Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-30

cup buttermilk, a little salt, one Gun of suet
and one cup of raisins. Steam the same three
hours, and serve with sauce.
VERY NICE BREAD PUpprNs.-Add one
quart of milk, one cup of sugar, the yolks of
four eggs well beaten, the grated rind of a
lemon, and piece of butter the size Of an egg,
to one pint OF fine bread crumbs. Do not bake
till watery. Then whip the whites of the eggs.
with one teaspoonful of sugar, to a stiff froth.
and put into this the juiceof the lemon. Spread
layer OF Jelly OF other sweetmeat over the
replace in the oven and bake lightly.
GOLD AND SILVER CAKE.-For silver cake
tax e one cofee cup of sugar; one and one-half
cups Of flour; the whites of four eggs; one for
frosting: one-half teacupful of milk; one tea
spoonful OF cream Of tartar, and one-half tea
spoonful OF soda. For gold cake use the same
substituting the yolks OF the eggs for the whites
CoCoAEUT CAKE.-Four cups of -four, three
cups OF sugar, one cup of milk, i've eggs beaten
separately, one cup OF butter, two teaspoonfuls
of cream Of tartar, one teaspoonful of soda. the
half Of cocoanut, grated and put into the cake;
the other half put with the whites of three eggs
and half cup OF sugar, and put on the top to
thick.
To PICKLE OSIoNs-Peel and boil them In
milk and water ten minutes. To gallon OF
vinegar put half an ounce Of cinnamon and
mace, one-fOurth Of an ounce of cloves a small
teacup Of salt, and half an ounce OF alum
scalding hot, and turn 1t on the onions, which
should previously have the water and milk
drained from them. Cover them tight till
cold.
SUBSTITUTE FOR CREAMIN CorrEE-Bea,
the white Of an egg to . froth; put to 1t q small
lump Of butter, and turn the coffee to IL gradual
ly, so that Ii may not curdle. 1t Is difficult 70
distinguish the taste from fresh cream.
1ABoR-SAvINe SoAP.-Take two pounds
salsods, two pounds OF yellow bar soap, and ten
quarts Of water; cut the soap into thin slices
and boil together two hours; strain, and IL will
be ut for use. Put the clothes In soak the nigh,
before you wash, and to every pail Of water In
which you boil them, add pound Of soap
They will need no rubbing; merely rinse them
out, and they win be perfectly clean and white
A LIKIMKNT.-One of the best liniments that
was ever made for man or beast IL compost OF
equal parts Of laudanum, alcohol, and oil OF
woTmwood. Its effect Is almost magical.
GRAHAM GEMs.-One quart Of Graham
hour-one quart Of milk, both carefully mea-
sured-two eggs beaten. and pinch Of salt
Bake In the IRON pans, composed OF several
mall ones joined together, or in any small tins
or muflin rings, In quick oven.
To FREsHKN SALT PoRK.-In the Country
who claims that the process win make old porh
as tweet, fresh and tender - pigs meat: Boil
slowly in several waters till sufficiently freshen-
cd. Then boil In another water, and reduce t.
fry. The frying should be about fifteen min
utes. Fry for while till about half done or les
90 as to get the water well out, else Il viii be
snsppish thereafter. Turn of the fat and pouI
on sw ect milk, which boil down another fifteen
minutes, and finish by frying brown. Now YOU
have something that's perfectly tender; the oil
| Is not all fried out, - d the case with some
even tainted or otherwise Objectionable, may
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