Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-20
Recipes.

| recipes.
CLEANING STOvES.-StOve ustrc. when
mixed with turpentine and applied In
the usual manner, is blacker, more
glossy, and more durable than when
mixed with any other liquid. The tur-
pentlne prevents rust and when put on
an 6 ld rusty stove WI make it look as
we'll as new.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Wheat flour.
one pound is one quart. Indian meal.
one pound and two ounces is one quart,
Butter, when soft, one pound is one
quart Sixteen large tablespoonsfill are
half pint. A common wine glass holds
half gill. A common tumbler holds
half pint.
TO REMOVE FINGER MARKs.-SWeet
OIL will remove finger marks from var
nlshed furniture, and kerosene from
oiled furniture Patient rubbing with
chloroform will remove paint from
black silk or any other goods, and will
not hurt the most delicate color or
fabric
BEEFsTEAK PUDDING. Take two
pounds of rump-steak and cut in small
pieces, and cut into shreds two or three
onions paste the pudding dish with
good crust; then put in the meat with
salt and pepper, and a dozen oysters
add thlckenlng composed of mushroom
catsup, Hour and water, and mustard
simmer Tor an hour and half, and
serve in the dish. 1t may be turned
out if the gravy in the pudding can be
retained. Mutton, veal and ham, fowl
and game may be served in a similar
wa.
YORKSHIRE PUDDING.-Oue cupfuI of
flour, pint of milk, two eggs add lit
tie salt, and mix into a batter; pour
into the creased pan and bake under
the beef; when nearly done remove the
meat to brown pudding the eggs should
be well beaten.
RAISED BIsCUIr.-Make a sponge Of
about a pint Of milk and water. with
small piece Of yeast cake, or penny's
worth Of bakers yeast at night in the
morning knead with pint of milk,
warmed, and half cupful butter and
lard knead very soft let stand until
| night, then knead again; when light
roll out; cut with all glass, let
stand for an hour in the pans bake
quickly.
TEA BIscUT.--One quart of sifted
flour, a little salt. three teaspoonsful of
baking powder, small handful of pow
dered sugar mix lightly through the
flour; rub a large teaspoonful OF lard
through the dry mixture; mix with
sweet milk, the colder the better lit
takes nearly pint } roll out soft, cut
! it in any shape you wish, and bake in
very hot oven. If they are not white
ard light, the fault will be in your oven.
The same recipe may be used for short
cake, baked on the griddle.
| HICKoRYNUT CAKE.-Two cupsful SUI
gar and one Of butter we'll rubbed to-
| gether; four eggs, whites and yolks
beaten separated v; one cupful cold
| water, three cupsful Of sifted flour, one
teaspOOnful soda, two of cream of tar
tar, two cupsful of kernels of hickory
nuts.
SCOTCH FANCY CAKE.-Rub half q
pound butter into pound and half
| Of flour; break four eggs into three
quarters OF pound sugar, and whisk
them five minutes make print with
the butter and -four; pour on the eggs
and sugar, and add half gill of cream;
mix all into dough cut into pieces
about two inches across and an eighth
of an incn thick cover the tins with
buttered paper lay the cakes on and
bake.
MoNTCLAIR DROP CAKES. up the
whites and yolks of six eggs separately,
with a spoonful of rosewater; to which
| add SIX ounces powdered sugar beat
the whole we'll, and add one ounce of
bruised carraway seeds, and six ounces
flour drop them on wafer-paper, and
bake in a moderate oven.
FLo-FLO CAKE.-One pound sugar,
one pound butter eight eggs, one pound
and a quarter flour, two ounces cur
! rants, and half nutmeg; mix the but
ter with the sugar and spice then add
| half the eggs, and beat for few min
utes add the rest Of the eggs, and
| work for five minutes longer stir in
the flour and currants, then bake into
shapes.
VERONA CAKEs.-Take two pounds
| and a half prepared -four add pint
and half cold milk, a pound butter,
pound sifted sugar, a pound currants, a
quarter pound lemon and orange peel,
and little grated nutmeg, cinnamon,
and allsplce. Put in a round tin and
bake an hour. This rich cake may be
ICED or Ornamented.
BUNs.-One potato boiled very soft
mash and add the water in which it was
boiled lone pint J let it cool; make
batter of this with wheat flour and 81
tablespoon Ill Indian meal. also two
cent compressed yeast cake let it rise
in a warm place for two hours then
add one cupful ight-brown sugar, two
eggs, and two tablespoonful butter, all
beaten together; knead very soft; form
into buns ; let them rise again, and
bake about fifteen minutes in a moder-
ate oven.
Mr.. FRANCIS DARWIN has carried out
series of successful experiments to
test the question whether carnivorous
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