The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-10-08
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7 HARD GINGER CAKEs.-2 quarts of flour,
II pounds of sugar, II pounds OF butter
and lard mixed, 2 tablespoonfuls of GIN
ger. Make up with molasses into toler-
ably stiff dough. and roll out quite thin.
Cut with round or cake cutters of fancy
shape.
BAKED EGG PLANT.-Boil them whole
10 minutes; then cut them in half and
take out the seed. Make a stuffing of
bread, butter, pepper, salt and l egg;
close them, tie with string, put water in
the pan, let them cook slowly half an hour,
basting them with butter; thicken the
gravy and put it over them on the dish.
CANNING GRAPEs.-With sharp knife,
or pair of scissors, cut the grapes from the
stems, being careful not to break the skin,
then place them in a fruit jar, and pour
over them a boiling strip sufficient to COW
er them, and seal Immediately. Make the
strip by diSsolving l pound white sugar
in l quart of water. Grapes canned in this
manner will keep for years.
SWEET BROWN BREAD.-Take l quart
of rye flour, 2 quarts of coarse cornmeal,
| pint of wheat meal-all of which must
be very fresh; J teacupful of molasses or
brown sugar, gill of potato yeast. Min
gle the ingredients into as stiff dough as
can be stirred with a spoon, using warm
water for wetting; let it rise several hours,
or over night; then put in large, deep
pan, and bake five or six hours.
ENGLISH BREAKFAST Rolls. Roll I
pound of butter into l pound of flour;
then add l tablespoonful of good yeast,
and break in l egg. Mix it with a little
warm milk poured into the middle of the
flour; stir all well together, and set it by
the fire to rise; then make it into light
dough, and again set by the fire. Make
up the rolls. lay them on a tin, and set
them in front of the fire before you put
them into the oven, and brush them over
with egg.
DIsFECTANT AND MoUTH-WAsH.-A
very weak solution of permanganate of
potash will destroy instantly any faint
from diseased teeth or imperfectly-cleaned
plates and should always be used to rinse
the spittoOn in hot weather every time it
is made use of. 1t is cheap, satisfactory,
almost tasteless, not poisonous, and quite
free from smell. 1t may be satisfactory to
some to know that this will remove the
faint of smoking from the breath if used
as q mOuth-wash.
CHEAP VINEGAR.-Take a quantity Of
common Irish potatoes, wash them until
bllOlOu2llll pldOC lllChl HI
a large vessel and boil them until done.
Drain off carefully the water that they
were cooked in, straining it, if necessary,
in order to remove every particle of the
potato. Then put this potato water in a
Jug or key, which set near the stove, or in
some place where it will be kept warm,
and add lpound of sugar to about y gal
Ions of the water, some hop yeast or a
small portion of whisky. Let 1t stand
three or four weeks, and you will have eX-
cellent vinegar, and at cost of six or sew
en- cents per gallon.
CORN-HUsK FRAMES. -Cofn-husk frames
may be made very prettily and simply by
taking pastebOard or thick paper to sew
the husks on. Then select your husks
Take fine white ones, but not the finest.
Take a husk and cut into strips three
quarters of an inch wide and three inches
long. Then double it together in bow
as in tape trimming. Put two rows of
these around the inside of the frame.
Next cut piece the length of the bows
and the width of the husks and bend the
two ends together. Now take your nee
die and slit it very fine through the GEN.
ter, and then sew the two ends that you
hold insyour hand on the frame overlap
ping the row of bows; then take some
more pieces of slitted work and turn and
go lengthwiSe of the frame-nOt crOSSwise
as before. That forms the outer edge of
the frame. Take thin piece OF board
and make a frame. Place your glass be
tween your paper frame and your board
frame, and tack or paste your PAPER frame
down smoothly. You will thus have a
nice rustic frame. Beautiful little card
baskets and lamp mats may be made in
nearly the same manner.