The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-06-21
. DOMESTIC ECONOMY.


- SAssAFRAs BEER.-Pour 2 quarts, of
boiling water upon large spoonfuls OF
cream-tartar, and add 10 drops of oil of
sassafras, 10 drops of Oil of spruce, 10
drops of oil of wintergreen, and,a pint
of good yeast, and sweeten to taste. Let
it stand "a hours, and then bottle it.
This makes a delicious summer bever-
age,
CHEESE CAKEs.-Turn a quart of
milk with q spoonful of vinegar over
the fire; drain the whey from the curd /;
rub, the. latter dry in cloth; add 10
eggs, well beaten, with pound of but
ter and the same of sugar. Flavor with
lemon, nutmeg, and wine or rose-wa-
ter: Lay some puff paste in your patty
pans, fill them with the mixture, and
bake in a moderate oven.aa sG.ll-
.a1 GREEN GoosEBERRY TARFs Pick off
the stems and blossom ends, and weigh
the fruit. To each pound allow pound
of white sugar. Put them on the fire, in
a bell-metal preserving kettle, with water
enough to make sirup and prevent burn
ing. Cover closely, and stew for 10
minutes ovor brisk fire. Remove from
the fire as soon as the fruit is tender and
clear, not allowing it time to become
broken and mashed up. They should
look green and transparent. =.
{ BLAckBERRY CORDIAL quarts
of blackberry juice add pound of loaf
sugar, ounce of nutmegs, 4 ounce of
cloves, ] ounce of cinnamon, and
ounce of allsPice, each of which must be
well pulverized Boil all together, and
skim carefully. When cold, add pint
of fourth-proof brandy or pure rectifed
whisky. This cordial has been found
highly beneficial in the treatment of
cases of diarrhea, and is frequently rec
commended by physicians. ga. "a.
F. Quick BEER.-Take IA pounds of mo-
lasses and 6 pounds of hops and boil
them hours in IL gallons of water;
when cooked sufficiently, add pint of
good yeast let it work in tub covered
up for 16 hours when the working is over
put it into a cask, and let it work there
5 or days; then bung it down, or pour.
it from the cask and bottle it. The beer
win be fit to drink in a. week, and will
be as strong as porter. If weaker beer
for table use is desired, use more water
in proportion to the other ingredients.
WHoRTLEBERRY CORDIAL.-This is.
more simple, and is regarded by many
as more efficaciOus, than blackberry cor
dial. Extract the juice from a parcel of
Whortleberries let it drip through a
flannel bag. Then put it on the fire,
adding quarter of apound of fine white
sugar to pint of juice. Let it come to
a boil and be well skinned, after which
adding, when cold, pint of pure spirit
to a pint of juice. Bottle, and cork
tightly. 1t will be found useful, especial
ly in families where there are delicate
children. This recipe was furnished by
an accomplished physician. y A
CURRANT Gather your eur
rants for this purpose as soon as they
are fairly ripened, on bright, dry day.
Mash thoroughly with a mallet in an
open tin, and let them stand for "a
hours, or until slightly fermented. Then
express the juice, and strain through a
flannel bag. Then to 2 quarts, of juice
add quarts of water and 3 pounds of
sugar, BROWN OF white Filfup a cask
with this mixture, and let it remain
with the bung open for 6 weeks, or I'M
til fermentation ceases. Cover the aper-
ture, however, with Swiss muslin, so as
to prevent insects from getting access to
your wine Rack off, and bottle in
March. This is one of the best home
made wines, and from its beautiful
bright color very useful in making gela-
tine jeIlies Keep it in a cellar all the
time.