Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-11-18
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COLD WATER CAKE,-Three and
half cups of -four, two of raisins, chop
ped fine; two of sugar, cup of butter.
a cup of cold water, the yolk of six eggs
we'll beaten, half a teaspoonful each of
cloves, cinnamon and soda, and little
nutmeg.
PoTAro SoUp.-Pare and chop fine
six good sized potatoes ; put them in
kettle with three pints of water; season
with butter, pepper and salt; boil until
just tender, not soft. Just before serv-
ing break into it three or four raw eggs,
stirring briskly to break the eggs be-
fore they cook.
GLOSSY STARCH.-To three cups of
water take three rounded teaspoonfuls
of starch, pinch of salt and one tea
spoonful of powdered borax. Dissolve
your borax in part of the water then
add starch and salt; dip your collars
cuffs and bosoms into the starch. Your
irons must be good rub them with bees
wax.
APPLE JELLY.-Core and cut all bad
spots from the apples, then add very
little water, and stew as for apple sauce !;
when done put into a bag and hang up
to drain when cold enough squeeze
gently; be careful not to get tho pulp
through. TO a pint of juice add a
pound of sugar: boil twenty minutes
and it Is done.
CLEANING CHRoMos.-When the chro-
mos require cleaning, remove all dust
with feather brush, and wipe care
fully with soft chamois skin, or fine
linen cloth, very slightly damped. If a
little spotted or dull, drop of oil on
the channels will remove it. If the
varnish is dull or rubbed off, re-varnish
it with thin mastic varnish. Like oil
paintings, it Is not desirable to hang
chromos in dark room? but never ex
pose them to the direct rays of the sun
If pictures are hung by worsted core
brush it often with the broom that is
kept for walls. Lambrequins, if o
wooden fabric, ought also to be brushed
every few days.
A Dutch paper states that the favo
of coffee is greatly improved and it
delicate aroma increased by adding
little blcarbonate of soda to the waite
with which it is made.
Canary birds that are troubled b
mites may be made comfortable 70
months by washing their cage thorough
ly in scalding vinegar and water. Th
mites haunt the bird at night and tn
cage by day.
Indelible ink stains may be remove
by first soaking them in strong salt wa
ter and then washing them with an
monia. The salt changes the nitrate {
silver into chloride of silver, and tn
ammonia dissolves the chloride.
J DR.. G. F. Waters, of Boston, Ia
: found in the juice of the milkweed
remedy for suppurating wounds. III
4 time of healing varied from twenty fol-
! to thirty-six hours; but in each il
stance new skin formed completed
over.
To make buckwheat cakes mix OF
gill of wheat -four with one quart
;. buckwheat -four, add one large teaspoc
L of salt, then add gradually seal
quart of warm water mixed with OIL
gill of yeast. Let it rise all night, ar
in the morning add quarter teaspoc
of carbonate of soda and bake immed
ately.
STARCH CAKE.-Two cups of suga
J. one and half of starch, two of f1ou
one of sweet milk, one of butter, thr
! teaspoonful of baking powder, one te
spoonful of lemon, whites of eight egg
: and FIVE for icing.
Mock MINoE.-One cup of bre'
crumbs, one cup of water, one cup
molasses, one of sugar, one cup of win
gar, butter size of walnut and two egg
let it come to boil raisins and spi
to suit the taste.
SILVER PIE.-One large potato, PEE
ed and grated; add the juice and ri
of lemon to the white of an egg, W
beaten add one cup of sugar and Q
i. cup of water; beat well together a
i. bake in a dish with one crust. VII
done, beat the whites of three eggs WI
half cup of fine sugar and pour o.
I'M the top and set it in the oven to brow
of Of DANDY CAKE.-Two cups of sug
re- re- one cup of butter, three cups of flo
kg. one cup of milk, three eggs, three t
- spoonfuls of baking powder; put t
q in two pans: save enough for anoth
a. in which put three tablespoonful
1'Pp' molases, one teaspoonful of cinnam
Il one teaspoooful of cloves, one teaspo
'es full of allspice, one cupful of raisi
= put together with icing.
6 PoTATo CHoPs.-Boil and mash SO
nice mealy potatoes then with one
led. two well-beaten eggs make them j
lew paste work it we'll. dust it over "
ity, -four and roll out. Take some nice t
(. neck of mutton or lamb chops, carefu
cks trim of the fat nennar and calf III