The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-12-24
Dou,e and farm.
Household knowledge.

New linen nav be embroidered more cas-
lily by rubbing it over with fine white soap;
1t prevents the threads from cracking.
GRARAN BREAD.-One pint of sour milk,
one egg one small tablespoonful. of soda,
one hal cup molasses. one quart OF Graham
-four; mix well together; bake one hour.
Picked MUTTON HAMs.-Three gallons of
soft water one pound of coarse sugar two
ounces of saltpetre, three pounds OF common
salt Boil and remove the scum, and when
cold pour over the meat. Ia two or three
sweeke the ham will be excellent for baking
or boiling Is may be smoked II preferred
How TO MAKE TEA GO FUn1HEE "A method
has been discovered for making more than
the usual quantity of tea from any given
quantity of the leaf. The whole secret con-
sists in steaming the Leaf before EtsepiDg.
BY this process it is said II pints OF good
quzl y rnay be brewsd from one ouncs OF
tea.
PUDD,xs An excellent apple pudding
can be made from the remains OF rice pud-
ding Arrange wei-s8eeteDed and favored
apple sauce i'll alternate layers with cold
rice pudding; add little butter and sugar
sift sugar over the top and put in the oven
to heat through and brown on the top. Any
sort q 9avoring may be used Tor this pud-
ding
CHARLOTTE The ordinary apple char
lotte IS not nearly SO nice az this winch -
simply more elaborate. Line pie dish
with butsered slices of bread; fill IL up with
layers.of apples cut very small, placing be-
tween each layer little apricot an, some
grated lemon rind, and plenty OF brown
sugar Cover the dish up with slices Of
bread buttered, and bake it til the bread Is
well Drowned.
PUMPKIN Sour For six persons, use three
pounds of pumpkin; take OF the rind, cut
in pieces and put 1t IN saucepan win q
little salt and cover with water; let 1t boil
until il IS soft-say 20 minutss-and pass
through colander; it must have no water
in IL. put about three pints OF milk in
casserole, add the strained pumpkin and let
it come to a boil; add q very little white
sugar, some salt and pepper; no butter IS
used.
BAKED BEEFaEAD, WITHOUT COOKING
UTENSILS Dig a hole in the ground OF SUI
ficlent size and build a fire 10 it; after the
fuel has burned to Goals, put in the head,
neck downward; cover it with green grass,
earth and Goals; build good fire over the
buried head, and keep il burning Tor about
six hours unsarth the head and removs the
skin; G head treated in this way VIII be found
cooked IN she morning: the head or any AMI
mai may be cooked IN this manner.
Mock BUcKwHEAT CAKEs-Wsrm one
quart skinned milk 10 the temperature of
new milk; and one teasp0onfut dairy salt
and three tablespoonfuis good lively yeast:
th.ckened TO the consistency OF real buck
wheat cakes with Graham meal, IN which
three small handfuls of fine cornmesl have
been mixed Vsry course "rnidlings." such
as one gess from country mills, answers
quite as we'll and none but an expert would
know the difference between the imitation
and the real.
PAgsNIP FRITFERS. SIX medium
sized parsnips until tender, then mash them
smooth, with lump of butter and salt and
pepper to taste; add two beaten eggs three
even ,ablespoonfuls of flour and half cup
ful OF swest milk Hest some nice drip
pings and little butter in trying pau, and
drop the mixture by teaspoo1fuls into the
hot fat. When nicely Drowned on both
sides lay them on Whitish brown paper
folded IN plate and set them for five min.
utes in the oven; then serve on n hos dieh
in which is laid a folded napkin, and gar
nish with curled parsley.
CREAN ToAsr.-Take two quarts of milk,
put part of it in a spider and set 1t on the
stove TO warm. Toast eight or ten slices of
bread, dip them IN the warm milk to soften
and put them in the toast dish and thicken
to tha consistency of cream by stirring
smooth into it spoonful or two of -four
mixed in a little cold milk. Remove rom
the Sre as soon as 1t bols; add sslt and a
trifls Of butter. Put the slices of bread bsck
into the milk and it is ready to serve This
toast is much improved il tHe milk has stood
long enough for the cream to riss. by SKIM
ming off the cream aud adding IT last.