, if the yarn or cloth Is clean 1t must
be colored In brass thar is very bright
R<ral Ns1o Yorker