The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-03-21

nearly blood-warm water (o2 degrees Fab.
renheit), and pour into half peck of -four,
which has already had one and one-fourth
ounces of salt mixed with it, Knead the
whole into dough and let IL rise in q
warm place-two hours in warm weather,
but longer in cool weather. Then turn out
on q Toured table, divide into pieces suit
able for loaves, and knead lightly into
proper shape with only flour enough to
keep it from adhering To the table. For q
still lighter bread a portion OF the dough,
when ready for the oven. should be well
kneaded, with -four enough to make IL
rsther solid, divided into small loaves or
rolls, place on slightly creased tin, and set
in a very warm place to rise again. Then
wash over the loaves With little milk, and
bake for about twenty minutes Upon tax
ing from the oven cover with cloth to pre-
vent the outside from becoming hard Stale
bread, which is far more healthy than new,
may be made soft and pslstable by
covering closely with a tin and placing 1t
Tor half an hour in q moderately heated
oven.
HOUSEHOLD RECIPES.
FoR OvENs.-A basin of water put into an
oven In which cakes or pastry are baking
will prevent them from burning. Try this
/ simple means.
BEEF HAsH.-Use stale bread soaked in
| milk or water; season with butter pepper,
and salt, and a little onion chopped fine;
make into cakes, and fire., light brown.
| SULPHUR MIXTURE FOR THE BLoop.-Five
| teaspoonfuls powdered sulphur to one OF
cream tartar; mix with molssses; take one
| teaspoOnful three successive mornings then
| omit three, and so on until it has been taken
| nine times.
| EGGs AND APPLEs Beat up the eggs as for
| ouaelet, pare and slice the apples fry them
| in little butter; then stir them in with the
eggs. Melt a little butter in the frying pan,
| put in the eggs and apples: fry, turning
over once, and serve hot.
| 0SIoSs.-ln cooking onions cream or milk
not only adds much to the pslatsbleness of
| this unusually liked vegetable, but il will
also remove in great degree the unpleasant
| flavor, which is apt TO be left in the breath
Of those who eat freely of them
CHOLERA MoRBUs.-To cure cholera NOR
| bus mix two tablespoonful OF wheat -four
with Just enough water " moisten the -four;
drink it. III the first dose does not check the
pain or the purging, repeat the dose in half
an hour. Severe cases sometimes require q
third dose.
BLASKErs.-Into one quart Of milk put q
lump of butter the size of an egg; let the
milk get warm enough to melt the butter;
stir in -four suffi ient to form quite q stiff
batter, and dessert spoonful of salt: one
third cake compressed yeast dissolved in a
little warm water; cover tightly; let stand
in warm place over night; fry on griddle.
To MAKE BREAD.-To make thoroughly
wholesome and nutritious bread, the whole
Of the wheat should be ground toge ther and
used. Fine white -four alone does not con-
tain one-half the nourishment nor is il half
so healthy. 1t is coming TO be generally un-
derstood that unbolted wheat is best and
indeed, most palstable also TO people gener-
ally.
| SCRAMBLED Foes WITH DRIED BEEF
Shave the beef very fine; put tablespoon
ful of butter In frying pan; set it over the
fire, and when hot put in the beef; heat a
few minutes. stirring constantly to prevent
burning; beat up the required number OF
eggs and stir in with the hot beef; stir al
together until the eggs are cooked. Serve
Immediately.
PorATo CAKEs.-Boil some white potatoes,
mash them very fine, adding salt butter and
milk as il used as a vegetable: then mold in
them sufficient sifted -four to make them
into soft dough; roll them out on the paste
board about an inch thick; cut in small,
square cakes; fry on q gridde creased with
equal parts of lard and butter, cook slowly,
turning but once. Nice for breakfast or an
ordinary lunch.
To RID HOUSE OF RArs-Wet few
pounds of unslacked lime with strong I've
made from potash; let it be quite soft; spread
it around the holes so that the rats can not
avoid treading in it; lie it remain a week OF
so, and if 1t gets dry scrape it off and moist
en- again. The mixture burns their feet and
they will not be likely to make second
visit. Do not let it come in contsot with oil
cloth or paint.