Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-02-25
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HoN11NY YMUFFINs.--HaYing washed
pint Of small homincy through two or three
waters, pour boiling water on il, cover and
let it soak for several hours. Then put il
into thick saucepan with half pint Of boil
ing water, and let il boil until soft enough
to mash ; drain it, and mix it well with Il
pint of whitC-cOrn meal or wheat -four,
little salt, and pint and onu-half Of milk
In which two tablespOontuls of butter have
been melted. When the butter Is nearly
cold add four tab.espooufu!s of yeast cover
it, and set it in warm place, until very
light, with the surface covered with bub-
bles. Butter some muffin rings. set them
on hot griddle, pour into each Il portion
oftho mixture and bake them brown on
both sides. Send them to table accordingly
as they are done, pull them open with your
fingers and butter them quickly
To MAKE NICE BONBONs.- Take some
fiue fresh Candied orange riud or Ctron,
clear OFF the sugar that Gdhercs to it, cut Il
into inch squares, stick these singly on the
prong of a silver fork. or on osier twigs,
dip them into liquid barley sugar, and
place them on a dish rubbed with the
smallest possible quantity ofrcry pure salad
oil. When cold, put them into tin boxes
or canfeters wcll-dried with pepper between
each layer
SALNE FOR CHApPED LIps AND HANDS.
lake two ounces of white wax, one
ounce of spermaccti, four ounces of oil of
almonds, two ounces of English honey,
quarter ounce essence bcrgamut, or any
other scent Melt the wax and rpcrmaccti: /:
then add the honey. and melt all together,
and when hot, add the almond oil by de
Erees, stirring till cold. This isauperior
to glycerne for chapped hands, sunburns
or any roughness on the skin.
CURE FOR FELoNs-The Loedon Lance.
says there is nothing like the following for
cure OF iellons: "aS soon rs the pulsation
which indicates the dicCasc is felt. put di-
rectly over the spot a fly blister about the
size OF your thumb nail. and let it remain
Tor SIX hours, Mt the expiration of which
time, directly under the surface of the
blister may he seen the itlcn, which can
instantly be taken ont with the point Of a
needle or lance"
CURE FOR a CoUGH.-A patient, who.
for nearly two months, could not pass a
night in quiet without large doses of llud-
anum, has been cured of Il most harossirE
cough by suet boiled in milk.
CEoQUETrEs, These are a sort orm,rce
4Sc'G uu.illhIHS lake some cold veal
chicken, lobster, or tender clod beef. chop-
ped fine. Put half tablespoonn butttr
in saucepan on the fire. When melted.
put IN piece OF onion chopped fine fry
little ; add halia tablespoon -four. When
1t browns put in the minced meat stir il
steadily and add salt and pepper. Then
add gill and a-half of broth ana set the
pan little of the fire to simmer
three stalks OF par9cly fine and mix IL on
the nre, stirring faster all the time. Then
hreak IN two eggs, stirring faster in two
or three minutes take it from the fire and
set 1t to cool When the meat is cold. silt
some flour on the board take lump or
the mince the size of an egg, or larger. roll
II III the llne Hour, dip it in q cup of beaten
egg, drain and roll it in bread crumbs have
a quantity Of boiling suet, or drippinas in
a frying pan, and fry the croquettes in Them
Tor couple OF minutes. till drown. Put
IN colender, and let the fat drain of.