The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-23
USEFUL FAMILY RECIPES.

The following are the contributions BY
by STAR readers this week.
Muffins-One quart sour milk, one
even teaspoonful of soda, a little salt,
-four to thicken sufficient to drop.-LH.
j. L., Oxford, N. q.
Boiled Custard-One quart boiled
milk, four eggs, one cupful sugar, one
tablespoonful corn starch; beat the
I'M, wa alton, KY.
Pork Cake-One cup OF chopped pork,
one cupful of raisins, the same OF
molasses and milk, one teaspoonful each
OF salt and soda, and four cupfuls of
tlour.-[M s., Pulaski, Iud.
For Frying scanops-Roll soda
crackers fine, dip the scallops in we'll
beaten egg, then in the cracker crumbs 1;
Try with lard and butter; requires con
siderable cooking.-[ Mrs. M. L., Hop
kins street, Cincinnati.
An Economic Breakfast Dish-Small
pieces Of meat, one teacupful milk put
III the frying-pan with u little salt and
pepper, small tablespoonful butter, six
eggs beaten up and stewed in with the
meaL.-[H*H., Greenfield, Ohio.
Poorman's Pudding-Two quarts
mix eight tablespooniuls of rice; two
scanIy cupfujs sugar; salt and spice 10
taste; nutmeg, and piece OF butter the
siz9 OF small egg; bake slowly, not less
Lhan two hours.- Miss ", G5st street,
Cincinnati.
Custard Pudding-Four eggs beaten
Wltn lour tablespoOhfuls OF sugar,
llttle salt, a teaspoonfll lemon, and a
little ground cinnamon; add one quart
mix; set 1T TO bake in IL moderately
quick oven, and watch very carefully
mat II does not whey Mrs. S. IL. L.,
CoYington, KY,
Tomato Salad-One can OF tomatoes,
same quantity of chopped celery, three
eggs beaten Light; Sc lson with salt and
pepper; boil tomatoes and celery to-
gether until they are thick, take off fire
ana STIR in the eggs, and when nearly
cold add one tablespoonful of mixed
English mustard,-[o. Ii. r, Cincinnati.
Snow Pancakes-One quart of snow
water to about one pint Of sifted flour.
or sufficient to make nice batter, on
teaspoonful sat; one egg would i'm =
prove II, though not altogether neces
sary. Beat until very lighC and smooth.
Fry on quick ire in lard, drippings,
"'bulter acrapplngs. ."-[ Miss M, Batavia
OHIO.
Lemon Cake-0ne and half cuptul S
sugar, three-iourths cuplul butter, one
LeaspOonIul cream tartar, one-lalG te, =
spoonful soda. one-tourLh cupiul milk,
one and three-lOurths cupuuts sifteu
hour, TWO eggs; squeeze in Une juice OF
two lemons; Dake III jelly tins; CRATE
the rind Of the lemon off, mix with
powdered sugar anu the white of an
egg; not very stiff; when the cake is cold
spread this between the IoaVes as in
jelly cake.-[o. s., Armenia, Duchess
county, N. I.
Baked Indian Pudding-ODe cuprul
"granuIatea" yellow meal, nt-Aalf cup
lul wheat nour; mix with these enough
cold water TO thoroughly moisten; stir
into one pint DOllIng milk; put Into a
puddlng-dlsh, add small piece OF but
ter, one tablespoonful sugar, one pint
cold milk, salt and ginger TO taste; bake
three hours. The "grauulated' Is by'
lar better than the hne-ground NEAL
IS, Greenfield, Tenn.
Plain Mince-meat-Procure good
piece Of beef without bone, and cover
with boiling water; let simmer until
tender and the water nearly eXhau ,ted!
do not let it brown; When cold mince
fine, rejecting all fat; save the water.
and when cold, take the fat from it ana
put the water on the meat. To one bowl
lul meat add two bowliuls minced, Juicy
apples, one boWliul raisns, one nall
minced suet; sugar and spice TO taste,
IA plncn of salt, and cider sufficient to
moisten.-[NewpOrt, KY.