American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-17
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.

GROUND RICE PUDDING.-Steep 3
ounces ground rice in a pint of new
milk, then add 3 eggs, half the rind of
a lemon, 3 ounces of sifted sugar, the
other pint of milk bake either in dish
or in 6 teacups.
DRIED APPLE CAKE-Soak cupfuls
dried apples over night, then draw off
the water, through sieve; chop the
apples slightly, then simmer them in
3 cupfuls of molasses for 2 hours; after
that add eggs, cupful sugar, cupful
sweet milk or water, cupful butter and
lard, 1 teaspoonful baking-power, flour
enough to make pretty stiff batter, add
cinnamon, cloves to taste.
SPICE BALLS cupful good batter
and l cupful sugar, creamed; 1 well
beaten egg, cupful molasses, cupful
sweet milk, 1 cupful chopped raisins,
teaspoonful of ground cloves, 1 grated
nutmeg, teaspoonful of soda; mix with
sifted flour enough to roll out; cut in
pieces and roll up in ball; do not let
them touch each other in the pan; when
baked, frost; flavor the frosting with
lemon.
How TO CANDY FRUIT-When fin
ished in the strip, put layer into a new
sieve, and dip it suddenly into hot wat
er to take off the sirup that hangs about
it; put it in napkin before the fire to
drain, and then do some more in sieve
have ready sifted double refined sugar,
which sift over the fruit on all sides till
quite white set it on the shallow end OF
sleeves in a slightly warmed oven, and
turn it over two or three times; it must
not be cold till dry; watch it very care
fully
VEAL OUTLET WITH TOMATOES
Wash 2 outlets and wipe them dry
season them with pepper and salt; have
ready some hot curd and butter in a
frying-pan; put the meat into it and fry
to a nice brown on both sides; when
done, take it up on dish; have stewed
a quart of tomatoes, seasoned with pep
per and salt; pour the tomatoes into the
! pan with the gravy-after the outlets
have been dished-and stir them well
together; pour over the outlets, and
send to the table hot.
SNOW PUDDING.-Use little over {
third of package of Cox's gelatine
soak for ] hour, in a pint of cold water
then add the juice of 1 lemon, l CUP
ioaf-sugar, and pint of boiling water
when nearly cold stir in the whites of
eggs beaten to stiff froth, put into
mold, and set away to cool have ready
nice boiled custard, made of 1 quar-
of milk, and eggs, and well seasoned
When about to serve take from the
mold, to deep platter, and pour the
custard around it. 1t is a very orna
mental dish for dessert, as well as deli
cate and delicious.
PEACH FRITTERs.-Make batter 0
8 eggs, and s spoonfuls of flour, and
quart of milk; have hot butter ready il
the frying-pan: to every spoonful o
batter add half peach, and fry, drain
ing each through skinner as you tax
it up; dust sugar over to serve. TIL
canned peaches answer very nicely 70
these, and can be had any time of tn
year, so that peach fritters are dis
that can be made at short notice, an
time in the year. Banana fritters mad
in the same way are also nice.
EXTRA MINCE PIE pounds of lea
beef, boiled, and when cold choppe
fine; 1 pound of beef suet, chopped yer
fine; 5 pounds of apples, pared, cored
and chopped, pound of sultana rails
ms, washed; 2 pounds of raisins, seed
ed and chopped; pounds of currants
washed in several waters; I pound {
citron cut fine, 2 tablespoonful of cir
namon, 1 grated nutmeg, 2 tablespoon
fuls of mace, 1 of ground cloves, tn
same of allspice and salt, % pounds {
brown sugar, 1 quart of sweet cider,
pint of best brandy; let it stand at leas
"a hours before making up in pies.
the mince-meat made after this receiI
is kept in stone jars, well covered u
and in cool place, it will keep all win
ter; if it becomes dried out add NOR
liquor.