Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-01-01
Saoies' Department.
From the New York Times.
USEFUL RECIPES.


soap, and add to your raw starch.
CURE FOR CHApPED HANDS solu-
ton of cider vinegar and pure glycerine
in equal parts, will cure the most stub
born chapped hands on even the thin
nest skin.
NEW YEARS CAKE.-Two and one
half pounds of butter, two and on.-half
pounds sugar, five pounds -four, one pint
cold water, one-half ounce of ammonia,
half pound of caraway seed.
SAUCE FOR PUDDINe.-One cup brown
sugar, One-half cup butter, one table
spoonful -four stir we'll together, and
add one cup hot water; let all come to
boil use the favoring preferred.
Brown PUDDINe.-One cup molasses.
one cup milk, three-fourths cup of beef
suet, chopped one teaspoonful soda, one
teaspoonful salt, one cup ralsins, three
full cups -four. Steam three hours with
out lifting the lid
New YEARS CAKEs-One pound but
ter, which is three cupfuls; one pound
sugar (three cupfuls) four eggs, one tea
spoonful saleratus, one-half cupful wa
ter. -four enough to make very stiff. Car
away seed if you like.
To REcooK ROAST BEEF.-Cut nice
slices from it and broil over quick fire
be sure to turn them every moment
and let them only get very hot through !;
have your dish heated, and put into it a
lump of butter, some pepper and salt /;
turn the slices over in this and send to
table at once.
CHICKEN SALAD Boil two chickens,
bone, chop fine chop as much celery as
chicken, or, if you desire, take half Gel
cry and half cabbage; boil ten eggs
take the yolks only-cream them, add
three fourths of a pound of butter. lit
tie vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper to
suit your taste.
To CLEANSE THE HEAD.-A dimes
worth of pulverized borax, dissolved in
1hn- head es-
peclally the partings. once week, after
ward rinsing with cold water. Will keep
the head very clean, and impart glossy
look to the hair, especially if each appli-
cation is followed by vigorous brush
ing.
BOILED APPLE DUMPLINGs.-Take
nine ripe, sour apples, peel and core
them make dough of one quart Of
-four, two teaspoOnfuls baking powder,
one teaspoOnful of salt, one-half coffee
cup of lard, enough water to make a
soft dough roll and cut in nine pieces,
cook your apples. stick them with fork.
bake, boil or steam them
OYSTER STUFPING FOR TURKEY.-Take
one hundred oysters, or as many as the
size OF your turkey demands, wash them
well and drain; roll one pound of butter
crackers, or crate loaf of stale bread
season with salt. pepper, butter, a CUP
Of cream, three eggs and little summer
savory, sprinkle all over your oysters
and fill the turkey, which be sure to sew
up quite tight
INDIAN MEAL DoUGHNUTs.-A teacup
full and half of boiling milk poured
over two teacupfuls Indian meal wher
it cools add two cupfuls wheat -four. one
of butter. one and half of sugar, tire,
/ eggs, and tablespoonful nutmeg or Gin
namon ; if not stiff enough, add equa
portions of wheat and meal let it ris,
till very light ; roll it about half an incl
thick; cut it into small diamond-shapec
7 cakes. and boil them in hot lard.
RICH WAFFLEs.-Make a thin past,
with eight ounces of -four, six ounces O
> pulverized sugar, two eggs, few drop
of essence to flavor, half liquor-glas
of brandy or rum, and milk. Warm anC
butter both sides of the mold. put SOM
of the paste into it, close it gently, Sc
it on the fire, turn it over to heat boil
sides equally, dust them with suga
when done, and serve either warm o
cold. 1t takes hardly minute for eacl
: with good fire.
SUET PUDDING.-Mince fine one-hal
pound of kidney suet, taking out al
strings and skins; CRATE one pint O
bread crumbs and pour over them on
quart of boiling milk let steep for on
:, hour; stir the suet and six even tea
spoonfuls -four. alternately into the brea
y and milk add by degrees six eggs beat
: en- very light lastly a pinch of sal
one teaspoonful mixed nutmeg and cir
r namon, and one wine glassful wine, an
one of brandy bake one hour; serve Q
soon as 1t comes from the oven; win
- sauce
MoLAssEs Pound CAKE-Rub togetl
, er one-half pound butter, Cor butter an
\ lard mixed) half pound brown suga
m four tablespoonfuls ginger, one CHM;
20 mon, one-half teaspoonful cloves, pine
"a of mace, one half nutmeg grated, an
! the grated rind of lemon and the juice
v add pint of molasses beat up well
sift one Mound and a half of nrenare