The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-07-08
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PoTATo CHEEsECAKEs -Four
ounces of mashed potatoes, butter,
-four and sugar, and two eggs; mix
all together with fork, and bake in
tin lined with puff paste.
F. FURNITURE PoL!5H.-An excellent
furniture polish is made with one
pint of lfnseed oil, and about half a
gill of alcohol, stirred well together
and applied to the furniture with a
linen rag. Rub dry with soft cot
ton cloth, and finish with an old
piece of silk.
FINE PANcAKEs.--Take a pint of
new milk, eight eggs (leave out two
of the whites J, and a little sugar and
grated nutmeg. Melt small guam
THY of butter with the milk over the
fire; then add three spoonfuls of
flour, and mix well together. Butter
the frying-pan for the first; let them
run as thin as you can in the pan,
fry them quick, and send them up hot.
SPANISH PuFEs.--Put into a sauce
pan teacupful Of water, a tablespoon
full of salt, and two ounces of butter.
While boiling, add sufficient flour for
| it to leave the saucepan; stir in one
~ one the yolks Of four eggs, drop a
teaspoonful at a time into boiling
lard, fry them a light brown, >and
pour white wine and melted butter
over them. ,...,t .r.
STEwED P1GEoNs.-Clean and cut
them in quarters. Wash and season
with pepper and salt; put them into
a stewpan, with as much water .as
much water as will nearly cover them
Put in a piece Of butter mixed with
a little -four. Let them stew until
they become quite tender. If the
gravy should be too thin, add piece
Of butter rubbed in -four, and lei
them stew a few minutes longer
When done, if not sufficiently sea
soned, more may be added. Their
send to table hot. .-t...
Coop PLAIN FAMILY IRISH STEW
Take about two pounds Of scrag Of
neck Of mutton; divide it into ter
pieces, and lay them in the pan.-
Cut eight large potatoes and fou1
onions into slices; season with one
teaspoonful and half Of pepper ant
three of salt. -. Cover all with water
put it into a slow oven for two hours
| then stir il all up well, and dish upil
deep dishes. If you add a little NOR,
water at the commencement, YOU cal
take out when half done nice cul
! of broth. .. .-,.. Ali 81.
SMoKEp. MEAT ON ToAsT.-Take
cold smoked tongue or ham that ha
been well boiled, and CRATE it with
course crater, or mince it fine; mi,
it with cream and beaten yolk of egg
and let it simmer over the fire. Pre-
pare some nice slices of toast, butte
them rather slightly, lay them in
fiat dish that has been heated owe
the fire, and cover each slice with tn
meat mixture that should be sprea,
on hot. Place on the table in q Gov
cred dish, for either breakfast o
supper.
AN EXCELLENT CAKE.-Rub tw'
pounds of fine -four with one poun'
of butter, and mix it with tire
spoonfuls of yeast in little warn
milk and water. Set it to rise a
hour before the fire, then beat into i
two pounds Of currants, one pound Q
sugar, fsifted, four ounces of almonds
| six ounces of raisins, stoned an
chopped fine, half a nutmeg, CHINA
mon, allspice, few cloves, the pee
of a lemon chopped fine, a glass @
'(wine and one of brandy, twelve yolk
and whites Of eggs, beat separately
and long, orange, citron and lemon
Beat well and butter the pan. Quic
lcven is requisite.