The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-07-16
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CoLp WATER CAKE Three and half cups
of -four, two OF raisins chopped fine; two OF
sugar. a cup of butter, a cup OF cold water,
the yolks of six eggs. we'll beaten; half tea-
spoonful each of cloves cinnamon and q 1T
tie nutmeg.
TAPIecA PUDDINe-Seven tablespconfuls
of tapioca, three of sugar. one ounce OF but
ter one quart of milk; boil the milk and
pour it over the tapioca, and let 1t swell;
three eggs, with little salt, and one quarter
of a nutmeg. Bake a half hour.
FROZEN PUDDING.-Three pints of milk,
nine eggs make custard; one-quarter OF
pound each of currents. raisins, cirron, pre-
served peaches, one tablespoonful of arrow
root, one-cuarter of pound of chocolate;
sweeten to taste and freeze.
PRUNE PIEs.-Take one pound of prunes,
wash them, stew them soft in clean water
and remove the pits, then have your crust
ready and spread the prunes quite thin; add
one cup of sugar and two tablespoonfuls of
boiled cider to pie. This is enough to
make two pies You will find them very
nice.
TEA Ice CREAM-Pour over four table
spoonfuls of Old Hyson tea pint of cream;
scald in custard kettle, or by placing the
dish containing the cream in kettle of
boiling water; strain into pint of cold
cream, scald again, and when hot mix with
sugar. well beaten together; let it cool and
freeze.
ORANGE SALAD.-Cnt several oranges cross
wise into slices an eighth of an inch thick,
place them in flat glass dish, one piece
covering the other, until the surface of the
dish is covered; sift pulverized sugar over
them; then add third of small winegIass-
full of brandy, or any good liquor, and serve.
Peach salad is made with cherry wine in
place of brandy.
PRESERVED PINE APPLE-This delicious
fruit is beginning to appear in our markets.
Take large ones that are perfectly ripe, pare
carefully and chop fine or CRATE them, being
careful to preserve all the juice with the
pulp. Weigh the pulp and juice. put all
into kettle and heat slowly, stirring very
carefully. Use pound of white sugar to
every pound of fruit let it simmer 10 min
utes, then add the sugar. Let 1t simmer
again 80 minutes. Be very careful that it
does not scorch.
Housekeepers often have a little pastry
know what to do with. often make what
we call ''butter and sugar pie" and have it
for tea in place of cake. Roll the crust
little thicker than for ordinary pie. put it on
any small deep plate that it will fit, sprinkle
over the bottom thin layer of sugar aud a
pinch of salt, then dip in few spoons of
sweet cream not more than an eighth of an
inch Deep CRATE over little nutmeg and
bake. Good.
RICE PUDDING.-One heaping teacupful of
rice, one pint of water. Boil the rice and
water until the water is evaporated; then
add one pint of milk, lump of butter the
size of an egg. Take five eggs; use the yolks,
which beat up with the grated rinds,of two
lemons; add this to the rice, with two tea
cupfuls of white sugar. Butter the dish and
bake slowly. With the whites beat up light
two tablespoonful of powdered sugar and
the juice of the two lemons. When the pud-
ding is baked put on this frosting, and let
the rice pudding just warm.
BEEF BROTH WITH TAPIoCA A pound of
beef cut into pieces must be put into four
cupfuls of cold water, set it on the back of
the stove where it will heat slowly, then
boiled gently for two hours longer, keeping
it closely covered to prevent too great evapo
ration. There should be pint of broth af-
ter it is strained. Set it away until wanted
and remove any fat that may rise to the sur
facs Soak two tablespoonfuls of tapioca for
an hour in q little boiling water, add this to
the broth and boil all together for fifteen
minutes; season with salt, and, If admissi-
BILE. pepper and a few drops of lemon juice
may be added, or, If preferred, the broth
may be seasoned cooking with bit of
celery and little scrap of onion.
A JosEpHINE.-Take one pound of C sugar,
four ounces of butter, beat this to a cream;
must be thorough; break in, one at a time,
six eggs, reserving the whites of two of
them; use three gills of milk, and beat that
in; put IN two teaspo0nfuls of essence of
vanilla; sift one pound of flour, in which has
been put a heaping teaspoonful of baking
powder and half teaspoonful of salt; bake
at once in moderately hot oven, using six
wellgreased jelly-cake pans. When three
of the cakes are cold put jelly between them
for the other three beat the two whites of
eggs which have been kept until Stiff and
add three-quarters Of q pound of pulverized
sugar and the Juice of a lemon; when the
other three cakes are cold spread this be-
tween them. No cooking necessary for the
icing, only put away in cool place and do
not handle.-M.
PorAToEs IN KENTUCKY srYLE-The pota-
ing, and allowed to remain in cold
water for half an hour. The slices
are then put in pudding dish, with salt,
pepper and some milk-about half pint to
an ordinary pudding dish. They are then
put into the oven and baked for an hour
When taken out lump of butter half the
size OF hens egg is cut into small bits and
scattered over the top. Those who have
never eaten potatoes cooked thus do mol
know all the capabilities of that excelleni
esculent tuber. The slicing allows the in
terror of each potato to be examined, hence
its value where potatoes are doubtful
though poor ones are not of necessity re-
quired. The soaking in cold water hardens
the slices so that they will hold their shape
The milk serves to cook them through, and
to MAKE nice brown on the top; the guam
tity can only be learned by experience; i
just little is left as rich gravy moistenine
all the slices, then it is right. In this yea
of small and poor potatoes, this method o
serving them will be very welcome to many
house-keeper. The only trouble about i
is that every one will eat twice as many a
when the potatoes are cooked in the ordi
nary way.
Farm Notes.
A heifer in Chester county recently at
ten young turkeys at a morning meal.
Work not a rod of land more than you car
work well. 1t is easier and more profitable
to reap sixty bushels from one acre thai
fifty from two.