The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-01-24

THURSDAY. JANUARY
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LEMON Of boiling water, rinds OF
eiotmons, grated, and juice of same;
~ooil until it thickens, and then add 3
large wineelass of white wine and 10
half glass Of brandy boil few minutes,
and strain into glssssi; eaten when
very cold.
PRoPERTIEs OF FEED. Substances
rich in albumen and mucilage are de-
nominated albuminoids, and furnish
nitrogen. The hydrocarbons are con-
tanned in plants rich in starch, sugar
and gum. The first are called flesh
formers, and the latter fat formers.
Young animals require more of the first,
mature ones more OF the latter. The
principal flesh formers are wheat,
clover, beans, oats, linseed cake, oil
cake, etc. The fat formers, are corn,
sugar, starch or oil.
ORANGE PUDDING the salt
out of half pound of butter, mix it
with the same quantity OF powdered
sugar and wineglass of brandy; Crate
the rind OF three oranges, and squeeze
out the juice; beat six fresh eggs, stir
them into the butter and sugar, then
add the prepared orange; lay a puff
paste around the pudding dish, and
bake from half to three-quarters of an
hour; eat cold with sugar. Lemons
may be used the same way.
MUSHROOM SAUCE.-For one quart.
Procure fresh mushrooms and wash
hem thoroughly free from all grit.
Have ready boiling in small stewpan
quarter of pint of water, the juice
OF one lemon, and small piece of but
ter; peel the mushrooms thinly, and
throw in each one as peeled; boil ten
minutes. Take out the mushrooms,
skim the butter from the liquor, boil
down TO one-half the quantity, add
sufficient brown sauce, throw in the
mushrooms, boil for two minutes, and
serve.
HAsHED MUTToN.-Fry an onion,
chopped small, with some butter till il
is Drowned, add tablespoonful of
-four, and one and half or two gills of
stock with a few cloves, some whole
pepper, salt to taste, teaspoonful of
walnut catsup, half that quantity of
Worcester sauce, and tablespoonful
Of tomato sauce stir the whole together,
let it boil once or twice, and strain it
into saucepan. When cold, lay the
pieces of mutton in it with the sauce,
and place the saucepan by the side of
the fire, so that the contents are very
gradually heated; shake the saucepan
occasionally, but never let the hash
boil. Serve with sippets of bread fried
in butter.
Gross BREED SHEET. the New
York State Fair there were exhibited
some sheep bred from common Merino
ewes and Cotswold ram. The fieeces
OF the first cross measured five inches
In length, and the wool was as fine as
the Merino, and as easily combod as
that of Cotswold. The wool of the
second cross, as long "a that of the
pure Cotswold, was still as fine as
MerIno wool. The carcass of the cross
breed sheep makes excellent mutton,
and is nearly as heavy as the pure Cots.
void. We have frequently alluded to
the advantage of this cross, and the In
teresting example shown at Rochester
proves how successful and profitable
farmers sheep it would be. The farm
er's sheep is undoubtedly the cross
breed.
EXQUISITE CoFFEE.-Mocha is the
first best coffee, and old government
Java is the next best. BY a critical
chemical test s5 pounds of Mocha cof-
fee was equal in tinctorial power to 100
pounds of Java. ALI other coffee on
the market falls below these in strength
and flavor, not excepting the rank and
-coarse-faYored Rio. Now, all lovers
of that nectarean beverage, perfect
coffee, may have it by observing and
acting up to the following formula:
''Roast TO brown color don't burn
to black genuine Mocha or old gov
eminent Java; grind this coffee while
yet warm; place the quantity required
for breakfast, loose mot packed), in a
thin muslin sack; drop this sack to the
bottom of tin coffee pot; fill the pot
with cold water; place it on the stove
until 1t gradually reaches the boiling
heat, but don't let 1t boil for an instant;
keep the pot on the stove ten minutes
longer, and the strength will be drawn
from the ground coffee. Pour the cof-
fee into warm cups directly from the
tin pot. Add warm cream or hot milk,
and sugar, to your taste. Make your
coffee strong and you will have an ex-
quisite draught, all things having been
properly conducted, equal to the tabled
nectar we read of in mythology. Roast
coffee every inorning-use as soon as
roasted"