The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-22
AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC.


Frosted Lemon Pie.-Juice and
grated rind of one large lemon, yelks
of three eggs, one cupfui of sugar, one
third cupful of milk or water, table
spoonful of flour; two pies. When
baked add frosting and bake light
brown. Frosting-Whites of three eggs,
seven tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar.
Picked Cherries.-Cut the stems
half off, but do not stone them, put
them in jars, and to every half gallon of
vinegar it takes to cover them, put a
pound of sugar, and cloves and CHINA
mon to taste; boil and skim it well, and
when nearly cool pour it over the fruit;
for three successive days pour off the
vinegar, and boil and pour it on again.
For raspberry jelly use berries
gathered early in the season, as they
make jelly more readily. Take pound
OF sugar to pint of juice, strained
through flannel bag, boil twenty min
utes in tin pan or shallow vessel.
Make small quantity at time. l
took the quantity that two pounds of
sugar would make. This will make a
very stiff jelly, whereas if made in the
ordinary way it is not stiff.
-Sweet-potato Pies.-Scrape clean
two good-sized sweet potatoes; boil.
When tender rub through the colander;
beat the yelks of three eggs light; stir
with pint of sweet milk into the po-
tato; add small teacup sugar, pinch
of salt, and flavor with little fresh
lemon or extract. Bake as pumpkin
pies. When done, make meringue
top of two eggs and powdered sugar
Brown few minutes in the oven.
-Poached Eggs. -Half fill frying
pan with boiling water; throw into it a
tablespoonful of salt. Open each egg
into a cup, drop each egg carefully into
the water, which must not boil hard:
they will take about three minutes to
cook; then, with a pancake turner,
trim off the uneven edges of the whites;
take each up and carefully, lay them on
pieces of buttered toast, or on slices of
fried ham. Another way is to half fill
your pan with boiling water, put in as
many small muffin-rings as the pan
will hold, Qayin them fat) salt the
water as above, and put an egg in each,
which makes them even and round.
Good grooming is necessary to good
digestion and health of horses and
COWS. The functions of the skin are
very important The skin is an excre-
tory organ as well as one which affords
covering and protection to the muscu-
lar tissues. Cleanliness of the skin is
as necessary for the health of horse
as for that of man. The skin throws
off in scales the used up portion, and
this dusty portion should be brushed
out of the coat. The irritation by the
brushing stimulates the skin, and as
sists this healthful action; but the irri-
tation should not be too severe. A
moderately hard brush is preferable to
a hard, sharp curry comb.
For nice strawberry short-cake use
two heaping teaspoons baking powder
sifted in one quart of flour, half teacup
butter, two tablespoons sugar, milk or
water to make soft dough; roll out al
most as thin as pie-crust, place one
layer in baking pan, and spread thin
ly with butter, upon which sprinkle
some flour, then add another layer OF
crust and spread as before, until you
have your layers in pan fourteen by
seven inches. Bake about fifteen min
minutes in a quick oven, turn upside
down, take off the top layer (the bot
tom when baking), place on dish,
spread with Strawberries previously
sweetened with powdered sugar but not
mashed; place layer upon layer, treating
each in the same way. This handsome
cake may be served with sugar and
cream, or Charlotte-russe or whipped
cream. Peach and raspberry shortcakes
may be made in the same way. The
secret of having light dough is to mix
as quickly and handle as little as posi-
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