Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-01-03
Farm, Garden and Household.
DOMESTIC Receipts.


Pound CAKE.-One pound flour, one
pound of sugar, one pound of butter,
eight eggs. Beat well, and bake till
done.
KNOX GINGER CAKEs.-Five cups of
-four, four eggs, one cup of sugar, one
of butter, one of sour milk, half-cup OF
molasses, one tablespoonful of soda.
Roll and bake.
EVE PUDDING.-Six ounces of finely
grated bread, six ounces of currants, six
ounces of sugar, six eggs, six apples,
some lemon peel and nutmeg; let boil
three hours.
LEMON JELLY.-Take paper of gela-
tine and let it soak in pint of warm
water an hour, then add a quart of
boiling water and the Juice of two lem
ons, and pint and half of sugar.
PLAIN DoUGHNUTs. -One pint of rich
buttermilk, one heaping teaspoonful of
soda, half that quantity of salt, three
tablespoonful of melted lard, flour to
knead with.
GINGERBREAD NUTs.-Rub one-quar-
ter of pound of butter in one pound
of flour, half a pound of sugar, one
ounce ginger, peel of one lemon and
three eggs. Work it well and bake in
small cakes, rolled out.
CLEANING STovEs.-Stove luster,
when mixed with turpentine and ap-
piled in the usual manner, is blacker,
more glossy, and more durable than
when mixed with any other liquid. The
turpentine prevents rust, and when put
on an old rusty stove will make it look
as good as new.
AUNT NELLIE's PUDDING. - Half q
pound of the best suet, half pound of
grated bread crumbs, half a pound of
beaten white sugar, three eggs we'll
beaten and strained, the grated rind
and juice of a large lemon stick q
mold with raisins, pour in the mix
ture, boil two hours.
SMALL PUFFs.-One pint of -four, q
piece of butter the size of an egg, two
teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar, one
teaspoonful of soda, and mix with cold
water to the consistency of a stiff bat
ter. This is sufficient for four cups.
Steam twenty minutes. To be eaten
with sweetened cream.
LEMON PUDDING. - Weight of two
eggs in butter, which beat to cream,
same weight of -four, same of pounded
white sugar, the grated rind and Juice
of two lemons bake half an hour in 9
small flat pie dish, with a rim of paste
round the edge; serve with sifted
sugar on the top, and send up very hot
Soft GINGERBREAD Melted butter
half coffeecupful, molasses two cups
one egg, one tablespoonful of ginger,
coffeecupful of sour milk, two heapine
teaspoons of soda added, the last before
baking, and flour to make stiff batter
Bake at once in an oven with stead,
heat. No cake burns as easy as molas,
ses cake.
Corn BREAD. To pint of corn mea
scalded, add half pint of -four, tea
spoonful of sugar, two eggs, well beat
en-, pint of sour milk, teaspooniu
OF soda dissolved in boiling water bea
it well, and boil three quarters of al
hour, in moderately heated oven.
PUMPKIN PIES. -Choose the bes
pumpkins that can be found. Take GU
the seeds, cut the rind carefully away
and then cut the pumpkin into thin an,
narrow bits. Stew over moderate fir
in little water, just enough to kee1
the mass from burning, until soft. Tur1
off the water if any remains, and lie
the pumpkin steam over a slow fir
about ten minutes. When sufficientl
cooled, strain through sieve. SweeteI
the pumpkin with sugar and littl
molasses. The sugar and eggs shoul
be beaten together. The favoring re
qulres ginger, the grated rind of
lemon, or nutmeg and salt. To on
quart OF pumpkin add one quart @
milk, and four eggs for ordinary rich
ness. Heat the pumpkin scalding no
before putting it upon the crust to bake
otherwise the crust will be soaked
Bake in very hot oven.
About Sick Animals.
Nearly all sick animals become so b
improper feeding, in the first place
In nine cases out of ten the digestion
wrong. Charcoal is the most efficien
and rapid corrective. 1t will cure in
majority of cases if properly admins
tered. An example of its use: Th
hired man came in with the Intelligent
that one of the finest COWS was yer
sick, and kind neighbor proposed til
usual drugs and poisons. The owner
being i'll, and unable to examine til
COW, concluded that the trouble cam
from overeating, and ordered teacu1
full of pulverized charcoal given
water. 1t was mixed, placed in jun
bottle, the head held upward, and tn
water and charcoal poured downward
In five minutes improvement was Wis
BILE, and in a few hours the animal We
in the pasture quietly eating grass. Al
Circumstance OF equal success occurre
with young heifer which had becom
badly bloated by eating green apple
after hard wind. The bloat was s
severe that the sides were almost 9
hard as a barrel. The old remedy
saleratus, was tried for correcting ii
acidlty. But the attempt to put it dow
always caused coughing, and it did Ii
tie good. Half teacupful of fres
powdered charcoal was next given, an
in few hours all appearance of bio,
had gone, and the heifer was WE'LL
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