The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-20

COFFEE tAKE,-EOur eggs, z cups
brown sugar, | cup butter, | cup molas~
ses, ! cup cold coffee, } pound ~raisins, 3
nutmeg, 2 teaspoons cloves, | teaspoon
soda, 4 cups -four.
Corn CAKE.-One cupful Of Indian
meal, l cuptuI flour, | %teaspo~nful of
cream-tartar, ! %teaspoonful saleratus, a
piece OF butter the si2a of al egg, 2 eggs,
| cupiul of milk, and less than a cupful
of sugar.
BOILED BROWN BREAD,--Two CUPS OF
meal, | cup OF -four, | teaspoon of salt,
| teaspoon of soda, : cup of molasses
put it into a creased pudding-boiler OF
tin pail; plunge in boiling water and
boil 3 hours.
A LADY writes; "TO wash quilts,
comiortables, tickings, or sackings,sOak in
pure cold water t%wenty.four hours or
more. Then rub through warm water
with a little soap and rinse we'll" 1t is
worth trying.
RHUBARB ought not to be stewed for
pies, but cut the sticks in small pieces
fill your dishes, already lined with the
lower crust, and cover thick with sugar.
Alter placing on q thin lid, bake in a
moderate oven.
RAISED MUTFINs.-One quart milk,
4 eeg1, l small teacup yeast, butter siz,
of an egg, -four to make a thin batter ;
in the morning add J teaspoon soda il
the dough is turned. This rule makes 3
dozen mullins.
LEMON JUMBLEs. --One egg, one cup
Of sugar, one>half cup Of butter, three
t%easpooniuls OF milk, one-half teaspoon
ful of soda, and one of cream of tartar,
juice of two small lemons, and the grated
rind Of one mix stiff.
GINGER SNAPs.-Take | pint of molas-
seq, | teacup of butter, l spoonful of
ginger, and | t%easpoonful of saleratus,
and boil all the ingredients thoroughly /;
w~hensnearly cold, add as much -four as
Il be rolled into the mixture.
BATTER PUDDING.-One pint of milk,
four well beaten eggs, two cups Of -four,
one teaspoonful OF salt, and a pinch of
soda. Bake three-qua,t tiers of all hour or
boil in q buttered mold or Toured bag
two hours; serve with sauce and eat at
once.
A THICK -four bag, that will hold
Twenty-Five pounds NJ -four, is excellent
to put hams away in for the summer.
Wrap the hams first in brown paper,
several thicknesses tie the bag tightly
and hang up. No flies will disturb the
hams.
GERMAN PUFFs. Three beaten eggs,
thee cups OF milk, three t%easpoonfuls of
melted butter, three cups of -four, a
small spoonful OF salt; pour into nine
well buttered cups, same size rs used in
measuring bake to q fine brown and eat
as sOon as done, with sauce.
ORANGE CusTARD.-Boil the rind of
half a good orange very tender, then beat
it till it is fine add to it a spoonful of
the best brandy, the juice of an orange,
| pound of loaf sugar, and the yelks of 4
eggs; beat well for 10 minutes, then
pour in by degrees a pint of boiling
keep beating as you pour into
your cups. Set the cups in an earthen
dish of hot water; let them stand till
they are set; then take them out and
preserved orange peel over the
top OF each cup, and serve hot or cold,
according to taste.
Corr STARCH PUDDING.-One quart
Of fresh milk, a pinch of salt, 4 tables
spoons OF cO~rn-starch, the same of sugar.
Dissolve the corn-starch in a little of the
milk, stir the sugar and salt in the
of the milk, place it oveY the
FIRE, let it come to a boil and pour it on
the dissolved starch /; place it over the
fire again and boil 8 minutes, stirring
constantly ; remove from the fire, let it
a moment or two, then flavor with
vanilla or lemon, and pour into cups to
cool, having first dipped the cups in
cold water and allowed them to drain a
moment.