National Republican., 1878-04-16
Household Hints,

RICE PUDDING.-To each quart Of milk ono
Tablespoonful Of rice, and sugar to taste bake
three hours. Frequent stirring makes the
pudding creamy.
MACARooNs.-One and one.quarter pounds
Of powdered sugar, one pound of sweet almonds
blanched and pounded to u paste, whites Of six
eggs, and grated peel of two lemons. .-
SNOW wSPoNGE-CAKE-One cupful Of -four
little heated, one and one-hslf cupfuls sugar,
two teaspoonstul cream-tartar mixed with
-four mo soda), whites of ten eggs. This makes
a very white, beautiful cake.
EGG-TOAsT.--Feat four eggs thoroughly.
Put two tablespoonsful of butter into q sauce
pan and melt slowly; then pour In the eggs
and heat without boiling over slow fire, STIR
ring constantly; add Il little salt, and when
hot spread on slices Of niecly-browned toast,
and serve ut once.
Brown BETrYs FOR BREAKPAsT.--Take ono
cupful of Indian.meal; two cupsfrl of rye
meal one egg one teaspoonful of cream.of-
tartar; One.half tespoonful Of soda; one largo
tablespoonful of mOlasscs. Mix with cold
milk about us thick as pound d-cake; drop in
boiling lard and fry,
BEEF SANDwICH.--Scrapc little raw beef
from u tender, juicy piece, and spread it on q
thin slice of buttercd bread season with pep
per and salt, and cover with another slice Of
buttercd bread. Divide It into small pieces of
Raw beef is nutritious and easily digested, and,
II scraped very fine, is exceedingly palatable.
NICE DISH FOR LCECH.-Wash, scrape,
and chop very finely half u dozen anchOvies
toast u couple of slices of bread butter them
while hot, aud then spread the anchovies on
them. Make sauce with quarter of pint
of cream and the yolks Of two eggs well beaten
together; put in saucepan over the fire ! do
not let il boil but stir till IL thickens, then
pour IL over the toast and serve very hot.
How TO TREAT HYACINTHs.As soon as
the hyacinth Is done Towering in water, you
may transplant it t0 u pot Of earth, aud so
leave it to dry oil, when you will lay it away
until autumn. OnshO0ts should be removed
Us soon rs they appear. and lie put in small
pots where they will soon make roots, aud in
time form Towering bulbs.
BREAHFAsT- -RoLLs-Mix half an ounce Of
white sugar IN two pounds of -four; make
hole in the center aud put into 1t two large
tablespoOnsful Of fresh yeast mixed with II
little tepid water. Let 1t stand all night. In
the morning add the yOlks Of two eggs, piece
oi butter the size of u walnut, and sufficient
warm milk TO make Of the right consistency.
Divide into rolls (this.wl make about four
teon) and bake half an hour in u brisk oven.
SPINACH AND EGGs.- Look the spinach over
carefully and wash it in several waters BOIL
for about ten minutes Ia salted water; take il
up and place on the back OF sieve to drain.
Press all the water out of 1t, and put 1t into a
frying-p pan with two or three tablespOOnsiul OF
butter, aud little salt and pepper keep stir.
ring constantly, and cutting witha knife till
quite dry. POach some eggs Thy dropping
them into hot water, lay them on the spi-
mach, aud serve Immediately.
ORANGE JRLLY.-Maku syrup with ono
pint of water and Que pint of loaf sugar boil
1t with the thin rind OI four oranges and two
lemons; skim ii carefully, aud add the juice
OF eight oranges. Let it boil about twenty
minutes; skim, aud add the juice OF ono
lemon and either pint Vi calvUS-loOt jelly Or
half package of the best geIatinc dissolved
in half pint OF water aud clarified with the
whites of eggs. Peel couple of sweet oranges,
removing every particle VI both inner and
outer skin, and cut them In thin slices, IN such
u way rs 10 get rid Of tho pellicle round each
quarter. Proceed TO Ill tho mold, dsposing
pieces of orange in it in u symmetrical lash.
ion. When set turn out the jelly in tho
usual way.
TOILET Drippings which aeeumu-
late in every household eau be used for the
grease. They should first be boiled in water
aud then left to cool aftcrward skim them
from the water and boil alone till the remain
ing water is expelled The whittier the grease
can he made the better the soap Will be. 70
seven pounds OF grease take SIX pounds OF sal
soda, three pounds OF unslacked lime, four
gallons vi soft water, aud OnC.halt pound Of
borlx. Boil the soda aud lime in the water
I'LL they are dissolved lot the mixture stand
over night to settle; pour oil tie clear lyu, 10
which add the grease aud pulverlLed Oorax,
and boil 10 tho consistency OF honey. lake
the mixture from tho stove, stir in one ounce
VI oil oi sassairas or lavender, aud pour it into
u tub tor, better still, light shallow boz and
when cold cut IL into bars and put Oh OOards
to dry.