The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-01-28

NO. a
Useful Recipes.
Be sure and seal your fruit cans tight, thu,
the fruit may ot.ferment. 1850
Gray wells are said to keep the face from :. :,
ming more efieetually than those of any othe,
color. ' o'''e'
CUSTARD APPLE.-Pare and cora tvo,v.
sour apples; stir custard and pour it on then
ROUGE FOR CLEANING SILVER PIArE-
Iake equal parts OF prccipitated s,lb-carbonats
well. xxx
Roasted coffee loses it's strength If left IN.
covered. 1t yon have no receptacle purDosely
4 Tor keeping coffee, then keep it in q tin fruit
"a. WIN the 10 on. This Is very good substi-
ssssaa5 sf RI ssss
LAMB CHoPs.-Fry them light brown s,n
butter; then add little water, flour, salt. and
a dust OF pepper to the gravy. Let it brown
and pour over the chops. 'S'ass
REPRESENTATIVE eggs in 4 pint OF mi,,k
a little. salt and flour enough to make it Meth.
er hard nor soft. lin short Just right) bake onjck
in long tin. To be eaten with butter and an.
/ gar mixed. a 1tsc
SAUsAGE.-To eight pounds Of finely chon.
ped pork, two pounds do. beef, put nearly four
| ounces salt. two ounces pepper, one table
spoonful OF ground cloves, one ounce sage-
Some like dash OF cayenne pepper. ,s
| SUET.-Half poud Of flour. one-half pound
| Tao
ful OF salt; mix these with inst sufficient milk.
or water, to keep them together! Boil 1t two
| hours and halt In a basin or. cloth. Half q
pound OF stoned raisins may be added.
| MARLBoRoUGH.-Stew nine tart apples until
tender, then pass through scive; ounces Of
butter; CRATE the outside of 2lemons; squeeze
the Juice of one lemon; 6 tablespoonful Of
water one pennd of powdered sugar, eggs.
! Stir well together.
! How TO DANISH RATS AND MEGA French
paper saws that petroleum DESTROYS all insects.
and banishes rats and mice. Water slightly
impregnated with petroleum applied to plants.
infected with insects WILL it is said, destroy
the latter at once. s.f-
SWEET SAUcE.-Half pint OF nice brown
sugar. piece # butter the size OF small egg;
heat with spoon until it becomes froth stir
boiling water into it until it becomes the right
consistency. then add halfa glass Of wine aad
little grated nutmeg. Keep 1t near the fire.
Coon RoLLs.-Two quarts OF flour, and OF
sugar. lard and yeast half n cup EACH A pint
OF milk boiled. In winter, make ZIP ut night;
in summer, in the morning. At noon. roll 1t
out, cut with a goblet and roll up; let them
rise till tea-time. Put god many in the pan
SO they will not spread.
FRIzZLED DRIED BEEF.-Cut tho beef very
thin; if salt, put into coil water and let it stand
upon the stove till nearly boiling. drain tho
water off, and put in butter enough to keep it
from burning; when hot. break in three or four
eggs. and stir the whole briskly until the eggs
are done.
BREAD OMELEr.-Pnt about q cnpf az
bread crumbs into sauce pan. with nearly a.
much cream, salt. pepper, and very little nut
meg. Let it stand until the bread has absorb
ed all the cream. Then breaksix eggs into it.
and beat together. Turn into pan. with IA
little melted butter, and fry like omelct.
A BREAKFAST DIsH.-This is from q eoed
foreign authority: Brilise into saucepan four
ounces Of cheese two ounces OF bntter ons
pint OF water, little salt; boil gently, adding
by degrees as much flOnr as will thcken it; let
it dry on the stove until it is like thick now
butter; then add two OF three eggs, and little
cayenne.
HOME MADE CANDLEs.--M of orr rea1rrs
in the country will find that candles can b.
made economically by mixing u little beaswax
with the tallow to gvea durability to the CALI
die. and to prevent its e''running.'' The light
from a talow candle can be improved in clear-
ness and brilliancy by using small wicks whic.
have been dipped in spirits OF tu.pentine aai
thoroughly dried. e
BURNING CHIMNEY.--If it BIZ desired to ex
ting,,ish the fire in 2 chimney which has bean
lighted bv fire in the fireplace. shut all tina
doors OF the apartment so rs to prevent any
current OF air mp the chimney. all throw
few handf,ls of common salt upon. thu fire,
which will Immediately extingnish the same.
The philosophy OF this is that. in tho process of
! burning the salt. mnratic acid gas is evolved,
which is 4 prompt extnguisher of fre.
DRIED FRUIT CUsTARD.-Anv fruit. peach-
es are the hest-stew till we'll done and all the
water absorbed. Mash them. thin them with
milk adj - lump OF butter. and let them b.
come cold Take cggs-the more the better
beat the yelks with sugar, whip the whites.
flavor the fruits, stir in the eggs. Have ready
shallow pie plates lined with thin. shorts cr,tsta:
dip the eustard into the plates, and bake in n
quick oven.
BAKED ApPLEs.-Take large apples, WASH
them. half them, remove the stem and bud.
leave the core III ttlelll unless ul1SO!tnH place
the fiat side down on the bottom of the pan,
distribute humps of sugar between them. al
most cover them with cold water and bake in Il
| rather slow oven to avoid scorching the sk'..--
When thoroughly done serve hot with the
meats.
/ ERAsIvE SoAp.-Recipe for making gen,-
inc erasive soap. that will remove grease and
stains from clothing: Two pounds of CASTLE
soap, half pound of carbonate OF potash dis
solved in half put of hot water. Cut the
SOAP in thin slices, boil the SOAP with potas'i
until it is thick enough to mould in cakes; ala
add alchoho half an ounce; camphor. half az
ounce; hartshor,l, half an ounce; color with
| half an ounce Of pulverized charcoal.
SIT AND SET, LAY AND LIE.-The two
words. ''sit'' and ''set" are too mich mistaken
for each other. When grammar cltss is asked
for the first time if it is right to say ''rns set
one half of them perhaps will vote one way and
the OTHER half the other. The Court means
the Judge or judges; the judge sits, the court
sits, the jury sits, hens sit, birds sit. Settling
hen" is wrong; hens are not .'setters'' or point