The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-03-03

RYE AND INDIAN DROP CAKE.-1 pint
of Indian meal, 4 pint of rye meal, 2
s%poonfuls of molasses, u little salt.
Work it with cold milk SO as to drop
from q spoon into hot fat. Be sure to
have smooth batter.
RICH BREAD PuDDING.-To J pound
of bread crumbs take . pints of cream,
1 ounce of sugar, 3 eggs, II little salt,
4 ounces of currants, and IA of finely
shredded candied peel and 2 ounces Of
butter. Make the eggs, sugar, and
cream into Il custard and stir in u glass
of brandy. Place the other ingredients
in a buttered mold in layers and pour
this ovcr them. Let il stand Il couplcof
hours before baking. Milk may be sub
stituted for q cheaper pudding or sponge
cake may be used instead of bread for a
richer one. II should be well favored
with lemon, cinnamon, or bitter al
monds. Bake hall an hour.
TO Base DcRF.-Lay the meat on
some sticks in dripping-pan or other
vessel, so that it will not touch the Wa
ter which il is necessary TO have in the
bottom. Season with salt and pepper,
and put in the owe three or four hours
before il is wanted for the table. Basic
it often with the water in the bottom of
the pan, renewing it as often rs it gets
low. This makes sweet, juicy baked
beef. The great secret Of it is, not 90
have the meat touch the water in the
bottom Of the pan, and haste it often.
Tough. unpromising pieces of beef are
best cooked by steaming them An hour
and . half orso, and then putting them
in the oven and baking as much longer.
WASHING FLANNEI.s LINENS
TO whitcn hannel, made yellow by age,
dissolve u pounds Of white soap in so
pounds soft water, and also ! ounce
spirits OF ammonia. lmmerse the Han.
mel, stir well around for Il short time,
and wash in pure water. When black
or navy blue linens arg washed, soap
! should not be used. Take instead >
potatoes grated into tepid soft water
CATER having them washed and pfseled) q,
into which n teasp0onful oE amGsonia
has been put. Wash the linens with
this, and rinse them in cold blue wafer.
They will need no starch, and should
be dried and ironed on the wrong side.
An infusion Of hay will keepthe natural
color in buff linens, and an Infusion OF
bran will do the same for brown linens
and prints.
CREAM CAKE (without cream).--l
cup sugar, !! flour, l teaspoontul bak.
ing powder Cor, cream-tartar, or soda
If preterred-of former 1 teaspoonful
latter 1 teaspoohfui}, 3 eggs. This viii
make two cakes. Beat the
eggs aud sugar thoroughly; add
2 tabiespoonfuls Of cold water
stir in well, then add the -four, into
which the baking powder has been mix.
ed (or, il you use crraIR-tartar,
PIT the tartar in the DOM
and the soda in the water) p0n
in two shallow pans, and bake in II TEN,
p%erature required for bread or biscuit
for 10 or 20 minutes, or ill done. Will,
the cake i'll baking, heat a pint Of mill
boiling hos, il the milk is new and rich
il not, put o piece Of butter the size o
Il hickory-nut in it, and add, while II i!
hot, 2 eggs well beaten, with a sean
cup OF sugar, and flavor 20 taste. Cool
n minute or two. When the cakes art
cool enough, divide them into Two parts
and put the cream mixture between
them, ~ for Jelly cake, spreading i
evenly. Corn.starch or farina can b,
used instead OF the two eggs Il pre-
ierred or more convenient. 4 little
desiccated c%ocoanut, mixed with The
cream, makes an extra nice cake. Wher
desired, Graham meal can be substitute
ed for the flour, and used in same man
ner. This cake recipe q be used fol
jelly cake, by baking in four instead OF
two pans, and is more healthy than
made with butter or other shortening
Steamed an hour or u little longer, this
makes q nice dessert with pudding
sauce.
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