Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-04-19
RECIPES, &C.

IMPROVEMENT OF RANCID BUTTER.
According to Land and Wuter, rancid but
ter can be greatly improved in quality by
washing it Thoroughly in lime water, and
then clearing ont the lime water by a good
washing in could spring water. The limo
water is easily made, by allowing lump
of lime the siza Of the fist to slake in
bucket of water, stirring il well, and after
ward allowing the liue to settle. 1t is said
that large business is now done IN Eng
land by suudry persons, who purchase ran'
cid butter at low rates and sell it again at
much higher prices, after manipulating IT
in the manner mentioned
FISH AND SAUCE.-Fresh haddock are
to be clea, ed, and the heads, tails, and fins
to be cut oil. All Of these latter are to DO
thoroughly boiled, to make stock. This,
/ when done is to be strained, and the liquid
| part, with the addition of Il little flour
! mixed with cold water, butter, salt, and
| some chopped parsley, to be poured over
the fish, which has previously cut in pieces,
and the whole boiled till sufficiently cooked.
/ The result is said to be much more savOry
than if the tish were simply boiled in water.
Dr. Hall thinks not one family in Gfty
1 knows how to cook potato properly. He
! tells us that Immediately beneath the very
, thin outer skins on the potato is the best
part Of the vegetable, the part that makes
| flesh and gives strength, and all the re-
maindcr OF the potato is TO destitute OF
nourshmcnt, containing only starch Ho
therefore regards it as very wasteful to bake
potatoes. They should either be boiled or
steamed with their skins on, and then the
outer skin is easily removed without any OF
the nutritious portions adhering to it. Po-
tatoes should always come on the table dry
and mealy.
LEMON CREAM.--Squeeze a large lemon,
and crate the peel, add two teaCups and 4
half of water, and heat it over the fire.
While it is heating, rub two tablespoonfuls
of corn starch smooth, and beat the yolks
Of three eggs. Stir the lrmonw water gradu-
ally into the corn-starch add the eggs, and
set it on the fire ~ thickcn gradually, ike
boiled custard, swectcniug TO taste. After
it is done, beat the whites of the eggs stiff
and stir them in; then pour into small
tumhlers or lemonade glasses, and set them
in the ice-box to get very cold.
APPLE-CAKE.-Two cups Of Stelccd ap-
pies boiled in two cups OF mOlasses. Drain
oil the molassos for the Cake,) from the
apples, add two eggs, two teaspoons Of
soda, four cups of aour, one cup of butter,
one cup Of sour milk. spice to suit. Then
add the apple, (Which was drained as
abUye). The apples should be soaked tho
night before stewiug for the cake.
A STRONG alum water is sure death
} to bugs Of any description. Take two
pounds of pulvcrized alum, and dissolve
in three quarts Of boiling water, allowing it
to remain over the fire until thoroughly
dissolved. Apply while hot with u brush,
or, what is Oettci, Use Il syringe to force
the liquid in the cracks Of the walls and
bedstead. Scatter all the powdered alum
freely in all those places aud you will soon
be rid OF these insect puisanccs which i'll
ono with disgust.
To REMOVE WARTS. Make strong
steep from red oak bark in hot water (,
when cold apply as convenlent--and often
er the better. In few days tho wart will
disappear. have also found the juice Of
the common milk weed, put repeatedly ON
the warts for day or two, to completely
: remove them.
. LEMON RICE PCDpiNG.-O cup Of
rice boiled soft in water Beat together
the yciks Of three eggs aud one.half cup Of
white sugar; mix with the rice aud add
one quart of milk and the grated rind o! a
lemon, and bake. When nearly done, beat
the whites of three eggs with one cup OF
white sugar and the Juice OF q lemon. Put
this over the pudding, and set back 10
brown. 1t is very nice.
BEEF TEA.-h writer il the Cmad1
Lancet gives u new process for making beef
I tea. as follows Take rump steak Of
beef, lay it upon board, ana with a casc
! knife scrape il. IN this way red pulp
will be obtained, which contains pretty
= much everything in the steak, except the
p fbrous tissue. Mix this red pulp thorough
, ly with three times its bulk Of cold walor,
1 stirring until the pulp is completely dit
fused Put the whole upon moderate
. tire and allow it to come slowly to boil,
stirring all the time to prevent the 'caking'
l of the pulp. In using this, do not allow it
to be strained. but stir the settings thor
oughly into the fuid One to three tluld
, ounces of this may be given at time"
! A WOMAN on the witness stand, lately,
{ In n divorce suit remarked, "The state of