Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-03-15
ikEi,fsolS. 90.

NEAL.-When in perfect condition tor
the table The grain will be close and firm,
the flesh Il delicate red, and the fat white.
The kidneys should be covered with white,
thick fat, the liver firm and free from spots.
The meat should be hung, and wiped every
day with dry, rough cloth. The loin is
the best piece for roasting; the fillet or
thigh is stuffed and roasted, or cut into
steaks, outlets, COllops, &c.
POUND CAKE Put one pound Of butter
into n pan with pound OF powdered SUI
gar and little grated nutmeg; beat them
to a smooth, light cream, add eight eggs,
whites and yOlks beaten separately, and a
pound aud half sitted flour, into which
have been stirred two spoonfuls Of baking
powder. Bake in SLOW oven two hours or
until q straw comes out dry.
CRACKERS.-Rub six ounces of butter
into two pouads of sitted flour; dissolve
teaspoon(ul of soda in Il wineglass of but
termilk, strain this through a fine sieve to
the flower, add q teaspoOniul Of salt. beat
well, roll thin, bake. Ii not crisp when
first baked, put in slack oven and heat
over.
COLD ToNGUE.-SOak the tongue over
night in plenty Of water; put it to boil in
enough water to COVERT; il too salt, change
skin carefully, remove rough part of the
root, and garnish the dish with parsley.
ALMOND CAKE.-One pound of sugar,
three-quarters of butter, three quarters OF
flour, ten eggs; mix rs pound cake; add
half pound OF blanched almonds, beaten
fine, one tcaspoonful Of rose water.
SKIN COSMETICS. prepa-
ration used to whiten and soften the skin,
and also to prevent its chappins. Take of
pale honey four ounces, white soft soap two
ounces, mix thoroughly so as to form n
paste or cream. To this add gradually
three pnts of oil of sweet almonds, pre-
viOusly mixed and scented with two
drachms of oil of bitter almonds, two
drachms oil bergamOt and one drachm oil
of cloves.
CAMPHoR ICE-A popular skin cosmetic
especially for the hands Take Of sperma-
ceti, white wax, each two ounces, almond
or olive oil Iour ounces, melt them together
by gentle heat and add one ounce Of cam
phor powdered; stir until it is dissolved
GLYCERINE BALsAM-Take of white
wax one ounce, spermaceti two ounces, oil
Of almonds eight ounces, melt together and
add three ounces of glycerine and fifteen
drops of otto Of roses.
BALSAM OF HONEY. Take ofpalC honey
four ounces, glycerine one ounce, unite by
n gentle heat; when cold add one ounce Of
alcohol and perfume to suit
ROYAL CORN-BREAD AND BATTER
CAKEs.-Mrs. j. Chandler, in the Western
Rurai, gives US the following "Make q
pint of batter of nice corn meal and coarse
flour stirred in hot water let il stand in q
warm place nntil it ferments well let il
add warm water, two or three spoonfulls of
molasses, spoonful of salt, and soda
enough to counteract the acid, "a teaspoon
full or more), then thicken with corn-meal
and coarse flour. about equal proportions,
making the batter about TIE consistency as
for grddle- cakes grease your baking dish
and fill always leaving about a pint of the
batter for your seed. Place your bread in
your steamer and steam steadily two hours
for two-quart loaf; and bake in oven
thirty minutes to brown. Keep your seed
good in quantity by adding little meal
aud water each time when set away. Use
the same mode in the same way as for
bread for your griddle cakes.
"Iu this way you can have nice lOafot
steamed bread for your dinner, and grid0lc
cakes for your break'ast-nice enough 10
set before king. / can not keep houee
without it,"
To TELL GooD EGGs.-If you wish to
be certain that yonr eggs good and fresh,
put them in water. II the bats turn up theg
are fresh. This is an intalhbly rule tU CO
tiusuish good egg from bad one.