The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-04-10
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.


vi tlEthE. EuL tLe cream OF lulEnr III ury
with the flour.
BRoInED OYsTERs.-Drain tho oys-
ters and dry them. Put them in M
oyster broiler. Pour hot melted butter
over them. After they are put in tho
dish in which they are to be served,
season with pepper and salt.
STEwED PoTNToEs. -Boil until tender,
cut in small pieces; half tablespoon
full OF flour, little salt and butter,
chopped parsley and teacup OF milk
put all together in saucepan and let
them stew about twenty minutes.
RECIPE FOR CoRSED BEEr.-For ono
hundred pounds Of beef take seven
pounds Of salt, two pounds sugar, two
ounces saltpeter, two ounces Of pepper,
two ounces soda dissolve in two and n
half gallons water, boil, skim, and pour
on hot.
Coop REcIrE FOR BOILING MAcKEREI.
Well wash tho fish, put it into nearly
boiling water with n tablespoonful Of
salt in it, boil up quickly, then let it
simmer gently for quarter OF m hour,
and if the fish be very large a few
minutes longer. Serve III hot dish.
LEMON PIE.-Yolks OF four eggs and
one whole one, nine teaspoons OF granu.
lated sugar, juice OF two lemons, and the
grated rind OF one, three pounded milk
crackers soaked in one tumbler Of milk;
mix and bake. Then beat the whites OF
the four eggs with four tablespoons of
powdered or fue grannlatcd sugar, and
spread and put in the oven 10 brown.
This makes two pies.
RECIPE FOR CURISG HAMs.-For one
hundred pounds OF meat take ten pounds
OF salt, four pounds OF sugar, or four
pints OF molasscs, four ounces OF salt.
peter; four ounces OF pepper, two ounces
soda, mixaud dissolve the ingredients in
four gallons OF water, boil and skim,
pOur on warm. In six weeks they will
be cured ready for smoking, but can re.
main in pickle for any length Of time
and not get too salt.
CocoANUT CAKE. Three cups Of flour,
two cups of powdered sugar, one cup OF
milk, half cup Of butter, three eggs,
two teaspoonfuls cream tartar, one tea.
spoonful sodn, 90 grated cocoanut {;
beat butter and sugar to cream, add
the eggs well beaten, silt the cream tar
tar with the lour. dissolve soda in the
milk, stir in last the grated nut, bake in
n carefully heated oven, taking care not
to open the oven door too often, MS q
cake will never be ns light.
BREAKFAST BAKED OuE1Er. - One
heaping teaspoonIul of corn starch, one.
fourth cup of milk, IL lump of butter, n
small. onion chopped fine; boil all to-.
gether until the corn starch gets thick
not lumpy-soven eggs, beat the yolks
aud whites scparately-the whites to n
still froth; put the corn starch in dish
with the yolks and half cup of milk,
add n little salt md pepper, some chop
ped parsley, lastly tho whites OF the
eggs. Bake fifteen or twenty minutes
i'll hot oven.
To BOIL RICE. First wash the rice by
rubbing between the hands in three
changes of water TO each cupful OF rice
add two OF water, with suit to season !;
boil slow y in covered vessel, never
stirring nor adding water when tho
water is all boiled away the rico is done ;
take the cover from the vessel and allow
the steam to escape for moment, then
Shake the dish and turn out tho rice.
In serving Mt the table tho curry should
be put over the rice as you would gravy
overpotatoes, not mixed in before going
to the table, as some do.
PorrED CHICKEN. tho chicken
in as little water rs possible till very
tender mud well done; season while
boiling to suitth taste; then, while hot,
separate the white meat from tho dark,
and chop both very fine place the white
part IN n dish, in any design wanted
as cross fill up with the dark meat !;
pour over it enough Of the liquid loft in
tho kettle to thoroughly moisten it !;
. then place small board over it, and
press with heavy weights; after few
hours turn it cut on n platter, and you
will have dish for the table that will
be not only delicious, but IN ornament.
Pooling the logs.
Prof. Butler tells the following story,
showing how Hn old English farmer
managed TO raise the latest hogs and
drew the largest rizes. The farmer
would fatten his swine until they
would lie down and cat no more. Then
he would procure half.starvcd hog,
put him in the pom with the fat ones,
and the natural hoggishncss Of tho lattcr
would rouse sufficient ambition in them
TO get up notwithstanding their fairness,