The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-01-16
HOUSEHOLD RECIPES.

BEEF STEAK. LII the STEAK is tOuSn,
pound it well and press it together When
everything else is ready for the table, build
quick fire with k;ndling wood, have thick,
iron spider smoking hot, grease it and put
in the steak just before the blood starts,
sprinkle with salt aud turn let it cook on.
ly a minute or two cut u small place in the
centre and sec if it is raw if not Chat is
if it mer.ly looks quite red or pink take
it up quickly, sprinkle the upper side with
salt, spread with butter, cat while red hot.
Serve on hot platter and have plates hot
If you have Goals aud broiler, use those
instead. Never cook beef over slow fire
and let it 'sizzlc )" while all the juice runs
out; it make it tough
COOP YEAsT.-In two quarts water boil
three potatoes pared and cut up, and a
handful of fresh hops tied in cloth boil
till the potatoes are done, take out aud mash,
put back in the water, add one cup salt, one
Of white sugar; let come to a boil and,
when milk warm, add ono cup or less of
bakers, or other good yeast. Set in mod
eratcly warm place to rise when light, put
rto jug or jar and set in the cellar.
BREAD.-For five small loavcs, take one
quart warm water or milk and water, two
thirds cup yeast, two potatoes mashed fine;
| make thin batter and set where it will
keep warm. Prepare this about bedtime;
in the morning knead with -four until quite
stiff, put in the pan again and let it get very
light; kncad into loavcs and put into the
baking pans let it rise and bake in a hot
oven. 1t must not be allowed to get cold,
| or sit where the wind will blow upon it du-
ring the process. A wooden bowl is the
best for rising it, and it should be wrapped
and covered with wooden blanket in cold
weather. If at any time it smells or tastes
in the least sour dissolve one-half teaspoon
Of soda in a cup Of warm water and mix it
in.
SOME THINGS ABOUT HoRs sEs.-The
moro gentle and kind we are in our beha-
vior to the horse, the more he will recon-
pcnse us by faithfulncss and endurance
The Arab treats his horse like companion;
he talks to him, caresses him and makes him
So much of Il pet that the horse often shows
wonderful intelligence.
Gen D., during the civil war, had a
valuable horse of which he was very fond.
During the battle Of Gettysburg this horse
was wounded so severely that the General
was obliged to leave him upon the field
| to die, and substitute another animal in
stead Toward the close of the day the
General was himself wounded, and lay all
night among the dead on the battle field.
| When found next morning just alive, his
own faithful horse was lying beside him,
dead. Tn" aifectionate animal had revived
during the night, and had searched the bat
l., fol fNr I,,c Il
ms close to 3im as possible, had lain dowa
beside him to die.
1t is wonderful how much the horse trusts
in mau. Years ago, when the suspension
bridge at Niagara was being built Two friends
desired to cross it in buggie over the frail
structure The bridge was not nearly COM
| plctcd, but wagons passed to and from en-
! ploycd upon the work. The horse, which
was owned by one Of the gentlemen, stop.
ped on the edge of the bank, and could not
be induced to go forward. 1t doubtless
looked like perilous thing to him to at
tempt to cross to the other cliff. The gen
tleman descended from the carriage and
stroked and talked to the horse in hope Of
encouraging him. But with no effect
Finally it occurred 20 the horses owner to
cross the narrow bridge himself-which he
did, the horse Watching him closely. When
he returned and took hold OF the bit, the
horse walked forward without further hesi-
taton and crossed in safety.
MARRIED MANS INDICAroR.- Edison is
all very well in his way, says the Now York
! World, but the inventor that will be r.
mcmbercd when all others are forgotten is
Il party named Mickey, of Boston, who has
just rendered his fellow men an iucstimable
service in producing an apparatus called
the "Married Mans Indicator" or the pa
tent domestic Barometer" This ingenius
device is simply wonderfully sensitive ar.
rangcmcnt Of the ordinary barometer, which
infallibly detects the most minute altera.
tions in the atmospheric conditions. The
married man returning late from the al.
legged "lodge," or other locality contraband
of war, INDUCES iu no fearful spcculations
as tc his reception. He simply takes his
indicator from its case, and inserts its
projection, arranged for the purpose,
through the key-hole. Instantly the do.
nestle temperature within is recorded Ly the
dial If it marks S, F.--set fair S. A..
sleepy, he brings his propitatory box of
fried oysters well to the front, chews Glove
and enters boldly. Ii, however, the faith.
full little instrument reports S. B.-storm
brewing; or V. S. L.-very squally with
lightning, he dosen't loose any valuable
time in warfare, but hies him to the nearest
hotel and sends an "up all night with sick
friend note with some matinee tickets and
anew bonnet home in the morning. Truly,
if science Keeps on in this way, this world
will be quite comfortable place to live in
after a while