Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-02-10
HOUSEHOLD RECIPES.
SCOTCH SHORT rsEAD.

SCOTCH SHORT EsEAD.
Put two pounds of butter n some warm
place over night, where it will gradually De-
come soft without at the same time melting.
Take two uuarterns of -four, and mix With IL
half q pound Of loaf-sugar in powder, s and
Ie1on-peel and blanched sweet almond IN
quantities according to taste), cut very nne.
Add all these to the butter, and knead the
whole till it appears like dough; then add a
tablespoonful OF two Of yeast; again knead 1t,
and roll out into cakesiOf the proper size and
thickness. Ornament the edges with candied
lemon and comfts, having previously prfcked
the edges with fork.
PArNA RICE PUDDING.
Wash quarter Of pound Of whole rice,
dry it in cloth, and beat it to q powder. Set
1t upon the FIRE with a pint and half OF new
milk till it thiekens, but do not let it boil i;
peur it out and let it stand to cool. Add to 1t
some cinnamon, nutmeg, and mace, pounded,
sugar to the taste. half pound of suet, shred
very small, and eight eggs, well beaten, with
some salt. Put to it either half pound of
currants, clean washed and dried by the fire,
or some candied lemon, eitron, or orange-peel
Bake it half an hour with puff crust under it.
TO PREVENT INK PROM DAMAGING STEEL PENS
Throw, either into the inkstand or the bottle
in which the ink is kept, a few nails, brok en-
bits Of steel pens mot varnished), or any pieo
of iron not rusted. The corrosive action of the
iron introduced, and which is soon severed, By
the decomposition Of the sulphate of copper,
with the eoppery hue observable on metallic
pens used with common ink. The ink will not
now affect the zen or, should it still do so, it
will only be necessary to add more iron, and
the mischief will be entirely remedied.
MAKING VINEGAR
To eight gallons of clear rain water, add
three quarts of mOlasses, put it into a cask,
Tnn a nd tuo
spOonfuls Of good yeast cakes. If in summer,
place the cssk in the sun; if in winter, near
the chimney, where II may be warm. In ten
or fifteen days, add to the liquid a sheet of
brown paper, tern in strips, dipped in molas-
ses, and good vinegar will be produced. The
paper will, in this way, forn what is called the
mother" or life Of vinegar.
HOW TO TOAST WELL
Stir the fire until there is a clear glowing
surface, free from fame or smoke; cut the
bread moderately thick, and do not hold it
close to the bars, but at such a distance as TO
see 1T when it is beginning to burn; move it
gently up and down until the whole surface is
n clear uniform brown; when thoroughly toast
ed, serve up as quickly as possible before it
has time to cool.
DELICIOUS TOASTED CHEESE.
Cut two ounces Of cheese into thin slices,
put it into a saucepan, set ii on the fire, and
add one gill Of fresh milk; simmer it till the
cheese is quite dissolved, then take it from the
fire aad pour it into q shallow dish; whom cool.
ed little, add the yOlk of an egg well beaten
Then place it before the FIRE, and brown il
nicely.
TO MAKE CEMENT FOR METALS
Take OF gum mastich ten grains, rectifed
spirits Of wine two draehms, add two ounces OF
strong isinglass glue made with brandy AND
ten grains of true gum ammoniac. Dissolve
all together, and keep it stopped in phial
When intended TO be used, set it in ware
water
BLUTNG FOR cLoTHEF.
Take one ounce Of soft Prussisn blue, powder
1t; and put it into a bottle with one quart OF
clear rain water, and add quarter of an ounc,
OF oxalic acid (pOWdered); q teaspoonful is suf
fcient for q large washing.
BAKED cUsTARD.
Boil and sweeten with fine sugar q pint O.
milk, another CT cream, with a stick of CHINA
mon and bit Of lemon-peel, fill the cups, ant
bake for ten minutes.