The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-12-09
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

KEROSENE lamps if kept full will, 1t is
said, never explode, as there is no room
in the lamp when it is full for the accu-
mutation of explosive gas.
VERY good apple,jelly can be made
from good, sour dried-apples. Stew
them till tender, pour off the water and
boil it down; put in as much sugar as you
like.
HARRISON CAKE.-Five cups flour, one
and a half of butter, two and a half of
sugar, one of molasses, n of cream,
four eggs, one pound ~raisins, citron and
mixed spice.
GOLD CAKE.-One coffeecup of butter,
two cups of sugar, three cups of flour, five
eggs (the whites stirred in last, three ia
blespoonfuls of baking powder, one cup
of sweet milk; flavor with lemon.
KRINeIEs,-Beat well yelks of eight
and whites of two eggs, mix with foul
ounces of butter, warmed, M pound
flour, and four ounces sugar to a PASTE
Roll into thick biscuits and bake on tin
plates.
STEAMED INDIAN BREAD, EXTRA
Three cups of buttermilk, three cups of
sweet milk, three cups of meal, two cups
of flour, one teaspoonful of salt, two tea
spoonfuls of soda; put in a creased pan
and steam three hours.
0LEYcooKs.-One pint milk, one-quar-
ter pound butter, two eggs, one table
spoonful brewers yeast, one-half cup
sugar, a little salt and nutmeg. Stand
over night till very light and fry in boil
ing lard. Tea and chocolate.
INDIAN PUDDIYG.-Boil a quart ofmilk
and Sur in four tablespoonfuls of Indian
meal ard four of grated bread or crackers,
three tablespoonfuls of sugar, four eggs,
a piece of butter as large as q walnut, and
a little salt. Bake it three hours.
To MEND G~LAss.-Soak a small piece
of isinglass in water until quite soft, let it
boil gently until it forms a strong glue,
warm the ar icle to be mended, apply the
isinglass, join the broken surface carefully
and keep in close contact for a few hours.
GINGER CUP CAKE.-Five eggs, two
teacups mOlasses, two teacups brown
sugar rolled fine, two teacups butter, one
cup milk, five cups flour, one-half emp
powdered allsplce and cloves, onc-half cup
ginger, one-half t%caspoonful soda melted
in vinegar.
II those who smoke would thump off
their cigar ashes into little ash trays they
would utilize to some extent the useless
habit of smoking. Cigar or pipe ashes
are excellent to sprinkle over the earth of
tlOwcr-pots, both as a manure and an in.
secticide.-RprdI Men Yorker.
JELLY CAKE.-Make your cake the
same as any common sponge cake; bake
very thin in a large sheet, well creased ;
turn it out bottom up, spread IN your jelly
and roll up. Wrap in a clean cloth that
will not shed lint and when it is cold cut
in slices. 1t is very nice.
y NICE CAKE.-Two cups of white
sugar, onc-half cup of butter, the whites
of five eggs beaten to a stiff froth and one
cup of cold water; mix well together, then
add three cups Of flour, one teaspoonful
of soda and two of cream of tartar; beat
together briskly for two minutes; bake in
a quick oven. Flavor with almond or
vanilla and frost the top.
CREAM MUFFINs.-One quart Of rich
milk, or, if you can get it, half cream and
half milk; one quart of flour, six eggs,
one tablespoonful of butter, one of lard,
softencd together. Beat whites and yelks
separately very light; then add flour and
shortening and a scant t%easpoonful of salt
and stir in the flour the last thing, lightly
as possible and have the batter free from
Jumps. Half-fill your well -buttered NUT
fin,rings and bake Immediately in a hot
oven or your mullins will not be good.
Send to the table the moment they are
done.