Evening star., 1870-02-05

| HHAD-CHEEsE--The time Of year is at
hand for head-cheese, sausages and all such
things, for that reason receipts for making
will not be out of place. After the
heads have been properly trimmed q. e.
minus minus eyes, a ears sand and nose) aud cut up and
! extract the blood, wash them in warm water
and put ON to boil; cook them in plenty of water
uli the bones drop out, then set off to cool,
pouring all the liquid into one vessel and the
meat IN another; as soon as cool enough pick ont
every Dohe with your fingers, then chop the
meat nne, the same as though making hash; sea-
son with plenty of pepper, salt and pulyerized
sage IL Is An Improvement for those who are
FOND OF high seasoning to chop up a good Iargs
o osa pS pePper with the meat and put just pinch
oI ground spice and cloves in with the pepper
and salt Skim all the grease Won can aff The
ill., "iu ana put II and the meat back in the not
LET Al, boil together few moments, then pour in
pan to oool. III there are pigs feet to pickle,
boil at the - anne time and put the water they
are cooked in the head-cheese.
SEEp-CAKE-hoat eat one pound of butter to a
cream, adding pratl,. ally quarter of pound of
sifted sugar, Beating bolh together, have ready
the yolks of eighteen rzgs. ana sne wnses OF ten
beaten separately: mix IN the whites hrst, and
then the yolks, and beas the whole for ten
minutes add two grated notmegs, one pound
and half of flour. and mix tliem very gradual
ly with the other Ingredients; when the oven is
ready, beat in three ounces of picked carraway
seeds.
IMPERIAL GINGERBREAD.-Rubs six ounces Of
butter into three-quarters of pound of flour;
then mix six ounces of treacle with pint of
cream carefully, lest it should turn the cream;
mix IN quarter OF pound OF dOuble-refned
sugar, half an ounce OF powdered ginger, and
one ounce of carraway seeds; stir the whole well
together into paste, cut it into shapes, and
stick cut candied orange or lemon-peel on the
top.
PAPER TO PROTECT FROM CoLD.-A thin
shawl may be made warm by folding a news
paper inside it. The paper Is impervious to
the wind and cold air from outside, and pre-
vents the rapid escape of the warm air from
beneath it. Ii you suffer from cold feet, fold
piece of newspaper over your stockings.
To CLEANSE BLANKETs.-Put two large
tablespOonfuls of borax and a pint bowl of soft
soap into tub of cold water. When dissolved
put in pair of blankets and let them remain over
night. Next day rub them out, and rinse
thoroughly in two waters and hang them up to
dry. Do not wiring them.
SUPERIOR COLD CREAM. FOR LIPS, HANDS,
ETC.-Take OF white wax, one ounce; fresh
coz Goa butter, seven ounces; balsam Peru and
benzoic acid. of each fifteen grains; melt them
together over water-bath, strain and add
bergamOt. When nearly cold, two drachms of
glycerne should be added.-Germantocn Tele-
groph.
HOMEMADE YEAsT.-The following is the
most superior recipe for yeast that ever saw,
and have tried dozens, for we always use
shop rising" 1t is especially available to coun-
try people, as il requires no yeast to commence
with. Try it, and you will never use any other.
Boil OF. of best hops in qts. of water, half an
hour: then strain it and let il cool to milk warm
Then strain it. and let it cool to milk-warm;
then add a small handful of salt and half a
pound of brown sugar; beat one lib. of flour with
se me OF the liguor, and mix all together. The
third day add 5 lbs of potatoes boiled and
mashed, and let it stand until the next day; then
strain it and il is ready for use; stir frequently
and keep by the fire while making, and stir well
Just before using. This is very strong, and only
half of the usual quantity is required.-Country
Gentleman.