The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1880-05-14
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.


Recipes.
PUDDING WITHOUT MILK OR EGGS.-
Make o dough as for biscuits. or to every
pint Of -four one teaspoon of baking
powder, half tablespoon of melted suet
or butter, saltspoon of salt water or
sweet milk to make soft dough; roll
halfinch thick, cover with fruit
Of any kind, sprinkle with sugar and
roll, pressing the edge down and ends
together; lay a cloth in steamer, place
the dough on it and steam an hour. If
dried fruits are used, they should first
be stewed. Serve with sauce. This
may be warmed over by steaming. Ex-
cellent, and may be made with chopped
suet and steamed three hours.
Snow CUsTARD.-Beat eight eggs
leaving out the white of four; add to
them or quart of milk and five ounces
of sugar; have shallow pan of hot
water in the oven; set the dish into it,
and bake till the custard is thick; then
set away to cool; beat the remaining
whites very light; add half pound Of
sugar and teaspoonftll of lemon Juice;
when the custard is cold lay the whites
over the top in heaps, but do not let
them touch.
Potato SAID Boil mealy white po-
tatoes; mash fine: season highly with
butter, pepper, salt and little sweet
cream. Prepare salad dressing as fol-
lows: Mash perfectly smooth, with
little water, the hard-boiled yolks of
three eggs; add half a teaspoonful of
mustard, whole teaspoonful of salt,
pour off the tea, and keep it in cool
place. Stir before using, and season
to the taste with salt and pepper. Eat
hot or cold. N. Bone pound of water
is very nearly one pint (l.O4.)
BEEF SoUP.-1'his is for invalids.
Take one and a half pounds of lean beet,
one ounce of rice or barley, pepper and
salt, and one and half pints of cold
water; divide the meat into small
pieces; put this in a stone jar, covering
it tightly; then place the jar in YES
sci with hot water, and let it remain in
the oven for four hours. By uncover
ing the jar at the end of the cooking
you can, of course, very much increase
the strength of the soup.
The Value OF Wood Ashes.
In estimating the effect or value ofan
article as manure, experience or OBJ
10 I borstorv or Manv ua wears ] ago ! tried tried the
carbonate. the seoili-carbon the hi
carhonate and the Nitrate If nofoss;a az
ton-drnssirg ,, fn,. rI etasa land Side bv s;de
yU!th ss esoI.aS ,1oo5 asbas a., 4 tha Iattor
bad mnch tho baet effact both ;mnnedi-
..t.a ato .,,d d,,rahle of o;thay srt;olo o~ce,,+
INC INC ,, ,,;trsta ~ a,,d the affoot IF W tbot o1;o
San+ix, aS - 5enondod SI , no., re n;trogo, 7
tL;.'I-' +to,io e,s ~ - +hgt s;1;oa
,v;th % notaeS;s &c I; ;sl';T i; a 1ood
ashes acts as @ . Y,a,,nra - =, ,,otI;th q s. s,andN
in fbe essa,t;o,, If so1 ii vn,,I orrs s.rs
AZ rho
ance IF -. w +; +b;s viei,s;tv hit
has es4o bl;aEod fba f.ct that lesehed
asbos al, - are o,,ite as GOOD # not hetter.
ssss,, sss. raioaa' Tv,har sn,si;ed r., r,sss
land This couId not be 81 were fhe
potash the effeetive Ingredient.
Thousands Of bushels OF Ieached ashes
are brought here from Maine every year
and sold for twenty-five cents per bnshel
at the vessel to practical men who have
proved their value beyond question
when thus applied.
Ihe caust1clty OF unIeached ashes
may be beneficial TO peaty soils, ortnose
having muen decayed vegetable matter.
BY breaking down the structure OF such
,n.sS':. .a.lu a.ah s;ia Tbo ~ GGy, J;ayl -
nay tlplIse , ste,l ata, eIi,s @ an0 ;1i u;97o.o
ing " sucil % lnastei, SdoMssea, WI no.
lnaae plan..loou SlsieI l,nleeeulsse1y Ur
u;d:eIly. & pus leacneS 'nls 4. saeo' 4nly ~
a,u.1g Vlle ueeay u noIfih tn;od - euoii on.s
ast at'er - aIy ye'ihs a sdant Iareu ~ 1g tb;s
W. ~ mion ,,,a 10 aOS folna Al tha4 sl'.s
saturated solution OF carbonate OF potash
sod sd wo,,Id ,Ido g;ve = clear Homer IL the the