National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-04-05
Farm, Garden I'D Household.

SUoAR CAKES. One pound OF sugar
six eggs, three.quarters OF pound o
butter, one nutmeg, two tesspoonful
OF soda, ono cupful Of cream. 70 b
baked in quick oven.
FRIED HALTBUT. Have the slices sea
soneI some hours before frying, rs
will be less liable to break in turning
When ready to fry dip il in eggs beateI
up, and roll in bread crumbs fry in no
lard.
HARD GrSaERBREAp. One quart o
molNses, two cupfuls OF sugar, three
quarters OF pound of butter and lard
one eupful Of ginger, teaspoonful Of
black pepper, and = tablespoonful OF
cloves, cinnamon and sllspice.
FRUIT CREAMS. Dissolve half an ounce
OF lsinglass in warm water, enough to
cover 1t ; add to this pint OF cream,
swoetened with four spoonfuls of sugar,
and boil it, When cool, lay some apii-
cot, raspberry or peach preserves in q
glass dish, and pour tho cream over it.
PUFF PUDDING. Take eighteen eggs
eighteen tablespoonsful OF flour and
''sH''Nh III sweep MILK,
Separate the whites and yolks of the
eggs, heat them to frotb, then add the
milk and flour to tho eggs, mir we'll to-
gether, put in small molds and bake in
quick oven. Serve hot with sugar and
butter.
CHOCOLATE CAKEs.-One pound of
sugar, half pound of grated chocolate,
the whites OF eight eggs; mix these in
gredlenfs together, and stir them for
half an hour, then mix in cinnamon.
cloves, or vanilla, and add six ounces of
hour. Butter pan, and drop small
cakes upon it, baking them in cool
oven. 1t is well to add to the above in
gredients, two pounds of almonds which
have been beaten fine in a mortar
CouGH SrRUPs We give couple OF
recipes tor cough syrups, said to be "e1-
cellent. l. Take one tea-cupful of
lax -seed and soak it all night. In the
morning put into kettle two quarts of
water, handful of licorics root, split up,
ana quarter of pound Of raisins.
broken in half. Let them boil until the
strength is thoroughly exhausted than
add the flax-seed which has been pre-
viously soaked. Let all boil haitian hour
or more, watching snd stirring that the
mixture may not burn. Then strain. and
add lemon juice and sugar. q Boil one
ounce OF tlax-seed in quart of water for
bali an hour strain, and add to tho
liquid the juice of two lemons and half
pound OF rock candy. If the cough il
accompanied by weakness and loss Of
appetite, add half an ounce of powdered
gum arabic. Set this to simmer for
half An hour, stirring it occasionally.
Take wine-glassful when the cough is
troublesome
WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE. - To each
gallon OF ripe tomatoes washed and
cut up, take three quarts Of water and
let 1t boil down half. Stir occasionally.
TO prevent the tomatoes, from sticking.
A double vessel, by the way, is valuable
IN preparing all sauces. After boiling
thus, steam the tomatoes through
sieve, and add two tablespoonsful of
ginger, the same of black pepper. the
same of salt, one of clover, and one of
red pepper. Boil all down to a quart
and add tumblor of vinegar. Strain.
bottle and cork tight A still better
imitation, we think, is the following
70 every gallon of ripe tomatoes washed
and sliced, add five tablespoonful of
salt, two OF cayenne pepper, two of
ground black pepper, one teaspoonful of
mace, one OF alspIce, one of cinnamon.
hall one of clover, two large onions
sliced, one tumbler of good brown sugar.
one quart of good apple vinegar, one
large tablespoonful of ground mustard.
and, if you like it, little garlic. Mix
n ana PIT them into II stowpan. Sim
n a, gently four hours, stirring frequent
~ to prevent scorching. Strain, and
wnen cold, bottle. BE sure to use new
corks. ''"