Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-08-29
FARM AND PRESIDE.

FARM AND PRESIDE.
SOME LITTLE THINGS 70 BE LEARNED
BY ExPERIEN cE.-H your coal freis low,
throw on a tablespo onful of salt, and it
will help it very much A little ginger
put into sausage meat improves the favor.
In icing cakes, dip the knife frequently
iuto cold water. In boiling meat for soup,
use cold water to extract the juices. II
the meat is wanted for itself alone, plunge
in boiling water at once. You can get
bottle or barrel of oil off any carpet or
wooden stuff by applying dry buckwheat
plentifully and faithfully Never put wa
ter to such grease spot, or liquid of any
kind. Broil steak without sailing. Salt
draws the juices in cooking; it is desira-
BILE to keep these in if possible. Cook over
a hot fire, turning frequently, soaring on
| both sides. Place on platter salt and
pepper to TASTE Beef having tendency
to be tough can be made very palatable by
| stewing gently for two hours. with pepper
| and salt, taking out about pint of liquor
when half done, and letting the rest boil
into the meat., Brown the meat in the
pot After taking up. make gravy OF
the pint of liquor saved. A small piece of
charcoal in the pot with boiling cabbage
removes the smell. Clean oil cloths, with
milk and water a brush and soap will ru-
| lie them. Tumblers that have had milk in
them should never be put in hot water. A
,,o1,, f,,I ~ ctorrod foy,ootoo II, tho Sroyv
of either roasted or fried meat is an inn
provement., The skin Ola boiled egg is
the most efficacious remedy that can be
applied to a boil Peel it carefully, wet
and apply it TO the part affected. It will
draw off the matter and, relieve the gsore-
ness IN lew hours. ~gici1iI,7 r
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SHoRT-CAKE.-Short- cas- made
fifty years ago by an aunt of; mine, were
made by adding one-haH pound of imitter
to one, quart of tepid or warm water, with
flour to make the dough just right toknead
therein lay the secret OF lightness. About
one-fifth Of the butter should be reserved
to roll in just before putting the cakes to
bake, which was done by placing. the pie
tins against long stick of wood lying on
the hearth before the kitchen fire. TIE
cakes were made three fOurths of an inch
in thickness. Or less, and about eight inch
es in diameter. and placed on the tins
facing the bright fire, which soon roasEs
one side a nice brown, when they are
turned and roasted on the other side.
The slashing an inch apart which these
cakes received before baking, made them
break easily without mangling, when they
were put on a table,, I give this bit OF
New England cookery of years ago in an
swer to an inquiry. If we now must have
short-cake, we can do no better than to
mix with cream not too old.
PLAIN SWEET BIsCUIT.-A cup Of sour
cream. with half a teaspoonfu1 Of soda,
one cup of sugar. one egg,a little nutmeg
or cinnamon, and flour enough to make
soft dough. Mix very quickly, beating
the egg first and putting the dissolved soda
and sour cream together last. Roll out
half an inch or little more in thickness,
cut into small biscuit and bake quickly.
If your sour cream is only milk, make up
the deficiency by a good tablespoonful of
butter. These are good made with Gra-
ham flour.
wNED ToMAToEs.-Takela large
round tomatoes and halve them; place
them, the thin skin down, in frying pan
in which small quantity of butter has
been previously melted; sprinkle them
with salt and pepper and dredge them well
with -four; place the pan on hot part Of
the fire and let them brown thoroughly;
then stir them and let them brown again,
and SO on until they are quite done. They
lose their acidity, and the flavor is superior
to steWed tomatoes.
A CHEAP FILTER,-The most impure
water may be rendered pure by fltering
through charcoal. Take large, flower pot,
put piece of sponge or clean moss over
the hole in the bottom, fill three quarters
full OF equal parts clean sand and charcoal
the size OF a pea, over this lay linen or
wooden cloth large enough to hang over
the sides Of the pot. Pour the water into
the cloth and it will come out pure.
PICKLE Observation-Disclosures of a
peck Of green tomatoes, the same of white
onions and picking beans, one dozen green
cucumbers, one dozen green peppers, one
large head of cabbage; season with mus
tard, celery seed, salt to suit the taste,
Cover the mixture with the best cider ven
egar. Boil two hours slowly, continually
stirring, and add two tablespoonsful while
hot.
PEACH TAPIoCA.-Soak half pint of
tapioca in half pint of cold water several
hours or over night; fill baking dish half
full OF nice peaches. sweeten to taste; bake
half an hour, add half pint of syrup to
tapioca, boiling water to thin and half a
teacup of sugar. Boil this till clear: pour
over the peaches and bake slowly half an
hour. Serve cold with cream and sugar.
Potato SALAD.-Six large, cold boiled
potatoes cut fine, two small heads Of let.
tuce broken in small pieces, half a small
onion cut fine, two hard boiled eggs; one
tablespoon capers, Mayonnaise dressing.
or dressing made of French mustard nil