Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-04-24
Notes for the HOusekeeper.

SLEEPS TONGUE IN SAvoRY JELLY.-
Skin the tongues, lard them and cook
them until they are quite tender, in good
veal broth or any white stock. Take out
the tongues, boil down the liquor to a
stiff, clear Jelly, and pour enough of it
over them to cover them. To be eaten
cold.
FRIED Pork STEAK.-Cut off the rind,
and if there is enough fat ON the pork to
fry it, rub it with salt, sage and pepper,
and fry until thoroughly done; be care
full not to burn it; it sh Duld fry slow and
long time; serve the gravy as it is, or
add water and little flour.
THE CHILDREN's PUDDING.--Quarter
of a pound of suet, quarter of pound
of flour, quarter of a pound of currants,
two ounces of sugar, two teaspoonfuls of
molasses, juice and peel of one lemon,
two tablespoonful of milk. Boil in a
mold three hours.
LIGHT RYE TEA CAKES. pint of
sweet milk, two eggs, tablespoonful of
brown sugar, and large pinch of salt.
Add enough rye -four to make it as stiff
as common gridle cake batter. Bake
half an hour in "gem pans" Serve
hot Or cold, as desired.
RAISED DoUGHNUTs. One pint of
milk, two eggs, one cup of yeast; mix
with -four to make stiff batter. Let it
rise several hours. Then stir in two cups
of sugar, three-fourths of cup of but
ter, two-thirds of teaspoonful of soda,
spice and salt to taste; mold it and let it
rise again.
SUBSTITUTE FOR CREAM. Beat two
eggs, one ounce of sugar and small
piece of butter, with pint of warm
milk; then put into hot water, and stir
it one way until it acquires the consis-
tency of cream. 2. Instead of eggs, as
above, use a spoonful of arrowroot, with
little cold milk.
Poor MANS CAKE.-One cup of sweet
milk, one cup of sugar, and one egg,
piece of butter the size of an egg, two
cups of -four, two teaspoonfuls of cream
of tartar, and one cup of soda dissolved
in a little of the milk, and put in the last
thing. Very light and nice spice to the
taste. Extracts are the best.
To Save Child from Choking.
I was engaged in hauling wood from q
timber ranch to Austin, Reese river,
Nevada, says q correspondent. There
was house over the summit from the
above place, where resided two families
belonging to the woodchoppers, and, on
arriving in sight of the house, woman
came out and beckoned me to make
haste, that something was wrong. I did
SO, and just in time, for the other woman
came out holding child in her arms,
apparently dead. 1t was black in the
face. She told me the child had been
eating pine nuts, and had got shell in
its throat, had choked and was dying.
[ Immediately got piece of board about
four foot long and placed it across the
door sill [ sat the child at one end and
I tipped the other, making sudden jar,
which caused the shell to pass down
ward, and gave the child immediate re-
lief. No person can imagine how over
joyed that mother was for saving her
only child. l know of several cases in
which thisprocess has proved successful
Care of Grapes.
Grapes are so easily raised that no one
need be without them. Plants may be
grown readily from either cuttings OF
layers, or purchased very low. They
need but little room if properly trained
the yard must be very small that vii
not allow of several vines. If they are
neglected and allowed to grow year afte,
year without pruning, the result vii
prove very unsatisfactory. Only q singl,
shoot should be allowed to grow from
vine planted this year. Fresh manur,
must not be used on vines, as it produces
too vigorous growth, and the Woo
will not ripen properly in the fall
Ground bones or wood ashes make tn
best fertilizer. Put cuttings in the opel
ground six inches apart in trench
leaving one bud above the surface, tax
ing care to pack the earth firmly aroun
them.
Rude and Cheap Bee Hives.
In Lithaunia and other norther
provinces hives are made from the trunk
of trees. These are cut in sections {
about five feet in length, followed out
planned smooth inside, top covered wit
wooden lid, roof made of straw and a
entrance perpendicularly, six incht
long and one-third of an inch wide.
door twenty inches long by six wide
cut i'll the back, and the hive placed @
board about a foot from the grounC
Some of the Lithaunians who inhab
foracto 4ia Ibo;,, L:,,o, $780,.