The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-07-23
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cold water if you have no milk, dis.
solve teaspooniul of corn starch or
-four in the milk; add one or more
we'll whipped eggs, some butter, and
pour slowly in to the hot gravy. stir.
ing constantly minute or two until
ready to take up.
Soar AND SILvER.-Never put q
particle Of soap about your silver if
You would have it retain its origi-
nal lustre. When it wants polishing,
take piece of leather and whiting
and rub hard. The proprietor of one
Of the oldest establishments in the
country says, ''Housekespers ruin
their silver by washing it in soap suds,
as il makes it look like pewter.
BLANcMANeE.-Take asmuch Irish
moss as will fill coffee cup; put it into
bowl and pour boiling water over it
and let it stand about ten minutes,
wash il out and soak it over night in
cold water; put the water and moss in
to three quarts of milk the next morn
ing, and boil ten minutes; strain it
through fine sieve, into molds; add
half teaspoonful salt. Serve with
sugar and cream favored with vanilla,
lemon or strawberry.
Potato A La DUcHEsE.-The fol.
lowing is the recipe Of q good cook in
a private family in PARIS: Take five
middle.sixed cold boiled potatoes,
CRATE and mix them with five dessert
spoonfuls OF -four and u halfpenny
worth Of milk. adding to the mixture
two eggs well beaten mp; prepare a
painful OF fat, and drop spoontnls Of
the paste into the fat, taking them out
the instant they have acquired deli
cate golden. brown color. With mod,
crate care potstos, thus cooked are
delicious.
GRAPE TART PIE-Make a crust
by taking on, part of Graham flour, +,
one part cornmeal, and one part fine
-four, and wet it with rich milk DO
not knead it much. Roll out 10 n
moderate thickness and cover the pie
plate, STRAIN stewed grapes Canned
or fresh) and thicken three quarts OF
the juice (boiling) with one gill of
corn-starch braided with water and
sweeten to the taste. Fill tie crust
with this half inch deep and ornament
with strips Of the paste. Bake until
the paste is cooked. Dish when
nearly or quite cold If dished hot
before the corn.starch hardens, it will
be likely to run.
ROAST PGG.-Thrcc or tour weeks
81 the right age to roast whole. Cut
off the toes, leaving the skin long to
wrap around the ends of he legs and
put II in cold water. Make stufiilpg
Of five or six powdered crackers, one
tablespoonful Of sage, two Of summer
savory, one chopped onion, half pint
Of cream, two eggs, pepper and salt.
Mix these 10 ether and stew about
fifteen minulhs. Take the pig from
the water, fill it with the stutting aud
sew il up, Boil the liver aud The
heart with five pepper corns and chop
fine tor the gravy, Put the pig TO
roast with pint Of water and table.
spoonful Of salt. When it begins to
roast, flour IL well and haste it with
drippings. Bake three hours.
PIE CRUsT.-As ,histhe season when
fruit pies are in order, it may be well
to give simple recipe to prevent the
juice from soaking through the bottom
crust, thus dcIractng iromthe flavor
Take the yolk Of one egg, beat il up
thoroughly, and with small piece Of
cloth rub the upper surface Of the
crust after il has been placed in the
pan or dish, being careful not to miss
any portion of the surface Then
pour in your fruit and place on the
upper crust The egg past will
prevent the escape through the pastry
OF any juice, and thus aid very much
to the flavor and appearance Of the
pies, One egg will answer for four
pies.
GRAHAM MusHs--There are many
persons who admit the healthiulness
OF graham mush as a breakfast dish,
who say they can not relish the dish,
This is largely owing 10 the fact that
not one person in hunderd knows
how to make it. Have your water
boiling, not simply up to boiling
point, but laughing and jumping up
the sides Of the vessel a merry bubble,
Salt to taste while the water is yet
cold, so as not TO lower the heat when
ready TO prepare the dish, by tho ad,
dition ofsalL Have your fire good,
and stir ia the graham rapidly, making
pretty thick. As soon as thick enough
set of, and tnp into plates, OF
soup dishes, sprinkling sugar over the
surface, and using sweet butter, OF
rich cream. Milk is not the worst
thing TO use, even il it has been
skimmed. A slow fire, or the stand,
ing over the fire after made, will rem
der the mush sticky and unprlitable,
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Here ia what "Brick" Pomeroy
says about the qualifications OF an
editor No man should ever attemp,
to be an editor and Publisher unless
h he has the pluck 81 q bulldog, the
tenacity Of death, the ugliness d
. devil, the mellowness Of child,
the independence of most perfect
manhood, the fullest faith in his
ability to endure and willingness
TO wait for yerrs, to the very verge
Of the grave, and even till the open,
ing Of eternity for his reward.