Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-11-27
HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY.

r.. HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY.
JOHNNY CAKES N Ours. Three cups
of Indian meal, one cup of wheat -four,
three cups of thin sour mill, two table
spoonfuls of shortening, one teaspoon
full of salt, one teaspoonful OF soda;
bake in quick oven twenty minutes.
CRACKED WHEAT.-Soak it the same
as the oatmeal, and, as it is apt to burn,
put it in little tin pail, and set the
pail into kettle of boiling water; cover
closely, and let it boil half or three
quarters of an hour. Stir this into
boiling water, the same as the oatmeal.
Mo1AssEs TAFFY.-Two cupfuls of
molasses, one cupful of sugar, butter
the size of a guinea-hens egg. Add
half teaspoonful of soda. Try If it is
brittle: if not, boil few minutes longer.
Pour out into two buttered dishes.
Nuts may be added, if you like, just be
fore the soda.
PERFUMES FROM RosEs.-Iincture OF
Roses Take the leaves of the common
rose place them, without pressing, in
large-mouthed bottle; pour some good
spirits of wine over them, seal the bot
tie securely, and let them remain in
dry place for month or two.
REMEDY FOR FREcKLEs.-Th follow.
ing remedy has been found elficacious
in Europe for freckies: Finely pow
dered sulpho-phenate of zinc, one part;
oil of lemon, one part; pure alcohol,
five parts; collodion, .forty-fve parts.
To be mixed well together by tritura-
ton and applied to the skin.
EGG PUDD1Na.-Boil pound of rice
in new milk; when it is cold, mix half
pound of sugar, half pound of butter,
| and ten well-beaten eggs. Flavor with
finely pounded cinnamon and nutmeg
Bake in pudding dish for one hour,
and, just as you draw it from the oven,
pour over the top wine. glassful of
| sweet wine. To be served without
sauce.
CREAM CAKEs-Melt as much butter
in pint of hot milk as will make it
rich as cream. Mix in -four enough to
form a dough Git will probably take one
quartz, and knead it well, not forgetting
to add pinch of salt. Roll out rapidly
on your board several times, cut into
small squares, and bake on griddle.
These cakes are considered to be suit
able accompaniment to oyster soup.
Eae-Noaa.-Take the yelks of six
teen eggs and sixteen tablespoonful of
pulverized loaf-sugar and beat them
to the consistency of cream. To this
add nearly whole nutmeg grated, half
pint of good brandy or rum, and two
glasses of Madeira wine. Beat the
whites to stiff froth, mix them in, and
finish by adding six pints of milk. No
heating is necessary in this formula,
and the quantity should suffice for
party of twenty.
OATMEAL SAMP.-Put pint of oat-
meal to soak in warm water few hours
before cooking it.; just water enough to
cover it; then pour this mixture into
boiling water, little at time. with
good pinch of salt, and let it cook
slowly, the same as corn-meal hasty
pudding, for half an hour or longer. A
pudding can be made of it by using
eggs, milk, sugar, raisins and cinnamon,
the same as for other buildings.
ENGLISH GINGER BEER-Two and q
quarter pounds of loaf sugar, one ounce
of cream of tartar, one and a half
ounces of ginger root, two tablespoon
fuls of fresh brewers yeast, two lemons
and about three gallons of water; bruise
the ginger, put it into large earthen-
ware pan with the sugar and cream Of
tartar; peel the lemons, squeeze out
the juice, strain it, and add, with the
peel, to the other ingredients; then
pour over them three gallons of boiling
water. When it has stood until it is
only just warm, add the yeast, stir the
contents of the pan, cover with cloth,
and let it remain near the fire for twelve
hours. Then skim off the yeast and
pour the liquor off into another vessel.
taking care not to shake it, so as to
leave the sediment; bottle it immedi-
ately, cork it tightly; in three or four
days it will be tit for use.
Small Courtesies.
One of the the editorial writer's of a
leading New York newspaper at one
time prepared series of papers upon the
soil, climate, price of lands, ETC., in the
different States, intended to urge emf
grafton from the cities into the country.
He received, in consequence, many let
tiers from individuals, asking for par
ticular information as to this or that To-
cality, and returned, as requested, pri:
| vate answers.
There were several hundreds of these
letters of advice; it required great care,
labor and time to acquire the accurate
information which they contained; they
we're written out of sheer goodwill by
a stranger for strangers. Yet out of
the whole number of correspondents
but one was courteous enough to return
civil word of thanks for the informa-
ton obtained.
This is significant hint of the want
of outward politeness among our peo-
pie. Not that Americans are lacking in
the hearty good-nature and kindly feel
ing which is at the bottom of all coru-
tesy. Every one of this editors CORE
spondents would probably have been
ready to give helping hand to him if
he needed, and every one of them felt
cordially grateful to him. But they did
not sayit.
1t is in the numberless little sig,.s
and tokens Of good feeling that we are
deficient. Boys should cultivate these
lesser virtues. One of the leading
statesmen of the day said, lately: II
have mixed with all classes in the ooun-
try, and never met rufian who
would not reply like a gentleman. if
you spoke to him courteously." The
homeliest and humblest man in the
world, with this fine garment of good
breeding, is more royalty alfred than q
vulgar Prince.
Rather than Otherwise.