The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-30

KEEPING GRAPES FREsH.- Take a
wooden box; put in layer of cotton
batting; then a layer of grapes (do not
let them touch one another@ then an
other layer, and so on, until full. Keep
them as cool as possible and not freeze
them; dip the end of the stem in melted
beeswax as soon as picked.
OYSTER SAUCE.-One pint of oysters
boiled three or four minutes in their
own liquor Stir in two tablespoonfuls
of butter rolled in spoonful of -four.
the juice of half lemon with pepper
and salt to taste. Heat a teacupful of
milk, pour into the oysters and turn at
once into the sauce-boat.-Rural NesD-
Yorker.
FRIED BREAD CAKEs.-Take bits of
bread you may have left after meals,
soak them in milk, or milk and water,
until perfectly soft, and mash fine; add
two eggs, pinch of soda, salt to tas.e,
and enough -four to make them fry
nicely; drop the spoonfuls into hot but
ter or lard. These are inexpensive and
to use dry bread than in puddings.
A sEyENTY-NINE-YEAR- maid, who
was quite i'll in Jonstown, told the doctor
she had never been hugged by man in
her life, and asked for one kiss The
gallant doctor complied with the request,
of course, and she got well. When the
doctor got home and told the story to
his wife he got-well, he is balder than
'.How shall we stop the strikes@' asks
a New England paper Well, with your
right generally, and keep your left we'll
up in 2 front Of you. When you can't
stop a heavy one, it is allowable to
dodge it. But if you really don't know
how to stop them, keep out of the ring.
Burlington Ha,okeye.
ONE of the most interesting objects at
the fair is the enormous two hundred
ton steam trip-hammer, which for the
past ten days has been engaged in
pounding one of the Palace Hotel steaks
for Gen. Grants especial mastication.
The inventors were to have that steak
ready on time or break the hammer.
The steak has had the call in the pools,
however.-Sdn Francisco Post
WoN'T you have some angel cake,
Mr.. Grumpy?'' asked the fair attendant
of fair. I'd rather have some of the
DIS cake" responded the surly one !;
and then, with her sweetest expression,
she said, compassionately You had
better have some, Mr.. Grumpy; it is
angel cake, but am sure that the devils
knead it."
A YOUNG man who had lost bet of
the oysters with three of his friends, said
he wouldn't pay it unless he was four
stew. He has since made bet with
nine of his friends, and says he in ten
stew this time, if he loses. Later: He
declares two of the bets off, and when he
comes to lose and pay, it will appear
that he eight stew.
BAKED INDIAN PUDDING.-Scald a
pint of milk and stir in slowly four
tablespoons of meal. Remove from the
stove and add small teaspoon of salt,
nearly cup of molasses, piece of butter
half the size of an egg, a pint OF cold
milk, and lastly, three well-beaten eggs.
Bake slowly about an hour and half
Eaten with or without cream, it is de.
licious.
ORANGE CAKE.-The whites of six
eggs beaten to a froth; three tablespoons
ful of melted butter; one cup of sugar
half cup of milk; cup and half OF
-four, in which have been stirred two
teaspoonful of baking powder and very
little salt. This makes three thin cakes
About half an hour before eating, take
the juice of one large orange, the white
of one egg, beaten stiff, and thicken with
granulated sugar, spread between the
three cakes, and dust powdered sugar
over it. l doubled these proportion.
making two cakes.-Mrs Endicot
GOLD CAKE.-One half cup of butter
and two of sugar stirred to cream; the
yolks OF six eggs well beaten, half cur
of milk with half a teaspoonful Of soda
dissolved in it. With the -four put in 6
teaspoonful of cream-of-tartar. 1t should
be as stiff as cup cake. Add half a nut
meg, one cup of raisins and half cup O.
currants. Everything was ready in gooc
time; children dressed, table set ane
dining-room closed, with little time tt
rest. Now that / have things once
more in running order, am determined
that it shall not be so long again before
l entertain some other friends. believe
| that certain amount of company is {
good thing for any family. y.-Mrs. Endicot