The Placer herald., 1871-09-16
HOUSE AND FARM.


utensil. should be kept in order, and when
cleaned and pat in their places. Her paste
board and rolling-pin, let it be remembered,
should, after using, be well secured with hot
water alone. a marble slab is preferable 'c
a board for rolling paste. Both are gener-
ally made TOO small! to be convenient Three
feet long by two feet wide is a good size. liz
making paste, a good cook will have nc
waste of any kind, and particularly, she will
not make more at one time than slc wants.
under the idea that she can keep it in -four
till the next time of N liking, for it is ten to
One bnt that The old paste viii spoil the new
No -four except tie very best can be used
for fine descriptions of pastry, and in damp
weather il should be dried before the fire
but not scorched. Clarified dripping, good
lard, marrow, salt or butter wei, washed
may be used for ordinary paste; indeed, i
they are pure and sweet, they viii form good
pastry, with good flour and good manage
incnt. In families, however, where economy
is not an object, and everything for the table
is required to he of the first quality, ,he saf
est plan is to use the bes' fresh butter. The
fat that settles OF s.ews, and on the broth il
which meat has been boiled, may be used
for pastry, that is, provided it is tasteess
Suet is sometimes used for meat pies, bu'
though il makes light crust when hot, j,
does not cat well when cold.
A great deaf more butter, or fat Of somc
kind or other, was formerly dir .cted to bt
used in making pastry than at present. For
ordinary purposes, half the weight of lard,
or butter is sufficient, but in the richest crusle
the quantity should never exceed the weight
Of flour. Eggs may be added to enrich the
crust. Use no more water or other liquid in
making paste than is absolutely necessary
or, in other words, take care not to "put oul
the miller's eye" that is. TO make the paste
too moist The great thing is to incorporate
the tour wei! with the fat, which YOU can
not do if You allow too much water or milk
n the first instance.
The under or side crust, which should be
thin, should not be made so rich as ;hc tol
erust, Us otherwise it will make the gravy OF
syrup greasy. All dishes in which pieces
are to bc baked should be butcred or CREASED
round the edges, 10 prevent the crust from
sticking, and if there be an under crust, al
over the inside; the same must be done will
tins or saucera.
OuR KITCHENS You are fortunate il
your kitchens have a sunny outlook. A soutl
window catches all tie precious winter sun.
shine, and is rot as uncomfortable on account
OF heat in GUNNER as an east or west mdow
Sunshine goes great way toward furnish
ing room, as well as driving care, fitigu,
and disease away from those who live and
work in it. OF course You may not all havc
model kitchens, tn ,ush you may 20 much
desire them and just here comes to mind
this quaint old rhyme, which applies to
housckcepers, as much as to any othe,
class:
"For every evil under the sun
There is n remedy, or there is none.
II there ba one, tryend find It;
II there be none never mind it,
WASH TOR PLANTS. The Florist and Pc
mologist says that ille following is strongl,
recommended for mldew, scale, red spider
etc, upon greenhouse plants and out doc
shrubs and trees: Flour Of sulphur, tive
ounces, worked to paste with a little wa
ter; sal soda, two ounces; cat tobacco, hal
an ounce; quckme. the size Of Il duck
egg; water, one gallon. Boil together and
stir for fifteen minutes, and let cool and set
tie. IN use it is diluted according to the
character of the plants, which are to be sv-
ringed with water after the application i
any Of our readers try this, we advise them
to begin with a weak application, rs the
compound of lime and sulphur is very ro.
tent.
NEVER give up a choice bu, dccaying rose
bush till you have tried watering it two o.
three times week with SCOT tea. Take
SCOT from chimney or stove in which woot
is burned, and make lea Of it. Whc,
cold. water the rose with it. When all i
used, pour boiling water a second time OF
the SCOT. The shrub will quickly send on
thrifty shoots, the leaves will bccom, large
and thick, and the blossoms will be large,
and more richly tinted than before.
How TO MAKE SE1prIrz POWDERS. -Seid-
litz powders are an excellent corrective for
acidity Of the stomach and every farme,
can make them for himself. Mix twelve
drams of powdered Epson salts with twelve
scruplcs of powder carbonate of soda and
divide into six parts in bIue papers. Divide
diSD uIO riA EiilS. III NlHit IhfltlS, itU'
drains of Tartar;c acid in six powders. Every
time you take the pow ders, mix one of each
paper in two glasses.
BRrAKrAsr RIscUIT, Take a piece OF
risen bread dough, and work into it one beat
en- egg and Tablespoonful of butter or lard: :
when it is thoroughly amalgsmnted, -four
your hands and make i, into balls the size o!
an egg; rub a tin over with milk, and set
them in quick oven for twenty minutes.
and serve them hot for breakfast When
eaten, break them open; to cut woad make
them heavy.
APPLE Snow Stew fne-havored. sour
apples; sweetcn and flavor to suit your taste
strain. and to one quart of siited apples allow
the whites of four eggs. Whisl< them to
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