Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-04-15
VALUABLE RECIPES.

WHITE CAKE.-An economical and
delightful receipt for white cake ;
Five cups of flour; three Of sugar;
one of butter and a half of cream or
sweet milk teaspoonful of soda
and Que half of cream tartar; eight
eggs. Cream the butter and sugar
thoroughly beat the eggs to a light
froth and mix slowly, having added
the cream tartar to the flour, Mix the
soda with cream, and lastly, a spoon
full Of brandy orwine. Favor to suit
the taste.
Brown BREAp.--Take } quarts of
corn meal, l'of rye or wheat flour,
and mix with a quart of sour milk or
buttermilk, adding / large spoonful
of salcratus. 2 small cupfuls of molas-
scs. a little salt, and enough of water
or sweet milk to make q thirk batter.
Bake in a deep dish } hours in a hot
oven, letting it cool gradually another
hour or, as some prefer, ii may be
steamed until quite done, and then
placed just long enough in the oven
to give it a desirable firmness.
AMBHosIA.-Take a couple of fresh
pine apples, slice and sprinkle with
loaf sugar. Slice and sweeten to taste
half a dozen of oranges, Then line
your bowl with a layer of pire ap-
pies, over which CRATE cocoanut until
you have covered the pine apple.
Then add a layer of oranges and
grated cocoanut until your bowl is
filed. If this ambrosial food is moi
delightful TO the palate, We are nc
udge ofdclicatc edibles.
ANBRoS.A CAKE.-Hayit gprepared
q cake after our receipt for white
cake, a slice it in thin layers or bake
itin shallow pans. Then take a cur
of butter one of white sugar ant
having rolled three lemons, press thu
juice into the mixture. Cook il unit
it has the consistency of honey
Spread each layer of cake with til,
mixture, and place together after Thu
manner ofjelly cake. When cold it il
delightful.
PERSONS have great difficulty, oftcI
in getting their celery seed 10 com,
up. If they will adopt the following
plan, they will seldom fail in grow.
ing fine celery Get a box OF sand ant
sprinkle your seed over ii, keep /
very moist ina short time the seet
Will come up, WI en- large enough
take them out and plant in a hot bed
and let them remain until the tim,
for transplanting.
How TO Cook ON E'OwLs.--Fo
Che possible benefit TO some othe
young ho~nsekecpers | wish to tel
them how to cook an old chicken
Prepare al for roasting, then boi
three hours In q covered pot, witt
one quart of water, to which add tw,
tablespoonfuls OF vinegar, after whicl
put into a pan IN a hot oven for abou
one hour, TO brown. The liquor II
the pot to BE- prepared for gravy
should the water boil away too mucl
more should be added Tie result j
the meat is as tender as a yOun:
chicken, and some think richer ant
better.
IlouskI0Lp WElGhTs MD MEAS
rhEs, -Whea flour ; one pound Ii on,
quart.
Indian Ned one pound two ounces
is ono quart.
Butter when soft, one pound en-,
ounce Is ono quart.
WHITE sugar powered, one poult
one ounce Is one quart.
Hest brown sugar: one pound ~,
ounces Is one quart.
Eggs; average size, ten ARE oil,
pound. W
Liquid measures fifteen lablcspoon.
flIls are half pint,
The following II d recent for a strons
cement used BY some oriental nations,
for the purpose of attaching mrnnlom,
stones U metallic surfaces: Thkn IN
pieces Of gum mastlc, the slsa ~ naaa
ana asA-esve r the hr-.ll 4.......l
q alcoh0l, Soften soine IslnslasS n
water, and sasuFate strunr hfnn3v rg,ih
" III YOU have two small nlsces N
sAa'amAl0nlaes Mix the two nrenaga-
sl0ns 81 . heat. Keep well stannsrea
yet he bottle III hot wateF l,eE,vn sses'sv
= y sala ~ the Turks tllal thl 49,
pafattun VIII unitN two mafnIiW et,r&s~.