The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-17
AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC.

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Rich Waffles.-One cup boiled rice,
one pint milk, two eggs, lard size of
walnut, half teaspoon soda, one teaspoon
cream tartar, one teaspoon salt. Flour
for thin batter.
Mock Mince Pie.-Six soda crackers
rolled fine; one cup hot water; one cup
molasses; one-half cup brown sugar; one
half cup vinegar; onehalf cup melted
butter; one cup raisins chopped; one tea
spoon each of cinnamon, cloves, allspice
and nutmeg. Measure in a coffee-cup.
--Johnny.cakes Without Sour Milk. =
Two and half cups corn-meal; one cup
of wheat flour; one teaspoon of cream
tartar, rubbed in the wheat flour; one
half teaspoon of soda; one of salt; two
tablespoons of sugar. Mix together and
add two cups of sweet milk.
-Cake-Soak three cups of dried APP
Piles over night; chop slightly in the
morning; then simmer two hours in two
cups of molasses; add two eggs, one cup
sugar, one cup sweet milk, three-fourths
cup butter, two teaspoons soda, flour to
make stiff batter, spice to suit the lasts;
bake in moderate oven.
French Toast, for dessert-Two-
thirds of a pint of milk; one egg, well
beaten; little salt Take six slices of
bread; dip into the custard (uncookedl
a delicate brown. For sauce, melted
sugar with little cinnamon added. This
is very nice, and is a good way to use up
stale bread
Lemon Jelly.-Dissolve one-half box
gelatine in one cup cold water; CRATE two
lemons; take off the thick skin and CRATE
the pulp; put three teacups of water into
porcelain kettle; add three even cups
of sugar; let it boil a few minutes, and
then add the pulp and grated rind of the
lemons, also the dissolved gelatine. Put
into mold and set in cool place.
Sugar Candy-Six cups of sugar,
one of vinegar, one of water, one spoon
full of butter, and one teaspoonful of
soda, dissolved in little hot water.
Boil all together, without stirring, for
half an hour. Flavor with lemon or
vanilla. This is very good when
"pulled" like the old fashioned molasses
candy, or it may be cooled on buttered
plate.
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sci melt together one pound of brown
sugar and one-quarter pound of butter.
Stir together for fifteen minutes, or until
the mixture becomes brittle when dropped
into cold water. Lemon or vanilla flavor
ing should be added before the cooking
is complete. Butter fiat plate, pour
the tatfy on it to cool. When partly
| cold, mark in squares with knife; it can
then be easily broken.
Rice pudding ito be eaten cold).-One
and one-half teacups of rice (boiled I'M
til soft; stir in one-half pint of milk,
sugar, salt, and the yelks of three eggs.
Boil up or bake just enough to warm
through. Beat the whites of three eggs
for frosting, seasoned with vanilla, or
lemon, if preferred, and spread over the
top of the pudding when done. Return
it to the oven just long enough to bake
the frosting.
Corn Fodder Correspondents of
the Country Gentleman have been dis
cussing the comparative value of corn
fodder that has been allowed to mature
and bear ears of corn, and that which
has been sown broadcast expressly for
fodder, and have come to the conclusion,
after considerable experience and OBJ
servation, that fodder allowed to mature
AS usually grown for crop of corn
possesses the most nutriment and is there
fore the most valuable food for stock.
Clear Soup,-Put in a large sauce
pan four ounces of butter, and when
melted place in it three pounds of lean,
fresh beef and three pounds of veal, cut
in pieces, with the bones broken; cover
the pan tightly and set over quick fire;
when the meat begins to stick to the
pan, turn it, and when a brown glaze
begins to form cover the meat just even
ly with cold water; watch carefully;
when it is just coming to a boil pour in
one pint of water and skim; then add an
other pint of water and skim again, but
be careful not to stir up the soup. Then
put in the soup, cut in small pieces,
four large white onions, two large tur-
nips, two good-sized carrots, three heads
of celery, add two quarts of water, place
it where it will simmer steadily for four
hours, and then strain through linen
bag. Do not put the meat and vegeta-
bles in, nor stir it, as this would cause it
to be muddy. If it should not be quite
clear, beat up the whites of two fresh
eggs, and stir into it, returning it to the
fire until it just comes to a boil, then
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