Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-05-14
TIE HOESEHOLD.
A bundle Of Good neceIpt.

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SPANISH EGGs.-Cook one cup Of rice 80
minutes in two quarts Of boiling water, to
which has been added one tablespoonful of
salt drain through a colander, and then add
one tablespoonful Of butter. Spread on
hot platter very lightly. Now on the rice
place six dropped eggs and serve.
CREAM SAUCE. tablespoonful Of but
ter one teaspoonful Of -four, one cup OF cold
milk, salt, pepper put butter in small sauce
pan, and, when hot, add -four, stir until per
fectly smooth, but do not let it brown then
add the milk gradually, stirring all the time /;
boil two minutes then add chicken and pep
per and salt to taste.
SoFT-Bo1LED EGGs.-I Place the eggs in
a warm saucepan and cover with boiling wa
ter let them stand where they will keep hot,
but not boil, for 10 minutes. This method
will cook both whites and yolks. II-Place
the eggs in boiling water and boil three min
utes and half. BY this method the white
of the egg is hardened so quickly that the
heat does not penetrate to the yolk until the
last minute, and consequently the white is
hard and the yolk hardly cooked enough
The first method is therefore the most health.
full
HABD-BomED EGGs. Put the eggs in hot
water to cover and boil 20 minutes. Ten
minutes will boil them hard, but they are not
so digestible as when boiled 20; 10 minutes
makes the yolk hard and soggy. 20 minutes
makes them light and mealy.
MUFFINs.-To one quart of milk add two
eggs well beaten. lump Of butter half the
size of an egg. and flour enough to make u
stiff batter. Stir in half pint of yeast Let
them stand until perfectly light and then
bake on griddle, in the rings made for the
purpose. These are merely strips Of tin
three-quarters Of an inch wide. made into
rings from two and one half to three inches
in diameter without bot,om-the ring being
simply placed on a grddle and the batter
poured in to fill it.
STRAWBERRY SHORT CAKE. Make "a crust
sufficient to cover the bottom Of two pie
dishes, rolled thin, Of the ingredients which
would make raised biscuits bake both at
once have two boxes or two quarts Of
strawberries thoroughly cleaused aud well
sweetened Rs soon rs the paste is baked
while hot, spread with good butter, cover with
half of the berries, spriukliug more sugar on
top cover with the other baked biscuit but
ter a. before, add the other half OF the Der
ries, with more sugar, and wrap well with a
clean towel, and cover with u blanket, to re
main to steam until cold.
ONE Lo,r or GRAHAM BREAD Thrr, table.
OF boiling water oue-fourth Of q CAKE Of com
pressed yeast. Mix with spoon. stiff. with
white flour cover and put it IN warm
place To rise over night this is in the sponge
in the morning add IA quarter Of a cupiul Of
milk, warmed by two tablespooufuls
Of boiling water. one-thrd Of teaspoouful
of salt. one-third Of cupful of molasses,
one-third of cupful of melted butter mix
with q spoon 10 stif batter with Graham
-four beat well butter bread pan. pour in
the mixture, and place in ii warm position TO
rise until nearly to the top Of the pan bake
one hour in moderate oven. When done.
roll il a clean towel with blanket outside,
until cold.
BEErsTEAE Pm Take cold roast beef cut
it into thin slices about al inch and half
long. Take raw potatoes. peel them, and cut
them into thin slices Have ready deep
dish, lay some Of the potatoes at the bottom.
then layer Of beef, and 30 ON till the dish j.
filed. Season it as you would chicken pie,
fill it with boiling water. cover it with "A crust
and bake it.
SroNGE CAKE-Take five fresh eggs. til cir
weight in pulverzed sugar the weight OF
three in flour Beat yolks and sugar to a
creamy paste, whip whites 10 a stiff froth.
and add to yolks and sugar. Sifi in the flour
gradually, add teaspoouful Of havoring
extract, and stir only just enough to mix
well, pour Immediately into pans lined with
buttered paper. Sprinkle over little pull
verified sugar, and bake il quick oven for
20 or 30 minutes.
SPoSGE CAKE RoIL.-This cake il very eA-
~ to make, and there il 10 such thing as
failure" in making it if the directions are
carefully observed. The eggs are not beaten
separately, and the quicker the cake is put
together the better it will be Two teacup-
fuls of coffee A sugar. two heaping teacup-
fuls of sifted flour, two hoaping ieaspoonfuls
baking powder into this break six eggs, beat
all well together, bake in a quick oven to a
| light brown. When done turn out on a
moiding- board and spread quickly with jelly
and roll carefully. Wrap each roll i'll a clean
napkin can be used for the table immediate.