Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-06-19
Domestic Recipes.

MoLAssEs GINGER CAKE.--Three cups
Of -four, one cup Of molassos, one-half cup OF
milk or water, one-half CUP of butter, two
teaspoonfuls Of ginger, and one teaspoonful Of
soda
Cur CAKE.-Four eggs, four cups Of flour,
three cups of sugar, one cup of milk, one tea.
spoonful Of soda. Warm the milk and melt
the butter in it. This is nice cake.
DRIED APPLE ECAKE.-Thrse cups Of dried
apples soaked over night. Chop the apples,
and simmer them fifteen minutes in two cups
of molassos. Then add one.third of oupof
butter, two eggs, half a cup of sugar, five
cups Of -four, half cup Of milk, ono teas.
poonful Of soda-spice to your taste. ALLOW
the apples and molasses to cool before adding
the rest.
TEA MUFrINs. cup Of sugar, two
eggs, two cups Of milk, two teaspoons of cream
tartar, ono teaspoon Of soda. Flour enough
for stiff batter.
PEPPER PICKLES. Take fresh, green pep
pcrs, cut slit in them and take out soeds.-
Pour weak boiling brine over them. Repeat
this for four days, then stuff them with either
sliced green tomatoes, or cabbage seasoned
with spices. Turn boiling vinegar over them.
Oncc weck, for three weeks, pour off the
vinegar and pour it back on them boiling
hot
PLAIN TRUTH.-No man has right to
marry till, in every human probability, u.s.
sured that he can support family in his own
station Mere love or improvident matches
seldom turn out well poverty comes, and
there is so much solfreproach on either side,
that gall is added TO its bitterness their ten.
pcrs arc soured, and they soon wish them.
solves unmarried. But when trials assal an
attached, reasonable pair, sorrow unitcs
them closer: the man, feeling how much dc.
ponds on him, never flags in his exertion and
often rccovcrs the lost step; if not, there is
still consolation in his wife's unvarying love
in her sweet, nosoless sacrifices. In these
uncertain times, there arc few commercial
men but have met with reverse and they
will ofton say, Had it not been for those
at home, should have blown my brains out
could not have stood it," Wife and chill.
dren they arc beacon to us in our troubled
sea: VIC renew the struggle when ready to
sink beneath the wave, aud at last are saved.
At the worst, when all is black-whon friends
are cooled or reproachful- the cruclest
doubts assail us-thero is still ono who res.
poets and loves us; ut homo we are still dear.
TIE PRINTER's COMMANDMENTS Thou
Especially the ladies) shalt love tho printer,
for ne loveth you much.
Thou shalt subscribe for his paper for he
scckoth much to obtain the news, of which
you remain ignorant. 4
If a business man, thou shalt advertise,
that thus profits may enable thee not only to
pay for thy paper, but "put money in thy
purse"
Thou shalt not visit him regardless of his
Office rulcs-iu dcranging the paper.
Thou shalt not trouble anything that would
give him troublc-that he may not hold thee
guilty"
Thou shalt not read the manuscript in the
hand Of the compositor-for he will not hold
thee bameless
Thou shalt not read the news before its
is printed, for he will give it to thee 10 duo
time.
Thou shalt ask him few questions Of the
affairs of the Office.
Thou shalt not at any time send abusive and
threatening letters to the editors nor cowhide
him moro than five times year.
ON warm summons day three mon wero
brought before fair, round Dutch mapis.
trate, accused Of drunkenness. His honor,
ne;:ss ;;;cs promised with hearty swig Of cool
punch, began with the first:
"You rascal (! pc you kitty or pe you nos
kitty :"
"Guilty."
Vat you git dhrunk on ?"
Blaokstrap."
vas git dhruuk on blaokstrap, you vii:
liam you! Den dis pc mino everlasting
sentence, dat you pc fined forty shillings."
The Second oulprit being questioned in like
manner, as to guilt or innocence likewise own.
cd himself guilty.
"Now, tell me, YOU vile drunken raao,,