Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-01-27

10 UnlS emu Il vat OF C1Stern IS placed
outside the factory, into which it may
be run, and from which it may be
pumped into the vessel employed to
draw it away; OF, if the descent is sufi-
clent, it is better to place the vat upon
a platform high enough to obviate the
! necessity for using pump.
| P8H "A Batch of Recipes t. Hrs
Corn STARCH CAKE.-One and one
half cups of sugar, same of flour, one
half cup butter, same of corn starch,
same of milk, whites of six eggs, one
teaspoonful baking powder. Flavor to
taste. ''@@ .''<'' -. '' .E' tis
/ GROCERY FINGER SNAPS Two cups
OF molasses, one cup Of sugar, one cup
OF butter, one teaspoonfulo of soda, small
piece of powdered alum, one-half of a
| cup of spices, and flour to make very
! stiff. Bake in q quick oven. .,r = ID,
! FRENCH CREAM-One and one-half
pints ofmilk boiled; add thu sweetened
! yolks of three eggs beaten in little
cold milk. Let all boil once; place it
in dish, and throw gradually in the
stifHy beaten whites. tlsat 81. ggU9
CooLING BREAD.-Immediate after
emoval from the oven place the loaves,
wholly uncovered, before an open win
dow or any other place whose the wind
can blow directly upon it until cool.
This gives the crust that fexibility
noticeable in the bakers loaves.
GROUND RICE CRUEL. - Boil one
tablespoonful of ground rice, rubbed
smooth with cold water, in pint and
half of milk, with bit of cinnamon and
lemon peel. Sweeten slightly or season
with salt. LII ..s. s....
T.. MENDINe WITH PLASTER If you have
a crack in the WALL in the corner of the
room, or anywhere else, do not send
for, the plasterer, but get five or ten
cents worth of dry plaster of Paris;
wet with cold water, then take your
! finger and rub it into the crevice till
it is smooth. Bad nail-holes in the wall
can be done in the same way. ::
IT is said that the unpleasant squeak
of boots and shoes may be prevented by
simply driving a row of pegs through
the sole from the toe toward the heel.
The noise is caused by the friction Of
the layer in the center This method
stiffens the sole somewhat, but is pre-
/
I WHITENING YELLOW FLANNEIs. Dis
solve two and quarter pounds of white
soap in seventy-five pounds of soft
water, AID to the solution add, stirring
constantly, one ounce of liquid am
monia The goods are soaked in this,
and afterward well washed. This will
make the harnels as white as when
new.
! HOME MADE BEER. spruce beer,
boil nine and q half gallons of alter,
and let it cool down to 50 degrees Fab
renheit. Then dissolve nine pounds of
sugar (white is besD III it, having pre-.
v1ously mixed with it one ounce of the
| essence of spruce then add one pint of
/ good brewers yeast, and pour it in a
ten-gallon key until fermentation is
over; then add handful of brick pow
der and the white of two eggs beaten to
a froth; mix with the beer, and let it
stand until clear; then bottle. For
lemon beer, put into key one gallon
of water, one sliced lemon, one table
spoonful of ginger, one pint of good
syrup, and half a pint of yeast. In
twenty-fo r hours it is ready for use.
II bottled, the cork must be tied. For
ginger beer, put into one gallon of boil
ing water one pound of lump sugar,
one ounce of the best unbleached ia
maica ginger, well bruised, three-quar
| tiers of an ounce of cream tartar, and
two lemons sliced. Stir the ingredients
frequently in covered vessel until
lukewarm, and then add two ounces of
yeast and keep it in moderately warm
place, SO as to excite a brisk fermenta-
ton. The next day rack and strain
through flannel. Let to work day or
two, then strain again and bottle, wiz
ing the corks.