Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-03-17
FARM AND HousEHofD.


\ G, frespondcn' oncloses the fol
lowing clippings. Tho recipes have
stood the ie.t Of trial, aud the
HATS smbody tho results Of ma
,ure experience:
Tatlng health aud contentme nj
intp account, NJ well ms money,
n "a Tie best economy, under
ordinary circumstances. 10 use lib
e,ni diet, consisting largely OF fruit
aud the finer grains. Think people
are more likely 10 eat to excess habit
ually. after few scanty and unsat-
,-lac,otv meals. than when there is
ln,l. variety in their fare from day
tn day. The stomach seems to he
constantly unsatistied and takes more
than a proper amount in the effort
Ia get what Il Graves but cannot find.
There are lean times in the cupboards
IL 80 many homos. that purpose to
reveal a Tow secrets once taught me
by a severe old schoolmaster named
Experience. ,
When tho COW has gone dry, and
the stock Of butter in getting low,
and the hens don't lay, and the fresh
applss are nearly or quite gone, and
worse than all, prehaps,) the fam
II, purse II very, very lean--then
what shall q body do? Receipt
book. are very unsatisfactory ut such
times.
Mos, people use lard and even
rosL tat for shortening. Some do
not. Any kind Of shortening needs
10 l,e carefully used or il will become
an abonination. II 10 not 30 essen
ttsi nm article in cooking as many
lmau,nc. Of all kinds / give the
preference Ia sweet cream. Pie-c' ust
made with lard IA whittier, but ma G
with cream Il ~ moro wholesome.
I have heard ~ shortening pis.crust
with hsaus. but have never tried it.
People osn Keep ali,o without pies,
ssper,all, Il they can get
prar,ixas. Crust for all kinds OF
iumplings may DO made Of part Of
the dough when baking bread. 1t
may l.. rolled out wrapped around the
apples. previously pared, quartered
Hnl coIei, 90 cored without quarter
ing. one ~ ench crust. Leave the
crust ,ery thin under the apple for it
may he ,ay,). aud when made let
them rise little before going into
tie oven. Bake slowly. Or, pare.
quarter, aud core fresh apples, and
pat IN the bottom Of dish with a
little water (dried apple sauce is bet
ter than nothing. il fresh apples are
wanting,) aud cover with crust of
bread dough II should rise little
lofofe going into tho oven, and then
bake slowly. Graham mush is not
hal crust for such pudding, and
boiled fice Makes pretty cover when
Drowned by baking. Or bake thin
loaf ~ brcai aud split il open when
done, and spread each half on the
split side with canned or slowed fruit
or fresh berries In summer, placing
one above tho other. 1t 10 better,
hut NOT necessary, to spread the
halves first with butter.
Arrls JONATHAN differs from the
other dumplings chiefly from being
aads In Q pot or kettle. l first
made its acquaintace under the name
II " Pot appls.pie." Invert o plats
IN the bottom Of the pot. Put in
sliced az quartorsd fresh apples.
Pour over them maple molasses il
YOU have u, u not add sugar enough
10 swes,en we'll. Add a tsa-cup Of
water aud nutmeg or allspics. Over
this around the ridge Of the pot put
strips of crust. cover tightly and boil
over moderate fro. This IL called
"Pan.dowdy." In some parts Of New
England.
hrr,xsp BnEAp AND BurrER PUDDING
Place slices Of bread and butter in
the bottom Of a pudding dish, . lays,
~ hread aud butter, then one OF mp.
pies. sugar aud spice. until the dish
IL full. having bread and butter at
the top. buttersd side down. Cool
thoroughly In steamer. For bread
hastily made nothing can surpass
urxs.-They are cheap, easily
made. wholesome and palatable.
uvHham -four end water are stirred
together 10 tho consist ency Of thicl
psncats batter, and baked in the
Iron ~ tia gem-pans. Gems, wheth'
er II graham meal, Ans -four or corr
mxal. should 10 put into hot oven
Success depends on this. Fine floul
and sweet milk (skinmsd milk is good
sneagh). we'll beaten together, rather
thicker than the Graham batter
makes . very sweet and good kind o.
warm bread. Corn bread at the bes,
Kind eau 10 made without eggs Of
shortening. or swestsning. Simply
scald the meal with boiling water
adda little salt, stir we'll and bake
quietly In the gem-pans. W.
thought the Graham and white gems
must have salt. until we found thai
lis shsepre was not observed, and