Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-09-18
The HOUSEKEEPER.

MANGoEs To stuff one dozen man.
goes: Take ! cup each of white and
black mustard seed handful of horse
radish; / teaspoonful each of cloves.
mace. cinnamon, black pepper, celery seed
and cup OF sugar; nince a small head
OF cabbage. fine: pour hot vinegar over
il and let 1t stand half an hour, then drain
of. and when cold. put the mixture to-
gether adding small bears and cncum.
bers, and ill the mangoes. Pl zee them
in the kettle with seam up. and scall
gently with vinegar
PEPPER SAUCE.-Four dozen green pep
pers; onions; handful lady garlic 3
tablespoonful of grated horseradish 2
quarts hest cider vinegar; qiart of wa
ter. Put the wiole into Il kettle on the
fire and boil unIil soft enough to mash In
seive with spoon: then add table
spoonfuls Of black pepper; tablespoons
full each OF allspice. powdered, mace. pull
verized; 12 tablespoonful of cloves pull
verified. and teaspoonful Of salt. Place
the mixture on the fire and let il boil ten
minutes. Pass all The spices through a
sieve before adding to The peppers.
SWEET PICKLE Take green tomatoes,
slice and scald them in vinegar tea; take
out and to two pounds Of tomatoes add
pound of sugar, l pint of good vinegar
with little mace, cinnamon and cloves.
Boil till transparent. Exclude from the
air. small cucunbcrs AN inch long. and
small gherkins are made in the same wav
Pears. peaches, figs, plums. ounces. dam
son and cherries are all made nv this
recipe; except omit the ginger tea; that
mashes them too much
YELLOW PICKLE.-Cut and quarter the
cabbages. pour strong boiling brine over
them, and let II stand twelve hours. Then
take out, holding them a second to let
drip. and put them on table in the sun
where they must remain four DAYS After
this put them in jar of haf vinegar and
water for two weeks. Prepare | gallon
OF vinegar. | pound of horse radi,h,
scraped and dried; pound of ginger,
IL pound tumeric. ounce each of canary
seed. nutmeg. black pepper and mace;
ounces OF cinnamon. l ounce OF cloves.
ounces OF all.pice, ounces of mustard
Mix these ingredients well and pour over
the cabbage.
WHoRTLEBERRY CAKE-l cup of hut
ter, cups sugar, 8 cups -four. 5 eggs, ]
cup sweet mix. i feaspoonful soda dis
solved In hot water, teaspOuniul nutmeg
ana the same OF cinnamon. | quart ripe,
fresh whorllsberries, ihickly dredged with
-four stir butter and sugar To "A cream
add beaten yoks; then milk. -four, spice,
Inc whites OF eggs whipped stiff, and the
soda; lastly. stir in the berries, being
careful not to bruise them, bake in a loaf,
10 moderate, Steady oven. until straw
comes out clean from thickest part.
ICE CREAM -Scali quart oi milk, and
thicken whh 3 tablespoonful Of arrow
root. dissolved IN mix. Flavor and
sweeten TO taste, and strain through a
seive when cool, add one pint of cream,
then freeze. The more it is padded the
smoother il will he
Lem n SHERBERT -Scali ! quart Of
milk with pound III sugar and rind Of
lemons. Strain, and when cool, put in "A
freezer and beat light. When partially
frozen add beaten whites OF 8 eggs. with
juice OF 4 lemons. cup OF sugar; lhes
freeze.
TOMATO Soup To pint Of tomatoes,
canned, or 4 large raw ones (cut I'D fine)
add quart OF boiling water aud lie, them
boil I'LL done. Then add nearly n teal ,on-
fui OF soda; WHEN t viii foam ada one
pint OF sweet mix, pepper and plenty of
butter. Or, one cup Ut sweet cream in
stead Of the butter. IA Jew crackers rolled
fine and serve. Equal to oyster soup.
BANDoLINE.-Pourl pint of boiling wa
ter over a neap'ng teaSpoontul of dried
ounce seeds. adding good pinch Of sail
cyiic acid 10 keep baudoline sweet After
mixing allow to stand until perfectly cool,
then strain through cloth and il i, ready
Tor use. Keep in wtlt.coked bottle
and you VIII have no further trouble with
il. j i
GINGER PUDDING Il cup sweet milk,
quarter cup oi butter, 2 eggs. 2 large
sp 'onsiuls ut ginger, 2 OF sugar. OF
salelatus. OF cream of tartar; flour
enough To thcken; steam two hours and
haH
ROAST STEAK.-Make a dressing as for
turkey or gn,-e. spread on the steak as
for roll or i,l y cake, roll up and wind
with cord. Spill kle with pepper and
salt; lay small pieces Of butter on The out.
side. Roast slow y; cut in slices aud
serve hot. 1t is nice cold Tor tea.
PRESERVED CITRoN Peel and cut the
ci,rUD IN pieces all inch square; boil 10
weak alum water M til soft, drain off The
wafer and add l pound OF sugar to each
pound of citroD; 10 every 8 pounds Ut the
preserve add / p 'uud ui raisins and /
lemon sliced; dissolve sugar; when hot
add The fruit, aud simmer slow " Tor one
hour.