, 1863-06-18
Useful Receipts.

PUNFKIN MUsB.-Pour into clean pot,
two quarts Or more Of good milk, and set it
over the fire. Have ready some pumpkin
stewed very soft and dry, masaed smooth,
aud pressed in colandef till all the liquid
is drained ofT. Then measure a large pint
of the stewed pumpkin; mix with piece Of
flesh butter, and teaspoonfnl Of ground
ginger. Sir it gradually into the milk, as
s,nn ~ It has come to boil. Add, by de-
grees, a large pint or more Of Indian meal,
little ut time. stirring it in very hard,
with the mush stick. II you find the mush
too thin, as you proceed, add, in equal por.
tioIs, mDre pumpkin and more Indian meal,
till It becOmes SO thick you can scarcely stir
Il round. After il is all thoroughly mixed,
aud has boiled well, it will be greatly i'm
proved by diminishing the fire o little, or
hanging the pot higher up, so as to let it
simm y All hour or more. Mush can scarcely
b. cos'ked too much. Eat il warm with
butter and m"lasses, or with rich milk. Il
is very goOd at luncheon in cold weather.
Alter b"iling small hominy, drain of the
waer and leave the dish uncovered. lfcovered
up, the condensation Of the steam will render
the hnminy thin and washy.
THE QUEES or PUDDMes. pint Of
nice fms bread crumbs to one quart OF milk,
,Mo cup Of sugar, the yOlks Of four eggs
beaten, the grated rind Of lemon, a ece
f butter the size Of an egg Bake until
dime but MT watery. Whip the whites Of
the eggs siiif, and beat in ieacupfIl of sugar
in which has been stirred the juice Of the
lenSm. Spread over the pudding layer Of
jrlly or any sweetments you prefer. P, ur
the whites Of the eggs over this, and replace
in The O.en and bake lightly. To be eaten
cuId with cream.
ANOTHER NIcE PUDDNo.-Three table.
spopnfals melted butter mixed with one cup
II sugar; one egg we'll beaten; one pint Of
-four; two teaspOonflls cream tartar; ore
# s6da; one cup Of sweet milk. Beat well,
and bake thirty minutes. Serve hot with
the following sauce: Two cups sugar with
uile cup Of butter; one cup Of currant or
other wine added q little at q time, as the
bulbr and sugar are melted--the pan con-
tainlng IL being set in hot water ten minutes
ur 50. p ~ y 57sht & &tssE eeG&
To MEND CRocKERY WARE.-One Of the
sinAgest cements aud easily applied for this
purpose, Il lime and the white Of an egg.
To use il, take sufficient quantity of the
rgg t1 mend one article ct time, shave of
aqualItity Ofliune, and mix thoroughly. Ap.
ply quickly to the edges and place firmly to-
grther, when L wIll,Sery soon become set
and lstiung. You will mix but small qpan.
titylat ones, asit kaFdeHS vsly soon so that
Il calnnut be used. Calcined plaster Of Paris
woeld answerthe same purpOss-
To cRTsTALIzE GLASS WINpows.-IMake
a hot saturated solution Of Epson salts, or,
stll better, &c sal lammmiac. Wet the
glass wine,sp with this sOlutirn, laid on
equally with q paiut brush. The moisture
will aims, Instantly be eyaporated, and the
salt be drpusIted In q very bea1tifil radlated
Eirm. Ills dlspriiiiou viii admit the light,
yet cunhot be seen ihrought and for render.
ing windows sepl.opaque Is infinitely to be
preferred ~ paint, paste. or other materials
employed fr this purpose sirr ffof.r