West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-04-19
DOMESTIC.

RULES FOR CAKE.-Have the ingre-
dients all measured and prepared and
the tins buttered before mixing the
materials. Sift the cream OF tartar, or
baking powder, well into the -four
dissolve the soda I'm the milk, or, If no
milk Is used, I'm little warm water roll
the sugar, beat the butter TO a cream.
mix the butter and sugar together beat
the yolks and whites OF the eggs sepa-
rately. When fruit is used It must AL
ways be added the last thing, and
dredged with flour to prevent its falling
to the bottom. Cake, to be light, should
be baked slowly at first until the batter
Is evenly heated all through. | find
that cake is very much more delicate
made with pulverized sugar than when
made with coarser kind. Eggs will
beat lighter and quicker If they are put
into basin of cold water for half All
hour before using.
WAsHrNo DIsHEs.-It seems that ali
housekeepers are wrong In using soap
TO wash dishes. The right way to- do
this Is TO have your water quite hot
and add very little milk to It.. This
softens the water, gives the dishes n
fine gloss, and preserves the hands; Il
removes the gtease-even that from
beer, and yet no grease Is ever floating
on the water, as when soap Is used. The
stone vessels should be set on the stove
with little water I'm them, when the
Vlttuals are taken from them thus they
are not when one rs ready to wash them.
and the grease Is very easily removed
Tinware keeps bright longer cleansed
In this way than by using soap or by
securing. The habit so many of ms
nave acquired of securing tins Is a
wastoful policy; the present style OF
tinware VIII not bear it. The tin
soon scrubbed away, and vessel that
Is nt Tor nothing is left on our hands.
CoRNID BEEF. = To one hundred
pounds OF beef cut In pieces suitable for
Ooillng, add four quarts of salt, four
pounds OF brown sugar, and four
ounces saltpetre. Sprinkle the mixture
over each piece as IL Is packed. and
pound solid and weight heavily with
stones. No water need be added, as
mere viii be enough brine formed from
the beer and other materials. The
prime must constantly cover the beef,
as the air would soon spoil 1t.
LET THEM STAND Boiled hams are
much nicer to let them stand I'm the
water In which they are boiled until
co!u. The outside then does not turn
OI'ck anu dry up,as Ii does when taken
from the water TO cool consequently.
there Is less waste In preparing them
Tor the table. But always rememb Der To
remove the lid of the kettle, so the
steam may escape. This should be
done after boiling anything of the kind.
RICE WAFFLEs.-One quart of thin
sour milk, poured over one teacupful of
cold, boiled rice. Do this two or three
hours before the waflles are wanted.
hen ready to bake add pint and a
hali OF hour, two or three beaten eggs
ana soda. Oil the waffle-irons each
time they are used with lard that IL
perfectly sweet. The rice used for
rice griddle-cakes and wafiles should be
sailed when boiling.
APPLE CHEEsE.-Get some good cook
Ing apples; peel, pare. core, and cut
them into small pieces. Add an equal
weight OF sugar, and the juice of two
lemons and peel, cut very fine. Put
them on the fire and keep moving about
10 prevent their burning. Boil until
the apples are quite mashed up, and
look clear. Dip mould i'm cold water
put In your cheese, and serve next day
cold, with a custard round it.
CLEAR, boiling water will remove tea
stains ana many fruit stains. Pour the
water through the stain, and thus pre-
vent 1t from spreading over the fabric.
SALT will curdle new milk; hence. In
preparing milk porridse, gravies, etc.
the salt should not be added until tbe
dish Is prepared.
a LONDON Joker remarks that it is
quite natural for newly-married couDles
TO turn pale, for the ceremony itself
makes them wan.
HEMLOCK bark grated and apDlied or
steep and wash also alum water will
cure and make less liable TO chafe.
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He Came from Goshen.
'Ah' good morning, Mr.. Doyle.
what makes you blush SOP Doth thv
blood boil at the thought of the indig-
mites heaped upon thee by thy incar-
ceration In the loathsome cell, or doth
the cool hreezes Of April smite thee too
hard and bring the color to thy
cheeks said Justice Wandell, LAYING
aside Parker on Liquors" and turning
the glare Of his gold-rlmmed eye glasses
iulI upon the ruddy sountenance Of Pat