The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-30

Peach Float-The whites of four eggs;
beat to a stiff froth; six peaches stewed un-
til soft enough to mash; sweeten peaches to
taste and mix in the whites of eggs-[W Will
iamsville, NY.
Mushroom Catsup-Throw salt on them
and set them by slow fire; then strain the
liquor; add garlic, shalots, pepper, mace,
ginger and cloves to taste; boil slowly, skim
well; bottle and cork tightly. In two
months boil again, adding little spice and
stick of horse-radish.- S. g., Niles, Ia
Apple Jelly-Wash and quarter the ap-
pies, not removing the cores and skins, and
boil them with sufficient water to cover
them. When very soft strain them through
a jelly bag without squeezing. Measure
the liquid and to each pint put pound of
white sugar. Boil it slowly until it jellies
in the spoon.
Cinnamon Jumbles. one, two
three, four, or cup-cake, "a little thicker than
usual; mix together equal parts of CHINA
mon and granulated sugar; drop a large
spoonful of the dough into the cinnamon;
when all have been well covered put into
quick oven; should be done in ten minutes.
j A. S. P, Brookville, Ind.
Egg Bread-To one pint of corn meal take
two eggs, one-half tablespoonful of lard, and
salt to taste; four tablespoonfuls of apple
vinegar, mixed with boiling water enough
to make the meal into batter; lastly stir in
a teaspoonful of soda. This recipe makes
excellent egg bread without either butter
milk or cream of tartar. With corn meal
and flour mixed half and half, delightful |
waffles and batter cakes can be made by the
same recipe e.-[Shelby,Tex.
Grape Preserves-Pick from the stem,
oh Hrain and h.. taIr h.
amount of white sugar; put in brigh tin |
dish pan; stir the grapes and sugar togeth-
er; set in the oven until it is hot, then place
on the stove, stirring continually from the
bottom until it bois; set one side of the |
pan Oft the stove; have the other side hot |
and with long-handled skinner skim the |
seeds OIL as they rise on the cool side. In |
this way you can remove all the seeds Be
very careful not to let them burn.-[W. G.
K, Raritan, N. ].
Chocolate Cream.-Mix the yolks of six
eggs (strained) with two ounces powdered
sugar and two ounces grated chocolate; add |
one pint of milk; set the mixture on the
fire in double saucepan, the inner one
filled with hot water, and keep stirring till
the cream aHckens dissolve In a little milk
four sheets Of best gelatne, add this to the
cream, and strain it all into BOWL put this
over ice, stirring till the mixture begins to
set; then add one pint of well-whipped
cream; puta mold in the ice, pour in the
cream cover it with ice and when set
E. s., Oxford, Ohio.
Choice Pickles-Put cucumbers, pepper,
&C.. in vinegar; lump of alum, size Of an
egg, 10 three gallons; thus leave them two or
three weeks if necessary; then pour off the
vinegar and let 1t come to boil. Having
placed your pickles in stone jars (not glazed5
or firkins, with layers Of green Savoy cab
bage leaves between, leave a week; then re-
peat, pouring off the vinegar, and boil i.
and again in another week repeat the boil
ing, Tie up in thin muslin bags green gin
ger, 'horseradish, English musrard seed
whole pepper, cloves and c.,,lIsnice and a
title garlic; add cassie. puds. Paris,
KY.
Tomato oessup--To one gallon Of ripe to-
natoes use toul' tabespoonfuls of salt, four
~ ground black pepper three tablespoon
iuls OF ground mustard, half a tablespoonful
,f ground allspice, half "a tablespoonful of
;l5ves, six red peppers, ground fine; simmer
the whole slowly with a pint of vinegar
three or four hours; then strain through a
sieve; cork it tight; the catsup should be
made in a tin vessel, and the later in the
season it is made the less liable it is to spoil.
This receipt is over twenty years old and
always gave satisfaction.-[E. NJ, High
land. Iowa.
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