Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-04-15
sgaaiss' Column.
RECEIPTS.


drinking Immediately before and during
meals, and for an hour after. Also use
no milk in either tea or coffee.
HAM RELIsH.-Cut slice of dressed
ham, season it highly with cayenne pep
per, and broil it brown; then spread
mustard over it, squeeze on it little
on-Juice, and serve quickly.
SNOW SPONGE CAKE.-One cupful of
-four, little heated, one and one-half
cupfuls sugar, two teaspoonfuls cream
tartar, mixed with -four (no soda), whites
of ten eggs. This makes very white,
beautiful cake.
DRIED APPLE JELLY-To one quart
of apples put four quarts of water let
them stand all night; boil till the good
ness is out of the apples add pint of
sugar to every quart of juice, and boil
till it comes to jelly.
To PREVENT TIN RUsTING--Rub
fresh lard over every part of the dish,
and then put it in hot oven and heat
thoroughly. Thus treated, any tin ware
may be used in water constantly. and
remain bright and free from rust indef-
initely.
FIRE-PRooF WASH FOR CLOTHES
Four parts borax and three parts parts
Epson salts, mixed with three or four
parts warm water to one part of the
combined substances, is said to form an
excellent fre-proof wash for clothes /;
it should be used Immediately after
preparation.
To WASH TOWELS WITH CoLoRRD
BoRDERs.-To set the colors let the tow
els soak in pailful Of cold water con-
tanning one teaspoonful of sugar of lead !;
let them remain ten minutes before wash
ing; to make the colors look clear and
bright use pulverized borax in the wash
water, very little soap, and no soda.
YORKSHIRE PUDDING.-One quart of
milk, six eggs, a little salt, and as much
-four as will make a stiff batter; pour
into dripping pan (meat PAM, putting
a few pieces of dripping on it here and
there; bake for an hour. In Yorkshire.
where the meat turns on spit in front
of the fire, the pudding is placed under.
meath the beef and receives the gravy as
it drips.
TwIsT.-.From the dough of loaf.
bread or french rolls, reserve enough to
to make two long strips or rolls. say IF.
teen inches long and one inch in diane
ter. Rub lard we'll between the hands
before handling and shaping these strips
Pinch the two ends so as to make then
stick together. Twist them, pressing
the other ends together to prevent un
rolling.
UNIVERSAL CEMENT.-Curdle skin
milk with rennet or vinegar. press ou
the whey, aud dry the curd at gentle
heat as rapidly as possible. When quit
dry, reduce to very fac powder. Their
take of powdered curd, ten drachms
powdered qulcklime. one drachm; pow
dered camphor s grains: mix keep il
tightly-corked walls. To Join glass
earthenware, ETC., the powder Is mad
into a paste, with little warm waite
and applied Immediately.
To DESTROY BED-BUGs.- ounc
of corrosive sublimate to one pint of al
cohol with the feather end of a goose
quill apply the remedy to all the crew.
ces and woodwork; the black dots vii
indicate where the bugs hotel is. Tn
bottle should be labeled poison, an
placed where it will not be used be mis-
take, or what remains thrown away
! No second edition of bugs will issu
: after the use of this infallible remedy
= Any druggist can mix it. A pint wi
: be enough for four beds.
: CRULLERs.-Two quarts of -four, tw
cups of sugar, six eggs, two spoonfuls {
soda, four spoonfuls cream tartar, fou
tablespoonfuls of melted butter, littl
salt. Rub the cream of tartar, fou
and sugar together; wet with sweet mil
quite soft. Have the lard several il
ches deep in the pot or can you cook il
and when boiling lay enough crullel
y just to cover the bottom. They must |
te quite thin. and, when brown on the Low
'e er side, turn over with a fork. The
ID are more convenient to turn with no
& in the centre.
II FRENCH PUDDINe,-Grate one pint
=. stale bread ; pour over it one quart fre'
i milk, yolks of four eggs, rind of Of
u lemon and part of the juice, one teacl
H. of sugar, piece of butter size of an eg
d Mix all we'll, put in pudding-dish al
7. bake until it looks like custard. TIL
set it to cool, after which spread the t
: with jelly or preserves. Beat the whit