The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-11-22
HOUSEHOLD RECIPES.


APPLE CoBBLERs.-Pare, core, and
slice twelve large tart apples. Add
to them the Juice of two lemons and
the grated peel OF one; sweeten to
taste, stew very slowly for two hours;
turn into a mold. When cold, serve
with cream.
HoMINY PUDDING. as for
batter cakes, add one egg to each
pint, some cinnamon, sugar to suit
the taste, and few raisins, and bake
like rice pudding. A little butter or
chopped suet may be added. Serve
hot or cold, with or without sauce.
HICKORY NUT CAKE.-Take one
half cup butter, two cups sugar, and
fouc eggs beaten separately, three
cups of flour, one-half cup sweet
milk, two teaspoons of baking-pow-
der, two cups of hickory-nUt meats
cut fine, one teaspoon extract va
Eilla.
To WASH CALIco.-To prevent cal
leo from fading while washing infuse
three gils Of salt into four quarts of
water; put the calico in while hot
and leave it till cold In this way,
the coIors are rendered permanent,
and will not fade by subsequent
washings.
FRENCH BREAD.-Two quarts OF
flour, scald one pint of it butter
half the size OF an egg; mix with
cold water two-thirds cup of yeast ;
when mixed, knead fifteen minutes
using SIS little additional flour as
possible rise twelve hours, cut and
work with knife ten minutes before
putting into the pan to bake.
Ho1r1NY BREAKFAST CAKE.-Mash
the Geld hominy with roIling-pin,
and add a little flour and milk bat
ter, so as to make the whole thick
enough to form into little cakes in
in the hand, or it may be put npon
the griddle with a spoon. Bake
brown, eat hot, and declare you
never ate anything better of the cake
kind.
FLOATING IsLAND.-Beat four yelks
of eggs with two tablespoons of su-
gar; one tablespoon OF flour; then
stir into one quart milk and bring 1t
to boil, stirring it all the time
have the whites beat nicely and slip
it on the top of the milk, dipping a
little CT it on to cook the egg; then
CRATE nutmeg over the top; let it
cool, and it is ready for the table.
FoR A SpRAIN.-Wet the injured
part with flannel dipped in hot
water if the sprain be very painful
wet the nannel with laudanum and
cover the whole with a dry cloth.
Then, with the arm in sling, if ii
be the wrist that is spralned, or the
leg IN a horizontal position if it be
ankle, wait and see if it be necessary
to send for the doctor.
Cold SLAw.-Cut the cabbage rath-
er fine into a basin or large bowl
sprinkle little salt over then with
potato masher thoroughly bruist
the cabbage take three tablespoons
sugar, half pint best sweet cream
four tablespoons vinegar; stir wei
together, and mix through the cab
bage. The cabbage should not bC
too green. Many persons do not
know the value of cream in cooking
it is far preferable to butter In {
great many things.
ACTIVITY AND HEALTH.-All obser
walton attests that the healthies
persons In the world are those mos
entirely employed. The fact is true
with regard to women as well al
men, and in respect to mental a
well as physical labor. The adage
cit is better to wear out than tt
rust out" Is true in the ordinar.
sense in which i is quoted, but /
,, should always be remembered tina
rusting out is a more rapid process
than wearing out. The CHASTITY god
dess of ill-health and disease de
+ lights in sluggish blood and indolen
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