Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-07
Studies Column.
RECEIPTS.

TOMATO ToAsT.-Prepare the toma-
toes as for sauce. and while they are
cooking toast some slices of bread very
brown, but not burned butter them
on both slider, and pour the tomato sauce
over them.
FLOUR MUFFINs.-One-hal cup of
butter, one-half cup of sugar, two cups
of milk, three tablespoonful of yeast
powder rubbed thoroughly into scant
quart of -four, and little salt bake in
muffin rings.
Brown FLOUR MUFFINs.-One quart
of tepid water, half a cup of yeast, one
tablespoonful of Indian meal, one table
spoonful of soda. Mix about half
hour before baking,-as thick as soft
ginger bread bake half an hour,-or fry
in creased rings on griddle.
MILK ToAsT.-Take the crust of stale
slices of bread. and toast quickly, and
, then dip in boiling water: butter, salt
slightly, and lay for few minutes in
a covered dish; get ready enough boil
ing milk to cover this; when soaked
enough add little more salt and a
piece Of butter, then throw the milk,
very hot, over it all.
e SALADS AND SALAD DREssING.-To-
y mato salad is much relished BY many.
Slice one quart of ripe tomatoes; beat
one egg very light, add very little
cayenne pepper, two-teaspoonfuls of SUI
gar, one of salt; chop very fine two small
young onions, add two tablespoonful
of vinegar, sour orange, or lemon juice,
as best suits the taste, and two table,
- spoonfuls of oil or melted butter; gar.
II nish with two hard boiled eggs, cut il
a. a. slices.
BUoKwHEAT CAKEs.-Let the buck
wheat be of the hulled sort, and fresh
Put into two.quart pitcher one and ;
half pints of tepid water; add four table
spoonfuls of bakers or as much "com
pressed" yeast as will make one loaf O.
bread,-other kinds in proportion
e with little salt Then stir in enougl
Of buckwheat to make thick batter GOV
er the pitcher and set away to rise owe
night, after beating thoroughly. In tn
morning add three tablespoonful o
molasses, dissolved in about three table
spoonfuls of milk. Beat all well togeth
- er, and pour the cakes from the pitche
~ upon we'll heated griddle.
5, BERRY OR FRUIT DUMPLINs.-Si
ubs two tea-spoonfuls of baking powder wit
erS one quart of -four rub into it two tabl
- spoonfuls of butter, half teaspoon
of salt, make it into soft dough vii
cell milk or water, roll out thin, spres
n' with any berries or fruit, roll up tie
- cloth and place in steamer or boil
5. a mold or make the crusts in sms
, per circles, spread with berries, fold toget
and er, and bake or boil.
your
Go; 10 make it into softer pnddin
. make thin batter, add three well-be;
en- eggs. and pour into a we'll butter
mold and boil.
SALT FIsH.-To be used to advanta
it must be soaked the afternoon previo
to using, the water changed before b.
time, and again early in the mornir
Once more change the water after brea
fast, put it on the back of the range
" stove, and never allow it to boil, scar
ly simmer, until you find it soft enou
to pick apart very fine with fork.
must not be chopped but carefully pie
ed it takes more time, but is the OF
/ right way. For Goldfish cakes. have
potatoes nicely mashed, with milk a
a little butter, proportion of one cup
of fish to three of potatoes, little Pr
per, red or black. Dip in egg or
as you prefer, before frying brown.
be made into cakes not to thich.
BRINE THAT WILL PRESERVE BUT,
FOR YEAR.-To three gallons of br
strong enough to bear an egg. ado
quarter of pound of nice white su
and one tea-spoonful of saltpeter. !
a. the brine and when cold strain careful
"a Make your butter into rolls, and W
q each separately in clean white-mu
~ cloth, tying up with a string. Pac
=. large jar full weigh the butter do
e and pour on the brine until it is s
. merged. This will keep really g
butter perfectly sweet and fresh f;
- whole year. Be careful not to put u
ice butter that you intend to keep
w. any length of time. In summer, "
the heat will not admit of butter b.
PAT. made into rolls pack closely in 81
,yro jars, and using the same brine, allo
NOV to cover the butter to depth of at !
four inches. This excludes the air,
answers very nearly as we'll as the N
cd first suggested.
USEFULNESS OF BoRAx.-Borax "
" ~ moderately used and afterwards fol
hoyels j., +, -