American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-07-12
DOMESTIC ECONOMY,

APPLE ICE.-Grate, sweeten and freeze
well favored apples. Pears, peaches,
ounces or canned fruit may be prepar-
ed in the same way.
CuRRANT ICE.-Bon down pints of
water and u pounds of sugar to quart;
skim; add 2 tescups of currant juice,
and, when partly frozen, add the whites
of eggs.
Mock OYSTERS OF CORN.-Take a
dozen and half ears Of green corn, and
grate ftOtn the cob as fine as possible;
then add large tablespooh::tc,s of -four
and eggs. Beat well, and fry as you
would oysters, in part butter and part
lard, which should be very hot.
APPLE BREAD.-To quert of meal
put pint of ripe chopped apples, 1 egg,
a small piece of butter, little salt, and
fresh water enough to form stiff dough.
The apples should, of course, be peeled
and minced very fine. Some persons
like little sugar in the dough, but it is
generally preferred without. This is
faYorite with children
WASHING SILK HANDKERCHIEFs.-
To wash white silk handkerchief so
that it will not be stiff, make suds of
tepid water and white soap, and lay the
| handkerchief to soak go minutes, Gov
ering it Up so that it will steam; then
wash with the hands, and rinse, pt,tting
a little bluing in the water, which
should be little warm.
| MACARONI WITH CHEEsE.-Put OF.
of macaroni into pint of boiling water,
with small spoonful of butter, little
! salt, and sn onion, stuck with l or 2
cloves; boil until perfectly tender; then
drain off the water, and add OF. OF
grated Parmesan cheese, a very little
pepper and wineglassful of cream.
Stew gently for few minutes; then
turn into a hot dish, and brown lightly
in the oven before serving.
MACARoNI PUDt;tNe.-Rail quart of
milk; add the macaroni, with sugar 10
taste and little salt, and boil till ten
! der; drain off most of the milk; add
the yelks onl of three or more eggs,
and little powdered cinnamoH; mir
well, and either bakei in pudding dish,
or, which is nicer, pour into a shape
previously huttered and Predetermined, ).
and bake in a quick oveti Just long
enough to color the outside.
COFFEE CAKE.-1 cup brown sugar,
1 cup molasses, ] cup butter, 1 cup
strong coffee, egg, or yelks of 2, 4 even
cups flour, ! heaping teaspoon soda in
the flour, tablespoon cinnamon. tea
spoon cloves, pounds raisins, pound
citron. Soften the butter, beat with the
sugar, add the egg, spices, molasses and
coffee, then the flour, and lastly the fruit
dredged with little flour. Bake one
hour in moderate oven, or make in two
small loaves. which will bake in short
tine.
FRENCH .CREAM CAhE.-Ctsan@
Boil nearly pint of sweet milk; take
2 tablespoonful of corn-starch, beaten
with {. tittls milk to this add 2 eggs;
when the milk has boiled, Sir thir in
slowly with one small teacup of butter;
when nearly done add teacup of but
ter ahd g. tablespoonfuls Of lemon
fiavoring. Cake eggs, cup of white
sugar, II of flour, teaspoonful of bak-
ing-powder in the flour, 2 tablespoon
fuls of cold water; bake in two pie-tins,
in quick oven; split while warm and
spead with the cream. 1t is better for
standing day Or two.
CRAB-kPPLE JEiLY.-To make q
clear, sparkling Jelly, take a peek of
Red Siberian crab-apples, cover them .
inches over the top with water, and let
them boil slowly unit, they ars all boiled
to pieces. Turn plate over tneni
while boiling. Strain first through a
ticce OF erinoline, and then through a
jelly bag, letting it ruiz 7e-y slowly. To
pint of the jelly allow 1 pound OF
crushed white sugar, ard the strained
juice and the grated yellow rind of 1
large lemon to pints of sirup. A little
cochineal powder rubbed with knife
into a very small quantit, of white
brandy will improve the color. Then
boil the strip from Is to 20 minutes.
No positive rule can be given for the
TIME Of boiling. but you must try it by
taking it out and placing on the les, or
in very cool place.