The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-04-14
Domestic Economy.
HINTS EoR THE HOUSEWIFE.
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- = NH>'S EUR rHEs HOUSEWIFE.
; lrrom the Cincinnati Enquirer.
rake shoulder of veal, boil in fiy
quarts Of water three hours, add two spoon
fuls OF rice, four onions, six potatoes an,
two or three carrots, with parsley, salt an,
pepper to taste, take half pound of butter
worked into four ,spooufuls of -four. to b,
stirred in while hot.
! " SOUP OF LAMBS HEAD AND PLUCK
Pat the head, heart and lights, with ont
pound of pork, into five quarts of water
alter boiling enc hour, add the liver, boi
hall hour longer, add potato, carrots. onions
ann. parsley; take half pound Of butter
work it into one pound of -four, with pep
per and salt and two eggs, drop this IN
small balls into the soup while boiling, then
serve. II
| CORN MEAL PUFFs.
In one quart Of boiling milk, stir eiph,
tablespounsfulo of meal, four OF sugar, boil
hve minutes, stir constantly; when cool
Iakd six eggs well beaten, bake in bu.tered
cups one half hour To be eaten with
maple molasses or other sauce TO suit the
taste. slEF aa.t3Lss3 &.
eiE1 INDIAN sLAPJAck.
One quart Of milk, one pint of Indian
meal, four eggs, four spoonfuls of -four, a
little salt. Beat together aud bake on
griddle. .,......-. y
SAGE AND ONION SAUCE.
Chop fino an ounce Of onion and hall
ounce ofgreen sage leaves, put them into
stewPan with four spoonfls of water,
simmer gently for ten minutes, then put in
a teaspoon Of pepper aud salt, and one
ounce OF bread crumbs, mix well together:
then pour to it O gill of melted butter for
broth or gravy stir we'll and simmer it o
few minutes longer, r
UNION SAUCE.
Take four onions, slice them, put them
in stewpan with half cup of butter and
let them stew aud brown untillquite ten
der. This is very nice with round of beef.
steak. T9g -l
Pare lemon and cut it into slices twice
as thick as half dollar; divide these into
dice, and put them into gill of melted
butter. --..
LEMON DUMPING.
One pound of -four, half pound of sugar,
juice OF thee lemons, grated rind of two,
chop half pound of suet, mix all together
with little water, make out in dumpIipp
and boil constantly for one hour. 70 be
eaten with any kind of rich sauce.
LEMON DUMPING NO. 2.
Mix with twelve ounces of bread crumbs
half pound of beef suet chopped fine, one
tablespoonful Of -four, the grated rind Of
two lemons, four ounces of sugar, three
eggs we'll beaten, divide into tlumplinps,
tie up in Toured cloths, boil one hour.
APPLE DUMPING, BAKED.
Select nice tart apples, peel and core
them, fill them with sugar and little ciu-
namon. make your paste and cover each
apple, bake in Shallow pan, eat with any
sweet sauce.
ftt POTATO PUDDING.
Boil one quart Of potatoes, rub smooth, !
have ready half Q pound Of melted butter,
SIX eggs beaten to froth, mix butter with |
half pound Of sugar, stir in eggs, half
pound OF currents, one nutmeg, mix all we'll
put in cloths and boil one hour
eaten with sauce. ~
st APPLE PUDDING.
Take one pint of stewed, sifted apple. |
Six eggs, halfpint of milk, four ounces Of
butter; mix the apple and egg before the I
milk is put in; add rose water, spice and |!
sugar to taste; bake in rich crust.
CARROT PUDDING.
A coffee-cupful of boiled and strained
carrots, five eggs, one ounce of butter and
sugar each cinnamon and rose water to
your taste; bake without patse one hour.
GRAHAM BISCUIT.
Take one quart of Graham -four, add /
title salt and a tablespoonful of melted
outter, mix this with buttermilk, with a
of soda added to the milk
nix them to the consistency Of drop cakes
'ake In pan for twenty minutes in qick
IAN.
Federal PANCAKES.
Take one quart Of b6lted rye -four, one
Iuart Of bolted Indian meal, mix il we'll
nd stir it with little salt into three hints