Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-07-14
DOMESTIC MATTERS.
ALMOND cAxR.

N6@SGND SAA -
One cup butter, two cups sugar, three
cups -four, one-haH cup milk, one tea
spoonful cream Of tartar, one-haH tea
spoonful soda, -four with almond and
put almonds on top.
CoFYHR CAKES.
One cup butter, one-half cup sugar,
one cup molasses, one ~teaspoonful saler-
atus dissolved in o cup Of strong coffee,
one nutmeg, q teaspoonful cloves, one
cinnamon, Ave cups Of -four, and one cup
raisins chopped.
RYE CAKES.
Four eggs and a pint of milk, one tea
spoonful molasses, one teaspoonful full
cream Of tartar, one-haH teaspoonful Of
saleratus. Stir in rye meal enough to
make a thick batter. Beat the yolks and
whites Of eggs separately.
BUNS.
One cupof milk, one cup OF sugar, one
cup of yeast, -four to make a batter.
Let it rise over night, then add one-half
cup Of melted butter, a cup of sugar,
-four to knead it, and let it rise again,
then roll and cut into cakes, and let it
rise again.
TO MAKE JAPANESE CEMENT.
Mix the best powdered rice with a lit
tie cold water; then gradually add boil
ing water till q proper consistency is &C
quired, being careful to keep it well
stirred all the time, lastly, it must be
boiled for one minute in a clean sauce
pan. This paste is beautifully white,
almost transparent, and we'll adapted for
fancy nornor worH pr cA1op k1,rn rou,rsr-
ing q strong and cOlOrless cement.
RAaoUT OF BEEF.
One and Q half pounds Of beef, either
round or neck; cut the meat in pieces
two inches square, brown it in butter o,
drippings enough to keep it from burn
ing; add a tablespoonful of Hour, and
when the -four is brown the meat must
be covered with boiling water; then sea-
son with pepper and salt. Let it cook
slowly until tender. The water is to he
replenished as it boils away.
e ENGLAND ELECTION CAKE.
A very old receipt: Three pounds Of
Hour, n and three-fourths pounds OF
butter, one-half pound of lard, and q
half-pOund Of ~raisins, four nutmegs, a
teaspoonful Of cinnamon, three eggs, six
~teaspoonfuls of soda, two quarts Of milk,
one pound of c~urrants; beat sugar, -four,
and butter together and the fruit with
the milk and spices; beat the soda and
cream tartar together iu the milk until it
foams.
sCALLoPED TOMATOES.
Peel the tomatoes, cut slices ~one-fourth
of an inch thick; pack in q pudding-dish,
J in alternate layers, the former made Of
bread-crumbs, butter, salt, pepper, and
a little white sugar, spread thickly or
each layer of tomatoes; and when the
dish is nearly full, put tomatoes upper.
most, a good bit Of butter on each slice.
Dust with pepper and a little sugar,
Strew with dry bread crumbs, and bake
covered half an hour. Remove the Lie
then, and bake.
COCOANUT CAKE.
One cup Of sugar, one cup -four, hal
teaspoon cream tartar, one-fourth tea.
spoon soda, one tablespoon boiling
water, three eggs. Beat the yolks of the
eggs, stir IN the sugar, then the whites
Of the eggs, beaten to a stiff froth; ther
the -four, with the cream of tartar mixeG
through it, then the soda, dissolved il
boiling water. Bake in three or foul
cakes in a pretty quick oven. Make an
icing Of the whites of two eggs and 81,
heaping tablespoons Of powdered sugar
spread the icing on n cake, then 6
layer Of cocoanut then icing, then
another cake, etc. If you use prepared
cocoanut, you must moisten with mill
before using.