Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-04-09

RASPBERRY CREAM.-Rub q quart OF
raspberries, or raspberry jam, through
q hair sieve, 10 take out the seeds, and
then mix it we'll with cream; sweeten
with sugar to taste put into stone Jug
and raise froth with chocolate mill
as your froth rises take it off with
spoon, and lay it upon q hair sieve.
When you have as much froth as you
want, put what cream remains in adeep
china dish or punch bowl, and pour
frothed cream upon it as high as it will
lie on.
RRonE FOR MoLAssEs-Cu CURED HAM,
Moisten every part of the ham with mo-
lassee, and then for every hundred
pounds use one quart Of fine salt and
four ounces of saltpetre, rubbing them
in very thoroughly in everypoint. Then
put the hams thus prepared in q cask
for four days. Then rub again with
molasses and one quart of salt, and re-
turn the hams to the cask for four days.
Repeat this the third and fourth time,
and then smoke the hams. This process
takes only sixteen days, while other
methods require five or six weeks.
SAcHErs OR SCENT BAas.-A CORE
spondent of the Country Gentleman
writes: Various powders, etc., placed
are agreeable to smell of, and also eco
nomical for imparting q pleasing odor
to linen and clothes as they are packed
away indrawers, for they prevent moths.
For heliotrope powder, take half .
pound Of orris-root, one quarter pound
Of ground rose leaves, two ounces pow
dered tonquin bean, one ounce vanilla
bean, one half dram grain musk, two
drops otto of almonds -; mix it all by
sitting through q coarse sieve. This il
one Of the best sachets ever made, and
perfumes table-cloths, sheets, pillow.
cases, and towels, deliciously.
For lavender powder, take one pound
of powdered lavender, one-quartel
pound of gum benzoin, andone-quartel
of an ounce of otto of lavender.
For patchouli, use one-haH a pound
of patchouli ground fine, and q very
little of otto patchouli. This herb il
often sold in it's natural state as import
ed, and is tied upin half pound bundles.
Sandal wood sachet powder is good,
and consists of the wood ground fine.
Cedar wood, when ground, forms q
body for other sachst powders, and will
keep moths at a distance. Dried fennel,
when ground, is also used for scent
bags, and ground nutmeg is liked TO,
the purpose.
REAL PUFF PAsTE.-This recipe, al.
though too rich for ordinary family use,
should not be entirely discarded, as II
is an indispensable finish to many ele.
CANT dishes, and not unwholesome as
an occasional indulgence for persons in
good health. Allow one pound Of short
ening to heaping quart of -four, viz,
half pound Of butter and half o pound
of lard; season with teaspoonful OF
salt; mix half the -four with quarter
of the shortening and enough cold wa.
ter Oct it be ice-water in summer) tc
make it just stiff enough to bear rolling
out with well-aoured rolling pin and
with a knife cover the dough with bits
Of butter and lard alternately; then
with dredge-box sprinkle thickly with
flour; double over and roll out. Again
stud the dough with bits of butter and
lard, sprinkle with -four, etc., until the
proportions allowed of all are exhaust.
ed. It is very desirable to have mar.
BILE slab for pastry board, but failing
this, common biscuit board answers.
A low temperature is best suited, fol
success in the art of pastry-making.
Good pastry should be white, light and
aaky, which result can only be secured
by careful attention to each step Of
the process, by light handling and
baking in q moderately heated oven.
Exports say that the rolling out should
be repeated at least five times, and
seven times if the paste is expected te
be superlatively nice.