The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-11-12

WO eggs.
One pint of chopped raisins.
One teaspoonful of soda. sT't
Gloves, cinnamon and mace.
Beat butter and sugar together
add eggs, dissolve soda In water. then
molasses, flour, spice and fruit. Dc
not bake in too hot an oven.
Coon RECIPE FOR MrNcE MEAT
Ingredients.-Two pounds of fresh
beef tongue, boiled.
One pound Of beef suet.
One pound of candied citron.
Two pounds of stoned raisins.
Two pounds of sugar.
Two pounds of washed and dried
currants. 49, Pm. = -
Four lemons, using grated rind
only.
Half an ounce of ground allspice.
One ounce of nutmegs.
Half an ounce of ground cinnamon.
Half an ounce of ground salt.
Half an ounce of ground cloves.
One tablespoonful Of ground black
pepper. f
Three pints of brandy.
One pint of sherry wine.
Three pounds of chopped apples.
One pint of sweet cider. ~.
Mix well the tongue, chopped till as
fine as snuff, suet, raisins, currants
and citron. All these must be chop
ped very fine, separately, and then
mixed thoroughly. Add all the
other ingredients except the cider
aud apples. Put up in covered Jars
for three days before using. Add the
apples and cider when making pies
Godeys Lady's Book. ~,
RELIEF FOR BURNING FEET.-To
relieve burning feet, first discard
tight boots; then take one pint of
bran and one ounce of bicarbOnate of
soda, put in foot-batll, add one gals
Ion of hot water, when cool enough,
soak your feet in this mixture for
fifteen minutes. The relief is in
Simultaneous. This must be repeated
every night for week or perhaps
more. The bran and nicarbonate
should be made fresh after a weeks
use. Bicarbonate of soda can be pur-
chased for small price per pound
from Wholesale druggists. The burn
ing sensation is produced by the
pores of the skin being closed, so that
the feet do not perspire. - .a-
HOUSEHOLD MEASURES. As all
families are not provided with scales
and weights, referring TO ingredients
in general use by every housewife,
the following information may be
Wheat -four, one quart is one
pound.
Indian meal, one quart is one pound
and two ounces.
Butter, when soft, one quart is one
pound one ounce. ..
Loaf sugar, broken, one quart is
one pound.
White sugar, powdered, one quart
is one pound one ounce.
Best brown sugar, one quart is one
pound two ounces,
Eggs, average size, ten eggs are one
pOund.
Sixteen large tablcspoonfuls are Il
half pint; eight are a gill four are
half gill, etc.
BRoILED PARTRIDG s.--If the
birds are tender, split them open at
the back and broil whole but if not
Young, use only the breasts for broil-
ing, rcserving the other portions for
q stew, or to help towards making II
game pie. Use as little water as pos
siblc in cleansing game; many use
none nj all. thinking that by the use
oi water the blood, and consequently
the flavor, is washed away, and the
meat left dry and tasteless. Dip the
HE portions to be broiled in melted
bntter and broil over q steady fire of
live Goals, turning often, aud basting
m the hot butter. once or twice dur
ing the cooking. BE careful not to
cook them over done. Place on a hot
platter sprinkle pepper and salt and
pour little melted butter over each
piece; then strew the surface lightly
with chopped parsley, and arrange a
low slices of lemon over the pieces.
Garnish the edges of the dish with
triangles Of buttered toast and spoon
iuls of currant jelly; or, place
me toast Under the birds and the
sliced lemon and jelly OH top of them.
For breakfast, fried mush may be
substituted for the toast, and bor-
oer OF shoo-fy or Saratoga potatoes
around the dish. VTt u 1
SMiIAx.-Smilax is an exceeding
y, graceful vine, with glossy, green
ribbed leaves, and is now more ex-
inchsiivcly used than any other plant
ior deeoratipg ,pqrlors, the bair, and
FOR trimming dresses. With a little
care 1t can be grown successfully as
a housc-plant The plant does not
need full sun, but will grow well in
= partially shaded situation. 1t can
ne trained on small thread across
me window or around tine pictures.
nrown from both seed and bulbs.
iot the bulbs as soon as received,
watering but little until you see
signs of growth, They grow very
rapidly, and should always have
strings TO Irvine on. Give plenty of
fresh air, but be careful and not let
ilrect draft of cold air blow upon
me vines, as they are very tender
when 'youngl give them a warm
place, and they will amply repay all
are. When growth is complete the
'oilagc will turn yellow. Then grad
1aiiy withhold water, and allow the
oulbs to dry. They then can be put
AWAY in some dry, cool place. After
lney have been In this dormant state
TX ~ or eight weeks they will begin to
now signs oflife, and then are ready
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