The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-29
AND DOMESTIC.

White Cake.-Two cups of sugar,
one of butter, one of sweet milk, three
and half of flour, the whites of five
eggs beaten very light, one teaspoonful
of soda and two of cream of tartar.
Relief for Dyspepsia.-Burn alum
until the moisture in it is evaporated;
then take as much as you can out on a
dime, about half an hour before eating.
Three or four days probably will an
swer; but take it until cured.
Artificial Honey. White sugar, five
pounds; one and a half pints of water;
one-fourth ounce of alum. Gradually
bring it to boil, Swimming well. When
cool add one pound bees honey and four
drops essence of peppermint.
Rice Cake.-One-quarter pound of
ground rice, one-quarter pound of flour,
one-half pound of white sugar, five eggs.
Beat all together till it froths; then pour
into a tin lined with buttered paper.
Bake in quick oven three-quarters of
an hour. Lemon flavoring may be used.
"A Pennsylvania butter-maker tests
his salt by dissolving little in a glass
tumbler; if the brine formed is clear and
free from bitter taste, he pronounces
the salt good; if, on the other hand,
it presents a milky appearance, leaves
any sediment or throws scum to the
surface, he rejects it.
-Molasses Cookies. -Two cups mo-
lasses, one cup sugar, one cup butter,
three eggs, two teaspoonfuls ginger,
three of soda. Another-One cup mo-
lasses; one-half cup sugar, one-half cup
lard, one teaspoonful soda in one-third
cup water, one teaspOOnful ginger; bring
it all to boil. When cool mix in the
flour. These are better a few days old
than when fresh baked.
Looking over the grapevine you
will observe many slender canes not
having more than half the diameter of
the stronger ones; these must be cut
close to the parent stock. Then cut off
the stronger canes at the point where
they begin to decrease in diameter.
This point is generally from three to
six feet from the terminal bud, and may
be known from the fainter color of the
wood and immatWed leaves. This
done, and the vine is pruned.
Farmer.
Keeping Corned-Beef.-Cu up the
meat in suitable pieces, pack in cask
or vessel, then make brine as follows:
To one gallon of water add one and a
half pounds of salt and one ounce of
saltpetre; bring the brine to a boil,
and then, while boiling hot, pour on
the meat; it will keep as much as it will
cover. The meat must be kept entire
ly under the brine-in the spring again
boil, skim and pour it on the meat while
hot. Some add one pound sugar and
one ounce saleratus to 100 pounds
corned-beef.
Lemon Pies.-Grate the rind from
one lemon; squeeze out the juice, and
chop up the remainder very fine. Put all
together, and add one cup water, one
of sugar, and two tablespoonful of
corn-starch, working the mass to
smooth paste. Add five beaten eggs,
minus the whites of two, to this paste
Use this mixture for two pies, baking
without top crust. While these are
baking, beat the whites Of the two eggs,
saved for this purpose, to stiff froth,
and stir in three tablespoonful of pull
verified white sugar When the pies
are done, spread this frosting evenly
over them, and set again in the oven
and brown slightly.-Ladies' Floral
Cabinet.
We often wonder why farmers in
this country do notuse the cart more; it is
far more handy for loading and dump
ing manure, soil, roots, etc., than the
wagon, being more easy to load, and
especially to unload. A cart can be
quickly loaded and dumped, and only
requires one good horse to draw it. In
England carts are in constant use, being
very popular in the harvest-ield. We
are glad to see that dumping wagons
are employed on many of our farms
This loading manure from barn-yard
and hauling it by wagon few hundred
yards, to be unloaded forkful by fork
full, is waste of time and labor of
both man and beast.-Rural World.