The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-08-14
RECIPES.

1ul OF milk 1or each egg; beat one
minute aud turn into hot, well but
tered frying pan; cover it and cook
slowly till nearly all is thick; raise
the edge and put under little but
ter or lard to prevent sticking, and
turn one-half over on to the other
half, and serve Immediately. Or you
can bake it in the oven in pie dish
and serve it in the same. Use about
two spoonfuls of melted grease, set
it on the stove to heat and fill; bake
till all is thick, which will be from
five to ten minutes. Do not turn if
baked.
Coffee Cust0rd-For six cups,
measure out four cupfuls of boiled
milk, put it in a basin with one cup
full of very strong coffee, add five
yolks of eggs and one ounce and a
half sugar, mix well and strain, fill
the cups with the mixture, skim off
carefully all froth from the surface,
put them in fiat stewpan with boil
ing water to- half the height Of the
cups, put the stew pan with live Goals
on it's cover over slow fire for fif-
teen minutes. The water should only
bubble slightly. When set let the
custards cool in the water, wipe the
cups off and serve.
Orange Fzamnaery.-Boilf ourlarge
calves feet in three quarts of water.
The best feet for this purpose are
those that are scalded and scraped,
but not skinned. After they have
boiled slowly about four hours, put
in the yellow rind Of four large or
anges, pared very thin and cut small,
and several sticks of cinnamon brok-
en- up, and dozen bitter almonds
slightly pounded. Then let it boil
an hour longer, till the meat all drops
from the bones and is reduced to
shreds, and till the liquid is little
more than quart Strain it through.
a sieve Tito a pan, and setiln a cold
place till next morning. when it
ought to be solid cake. Scrape off
the fat and sediment carefully, or it
will not be clear when melted Cut
the cake into pieces, put it in a por-
celain kettle, with half a pound
of double-refned loat-sugar, broken
up, and melt it over the fire, adding,
when it has entirely dissolved, the
juice Of six large oranges. Next stir
in gradually, the yolks of six eggs,
well beaten and continue string till
it has boiled five minutes; then take
it off the fire, transfer it to a broad
pan, and set it ON ice or in cold water.
Continue stirring until it is quite cold,
but not set. Wet some molds with
cold water, put the mixture into them,
and set in cool place or on ice to
CONCEAL. To be eaten with whipped
cream, or a rich boiled custard.
Leopard ke-For the dark part
take one cup of molasses, two cups
of brown sugar, two thirds of cup
of milk, yolk of seven eggs, two table
spoonfuls of cinnamon, one table,
spoonful of cloves, one tablespoonful
allspice, one teaspoonful of black
pepper, five cups of flour, one and
half teaspoonfuls of yeast powder;
for the light part, two cups Of white
sugar, one cup of butter, two-thirds
of cup of milk, whites of seven eggs,
three cups of flour, one and a half
teaspoontuls Of yeast powder.
Oatmeol.-It is said that oatmeal
moistened in water and applied to
the face once or twice day will inn
prove the complexion and make the
skin smooth and rosy. Dat meal,
when taken internally, at breakfast,
is also excellent.
To Destroy Observation-Disclosures
borax and insect powder fail to work
on cockroaches, use red waters, scat
tering abundantly where they run-a
sure cure. A quarter of pound
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