The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-08-08

OPEN-sIIELLED LEMON PIE.-One
lemon grated, one.iOurth pound of but
ter, One-hali pound of sugar; five eggs,
whites beaten TO II iroth and added lust
before baking,
IN Germany they make a very palata-
Bile cheese from a mixture of potatoes
reduced to II pulp and aour milk. The
older these checses are the more the
quality improves.
TO own a few fruit trees, or a few fowls,
a COW, cali, sheep or pony, and to have
the entire disposal Of their produCe,giyes
a child an active and loving interest in
the farm which may hereafter operate
for its greatest good.
OMELEr.--Six eggs, beaten separately,
one and 0ne-half cupful sweet milk, a
little salt, II tablespoonful of -four.
Pour into a heated butter pan, ret on TOP
of stove till it bOils, stirring constantly,
then put in hot oven to brown. -
BonEDINDIAN PUDDING.-One cupof
sour milk, one tablespoonful of lard or
butter, one cup of Indian meal, one cup
flour, one-half tablespoonful each of soda
and salt; TO be steamed or boiled one
hour; tie in a bag, loosely, to boil.
PEEL and boil old potatoes in sailed
water and take up as o AZ done that
they may remain whole; have ready
rolled crackers and n beaten egg;
dip the potatoes into the q and then
into crackers and then fry in boiling lard. !
AN infusion of the dried blossoms of
the common cowslip is drank in some
countries in England under the name OF
cowslip tea. The blossoms communicate
an aromatic fragrance to home made
vines, resembling that OF the Mascatol
wines OF the south Of France,
FROSTED LEMON PIE.--Juice and grated
rind of II large lemon, yolks of three
eggs, one cuptul of sugar, one-third cup
OF milk n water, tablespoonful of
flour; two pies. When baked, add frost
ing and bake light brown. Frosting--
Whites of three eggs, seven tablespoon.
fuls of powdered sugar.
PRECAUTIONS against insects of Fall
kinds should be adopted early in the sea.
son, because when they are allowed to be
developed to maturity they propagate
eggs in such abundance that il is almost
impossible to keep them under. The
of one early moth il a far
better preventive than killing n hundred
caterpillars.
Boil some small onions, changing the
water twice, and sailing it the last time.
When done, take the Onisns up with a
SKINNER. Thicken the water, which
be boiled away to about r. pint,
with a very little corn starch add but,
ter, pepper and salt to taste. Have
some thin slices of bread, lay
them in a dish, put the onions on the
and pour the gravy over.
CLAM SOUP-Wash and boil twenty or
twenty five little neck clans till they
out of their shells easily then
chop them and put them back into the
liquor, which should first be strained.
Add a teacup of milk for each quart of
cup, thicken with n little -four, drop in
lump OF butter the size of an egg, stir
quickly. let boil ten minutes, season
With salt and pepper to suit the taste.
IN n OF the Pastor letters, written
n the days of Henry vi, the writer
ives this as the frugal fare supplied to
n earl and his countess for breakfast on
he day succeeding Ash Wednesday.
One large loaf IN trenchers, two man
belts small loaves Of the finest white
ourJ, a quart Of wine, two quarts OF
Ger, two large pieces of salted fish, six
aconed herrings, four white herrings,
nd a dish of sprats." ,
A VALUABLE mixture to keep on hand 4
t this season, is one of coal ashes, sui
hur, ana hellebore. The ashes shOnld I
Q very fine. 1t is best after passing !
hem through the ordinary coal-ash sieve. ;
% one pailful of ashes thus siited, add q
quart each Of -four of sulphur and /
and mix together. For currant r
yerms, plant lice, cabbage Asas, slugs on v
'ear trees, melon bugs, we found this 80 c
'iectual last season, that we confidently b
1t to our readers. It Il
Always best to use 1t in the COIL of :
eaf. f'"@ !