The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-06-21
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laudanum. one half ounce spirits nitre, forty
drops oil of peppermint, one half pint OF
good brandy.
TEA CAKE.-Three and half cups of
flour, two of sugar, one of butter, four eggs,
q teaspOonful of soda in q tablespoonful OF
milk or wine, grated nutmeg. Bake care
fully. H}
AN EXCELLENT REMEDY FOR CoNsrIpA-
TIoN.-Take wheat bran one pint, water
one quart. Steep the bran in the hot water
all night, and drink tumblerful early in
the morning.
PUFF CAKE.-Three cups of flour, two and
a half cups of sugar, one of milk, three eggs,
a piece of butter as large as an egg, one
teaspOonful of cream of tartar, half a tea
spoon of soda, half a teaspoon of salt.
COFFEE CAKE.-Five cups of -four, one
cup Of made coffee, one cup Of sugar, halt
cup of molasses, one cup of butter, q tea
spoonful of soda, two teaspoonfuls Of CHINA
mon, one of cloves, raisins or currants.
BLACK CURRANr JELLY.-Bol the cur
rants till the juice flows, then strain through
q jelly bag, and set it over the fire for TWEEN
ty minutes; after which add half pound of
sugar to pound of juice, and boil for about
ten minutes. ="
ALAMODE BEEF.-Make a stufhng of rich
herbs, spice, suet, and stuff the beef with it
one and half bottles of port or claret wine,
according to the size of the beef, and five
quarts of water. Do not let it boil, but
simmer until it is done.
RASPBERRY JAM.-Pick them carefully,
take equal quantities of berries and sugar,
stir it continually; put the fruit first into a
and when the watery particles
are evaporated, add the sugar simmer
slowly for fifteen OF twenty minutes.
PLuMCAKE {RIeH. -Four pounds of flour,
three pounds of butter, three pounds sugar,
t1i rtv al ooos fxvo %oh fu1S s,f
three nutmegs, four pounds currants, two
pounds stoned and chopped raisins, one
pound of citron cut in small pieces, half
pint of brandy. Three hours in a good oven
will bake it.
RHEUMATIC GoUT-Take half an ounce
of nitre tsaltpetre), also of sulphur, also of
-four of mustard, also of Turkey rhubarb,
gum guaiacum-mix. A teaspoonful to be
taken every night in wineglass of cold
water, the water having been boiled and
left to cool.
REMEDY FOR FELoN.vTake pint of
common soft soap, and stir in air Stacked
lime till it is of the consistency of glaciers
putty. Make leather thimble, fill it with
therein, and cure is certain. This is a
domestic application that every housekeeper
can apply promptly.
TEA CAkEs.@One quart of flour, one pint
of white or light brown sugar, three eggs,
and q half pound of butter. Beat the eggs
and sugar we'll together, melt and add the
butter, and mix in the -four. The dough
-four to roll it out with. Season with
pounded ailspice, and add teaspoonful of
soda dissolved in q little buttermilk. Roll
out very thin, and bake crisp.
WAFFLEs.-The following is from Godey's
Lady's Book: " One quart of milk, five eggs,
one and q quarter pounds of flour, one half
pound butter; beat well together; if you
spoonful of yeast; sift on cinnamon and
sugar. l omit the yeast in this recipe, and
put in one half teaspoon soda and one
teaspoOnful cream of tartar, and bake
Waf1es should be wet with
milk or sauce as fast as baked"
To CLEAN WHITE PAINr.-Wash with
weak I've, which is prepared by pouring
stand an hour or SO, and then draining the
water off. This will remove fy-specks and
stains, which will not yield to the applica-
tion Of soap. Soda will clean it also, but it
is more expensive. White spots made by
heat on vanished furniture may be removed
by rubbing with a flannel cloth saturated
with coal Oil. / have often done so with
perfect success. 1t is much easier than the
old hot paper plan.
RANCID BuTTER.-We long ago cut from
an exchange the following receipt: "To q
pint of water add thirty drops (about half |
tablespoonful of chloride of lime wash in
this two and a half pounds of rancid butter. |
When every particle of the butter has come |
in contact with the water, let it stand an |
hour or two, then wash the butter we'll !
again in pure water. The butter is then left |
without any odor, and has the sweetness of
fresh butter. These preparations oflime have |
nothing injurious in them. We forthwith |
obtained from Mr.. D. Nicholson, as a per- |
sonal favor, some of the most rrandid butter !
in his very extensive establishment. 1t was |
bad enough for any stomach that had more |
sensibility than wagon wheel. We doc
tored it as per receipt, and when placed on |
the table along with good butter, very able !
judges could not distinguish which was the |
new butter. Here is a fact worth a years |
infifI, To a Il nlIpnann1o R,rr0I L