The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-06-25
HOESEKEEPERS' HELPS.

STRAWBERRY SAUCE.-Cream and half
a cup of butter with cup and half of
granulated sugar; add a pint of crushed
strawberries and the beaten white of an
egg. Nice for batter puddings.
SPICED GoosEBERRIEs.- Remove stems
and blossoms from ripe gooseberries
wash and boil down in sirUp made of
three pints of sugar to pint of vinegar.
When very thick add ground cloves and
cinnamon. Careful not to burn.
CURRANT JAM.-Pick from the stems.
wash, put into preserving kettle and
boil gently twenty minutes, Swimming
as needed. Add sugar in the proportion
OF pound of sugar to pint of the
boiled fruit Boil half an hour longer.
stirring almost constantly.
GoosEBERRY JAM.-Look over, wash
and stew in little water. Press through
a coarse wire sieve and return to the
kettle. To each pound of the pulped
gooseberry add three-fourths of a pound
of granulated sugar Boil three-quar-
ters OF an hour, stirring constantly. Put
into bottles OF wide-mouthed jars and
secure like jelly.
PICKLED WA1NUTs OR BUTTERNUTs =
Gather when we'll grown but tender
enough to run needle through them.
Put into strong brine for three days,
changing once. Take out; wash: place
in sun, turning frequently until black.
Bring good vinegar to the boiling point.
add whatever spice liked, put the nuts
into jar and pour over the hot vinegar.
They will be ready to eat in week.
STRAWBERRY JE11Y.-Remove hulls.
wash, drain, then put into a kettle over
slow fire. Crush, and when quite hot
take from the fire and when cool enough
to handle strain through a coarse fan
mel bag Boil juice fifteen minutes,
skim, add pound of sugar for each
pint OF juice, and boil fifteen minutes
longer. Ii the jelly be not very firm let
1t stand In the sun for few DAYS COW
cred with pieces Of window glass.
PUFF STRAWBERRY PUDDING. -Sift
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder with
pint of flour beat we'll an egg add
little salt mix with sweet milk till of
the consistency Of thick batter. Place
well-greased cups in a steamer put in
to each q spoonful of batter, then a
spoonful Of strawberries, and cover with
another spoonful of batter and steam
twenty minutes. Eat with cream and
sugar, or a liquid hot sauce with cup
full Of strawberry juice added.
SwEET-PICKLED CUoUMBERs. Wash.
pare and Quarter ripe cucumbers, take
out seeds, wash and place in strong brine
for two days. Take out, place in cold
clear water for an hour, then throw into
alum water-a lump the size of a small
hickory-nut to gallon of water-for
another hour. Make sirup of a pint
of good vinegar, pound of white sugar,
and tablespoonful each of broken Gin
namon and cloves. Make enough of
this sirup to cover the pieces, and boil
until tender.
THIRTY small boys were arrested in
Dallas, Tex, for giving. anegro minstrel
show without a license, the complainant
being the owner Of an old building
which they had used without permission.
They were tried before the Mayor, who
said I find the prisoners guilty and
fine them 81 each. The alternative is
one day in JAIL" The CONSERVATION
among the offenders was very great.
t.BQt, his Honor added, 81 was boy
once myself, and went ON the end in just
such a performance. I will pay these
fines myself. aa.e.