Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-11-02
Useful Receipts.

INDIAN MEAL PUDDING. About four tea.
Spoonfuls Of treacle. mixed well togcthcr.
put into basin. tied down, and boiled an
hour.
NIrLg Bis CIT.-Beat ,eight eggs: add
to them one pound of powdered sugar. one
teA>poouful of essence Of lemon. Bake in
quick oven.
BREAHFAsT CANES pint OF milk.
two eggs, one teaspoonful Of salt. one OF
baking powder. -four to make 10 the consis-
tcncy OF sponge cake. Bake In small cake
rounds.
LEMON CDpiNG.-Take four ounces OF
butter, melt aud pour on tour ounces OF
powdered loaf sugar. add the Juice Of a
large lemon. with the rind grated and the
yolk~ of six eggs. Line the dish with
paste. bake it half al hour
Mr.. Martin, in paper read before the
Therapeutic Society Of France. states a. a
proved fact. that the common sunnowcr
possesses the faculty OF freeing the attnos-
phenv from the animal and vegetable germ
supposed TO contain the miasma productive
Of fcytr aud acue.
Petroleum may be applied with excellent
advantage IN the extirnation of the dry rot.
tt l'A4ti- Ntlt necessary 70 paint the surface
~ wood thus affected with the petroleum
4 solution Of carbolic acid. however. an
swers the same purposes aud involves
much les danger from fire
PRINCESS CAKE. Butter. half a pound 4:
sugar. hall pound. ricc-hour one pound .
* eggs, one tca>I spoonful OF caraway seeds
one tea>poonful of soda. quarter OF a
pound OF r1>in>. add water >nfficien; To
form a latter; drop into buitcrcd tins. and
bake uptil done.
The TcchnologIst. good authority. saw
zone cord Of wood cut and split iuc and
corded up beneath n shelter while II il
green Will furnish more heat after it ha~
become seasoned than two cords OF the
same wood which has been continually *
posed Ia the alternate influence Of storms
and sunshine
CANES ron pE>srKr.-F -Four eggs half a
ppu.d OF butter. half a pound Of sugar.
half a pound Of -four Mix the butter. su-
gar. and yoik> OF the eggs thoroughly, then
add the -four and mix again. then the whites
of the cggs beaten te ,hic> froth. Crate
iu lizzie lemon Rite. Put In lli;lc iiu~.
nilin- each about one half full. and bake
tai done.
WHITE >r'>Gf CAkr.-Thc whites Of
ten eggs, beaten 10 q >,if froih. one ium-
bier OF siNcd Hour. one and half tumblers
= white sugar. hall 4 tca>poonfgl o. cream
ni tartar. a pinch 81 salt Have the -ali
ana cream Of tartar well stirred into the
four. Add the sugar u the whites fr-i
Then SIR ID tAc aOur rcry hgAfiy and put
ihio a m"drrat" oven Immediately.
m Gi>r FI>r COLOR 10 BH,s-.-Bcat
Sal 44. me
uoi~icu II with wafer and rub n on the or
uam,u;>. which must - heated over char
coal, and rubbed dry with bran and whiten.
iu-. or wash the hrasswork with roch al
u u, boiled IN strong ley. and when dry
polish with tripoii. Brass or copper NAV
DE cleaned with oil and rotten stone.
BEowN BgEAp.-Take one quart and a
pint 81 Indian meal. one quart and a pint
~ I'VE -four, and a little salt Mix well to-
-cthcr then take half pint Of blood
warm water. and let II rise bake Il In al
iron stand in the oven all night 2 Scald
three pui> Indian meal In boiling water.
one quart rye meal. = little molasses. salt
>cAlicd altogether, not 10 be made st!ii /.
yeast 10 De- put In when cold.
S.INuN CUTLET> Dip slice, OF salmon
into Florence Oh. >trew over them CAYENNE
proper and >alt. and wrap them IN oiled pa
fcr1 ~ Tor ten minutes an boiling Land
AMI then fiy the outlets on a gridiron over
a clear IRE Tor three minutes longer. taklus
Gaze that the cutlct- do not burn. Serve
with par~ley acd butter, or plain butter fla
Terel with Chill vinegar. or with Indian
pickle - an accompaniment
To rtIdtr wAIIE.-lt j. no; generally
known that pounded aluu possesses tie
property 81 purfs in= water. 4 tablespoon
ful Of pulvcriscd alum >prihAled In 10 q
hogsheAd "f water the water stirred 1T
The time viii. alter the lapse OF lew
hour~. ~ precipating to the bottom tho
impure particles. 80 purify il that il viii be
found 10 possess nearly all the freshness
aud oicarncs> of the finest >prin. water.
paAiul. containing four gallons. max be-
puI-t.rl AY 4 >lng.c tca> pooMtuI