Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-01-28
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MoLAssEs FOUND CAKE,

NoLAe6ES FOUND CAKE.
-Four eggs, four cups hour, two cups
nice molasses, n cup butter, one cup
cream, two tablespoonfuls ofsoda. Fruit
to taste.
GINGER DROPS.
One-half cup of butter, one cup of
molaaes, one cup IT sugar, enc cup Of cold
water, one heaping spoonful of soda, gin.
ger and sslt to taste. Sufficient -four to
make q batter. Drop in tins and bake
in quick oven.
FOR THE SICK.
Cut . small fowl into small pieces, and
put over the fire with three pints of
cold water, four ounces of Cey1on moss
(bought 1t . drug store), and half . tea
spoon of salt. Boil an hour and strain
into cups or jelly molds.
GRAVY FOB poTATona.
Put . spoonful or more of butter, &C.
cordiDg to the quantity of potatoes you
have, into . frying pan and set over the
fire until brown, being careful not to
scorch it. Mix q spoonful of flower in q
cup of thin sweet cream, or milk If one
has no cream-pour into the Drowned
butter, boil up, season with pepper and q
little salt If necessary, and turn over the
boiled potatoes.
ePICED APPLES.
Eight pounds of apples, pared and
quartered; four pounds of sugar, one
quart of vinegar, n ounce of thick
cinnamon, one-half ounce of cloves; boil
the vinegar, sugar and spice together;
put in the apples while boiling, and let
them remain until tender (about twenty
m~inutes); then put the apples in . jan;
boil down the syrup until thick and
pour over them.
FRIED OYSTERS.
Take from the liquor and dry them on
q clean napkin. Beat up the yolks of
eggs with thick sweet cream, one yolk
to two ~tesspoonfuls of cream. Rub to.
gether some grated bread crumbs or
crackers, q little salt and pepper. Have
hot in q skillet q small quantity of
melted butter; dip each oyster in the
beaten yolk and cream then roll it in
the crumbs, coaxiug them to adhere to
1t. Drop into the skillet and fry a nice
brown; if done quickly they will be
crisp and light. Never pour over them
the melted butter that may remain.
LIQUID GLUE.
Take 30 parts Of the best white tran.
sparent glue and break it into small
pieces and pour on just enough distilled
or pure rain water to cover it Tor 81
parts) and let it stand until the pieces
become soft; if any project above the
surface push them under. The mass Il
then melted over q fire bath, and nitric
acid added very slowly until about 90
parts are added, stirring constantly. II
the acid is weak the mass may gelantinize
ON cooling, in which case add q little
more acid. But too much acid will
make it thin and weak. A glass vessel
is of course necessary.
BOLOGNA SAUSAGE.
Six pounds of lean pork, three pounds
of beef, two pounds of beef suet, four
ounces of salt, six tablespoons of black
pepper, two tablespoons Of cayenne pep
per, two teaspoons of powdered cloves,
one of allspice, and one minced onion.
Chop or grind the meat, and mix well
the seasoning through it. Pack in beet
skins ~ you do those of pork, tie both
ends tightly and lay them in strong
brine. Let them remain one week, then
change them into q new brine. Let
them remain another week, frequently
turning them. Then take them out,
wipe them and send them to be smoked
when SMOKED well rub the surface with
sweet oil, or butter, and hang them in q