The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-08-02
USEFUL KNOWLEDGE.

SPONGE CAKE--Four eggs, a little
salt, two cups Of sugar. TWO cups of
-four, one-half teaspoonful of soda, one
teaspoonful of cream of tartar, one-half
cup of water, flavor with lemon.
ADuLTERATED COFFEE-A sure test
by which to know genuine coffee is to
throw teasPoonful of ground coi1ie
into tumbler of cold water; if il is
the real article il will float, rs the
authorizations will sink at once.
STEAM PUDDING-Two cups of
-four, one cup Of milk, one-half cup of
butter, one-half cup of sugar, one half
cup Of molasses, enc cup of raisins, one
teaspoonful Of soda. Steam two hours
and serve with a sauce.
To WHITEN IvOHY.-BoiI alum in
water; into this immerse your ivory,
and let IL remain one hour; then rub
the ivory with a cloth, wire il clean
with wet linen rag, and lay it in a
mOsstened cloth to prevent its drying
too quickly, which causes it to crack.
COOKIEs.-One cup of white sugar,
rolled fine, mixed with half cup OF
butter; half cup of sour cream, mix
ed with teaspoOnful OfsaIeratus. Add
two eggs. thoroughly beaten. Season
with caraway seeds or nutmeg. Roll
thin, sprinkle sugar on. Roll lightly
once, cut them In circular shape and
bake Ia quick oven.
COOP ORANGE CAKE.-Yolss of five
eggs. whites Of three, two CUPS of
sugar, One-half cup of water, grated
rind snd juire of one orange. one cup
Of -four, one tesspoonful of cream tar
tar, One-hslf teaspoonful OF salt. Bake
in four cakes, and put between the
cakes and over the top the frosting.
Take white of one egg, one cup of
sugar, and one half the juice and rind
of one orange 10 make frosting.
ORANGE FRITTERs. -Some fine
large oranges should he selected aud
peeled, leaving as little n possible OF
the peel. They should then I've cut
into thin slices with sharp knife and
the pips carefully removed or bitter
taste will he impaired 10 the fritters.
The slices of orange should be dipped
into rich batter and fried a Ia!e brown,
being very dry. The filters must he
served with sifted sugar strewed OH
them.
LEMON PIE The juice and grated
rind Of one lemon, one cup of water,
one table spoonful of corn starch, one
cup Of sugar, one egg and piece OF
butter the size Of a small egg. Boil
the water, wet the corn starch with a
little cold water and stir it in; when
it boils up pour 1t OH the sugar and
butter, after IL cooIs add the egg and
lemon. Bake with an upper and
under crust. This makes an excellent
pie.
FLOATING ISLAND.-Yelks of seven
eggs to a quart of milk, one cup OF
sugar, a little salt, and flavor with
lemon. Beat all together and set i'm a
kettle of water extra from the kettle
IL Is boiled i'm. Beat the whites of the
eggs TO a stiff froth, and pile i'm heaps
on top of the boiled milk after 1t hss
been nut I'm float glasses. This will
make twelve glasses full. They look
very pretty set i'm n circle round q
bouquet of flowers i'm the center or at
each end of the table.
To APPLY TOILET POWDER
bathing the face, before drying, apply
a little glycerine with or without dllu
ton of rose-water; then take flannel
cloth and rub the face dry. Then,
with piece of cotton or puff, throw
the powder on, without friction. Let
il remain there till You have completed
your toilet. Next take Il soft linen
rag and carefully remove all traces of
the powder, going into q strong light
and investigating the eyebrows, and
even dimpies. If past the days OF
d;mp,es, examine closely the wrinkles.
Snow CUsTARD.-Takeo one quart q
milk and four large eggs; set the milk
on the fire i'm a clean vessel; then
separate the eggs, and beat the whites
into stiff frOth. When the milk is
scalding hot, slip the whites on the
top, turning them over gently so that
they will cook; then lift them out and
dish; whip up the yrlks with two
tallespoOufuls of sugar pour into the
milk, stirring rapidly all the time il is
scaldiug. The very moment it comes
to the boiling point lit it Off; if it
boils Il will curdle. When il cotIls
sufficiently, pour into the float dish
with any kind of flavoring, then put
the froth on TOP, and ii will be de-
Ii .lOus.
FRIED BREAD CRUMBS.-Cut the
bread into thin slices, place them in "A
cool oven over night, and, when
thoroughly dry and crisp, roll them
down into fine crumbs. l'ut some lard
or clarified dripping into a frying-fan /;
bring TO boiling point, throw in the
crumts, and fry them quickly. Di-
rectly they are done, lift them out
with slice, and drain them before the
fire from all greasy moisture. When
quite crisp they are ready for use. The
fat they are fried I'm should be clear,
and the crumbs should not have
the slightest appearance or taste of hay
ing been i'm the least degree burnt.
VEGETABLE SoUP.-IngTco'iontS-
Secen ounces of carrot, ten ounces of
parsnip, ten ounces of potato, cut into
thin slices; one and n quarter ounces
Of butter, five tablcspoonfuls of flour, IA
teaspoonful of made mustard, salt and
pepper to taste, the yelks Of two eggs,
raiher more than two quarts of water
JNode.-Boil the vegetables I'm the
water two and half hours; stir them
often, and IL the water boils away too
QUICKLY, 3tu HibIt, dr. tIfeiS c1fOuNt w
two quarts of soup when done. Mix
up In a basin the butter and flour,
mustard. salt and pepper, with a tea
cupful of cold wafer; stir i'm the coup;
and boil ten minutes. Have ready the
yeiks of the eggs i'm the tuieen; pour
ON, stir well, and serve.
CHICKEN PIE.-Singe the bipeds
first; every body ought to know that
there Is nothing like alcohol for sing
ing poultry, A Tablespoonful will
SINCE fifty rounds. Set it on fire and
proceed 10 SINCE; not spot of black
will be produced. After being well
cleaned cut into small pieces; wash
thoroughly and let them ccok twenty
minutes In water sufficient To cover
them. Mix a tablespoonful of flour in
cold wafer TO thin paste, and stir in
the gracv and a lump OF butter, and
season thoroughly with pepper and
salt; let all cool. To make paste,
equal quantities in measure of LAID and
water, little salt; mix; roll ont thin:
line the deep pie dish after rolling ut
the top crust Ia half the zs required,
spread over il butter to the depth at
one quartsr of an inch; roll up and
roll out again and repeat the OPERATION
two or three times: put in the chicken,
and put on the top crust, and pinch
TIE .i."-s we'll together; cut slit In
The top crust.