The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-01-23
HOUSEHOLD RECIPES.


HOUSEHOLD RECIPES.
A NICE BEEF SoUP.-Gct a shin bone,
(callcd soup bone, have it well broken up,
put it on to cook early in the morning, COW
crng it with water, boil it down half, add
handful of cabbage shaved fine, two po-
tatocs cut fine, half small onion, two or
three tomatoes, a handful Of rice or barley,
salt to taste !; boil an hour more, and if it is
for family dinner, take the meat out from
the soup into a pan, let it stand till cool
enough to swim off the grease, put it back
in the kettle, heat and serve portion of the
sediment in each dish.
CURING BEEF.-To every one hundred
pounds of beef, take eight pounds salt, (if
for winter use, seven pounds,) two ounces
saltpctrc, two and ouc.half pounds brown
sugar, two ounces soda, two ounces cayenne
pepper, six gallons water. First dissolve
the salt in part Of the water, skimnling it
well then add the Other ingredients except
the saltpetre, set it off to cool, then put the
remainder OF the water INTO n clean wash
boiler, and add the saltpctrc. When it
comes to boil, immcrse each piece Of beef
in the boiling water, holding it with cary
ing fork let it remain few seconds until
it looks little white when flushed add
the water containing the saltpctrc to the
other brine, let meat and brine cool, pack
in barrel, pour on the brine, lay tho b~r
rc-hcad on the meat, and over it large
stone to hold it down. Molasses barrels are
best.
LEG OF MUTToN.-A leg Of six pounds
will require about enc aud one-half or two
hours to roast. Remove carefully all stray
hairs, wash ia strong vinegar, place in a
pan, salt well, add cup Of hot water, put
into hot oven, baste often /; make gravy
of the drippings. Serve with baked pota-
toes aud boiled onions.
LAMB OR VEAL CUTLETs.-Wcti in bca.
ten cgg, roll in bread crumbs, ard fry in
butter. Cook veal in the same way. Both
need to he thoroughly cooked.
RoLLs.-Take piece of bread dough a
little larger than a pint cup, and knead into
it one or two tablespoons of butter, roll out
and spread with butter roll up and cut off
pieces the size you wish, roll thin in the
hand and place in the pan, let rise, and
bake. The crust will be nicer if they are
rubbed with butter before baking.
SODA BIscUIrs.-Tws quarts -four, one
teaspoon Of soda pass through sieve to
thoroughly mix Add one cup of lard or
half cup butter and half cut of oil from
fowls, little salt, sour milk enough to make
soft dough; it the milk is rc,y sour add
sweet milk until it is about right Sour
cream may be used instead Of sour milk and
shortening.
BUcKwHEAT CAKEs.-Onc cup yeast,
three or four cups warm milk, teaspoon salt;
make quite thick batter, and set where it
will keep warm If sour, add onc-fourth
teaspoon Of soda. In the absence of milk.
or if the -four is poor, boil and mash two or
three mcdium.sizcd potatoes and add them;
it causes the cakes to brown, and improves
their flavor. A tablespoonful of moasses
Is sometimes used.
WmEATEN GEMs-Ouc egg. one cup
sweet milk, three cups flour, one even table
spoon butter or two of cream, two teaspoons
baking powders; bake in gem pans in hot
oven, filling tho pan onc.third full. Have
pans hot and well buttered when the batter
isput in. Water may be used in the place
of milk, and the egg may be omitted -
Very good.
GRAHAM BREAD-One cup bread
sponge, one pint warm milk and water one
quart graham fur, one pint wheat, two.
thirds teacup moasscs, (less will do,) soda,
sizo Of a pca dissolve in the moasscs, four
tablespoons sugar. half teaspoon salt make
a thick batter, put into a well buttcrcd bread
pan, lot it rise all it will and bake Good
Corn MEAL PuFFETs.-Fou Guns corn
meal one cup wheat flour, one egg, butter
size OF a walnut, onc.half teaspoon salt.
three teaspoons baking powder mix with
.'"A 60 = l.; THU batter, bake in gem
pans or brcad'pans IN quick ovea. & Ia.
blespoon OF sugar or molasses may be
added
Pumpkin PIE.-Cut yellow. s,lid
sweet pumpkin into quarters, remove the
seeds, and bake. 1t is swccter and driver
than when stewed. When very soft, peel off
the crust scrape out the meat, and rub
through colander to every quart of pump.
KIN put quart Of rich milk and cup Of
sweet cream, two tablespoons of molasscs,
sugar 10 taste, teaspoon ci salt one of
cinnamon, onc.half Of nutmc., two tea.
spoons ginger, yolks of three eggs well bca.
ten; Stir thoroughly that 10 urnvs may be