The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-07
RECIPES, ETC.

To MAKE old-fashioned short-cake
without soda, take two pounds of flour
and rub in one-half pound of butter or
lard, cold; add little salt and mix with
sweet milk or cream, cold; roll out as
biscuit and bake quickly.
A CORRESPONDENT of COlman'S Rural
World furnishes an interesting state
ment of his experiments with transplant
ing trees of different ages, from one to
four years, from the graft. After setting
out several hundred in an orchard he
prefers the one-year trees. They are
taken up more nearly with the entire
roots, are set quicker, and are not
checked in growth.
CHEAP RoLY-PoLY PUDDING-Rub half
a pound beef dripping into one and a
half pounds of flour, with a pinch of
salt; wet it with water and roll it out
about half an inch in thickness; mince
any kind of cold meat, season and add a
few teaspoonfuls of gravy, which can be
made by simmering the bones and
gristles; spread the mince on the crust;
roll it all round tie tightly at both ends
in cloth and boil it for one and half
hours.
RICE CAKEs-Boil one-half pound of
rice very soft; let it get nearly cold, then
stir in it one-half pound butter warmed,
two teaspoOnfuls salt and two of sugar;
beat into this five tablespoonfuls con-
densed eggs, adding one pound of flour
sifted, in which you have put two spoon
fuls baking powder; make into stiff
batter with milk, and bake in waffle
irons, muffin rings, or in cakes on the
griddle.
STEwED CARRoTs-Boil the carrots
until tender; also boil separately five
small onions; cut the carrots into any
small fanciful pieces you may choose;
mince the onions, and chop sprig Of
parsley; have pint of milk boiling,
which season with little pepper and
salt adding small piece of butter
rubbed in tablespoonful of flour; put
in the carrots and onions, and let simmer
ten minutes; stir in the parsley and dish
at once.
CocoANUT PUDDING Crate the meat
of one cocoanut. Roll very fine, and
sift through a coarse sieve five Boston
crackers; mix this with the grated cocoa
nut, add pint of milk and three table
spoonfuls of butter, just softened enough
to beat; or, instead, one pint of thick
sweet cream. Beat six eggs-yelks and
whites separately; add a cup of sugar;
beat all together, and bake like custard.
Eaten hot or cold.
FRIED PATTIEs-M ince a little cold
mutton, beef or veal, allowing one-third
ham to two.thirds of the other meat; add
an egg boiled hard and chopped fine;
season with salt, pepper, mace and a
little grated lemon PEEL moisten with
cream. Make a good puff paste; roll
thin and cut into round pieces; put the
mince between two of them; pinch the
edges well to keep in the mixture and
fry a light brown. To be eaten warm or
cold, as liked.
GINGER DRoPs-Stir half a cup of
sugar into one cup of milk, and add to it
half cup of melted butter and one cup
of molasses; beat one egg well and stir
into it; dissolve teaspoonful and half
of soda in boiling water, mix in three
cups of flour, add the soda and another
cup of flour; season with one teaspoon
full of cinnamon, one of cloves and one
of ginger all powdered. Drop from
large spoon upon flat tins, well buttered,
and bake quickly in hot oven.
THE Druggists Circular gives reel
pc for rat paste: Take of phosphorus,
one ounce; boiling water, twenty ounces;
melted tallow, twenty ounces; peanut or
cotton-seed oil, ten ounces; sugar or mo-
lasses, fifteen ounces. Place the phos-
phorus and the boiling water in large
mortar, and when the phosphorus has
melted add the flour by portions, con-
stantly stirring with a wooden pestle.
When the mixture is nearly cold add the
tallow melted at a very low heat, the oil,
and lastly the molasses. Stir well until
the mass is quite cold, allow it to rest for
twenty-four hours, and pour into conven-
lent bottles or alright pots.