The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-15
USEFUL FAMILY RECIPES.

Yorkshire Pudding-One cupful -four, pint
of milk, two eggs; add little salt, and mix
into batter pour into the creased pan
and bake under the beef; when nearly done
remove the meat to brown pudding; the
eggs should be we'll beaten.-[L. L., Will |
shire, ..
Hickory-nut Cake-Two cupfuls sugar
and one of butter well rubbed together;
four eggs, whites and yolks beaten separate
ly; one cupful cold water, three cupfulS of
sifted -four, one teaspoonful soda, two of
cream of tarter, two cupfuls OF kernels OF
hickory-nuts.-[ E., Redfeld, la.
Fricassee of Chicken-Cut the chicken in
small pieces, just cover with water season
highly, add few small pieces of pork; if a
fat chicken, not very large piece of butter;
add a few potatoes cut in half; before tax
ing from the fire, remove the lid and dredge
in little four.-[C. A, Marysville, Mo.
Corn Muffins-One quart wheat -four, two
teaspoonfuls royal baking powder; add to
it one cupful yellow meal; cream together
one cupful butter, one cupful sugar, three
eggs; add one pint milk stir well; then
add flour and meal. Bake in muffin rings;
hot oven.-[ B. c., Alton, Chenango County,
N. Y.
Stewed Oysters Strain the oysters
through colander; put the liquor in
saucepan, let it come to boil, and skim;
put in the oysters, a large piece of butter,
pepper and salt; when boiled up, add to
two quarts of oysters one cuptul of milk;
serve Immediately [C. A, Prince Freder-
lex, Md
Raised Biscuit-Make sponge of about
a pint of milk or water, with small piece
of yeast-cake, or a penny's worth of bakers s
yeast at night; in the morning knead with
a pint of milk, warmed, and half cupful
of butter and lard; knead very soft; let
stand until light then knead again; when
light roll out, cut with a small glass let
stand for an hour in the pans; bake quick
ly.-[A., La Veta, Col.
Buns-One potato boiled very soft; mash
and add water in which it was boiled Zone
pint; let it COOL make batter of this with
wheat flour and tablespoonful Indian
meal, also two-cent compressed yeast
cake; let it rise in warm place for two
hours; then add one cupful light brown
sugar, two eggs, and two tablespoonfuls but
ter, all beaten together; knead very soft
form into buns; let them rise again, anC
} bake about fifteen minutes in a moderate
, oven.-[B Cook, Ottawa, o.
Beefsteak Pudding-Take two pounds o
rump steak and cut in small pieces, anC
( cut into shreds two or three onions; paste
V the pudding dish with good crust; the1
!, put in the meat, with salt and pepper, and {
dozen oysters add thickening composed o
= mushroom catsup flour and water, ant
mustard; simmer for an hour and half, ant
y serve in the dish. 1t may be turned out i
= the gravy in the pudding can be retained
Mutton, veal, and ham, fowl, and game ma.
e be served in a similar way.-[A., Harold
e Nebraska.
" Tea Biscuit-One quart of siftcd -four,
" little salt, three teaspoonfuls of royal bak
ing powder, small handful of powdered
1t sugar; mix lightly through the flour; rub
7, large teaspoonful of lard through the DIR.
l. mixture; mix with sweet milk, the colde
Q the better (it takes nearly pint; roll ou
soft cut in any shape you wish, and bak
in very hot oven. If they are not whit
and light, the fault will be in your over
The same receipt may be used for short
n cake, baked on the griddle-[B., Azure
lian Springs, N. c.
A dogfsh became entangled in the net {
some French fishermen near Cape Agd
y lately, and, after dragging their boat abou
during the entire night at the rate of twelv
i miles an hour was finally captured an
brought to land. 1t measured over sixtee
g feet in length, and weighed about tw
- thousand five hundred pounds. Its emo
nous stomach contained the head feet an
l, several other portions of mule, as we'll {
two half-dgested tunnytish.
IS He was saying, GAS the pearly column
of smoke in a winters atmosphere rise III
broken heavenward, so my heart rises
n thee. As the sunfower follows the cru'
4 sun which gives it light so my heart TO
lows thine As the blue brook runs its III
r, nindered course to the sea, so my SOUL i
II slavery, goes to thee" Said she, "Henr!
'e now that we're engaged, will your na