, 1876-05-13
now to Utilize Dried Bread--.4n
Excellent Bread Pudding.
roots in Proof Of the Value
of Bread Preparation.
uoy Bed. Bugs, Cockroaches, and Moths
May Be Exterminated.

wESpAY,S BILL OF FARE.
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Athree-stoly aoolulaat4o''' *AA'>@ 'N-' 49, W..
mt spare the time to answer even Inc mile
prchukc Of G.,'' but now having been landed
.ao1 tcrra frma with Que floor only over m,
sss1 where, famed by the lake breeze and If
49, sn;oy7ncat Of the best Of digestion, shal
80 !, nost convenient and grcat pleasure tt
Asn1r WI to uG.," as well as Bridgeport" Will
.l.: @ c,ac;o,s permission, Mr. Editor, OF course
Nv. really, dear friends, and you didn't
.,;n1, the expression, "the man live Eith,''
tnnnra Then you cln have 20 hulnor in yous
'ss,ros;tions, I thought it was funny, but
san,t rise It 80 much on account Of its wit as
s.ao,.e hate to see in print = woman singing
asn,+ With the most brassy facility the domestic
.arrn any husband" 1t always did sound
s..t ,s1r n me. It's all owing to ones raisine,
s'olp; eae!p;ar But thai anybody, much less two
trornen. IS you arc supposed to bc, should
ta~e thought ne q femme entFtte7tne, as
Tnn seem to inslnuate, IS beyond
Wv 3vu mover Of comprehension or construc-
tin cI the English language. 10, Mesaames
rnr1api 11s where such relations were foreign to
5si !hs ;ocality. and therefore could not have q
nlsee M in our thoughts, which, I perceive, not
1Ds ~ ) reoroyes @ me for my proximity. was
not nrofane It was ''the man l live with"
There are some suuieIks upoA1 ui41 - 1NS '.3A1
,raoe. lie would remind you OF the whole army
e Tl.n1crs. But the occasion generally war
es,4s ~ rI,a Indulgence as in the case il point.
van 4.s slso express yourself as pleas
ed At the supposed blessing pronounced at our
table. IN glad But you seem to have doubts
a. IN the religious bias Of our folks. I'll tell
ron lust how We manage it. We believe in fair
nlay il this world. We have upon our ibrary
Shelves Dr. McCoshs !; Iutuitions OF the Mind
InaugtiyelY investigated" l1gersoll's " An
Honest God Is the Noblest Work Of Man,"
Pnme's 20, Mother, Dear, Jcrusalern," Chasu-
llc's "Conledy OF Conrocatlons, ~Koyal
Tuths,'' by Henry ". Bcecher, and "Truths
hot So Loyal" By Theodore Eilton. These
Two last crowd each other some.
As for you, bridgeport" have been Won
dering whether Or no your letter was credit to
,he salub1ious locality from which it e1nanated,
md also whether it was not written with soMe
old Shiny quill, pluckcd from decaaycd goose,
reads pretty slangy, that's certain. 'sThe man
I live with" VOWS it smells Of sour bread
saaked in soda-water. He also aays: ''Tell
Bridgeport that, when she attempts
agair 10 rive information to $1,000 people con-
cs1ning ehe superiority Of the machinery, the
Of Europe, it is her bounden duty 10. read up,
sinee such ignorance is not only laushable but
ulpabIe, when the information is 50 accessible
Is It is ii Chicago" He thinks you arc a mule
WOMAN or tcmalc-man, either of which is
never quite up to the ability Of stating facts.
days bill-of-farr-
suppose, Friend !" Bridgeport" am the
best unprofcssionl cook III this city. Every
thing attempt take a pride in doing well, and
With one Of MY cups Of coffee three parts Q. e..
Or Mocha, and one part BIO, remembe1), MY
your husband III you've got one) from your
side any morning should choose to try. Into
hs cup I should put about two spoon
fuls Of rich boiled milk, a lump Of loaf
fugaF, and then pour from my French
filter such clear rcd-hroWn liquor as would
almost make him drunk at sight Of. Ny steak
should not beat ut all. I should take my
pretty white platter, aud put on 1t plcve of
Eveet butter about the size OF q walnut, 5prink
ling pepper over it. and set in 4 warm place.
Then rubbing both sides Of my porterhouse
steaks with . little salt, should put couple
fire begin to brol them, taking care not to let 3
drop u the juice fall, by constantly turning the
toastc1
aly rolls should make after this receipt:
one and three quarters pints OF sweet milk; e
cup ol lard; = cake compressed yeast; table
hot water enough to dissolve, and stir into lit
TIC Hour, previously salted. Dissolve yeast in
milk, and, when your lump Of flour is i little
oooltd, stir III the milk. kncad into stiff
round batch, and place your bowl in warmish
place The first thing in the morning Let
rolls about the size OF your two first fingers,
and set to rise in not too hot place. They
must be up and round like all egggshen before
putting in the oven Potatoes pta1ed and cut
IN pit1rs ike the carpets of All orange, washed
and dried il towel, and then dropped into
with steak When done they must be skinned
out, salted, not eo.srel, but eaten hot and as
s0on rs done, With such breakfast we gcncr-
ally have 1agout of veal OF mutton for dinner.
say barley soup, ragout Of mutton, spinach, and
rhlbarb pic.
;, TIC soup is always made in the same way;
that is the stock. The barley, which must b.
previously boiled soft, is then added, and then
tilc whole boiled slowly about an hour. 4 ket-
ae OF soup broth to be used in preparing all
Kinds of vegetables, is such III improvement
upon cur old Yankee method OF boiling every
ehlns IN water. II you have no broth, then the
steaning Of vegetables is ncxtbcst.
For ths raggout, will give receipt given me
ny an oad French cook: and which have used
1of iwo or three years. lsuppose Bridgeport
would call it stew: Take a neck or breast
piece q lamb OF youngish mutton, cut in pieces
Roout inches long and broad; put in a sauce
pan with piece Of butter the SIZE Of IN egg;
ST over the fire and cook until a little brown,
euI11nG =, all the while to keep from scorching.
eomc like seasoning OF onion and bog@eaf,
gut We don't. Now cover with water, say, for
Q pounds, pint, and close the Kettle
20 tnat the steam will not escape; boil slowly
ontn two-thirds done, then salt and pepper;
pecl and cut in thick pieces the potatoes, put
ue wy IN As many pieces as there are Of meat
Maen done place the meat in the middle oi the
ttlaa1ef, laying the potatoes around it. Now
~ IKE the sauce, add u cup OF coup broth, and
salcSen with little flour; cut In piece or two
u lemon, d small sprig Of parsley, and boil a
nnYn noment- 4 few shots OF whole pepper gives
good havor. Now turn over all this seasoned
sauce, y and keep hot until eaten.
spinach: steam If possible. When done press
but. but al moisture; put in fryingpan piece Of
uutefs cut the spinach in pan with knife, but
10y 100 fine; salt little; add half cup Of soup
oIoli,, and allow to dry away twenty minutes or
-. Dandelions, bect-tops, and sorrel arc all
soo1 M thus prepared. 4 garnish of hard-boiled
Looks well.
;, hauearb pie is good only when cxtravagantly
naoe- p1a4 a short crust, with two layers OF pic
aut, ~ as much sugar as onc's conscience Will al
son, sos, and handful more, is the rule. No
epses are good upon fruit pics
~ rSf sea an onelcttc, cold bread, sauce Of some
nasu, aud cake lmake al excellent omclctte by
IoA.nE 70 W dozen eggs, beating them only enough
,blI - mH well the whites and yo1ks; then add
!. ~ t"o tablcspoonfuls Of sweet milk stirring
= ~ together thoroughly. Put in ome1ctte pan
Fooo slice OF butter; cut into it e-quarter
~ az onion IN five pieces; let it brown in the
,aas ,a. Inca pour in your eggs; salt little and
siPR. MsiPRer. Watch it and lift up from the bottom,
o;s:a ins Tue soft part to run under until all is
ottouatu. Then begin to roll it artl Is you