The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-06-04
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

ENG1IsH COOKIES. cup of brown
sugar, half cup of butter, one egg, two
tablespoonful sour cream, little soda,
cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg make hard
enough with flour to roll out cut in
thin cakes.
To MAKE Coop VtNEGAR.-Edward
Smith, in his new work on Foods"
gives the following simple formula for
making vinegar: "One gallon of
water, one and quarter pounds of
raw sugar, and a quarter of pint of
yeast. At temperature of eight de-
grees it will be sufficiently acid in three
or four days to be drawn off, when an
ounce of cut raisins and the same
weight of cream of tartar should be
added, and after few weeks the sweet
taste will entirely disappear, when it
may be bottled"
CHEESE FRtrTEBs. -Slice thin a half
dozen large, tart apples, and prepare
as many thin slices of cheese. Beat up
one or two eggs, according to the
quantity required, and season high
with salt, mustard and little pepper.
Lay the slices of cheese to soak for a
few moments in the mixture, then put
OoCd S1ANS DCb"OCu b"O SlCtS VI dpplO,
sandwich style, aud dip the whole
into beaten eggs, then fry in hot
butter, like oysters, and serve very
hot. These fritters are an addition to
any breakfast-tabIe.
OLD MAIDS PIE.-Fili the pudding
dish two, thirds full of apples sliced,
and then make biscuit crust and lay
over the top, or use light bread dough
with little shortening in it. Set on
the top of the stove and let it steam
until you think the apples are done.
Then put it in the oven only to remain
until you think the crust is done. Pour
in bottom side upward on a dish and
eat with milk and sugar or a sauce.
The crust should be about one-half an
inch thick when rolled cut. Cash the
crust as you would pie.
WASHING POWDERS. basis of all
washing powders is the soda ash of
commerce, blended with common Scotch
soda in variable proportions The best
of them consist chiefly of the former
article. The alkaline matter is reduced
to coarse powder, and stirred up with
liquid size or with decoction of linseed,
Irish moss, or British gum. 1t is then
dried, and again crushed and powdered,
and at once put into packages, into
which it is rammed tight and covered
up Immediately. Really good soda can
be bought at penny pound, and this
is only required to be rendered partly
caustic with little quick lime in order
to make an excellent washing powder.
VEGETABLE SOUP FOR SUMNER USE
The best soup may be made with little
expense when vegetables are plentiful.
Even the odds and ends Of roast will
serve very we'll for basis if no piece
of fresh, uncooked meat is at hand.
Let the vessel in which you cook, your
soup be provided with a close cover,
and allow yourself plenty of time, so
that the soup may only sim ner for five
or six hours, but never boil hard. As
the water evaporates, add more, but
always let it be boiling water, after the
first, which is poured cold over the
meat. Add vegetables according to the
taste of your family, few cOmir z amiss
to most persons. For instance a quart
of ripe tomatoes, scalded and peeled is
not too much, but even two or three
make their impression when more can
not be obtained; large handful of
green corn, cut from the cob; another
VI JOuLS GonuSI OhId h1u YET duOJu0I
of Irish potatoes, peeled and cut into
small pieces and lastly, handful of
small Lima beans. Season cautiously
with salt and pepper, remembering that
more can be easily added at the table,
whereas if you careiessly throw in too
much of either of these condiments
there is no remedy. In this kind of
soup pod of red pepper Is regarded as
preferable seasoning to black, the pod
not to be broken. Let the cook be
careful to stir the soup frequently, lest
the vegetables should stick to the bottom
and burn. Skim carefully and dish up
hot. In the far south, where this soup
is made to perfection, they let the vege-
tables cook SO thoroughly as to form an
indistinguishabls mass, and strain it,
moreover. so that the flavor is left with
out their substance. Sassafras may also
be used as thickening, but the okra is
sufficient of itself, provided there be
enough OF it. For this purpose the
buds of the sas5afras are gathered in
the early spring, while full of sap, and
being dried, can be kept for use in
definitely,