Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-09
RECIPES, ETC. .

Batter Pudding. -One cup OF milk,
onescup of flour, one egg. If large
| pudding is wanted, mix it in the same
proportion A little salt. Steam or boil.
Feather Cake.-One cup white sugar,
one cup sweet milk, two and half cups
of flour, one egg, piece OF butter size of
an egg, one teaspoon cream of tartar,
one-half teaspoon of soda, flavor with
lemon, and bake slowly.
-Pop-Overs.-Four eggs, four cups of
| flour, four cups of milk, a small piece of
melted butter and little salt. These
may be baked in gem-tins or small cups,
which should be previously heated. Bake
in hot oven.
Cracker Pies.-Take six soda crack
ers, break them into dish, and pour over
them two cups of cold water. Let them
stand until they can be reduced to pulp.
Add one and one-half cups of sugar, two
teaspoons of tartaric acid, and fiavor to
taste, with lemon. This is sufficient for
two pies.
Mullins. quart sifted flour; four
or five tablespoons yeast; one teaspoon
saleratus; one tablespoon salt; four or five
tablespoons sugar; mixed with warm
nights milk, not very stiff; set behind
the stove to rise over nlght-Watch them
to see if they rise, keeping good fire. In
the morning pour into muffin rings or
bake.
Spreading Sauce for Pudding.
ter four ounces. sugar six ounces, one nut
meg. Crate the nutmeg and rub all to-
gether These are about the proper pro-
portions: more or less can be made, as
desired, and more or less nutmeg can also
be used, or any other favOring in their
place. This sauce is nice on baked pud-
dings, hot or cold; and to tell it all it is
not bad on bread.
Compost for Flowers.-In cleaning
off the garden and flower borders there is
more or less of leaves, litter, ETC., that
must be disposed Of in some way. Take
it and make the basis of compost heap
for the winter; empty all the coal and
wood ashes of the house over 1t as they
accumulate from time to time; save all
the bones and refuse of the kitchen, and
all the greasy dishwater and the chamber
lye, and add them daily to the heap.
Gather, if you can, from the blacksmith
shop or elsewhere, iron-hlings or scales
from the hammering of heated Or rusty
iron, the parings of households, and, with
little of sharp, sandy soil, add them TO
the heap. This, well mixed nthe spring,
will form one of the cheapest fertilizers
for all kinds of flowers in the open Dor
er.-HOrticultlITist.
Now, as the warm weather is coming
on, we should look to our cellars. All the
vegetable matter should be removed from
them except potatoes, and they should
have the sprouts rubbed off as fast as
they. appear. After being thoroughly
cleaned Of everything offensive in the
vegetable or any other line, a0hateao0sh
them with two good coats, and you will
have sweet cellars and run no danger
from fevers and other illnesses arising
from neglect of these matters. Sinks
about house, which become very often
sive in hot weather, should also have a
cleaning out, the water course open, and
all soil impregnated should be removed
and used as manure. No careful farmer,
no good housekeeper will allow any &C
emulation of filth of any kind to remain
or to accumulate about the house.-EG-
change.