River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-01-23
THE HOUSE AND FARM.
The HausALeenar

Soft GINGERBREAD. Two cups of butter
two cups of sugar, two of melasses, six Of
flour. six eggs, two tablespoonfuls OF
ginger, half cup of milk, three table
spoonfuls of yeast powder.
Indian Cakes. -One pint of meal, one
pint of milk, sour preferred; one tea
spoonful of soda, one-half teaspoonful of
cream of tartar, if the milk is sweet, oEe
tablespoonful of molasses or sugar, small
piece of butter, two eggs.
| Mince Pies.-Take a pound of beef,
free from skin and strings, and chop it
very fine; then two pounds of suet,
which likewise pick and chop; then add
three pounds of currants, nicely cleaned
and perfectly dry; one pound and a-half
of apples, the peal and juice of a lemon,
half pint of sweet wine, half nutmeg,
and few cloves and mace, With pimento
in fine powder; have citron, orange and
lemon peal ready, and put some in each
of the pies when made.
Calfshedd Soup. Take skinned head,
one set of feet well-cleaned, put into
pot and cover with water, let it boil
until the bones TALL from IT, (about two
hours.) then take out the head and feet
chop very fine, and put back into the pot
with sweet majoram, cloves and black
pepper to your taste: add to this, before
takirg from the fire, some forced meat
oalls; should the soup be too thin, add a
little -four and butter rubbed together
When done, have ready in the tureen two
eggs, boiled hard and chopped fine. one
teacupful of wine and lemon sliced; pour
the soup over them.
Seasoning Sausage Meat.-I saw a re-
ceipt for seasoning sausage in the I'ege
gram recently. will write down here
niue; / weigh instead of measuring.
For forty pounds of meat use enc
pound of salt, oae-fourth pound of sifted
sage, and two ounces of black pepper.
Buy the pepper-corn and grind it, it is
much stronger than the ground found in
the market. I have used this receipt for
many years. All who eat of my sausage
pronounce it good Germantown Tele-
graph.
Hoto Common Lamps HGste Light Did
ii ever occur to the reader that most of
the common lamps actually waste one
half or more OF all the light produced,
and are therefore doub,y expensive2
The flame gives off rays from its surface;
but if we will half cover the flame, half
of the rays are intercepted and lost
This is just what is done in a majority of
lamps. Ia several of the lamps now made
this loss is saved by emitting the metal
cap, and having the glass chimney set
down below the bottom of the flame.
Such an arrangement is equivalent TO
haf no f.f oil Tha
Argnad principle is of great utility.
This is an arrangement for having cur
rent of air pass up through the center of
circular fame, furnishing oxygen to
its interior. The combustion is much
more intense, and the light correspond
ingly greater.-AartcuIturist.
A Deligatfm Winter Diet.-One quart
of milk, six eggs, reserving the whites of
two, which beat TO stiff froth, and when
the milk boils drop in spoonfuls; in a
minute or two remove carefully to a
plate; after beating the eggs light pour
the boiling milk slowly into the egg, STIR
ring the egg quickly the while; sweeten
it and place over the fire, stirring it all
the time until it SINNERS. 1t must not
boil. If it should curdle pour it immedi-
ately into another pan and stir until cool.
Place sponge cake, moistened with Ma
deria wine land on which preserved
strawberries or other fruit has been
spread in the, bottom or sides of glass
or china bowl and when the custard is
cool, flavor with vanilla, and pour into
the bowl, placing the white balls care
fully on top; then surround the bowl
with ice, or stand it into cold water until
required.