Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28
In answer to inquiries from a pentle-

In answer to inquiries from gentle-
man in Saratoga, last year, we wrote
tho substance of the above article, and
tho result was SO satisfactory, and our
Saratoga friend SO delighted. that he
sent us very pleasant letter Of thanks
and Photograph of a bay window.
which he had thus aided to, benutifv''
and it was really SO we'll arranged and
pretty that we have placed it in orr m.
tlsts hands; and it will appear rs an
engraving illustrating window garden
ing in y future number.
Look around the garden before frost.
and SEQ If You have some young and
strong plants that proved littlo late
tor out: door towering, that you would
llko to try in pots. If so, take them nm
with rs little disturbance o. possible.
put in good soil, and treat as previously
directed Pick's Floral Guide.
1lOmschold lllmts.
Snow, OR BRIDES CAKE-A pound
each of flour and sugar, half u roipd o
butter, and the whites of sixteen eggs
beaten to stiff froth. Flavor it Will
| rose.
PRuNE PIE FOR DEssERr.-In the
scarcity of pie material the following
recipe makes wholesome and nice
dessert: Stew the prunes, take out tho
pits sweeten to taste, and if liked, add
little lemon /; cover a plate with nice
paste; when cool put the prunes in, and
cover like nh apple pie.
FoR LUNCH OR A RELISH FOR TIA
Take one or two chickens, boil in a
small quantity of water; when done
remove the skin then take all the meat
from the bones. keeping the dark and
light separate, chop, and salt to taste.
If you have mcat-presser, take it or
any other mold, put in layer of dark
then layer of light till the supply is
exhausted, add little of the LIQUOR it
was boiled in press when cold cut in
slices. 1t makes a delicious sandwich
for a journey or picnic.
QUEEN's CAKE.-One pound of -four.
one of sugar, half pound of butter
that which has lain in q jar of rose
leaves is best-tive eggs, a gill of wine,
gill of cream, q nutmeg, half q tea
spoonful of 'saleratus, two pounds of
c''rrants or chopped raisins. Stir the
butter and sugar to a cream. beat the
whites and yolks of the eggs separately.
and after they and the -four are also
mixed with it warm the wine and cream
together, and add them, then saleratus.
and last the fruit. Frost it or sift fine
sugar over the top, just before it is put
into the oven.
A PALMER Snow CAKE.-The whites
OF six eggs, two cups and a half Of flour,
half cup Of butter, Que cup and half
OF sugar, half q cup of sweet milk, one
teaspoonful of cream-of-tartar, half o
tablespoon of saleratus.$ Flavor with
rose or almond. Mix the cream-of. tartar
in the flour; dissolve the soda in the
milk rub the butter and sugar to a
cream; then add the milk and half the
flour; beat the eggs to- very stiff froth,
and add them with the remainder of the
flour, and stir steadily few, moments.
This measure makes two pans.
3 DRIED PoTAroRs. The Rochester
IN. ~ Express says: "Lately a trade
has been developed among. some Roch-
ester shippers about which little is
known. It 10 the trade in dried potatoes.
Potatoes are sliced up and dried in
much the same manner as dried apples.
One firm in this city has an order on
hand now. for sc, 1000 pounds of these
dried potatoes, as we'll as for ], 500
bushels of onions, which are dried in
much the same manner. They are in
tended for the navy. A bushel of
potatoes driesaway toabout ten pounds.
ind bushel of onions to about six
pounds. When ready, they IRE put into
large tin cans holding about forty
pounds each, and sealed up the same as
OYSTERS"