The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-04-04
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CooKIrs.--l teacup OF cream, ! Of su.
gar, n t%caspo0nful OF soda and | OF salt
-four enough to make IL roll out easy
bake in quick oven.
PIE CRUST ~teacupiul Of water, ] OF
lard, a t~easpoontul Of salt and a lump OF
soda the size of n hazlenut, and enough
-four to make il roll out eaey.
FRIED CAEEB--l tcaspoOniul cream,
cg1 brat up u teaspooni1i OF sat ana
Of s,Il, dissolved in q little warm
wq,rr. ,u0itir0t hour ~ make II roll
.li, cut ia piece. . niche. long and 2
inches wide, and fly in hot lard,
Cons CAKE-Onc cup of fine Indian
meal two OF siGcd -four, one half cup OF
g~ranuIated sugaGone egg,apiece ofbutter
or lard half the size Of an egg, one tea
ppoonul mIeratus, a small pinch OF salt,
one pint sour milk, 1t IL greatly i'm
proved by using the egg, but very good
without.
VERONA CAKE.-Take two pounds
aud 4 half prepared flour add pint and
a half cold milk, a pound butter, a pound
siiled sugar; a pound %currants, a quarter
round lemon and orange peel, and a little
Vratcd nutmeg, cinnamon and allspice.
Put in u round tin and bake an hour,
This ricn clSe may bc iced or orna
ncutcd. .
Poor MANS PUDDIEG,--One cup OF
water, one cup Of molasses, one teaspoon
80 ~ .,lI ,n t.uuYn,nlnl nf nadia uti IL
,liH' and steam three hours, The sauce
it is: Three,f0urths cup Of butter,
'cp en- Of sugar, one tablespoonful -four.
Nrcr II has cooked y little, stir in four
well beaten eggs and a Tablespoonful OF
vanilla; or prepare a vinegar sauce.
Snow CAKE.--The whites OF six eggs,
one cup Of fine white sugar, one cup OF
r.fted -four, one taa1poonful of cream
tartar. Beat the CFg5 to . stiff irOth.
then add the sugar; beat them well
tolcthcr, then add part Of the -four.
Mix crcam>tartar to The rest of the -four
and beat all well together. Add the
nlyoring last. Bake in rather n quick
oven.
B]UrTERMIIK BrCUlT.--Two cups
buttermil1, four level cups siIted -four,
one tablespoon lard. one level teaspoon
soda, Il little salJ. Mix and work lightly ;
roll aud cut into biscuits about halt an
! inch thick. More ilour may be added it
the dough is too soft 10 roll, Put the
| biscuits in a very hot stove spread a
paper over the top Of the pan n Few min
utcs, until the biscuits rise, and bake
quickly,
PLAIN Lemon PIE.-Slice one lemon
rs thin ~ possible in little slices not
more than half across the lemon put in
one cup Of sugar, two.thirds water, II
tablespoonful OF flour; put your flour,
sugar and water together, and place your
lemon oil around on your crust before
putting the liquid in; then wet the edge
Of the crust and turn under the top
crust, and pinch tightly together to pre-.
vent the Juice running out.
JELLY.CAKE Neutrality-suspicious.
whites and yolk4 separately one tea,
cuplul white sugar, one tcacupiul ailted
flour, II tcaspooniui cream tartar, one
half ]toaspoontul soda dissolved in n very
little hot water, flavor with Tie juice OF
| one lemon beat all well together spread
quarter Of IN inch thick in Il square tin /;
| bake quickly; then turn bottom side up,
aprow! with Jelly and roll up while hot.
thi8 recipe makes three ROLE.
TOMATO SAUCE. II soOne,halfa canful
uf tomatoes put IN Il stew pan, adding
oue.haIl an onion, sliced, a little
thyme, bay leaf, a head OF celery, q
tablespoon nj % sugar a tablespoonful
Of stIt and onc OF pepper, Il piece
Of butter the 0ize Of q large egg,
and q small piece OF ham let thcsa
inner slowly until the celery is tender,
when add Il tablespoonful of -four mois.
| tened, and aIittlecayenne pepper; boil five
I minutes, and taste to see it 1t is highly
,clsoncI; strain through n hair 9eive,
and put back in stew pan until it adj
here's chick 70 the spoon.
ArpLE JAM The following il an ex-
rrlirnt way to preserve winter apples Tor
spr,ng and summer use: Peel and re
move the cores from juicy apples; slice
lhwIy ana put into 4 preserving pan
with three quarter OF Il p0unl Of white
sul,G 50 each pound OF tie fruit add Il
little water 10 prevent their burning,
and Il few cloves, a iitt'c ginger and the
riud Of Il lemon tied up in Il piece o!
course muslin; stir with n woodcn spoon
over a quick fire Tor from twenty to
twenty five minutes - careful that the
ian does not burn When cold, put into
iar3 and paste OF tie down with thick
paper or it may be put into ans and
scaled