The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-01-30

A lady correspondent Of the Rural
Ntw Yorker treats the science of MAXI
ing buckwheat cakes thus deliberately !:
The night before the pancakes are to
be served for breakfast make the batter
In this wise: For a family Of eight
persons, take about three quarts OF
water slightly warm, one-half cup of
sweet milk and q teaspoouful OF salt.
Into this stir one large yeast cake, pre-
vlously soaked in a'little water or half
a cupful OF soft yeast, teaspoonful Of
corn meal, and sufficient buckwheat
flour 10 make stif batter. For con.
venience, we use a six quart tin pail
with a cover-not an old, rusty affair
but either new one, or one kept 30
bright with sosp and sand that it CAM
not impart any unpleasant taste TO the
cakes. This pail, with it's contents
thoroughly mixed just before bedtime,
10 placed near the stove, or where it
will not be very cold during the night.
By daylight the batter should nearly
fill the pail, though it should not run
over it, as, like good bread, it requires
close attention, and should be used at
the right stage Of lightness. When the
griddle is nearly ready for use, dissolve
an even teaSpoonful OF soda, which stir
into the batter, and some tastes would
like the addition OF another teaspoonful
OF salt.
Now about the griddle and greaaer
Nearly all OF the soapstone grlddles Of
our acquaintance are humbugs. and
the cakes cooked thereon forget to be
crispy and brown, go we adhere to the
orthodox iron griddle. Not much
smoke need ariae from it, if there is the
right understanding between it and the
cook, who should use only small
quantity of butter, applied with a cloth
tied to stick or the tines of steel
fork. This is much better than slice
OF pork. and the difference in expense is
trifling; as in our family not more
than 8 pound OF butter is used for fry
ing cakes during the winter.
A large coffee-cupiul OF the batter
should be reserved, and emptied imme-
distely into an earthern dish, covered
and set in a cool place where it will
not freeze until it ia wanted again at
night for mixing new supply; which
will not require any yeast cake. A tea
spoonful OF sugar stirred into this re-
serve when it is set away will arrest
fermentation, and after the first morna
ing little more soda is required each
time but our owe plan is to use only
lust enough TO countersct the acidity.
Some houeekeepers add all the cold
cakes left in the morning to the next
batch, but we think one or two is an
improvement, while more would make
the cakes sticky and liable to brown too
much. Pancakes, like good people.
nsay fall from their best estate and
whenever the batter becomes sour and
much fermented, it is sll used, and we
proceed as at first, thus starting it anew
quite often. Experienced cooks will not
need these directions, but we trust they
will aid some young housekeeper.'
CRocHETED SLIPPERS.
The Ohio Farmer gives the following
directions for making these best OF all
ladies' slippers;
The slipper is commenced at the toe.
Make three chain stitches, then knit
back with a single crochet, commence
ing at the very last chain made. 10
the centre one OF the three chain put
three single crochet stitches, and the
entire loot OF the slipper consists OF
successive rows OF single crochet. knit
from right to left, each row commenced
in the last stitch of the preceding, al.
ways knitting three single crochet in
the centre to continue the widening
The size o: the front must be ascer-
tanned by measurement upon the foot,
or cork iu-sole which it is designed to
use. When large enough, commence
another row, knitting ten stitches; turn
and knit back upon these ten. (rhis
is the beginning OF back part OF slip
per- Narrow one stitch at the top Of
uext row, and after a plain row narrow
again at the top. You now have eight
stitches. CONTINUE knitting from right
to left six, eight or ten rows, according
to the size desired. Then from this
point, until the middle of the back OIL
the heel is reached, widen-by putting
two stitches into one-every other row
at the top. This completes one bali Of
the back. Break the worsted. take up
ten stitches on the opposite side OF thu
r front and proceed with this last halt az
with the first, joining the two at the
/; centre Of the head with single row Of
: crochet. -,
The slipper thus far presents q ribbed
r appearance, caused by knitting each
stitch into the outer side OF those OF the
preceding row. Be careful to do this
Make the upper enough smaller than
the sole to require stretching when it il
seved on. Finish the top edge OF the
crotcheted part with scallop, hrst
' making a row OF double CROCHET long
: stitches) with two chain between each
]. two stitches. Sew this upper in but
ton. hole stitch with strong silk to q
cork insole OF the required size. Thu
more durable way, however, is to stitch
around the sole piece Of fine slpacs
braid OF the exact shade oil the zephyr
used then sew on the upper and finish
= BY neatly binding to it the free edge Of
the braid.
The finishing touches to the entir'
= slipper consist in inserting . rubbe
cord just below the scsllop for TIT
D purpose of holding it close around TIT
h loot; also In the same part insert
o . worsted cord furnished With small BALI
at the ends and tied in Q bow knot iu