The Hickman courier., 1872-11-16
HnrSsHnLn RECIPES

FRENcE Lear cAKE.-One pound of
-four, one pound of sugar, one pound
OF raisins, half pound butter, one
cup new milk, five eggs, and spice
to taste.
HonNY PUDDING Prepare 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 Nur CAKE.-Take one
half cup butter. two cups sugar, and
four 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
nilla.
To WASH CALICO. prevent cal
leo from fading while washing infuse
three gi,ls of salt intoTfour quarts of
water; put the calico in while hot
and leave it till cold In this way,
the colors are rendered permanent,
and viii 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 as little additional flour as
possible rise twelve hours, cut and
work with a knife ten minutes before
putting into the pan to bake.
HoM1NY BREAKFAST CAKE-Mash
the cold hominy with a rolling-pin
and add 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 IsLANp.-Beat four yelks !
of eggs with two tablespoons OF su-
gar; one tablespoon OF flour; then
stir into one quart milk and bring it |
to boil, stirring it all the time
have the whitesbeat nicely and slip
it on the top of fthe milk, dipping a
little Of it on to cook the egg; then
CRATE nutmeg over the top; let it
cool, and it is ready for the table.
FoR A SpRAIs.-Wet the injured
part with flannel dipped in hot
water if the sprain be very painful
wet the flannel with laudanuln and
cover the whole with a dry cloth.
Then, with the arm in sling, if it
be the wrist that is spra'ned, or the |
leg IN horizontal position If 1t be
ankle, wait and see if it be necessary
to send for the doctor.
CoLD SLAw.-Cut the cabbage rath-
sr fine into a basin or large bowl
sprinkle little salt over then with
4 potato masher thoroughly bruise
he cabbage take three tablespoons
sugar, half pint hest sweet cream,
our tablespoons vinegar; stir well
ogether, and mix through the cab 9
'age. The cabbage should not be
90 green. Many persons do not
now the value of cream IN cooklng;
is far preferable to butter IN
'reat many things.
ACTIVITY AND HEALTH.-AH obser-
alton attests that the heaithiest
ersons in the world are those most
ntirely employed. The fact is true
nth regard to women as Well as
len, and in respect to mental as
ell as physical labor. The adage,
1t is better to wear out than TO
lst out" il true in the ordinary
snse in which Is is quoted, but it A
lould always be remembered that
isting out is more rapid process i
ian wearing out. The CHASTITY god u i
sss of ill-health and disease de- i
ghts in sluggish blood and iadolent I
uscles, II