The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-03-04

be made as comfortable as possible, and
that all their domestic arrangements
may be neat and elegant, and at the
same time, economical"
APPLE CUsTARD PIE.-Scald the milk
and let it cool. Crate some sweet ap-
Piles. Leave two-thirds of cupful of
powdered sugar, four well beaten eggs,
one cupful of milk, one-fourth of nut
meg. Line an earthen pie dish with q
rich crust and let it bake. Then fill
with the custard and let it bake for half
an hour. To be eaten cold.
Potato SALAD.-Take your potatoes,
not too large ones, and boil them !;
potatoes that are mealy are not good I;
when cold, cut in slices and pour the oil
on them, and let them stand awhile ;
slice a third of an onion as fine as pos
sible, and mix with the potatoes; add
vinegar to taste; salt and pepper; the
| addition of a Dutch herring makes a
herring salad.
BOsToN BROWN BREAD.-Two cups
meal, one cup of New Orleans molas-
ses, three cups Of milk, on teaspoonful
of soda, two teaspoonfuls of cream tar
tar (sour milk is best. and if it is used
you need no cream of tartar.) Steam
| five hours and bake half an hour.
Keep closely covered while steaming and
the water boiling all the time. This
makes loaf large enough for ten
persons.
| THE spirit of his intentions is best
seen coupled with another observation
let fall in a philosophical treatise: "I
always fancy that teaching industrious
people economy, and giving them taste
for the improvement Of all those useful
contrivances and rational enioyments
within their reach, is something like
showing them how, without toll OF
trouble, and with good conscience
they may obtain all those advantages
which wealth can command, together
with many other very sweet enjoyment'
which money cannot buy"
RAISED Brown GRAHAM
-four fresh from the mill in small guam
titles, as it soon moulds. Make you
sponge the night before, the same as fol
white bread, using white -four; in th'
morning divide it, using for ths brown
one teaspoonful of salt and scant cup
full of sugar; use just enough Graham
-four to get it together nicely, and NJ
more; when light make into small loave
and have pie-pans well buttered; greas
the top of the bread by putting it OF
the ran first, then turn The sides unde
good and keep in a warm mot hot
place when light bake. l bake twice
week, white and brown at the same time
from the same sponge, and make it
point always to have good bread.
PERHAPS the greatest Accomplishment
American families are learning is th
art of living with neatness, eleganc
and economy, decent and honorab!
trio. AS for its del elightfulness ask an
housekeeper, married or single, VIII
have the American Inheritance of cley
erness and taste to their fortunes, if an
social success or excitement, polishe
pursuit is more engrossing than tn
study of means and ends, of devisin
the home sittiDg-room and window gal
, den, the new ventilators, or the me-
style of dinners, of ordering limited in
GENES till they admit all the essentia
, pleasures of good breeding and refine
, ment. 1t is study just be eginning, an
capable of such improvement as yet t
bring all the social graces and comfort
of fortuge within reach of families G
small means.