Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-12-17

IBF STAFF ~ Life.-uoW TO MAKE Oocp
purpose to give few recipes
Tor bread mating that viii net fail. First
W will give . recipes for making yeast.
The vest bought .. The door is net always
sf COED quality. The recipe fer hop yeast
given has been tested for twenty pears. and
rarely fails never, ftqs yssst jug 10 per.
swes, and the yeast properly made Boil |
in porcelain Or copper timed kettle, TIVE |
asss handsful Of hope, tied in . cloth. six
srgs potatoes sliced thin, 10 siX quarts Of
water. When the potatoes are very soft
* i'm them out, and either rub through . !
uolendsr or mash fins ON . plate. Take
sut the hops, squeeze dry, and hang away
for another time. ~ they can bsussd twice.
Keep The water boiling, mig enc end sss
hall pints Of wheat -four 70 smooth batter
With cold water, odd one tablespoon Of salt
mix Ia the msshsd potatoes, Stir ell ints
The boiling water, and boil ten minutes.
Turn int six quart tin pan. Whsa milk.
warn 70 the touch add enc ~ cop 81 yeast.
Let It rise over night. then put int
stone Jug.
This yeast viii keep, 10 cellar. perfectly
good fer six weeks. A large tsacupful will
TO ks i've large loavss u bread. Be sure 70
reserve tescuptul to rise the ysast with
the next time. Always scald ths jug
thoroughly and keep the water in It over
night with atsaspoonful Of salsratas stirred
into il. This will swsstsn the jug. lttakes
. larger quantity Of this vesst to raise
brs ad, biscuit or mullins than distillsry
yeast, but the effect is quite a. good. Once
used, the yeastlnan's ben will pass a..
needed.
To make bread or fret rate quality. ths
sponge should BE- laid ever night. Bread
that has been raised three times 10 mush
the best. 1t is Of . 6rm, even texture. bee
No assures or cracks, and the slice presents
an even surface. Here 10 . recipe that rare
ly'fails: Take enc quart Of new milk, add
Boiling water enough to make it warm %
The touch. Water can be substituted for the
milk, but bread made without milk dries
more rapidly-) Add one tsaspeenful Of salt,
stir in three quarts Of 6sur and one tsasup
Of hews made yeast, o. three taolespeos-
fuls Of distillery yeast. Nix we'll together,
then sprinkle feur oil around the edges 81
the batter or sponge, leaving . email space
in tho middle uncovered. Set In . warm
place 10 rise, covering with . pan. In sum
msr the sponge viii b ready to msld ever
before breakfast. Nix il up 10 thick that 70
can b kneaded we'll, and hnsad it half an
hour or more. Chspping it With choPping
knife adds to its lightnsss and psrosity.
When we'll knssdsd aprinkle -four on the
bottom Of the pan thiekly, put IN the
dough, and set Il away fer half IN beur Or
more, out watch it closely. Dread mixing
should DO most carefully tended. ~ any
neglect runs the Whole. II allo we'd to rise
too much, its sweetness 10 gone, and though
salsratus gill take away the acidity, ns
aroma aud fisvsr are dsstrsysd.) Whom light
enough turn cut ON the NEEDING beard and
knsad thoroughly divide into two losves.
rsserving portion fe- biscuit, so that The
new made leaves may not BE- cue that dsy.
Mold we'll, put into the pans, let It rise in
a warm place fifteen minutes, thea bake in
. hot oven. If the oven be hot. the bread
will lose less weight in baking than when
the oven 10 elack. The batter can b baked
lie the morning in muffin rings, and makes
delicious caker, better than hot biscuits.
Bread made with potatoes 10 very nice
II the -four is not Of st. Louis brand it im>
proves i,s quality. Boil three large Peta-
toes, we'll pared, or six good sizsd ones ;
rub them through a colendsr int your
bread pan. Rinse them through the celen-
der with pint OF milk. STR in half .
pint Of -four, ard when the liquor 10 cecil
enough, add 4 teacup Of homo nsdo yeast /;
set it in . warm place. II this 10 done at
ter dinnsr-using potatoes left from the
table-the sponge will he ready Ter more
flour BY os9 o'clock in the evening"
Now mix 70 . stiff batter, sprinkle heur
over II, set it to rise. In the morning
knead into = stiG dough, let Il rise well,
then knsad again, put into pans. let it rise
| Is 10 20 minutes, and bake in bet even
All bread, biscuits or doughputs, raised
With yeast, should rise after being knsadsd
before they are baked. Ii put int the
ossa Or fried directly, thay are never light.
The dough hes no opportunity to recover
| ito elasticity, ard cannot Be % good. Com
| men sized loaves Of bread will bake in
three quarters Of an hour, provided the
oven 10 Of proper heat.
Palatabls ~ coed wheat bread 10, there
is no doubt that eating It entirely 10 not
conductive 10 health. Rye, Indian meal
and course hous make bread that 10 better
adapted to the development Of the mus
cles Boston brown bread is much used
and is far better for yeung chill
drcn than bread made Of super fine
Aour. II is easily made: Two
quarts Of Indian meal, sifted enc quart
OF rye meal or Graham flour, one large
spoonful Of salt, one teacup Of molassss,
one tsacup Of homo made yeast, or hall
the quantity Of brewers yeast. Mix with
hot water ~ sti Fl a. one can stir it, lot il
rise one hour, bake in deep earthsn or iron
pots. ~hlch are made purpsssly. To avoid
the thick crust produced BY baking % LOO {
boil it four hours and bake one, removing
tho cover before setting it into the even.
Good bread ard butter cannot be mad Z
without some experience and intelligence.
Upon their quality depends half the CON-
forts Of the table, and yet full one half the
people Of the country never taste them In
perfection.
| RsiIRr ron FAnxsR's wivss.-Mrs. c.
Dudley, Washington county. The beard
ing Of farm help sitsn comes heavy upon
the hsussksspsr. The best remedy 10 the
building Of farm cottages, and the eo.
pleyment Of married men for help. A Get
tsgs can DO put up without any large cut.
lay Of money, il there is good timber on
the farm The labsrer. Of ecnrse. would
expect 10 pay rent, and the investment In
the cottage would pay better than bank
stock. lie would also bsa consumer pi
the products Of the farm, and thus furnish
home market. One-half, at least, would
be expended in the supply Of his table
Extra hands. BY the day Or month, could
Be boarded At the cottage, and thus relieve
the farmers kitchen Of much of the drudg
sry.-American lSrieulfmsist.
FAnMERs. Adam was . farmer while
yet in Paradise, and after his fall, esm-
uandsd - earn his bread BY the sweat Of
his brow.
Job. the honest, upright and patient,
vas . farmer, and his endurance has pass
Cd into prsvsrb.
Socrates was farmer. and yet welded
to bis calling the glory 81 HE immortal phi
lessphy.
st. Luke wac farmer, and divides with
Promsthsus the homer 81 subjssting the OF
Tor the use Of man.
Cincinnatus was farmer, end the nsb-
les, Roman Of them Gil.
Burns was . farmer, and the Muse found
him ~ the plcw aud filled his soul with
poetry.
Warrington wss farmer, and retired
from the highest sa.thly station to enjoy
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