The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1880-04-22
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Recipes.

CREAM CANDY.-A pound ofsugar, 2
half teaspoonful water, half teaspoon
iul vinegar, Il tablespoonful of butter;
boil fifteen minutes. and stir it up only
once at the first.
STEwED PoTAToEs.-Boil the potatoes
and cut in thick slices; take half
tablespoonful of flour, a little salt and
butter and chopped parsley, etc.. tea
cupful of milk; put. them together in
saucepan and let them stand about.
twenty minutes.
GINGER CRACKERs.--Two quarts of
-four, one pint of molasses, one pound of
brown sugar, half pound of lard> two
ounces OF ground ginger, and teaspoon
full of cloves. Knead them long !,
and roll very thin. Bake over a steady
strong fire.
INDIAN CAKE.-One pint of sweet
milk, one egg,tw large spoonfuls of mo-
lasses, two of melted butter, one and one
half cups of corn meal, one cup of flour,
one teaspoonful cream tartar, one-half
teaspoonful Of sods, little salt; mix
together, then chop some sweet apples
atout the size of raisins, and stir in and
bake.
STEWED kIDNEYs.-Lay them in salt
4 and water for few minutes. Cut off
4 the outside, or meat, and chop up in
small pieces. Put them in a stew pan
with q little water, and cook until ten
der; then add pepper, salt, butter, and
q little thichening -four; last of all a
glass Of port wine, and you have dish
for an epicure.
| BUTTERED EGGs.-Four eggs we'll
beaten, three tablespoonful of cream or
milk, a little grated tongue or beef, pep
per and salt, three ounces of butter; put
in stew pan until quite hot, then add
the eggs; stir all the time until quite
thick. Have a slice of bread ready.
toasted and buttered, spread the mixture
upon it, and send it to table very hot.
DOMESTIC SAUsAGE.-Two pounds of
lean pork, two pounds Of veal, two
pounds of beef suet, the peel of half
lemon, one grated nutmeg, one teaspoon
full of black pepper, one of cayenne
pepper, five teaspoonfuls of salt, three
teaspoonfuls Of sweet marjoram and
thyme mixed, two teaspoonfuls of sage
and the juice Ola lemon. Stuff in cases
or skins ifyou prefer.
LEMON PE.-Grate the rind off fine
lemon, and express the juice. Beat the
yolks of four eggs, add to them one cup
fulof cream or rich milk, one tablespoon
full of flour, and the lemon. Beat the
mixture well, and bake in o crust.
While it is baking beat the whites stiff
with four tablespoonfuls of sifted white
sugar. When the pie is baked, spread
the whites on smoothly, and set in the
over to brown slightly. This quantity
will make two small pies.
Hot Cross BUNs.-Three cups of
sweet milk, one cup of yeast; -four
enough to make stiff batter; set this
IS sponge over night. In the morn
ing add one cup Of sugar, one-half cup
melted butter, one-half nutmeg; salt
spoonful of salt; flour enough to roll
out like biscuits; knead well and set to
rise five hours. Roll halt an inch thick;
cut into round cakes and put in the pan.
When they have stood halt an hour
make cross on each one and put into
the oven instantly.
BEEF CAKES.-Take some cold roast
beef, that which is underdone is best,
and mince il very fine; mix with it
grated bread crumbs and little chop
ped onion and parsley; season it with
pepper and salt, and moisten it with
some beef dripping and walnut sauce
some scraped cold tongue or grated ham
will be found an improvement; form it
into broad fiat cakes, and spread layer
of mashed potatoes thinly on the top and
bottom of each; lay small bit of butter
on the top Of every cake; place them on
\ d dish and set them in an oven to brown.
Farm Notes.
Warmth saves feed, helps fattening,
and prevents sickness among live stock.
Charcoal pulverized and mixed with
water is highly recommended for re-
lieving cattle suffering from any de-
rangement Of the stomach. such as
bloat, hoven, etc.
T Hogs are sometimes troubled by dis.
ordered stomach. The best antidote
f is charcoal. Aside from charcoal,
> charred corn cobs, or charred corn have
agood effect.
Young COWS should not be taught to
eat at milking time. rs it will not al
ways he found convenientsto supply
: food, and they will be restless without
il when accustomed to it.
Where animals are allowed to feed in
1 grass lots until the whole is gnaWed
closely, no hay can be depended on the