Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-12-04
THE HOUSEHOLD


cabbage, cut them each In four pieces. M,
them in strong brine, let them remain on,
week. Then soak them In fresh water ,
daY. Heat weak vinegar with tumerit
enough to color the cabbage pretty vel
low color, cald the cabbage in it, but ds
not let it bdM, then put it in a lar and sprin
kle spice in as you fill up the jar. TO til.
vinegar add half pound Of brown sugar
pour over the cabbage. The spices used
are white and black mustard seeds. .oino GER
horse-radsh, allspice, pepper, celery seed
and few heads of garlic
'slaao Pichle.-Take equal quantities ol
green tomatoes, cabbage and large greeu
cuclmbers, and about one-fourth as much
green pepper, chop all, but not too fine,
make 1t salt to taste and let it stand twenty
tour hours. Then strain the whole tYfrouoh
Dag as dry as possible. Then place in !
Kettle and cover with vinegar in which YOU
nave put sugar-one pound of sugar to one
gallon OF vinegar. Let it scald well. then
strain through bag again and spread On
dishes to cool, chop enough fresh onions to
season we'll and add this to the mixture
win white mustard seeds to taste, also Gel
cry seed, a few grains Of allspice, cloves,
cinnamon, (ground) mix ali well and put in
small jars and cover with cold vinegar: add
little sugar to the vinegar.
Potato SsoaD.-Peel and boil six large.
mealy, white potatoes add little salt to
the water; take them out one by one rub
through seive into deep dish, letting it
fali IN mound. Do not touch with spoon
or the hand. Serve with melted butter.
Fish Pie.-Pound the cooked fish. when
freed from bone, with a few mushrooms and
sweet herbs; moisten with milk; border =
ple-dish with paste, and fill it with the fish
ana mashed potatoes, placed one above the
other in layers; pour some tomato sauce
over it, and cover with crust or rasninps
Bake in a moderate oven.
Bbcherheet Cahes.-Pint of warm water.
half cup of yeast, quarter of Indian meal
two tablespoonfuls of molasses; add buck
wheat enough to make thin batter; let
this rise over night; in the morning sifs in
spoonful Of saleratus, and fry. Buck
wheat Is SO fine that Il must be stirred and
beaten we'll from the bottom or there will
be Jumps.
Good CooAies.-Three eggs, two cups OF
sugar one cup of butter, one-half cup ot
sweet milk, one-half teaspoonful Of soda.
one OF cream tartar; mix soft and roll thin.
These may be finished in any desired shape
or form.
Broaea cahe.-Two eggs,..one cup butter.
tWo-thirds cup sour milk, two-thirds cup Of
molasses, four cups flour, one nutmeg. one
teaspoon cinnamon, one-half teaspoonful
cloves, one teaspoonfial soda. Lemon flavor.
Chocolate Drops.-Two and one-half Guns
OF granulated sugar aud a half cup of water
boiled for tour minutes. Flavor with va~
nlia. Then beat with u fork until cool
enough to make into little balls. Have
halt cake of Bakers chocolate melted and
roll the balls into the chocolate.
Soft Molasses Gimgerbread.-- of mo-
lasses. spoonful Of saleratus and one of gin
ger. tablespoonful OF butter or lard: using
q pinch of salt with it; stir and add cup Of
boiling water and pint of flour, making j.
thin batter. Bake one inch deep in a sheet.
Beef Juice.-Broil thick cut of fresh
Juicy steak over the Goals for one minute.
tut it over a warm bowl set in basin Of
hot water; cut it in many places, and with
the aie! OF meat squeezer press ont all the
juice. Salt it slightly, and serve, tree fron
fat. With wafer cracker. This is simple
recipe hut invaluable.