The Florida agriculturist., 1878-10-09
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RECIPES.

CuptlllS OF mOlasSes; OHc CuPAuA Aos
boiling water, two large tablespoon
tuIs Of butter, batter like griddle cakes.
with one teaspooniul soda, spice and
bake full hour.
Lincoln Cakc.--One and half
cups sugar, half cup butter, two eggs,
three cups -four, one cup milk, one
teaspoon baking powder; bake in loaf
or gem pans.
Sally Ls1,d.-TalAe three cups Of
-four, six eggs, Of yeast, butter and
sugar, each one cup; when to DC
used for supper, mix at noon; and
when for breakfast, omit the sugar.
Bake in quick oven, and if properly
made, they will be found to be delic-
| ious.
Saoo P1dding.-Two large spoon
Is Of sago, boiled in one quart Of
milk, the peel of a lemon, n little nut
meg when cold add four eggs, and 81
little salt. Bake about one hour and
a halt. Eat with sugar and cream
Short Coke.-onc cup porridge,
one cup water, and one and half
cups barley meal or wheat meal
(Graham fnur.) Make into a cake
not more than balf an inch thick and
bake fifteen or twenty minutes IN q
hot oven.
| To Clear Soalp.-Let it cool; then
beat up the whites Of two or three
eggs; stir them INTO the cold soup
with the broken shells Of the eggs
set the soup over the fire and keep
stirring until the scum rises. Let 1T
boil four or five minutes. then take
| it off; set it aside until it settles
then strain it and serve hot.
To Vdrnish Draaci,lgs. - BOX
some clear parchment cuttings IN
water, in glazed eartheh vessel till
they produce very clear size; strain
it and keep till wanted, then give
the work two coats Of the size, pass
! ing the brush quickly over the work,
80 as not to disturb the colors. g.
Or mix one ounce Of Canada balsam
!, I and two ounces of spirits Of turpen-
tine together; then. size the print or
drawing with solution Of isinglass
in water, and when dry apply the
varnish with a carnel's hair brush.
Il Paint the Roor.-N one but earth
colors should be used in painting
floors, and TIE rapid wearing off OF
coating of oil paint on q foof is a
sure indication that white lead Eaa
been mixed with the paint. This is
generally the case, since it causes the
paint to cover better snd spread
easier. Even the employment Of
varnish that has been boiled with
litharge should be avoided, and one
boiled with borato Of manganese pre-.
terred. 1t is also very important
that the first coating should be per
fectly dry before second is laid on.
Ring Worm. - Gunpowder and
vint gar mixed together apply night
md morning.
Group. Roll an onion in wet
brown paper, and roast it, then
squeeze the juice and mix with sugar.
and give teaspoonful at time.
The mashed onion may be used as y
poultice on the chest rub the spi1e
with camphor.
| Greer, Tomato Street Psckles.-
First prepare the tomatoes by laying
them in salt water over night ; in the
morning stick them quite full of
cloves. Have on ,hc stove a large
pan with the following ingredients:
one pint of vinegar, one pint OF water
one pound OF sug'r; let this come to
a boil, then place layer of tomatoes
in at time, and cook until we'll done.
repeating this until yon have used
about eight pounds of tomatoes.
Apples done in the same way are
very fine. rs. .2 =
/ 4 La Node Beef-Take a ronDd
Of beet, from three to four inches
thick, and pound well make as many
lncisions in the meat as possible; mir
thoroughly blades of onions with
ground cloves, salt and pepper, ana
into each incision put two blades oa
onions With one long narrow strip Of
pork. When the roast is filled in
this way pack tightly in a Jar and
cover with vinegar. Let stand two