Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-05-21
Household Recipes.

CoRN-STARcH CAKE.-One cup Of
butter; two cups of sugar; two cups OF
-four; two cups of corn starch; four
eggs; one cup of milk; one teaspoons
full of soda, and two teaspoonfuls of
eream-ofotartar: pinch of salt; flavor
to taste.
MOUNTAIN CAKE.-Two cups of
sugar; one cup of butter; one cup of
milk; four cups of -four; the whites
of four eggs; one teaspoonful of soda;
two teaspoonfuls of cream -of-tartar;
one pound of raisins; pinch of salt.
SWEET CIDER.-Mrs. NJ. L says
that cider may be kept sweet by
adding mace, cinnamon and mus
tard -seed-a quarter of a pound each
with a pound of raisins to a barrel
of cider. Rack the cider until free
from pumace; put the spice and
raisins into cloth bag, which should
be long enough to extend from the
buug to opposite side. Drive the
bung over the top of the bag and let
stand few weeks before tapping.
DESSERT PUDDING One cupful Of
sour buttermilk; two tablespoonfuls of
fried meal drippings, or the same
f melted butter; one scant teaspoon
ful OF soda; pinch of salt; one cup
and half of -four; stir together into
a batter. Have ready two or three
large apples; pare aud slice them on a
buttered tin and pour the butter over
them Bake half an hour; serve
warm, with sugar and cream or vine
gar sauce.
DISH WAsHING.-I am truly sorry
for those young housekeepers who
hate to wash greasy dishes A few
directions which | will give, simple
as they seem, will, if followed, helE
to lessen the dlsagreeableness of this
dreaded duty. would fill the dish
pan half full, or nearly so, with watel
as hot as you can bear the hands in
Take enough soap to make a Sigh
uds; put in the dishes, having clear
dish-coth. Wash them and turn into
pan, and pour hot water over them
then turn th' m into a pan to drain
take another clean dish-towel to wipe
them with, and they will wipe Sc
quickly and easily you will be sur.
prised. If you will put water into
tue pots and kettles as soon as emp
tied, they will be soaked so that they
will wash easily by the time you are
ready for them.
WHITE CAKE.-Oue cup Of butteri
three cups of sugar; four aud one hal
cups of flour; the whites of ten eggs
one cup Of milk; one teaspoonful o.
soda; two teaspoonfuls of cream-of-
tartar and little salt: favor with
bitter almonds This cake requires
some time to bake. but is very NICE
One great secret in making cake i:
thorough beating. Beat the butter
and sugar together, and the yelks
and whites of the eggs separately
Then ado the yelks to the butter and
sugar. and beat until you are tired
The greater part of the beating should
be done before the -four is added |
always use sweet milk in cake and a
small teaspoonful of soda, and large
ones of creamsof tartar.
The corn starch cake should be
baked in SIN Ill. round tins. II anyone
should try these recipes and fail, she
must not think that the fault is il
the recipes, for have tried them
repeatedly with the best Of results |
prefer powdered sugar in making
cake, but somstlmes it will not stir tc
cream with the butter, but see ms
heavy like plaster If the powdered
sugar is poor, / use grauul4ted.-
Butter paper the size of the bottom
Of the cake tin, to prevent the cake
sticking to the tin.