The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-14

!. Apple Short Cake.-Make a soft
dough as for biscuit; roll out this and
put layer in jelly pan; over this
spread layers of stewed apples;sprinkle
over sugar and spice; dot with small
Jumps of butter; then put on layer
of dough, another of apple sauce, a
very thin layer of dough, and bake ir
very quick oven. This is a most
delicious dessert dish, and may be
served with or without sauce.
Omelet--Take a tablespo onful of
sweet milk for each egg and pinch
OF salt also; beat the eggs lightly. Dis
solve il 2 small frying pan piece of
butter as large as a walnut: when hot,
pour in the eggs; when the under side
is just set. put the pan for a minute or
two In brisk oven. When sliding the
'omelet from the pan to the dish, fold
it double. Serve Immediately.
An Omelet Souftle. Separate the
whites from the yolks of six fresh eggs
beat the yelks thoroughly first by
themselves and then with four table,
spoonfuls of powdered sugar and the
rind of half lemon grated. Whisk
the whites to stiff froth, mix them
well but lightly with the yelks. Put
four ounces of fresh butter into
small clean frying-pan, and so soon as
it's all dissolved, add the eggs and
stir them rou:d, that they may absorb
it entirely. When the omelet is Just
set, turn it into a well-buttered dish
and set it in a brisk oven for two or
three minutes. Sift little powdered
sugar over the omelet and cat as quick
as possible after removing from the
oven. It will have risen to a great
height, but will sink and become
heavy in short space of time.
Boys Work.
I wish John, you would drive a few
nails for me in the wood-house," said
Maggie to her brother. 81 have been
wanting them this long time, but al
ways forgot to ask you.''
"Why not drive them in yourself,
Maggie!" asked her father.
"Why, don't know how, father. I
don't believe could do boys work.
she said doubtfully.
"Come, my girl, will show you in
minute how it is done. GO on mend
ing your harness, John; we will attend
to the nails
Maggie drove in all the nails sue
cessfully, and so pleased was she with
her success, that she would have set
q double row around the shed, think
if her father had not concluded that
these would answer for the present.
''There that little lesson helps to
make you independent, my girl. Now
l will teach you some day TO catch and
harness up horse. You have already
learned to drive a gentle one. Learn
to sharpen knife, and whittle, too.
without cutting your fingers. Don't
let the doors creak for want of an oil.
ed feather or the little children's boots
get hard in theiwinter for the want of
little grease
You, too, boys, might learn to ad-
vantage how to make your beds and
sweep room, and sew up bag on a
sewing machine.
Don't ask any one to sew on a but.
ton for you, when there hangs cush-
ion with needles in it, and mothers
thread basket is so handy.
A little cooking will never hurt you.
Many beefsteak and fresh fish have
cooked in my day, and mother says 1
can beat any girl making pot of cof-
fee. I do not often get chance, nova
days, but have seen, the time when
my knowledge of the business came
just in play. No telling where you
will be cast away some time during
your life. The most helpless people I
have ever met are those who can only
do one sort of work. Learn to do some
thing very we'll, indeed, and make that
your dependence for living, and add
to it just as much skill and knowledge
as you can. 1t costs nothing to carry
knowledge.