The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-05-06

bread crumbs; sugar and favoring to
the taste. The above makes two pies.
No top crust.
LEMON PIE.-Four crackers rolled
hne, one cup of sugar, one cup of cold
water; one teaspoonful of tartaric acid,
two teaspoonfuls Of extract of Lemon,
three eggs beaten to a stiff froth; re-
serve the whites of two for them.
CREAM TARTAR CAKE.-One teacup
of butter, two and half cups of sugar,
two OF milk, three teaspoonfuls of cream
tartar, two of soda, one egg, nutmeg,
fruit if you please. This makes tive
loaves and is extremely good. Try it.
TAPIoCA PUDD1NG.-Wash the ta-
pioca and let it steep for five or six
hours, changing the water. Then SIM
mer it in the last water until it is clear;
season with sugar, etc. Put it in mold
to CONCEAL, and when cold turn it out
on dish.
SALAD DREss1NG-Four eggs well
beaten one-half cup vinegar, stirred over
fire until as thick as soft custard. When
cool add one-half tea cup of sweet oil,
one teaspoonful of mixed custard, one
teaspoonful of sugar (if iked), the juice
of one lemon and cayenne pepper to the
taste. This is enough for chicken salad
for ten persons.
QUEEN PUDDINGs--Beat four eggs
separately; take one pint of light bread
or biscuit crumbs, soaked in one quart
of milk; one cup of sugar, butter the
size of an egg, and grated rind of
lemon. Bake slowly, then beat the
whites, which you saved, with cup of
sugar; spread jelly on the pudding
when nearly done, and then put the
whites on the top and brown lightly.
1t is delicious pudding.
SOFT BUTTER.-When I get caught
with soft butter, use three times the
ustial amount of salt, and set the butter
away in a cold place, until the next
morning. Then ! work little in the
tray, and keep it as cold as possible,
repeat this three or four mornings, and
the salt is found to have done its work,
the butter coming out all right.
UNION CAKE.-Two cups sugar, one
half cup butter, three-fourths cut of
sweet milk, three cups -four, whites OF
six eggs, ore-half teaspooIful soda and
one teaspoonful cream of tartar. Gus
tard for the layers-One pint milk, one
Ealf cup of sugar, two eggs, two table
spOOnfuls corn starch; boil until like
thick cream and spread between the
layers when cool. Flavor to the taste.
CURE FOR CANCER. - Mrs. Mary
Sands, Of Leavenworth, claims to have
been cured OF cancer by the constant
application of bruised garlic and salt,
in the proportion of one pound of the
former to one-half pound of the latter.
1t is stated that by the application of a
fresh poultice four or five times day
the eancerous substance soon showed q
dark color under the skin, and was
pulled out, even to the EXTREMIST roots.
VIENNA CREAM CAKE.-Four eggs
one cup of sugar, one cup of flour, one
tablespoonful of melted butter, three
teaspoonfuls of baking powder. one tea
spoonful lemon. Bake in jelly tins.
For the cream, take one cup OF thick
sour cream, one cup of sugar, one-half
cup of hickory nut meats, rolled fine.
Stir all together and put on the stove
and boil for five minutes; spread be-
tween the layers.
ORANGE CAKE.-Whites of six eggs
beaten to a light froth, two cups of
sugar, three fourths of cup of butter
butter and sugar beaten to cream,
one cup of sweet milk, three-fourths of
tablespoonful of soda, one of cream of
tartar, two cups of -four, threefourths
of a cup OF corn starch. Make frost
ing, and take one grated orange and the
Juice of two, one cup of sugar, and
spread between the layers.
CREAM PUFFs.-Melt one-half cup
butter in one cup of hot water, and while
boiling beat in one cup of -four, then
take from the fire and cool. When
quite cold stir in three eggs, one at a
time, without beating them. Drop on
tins in small spoonfuis, and bake in a
moderate oven. Custard for filling the
above-One and one half cups of milk,
two eggs, four tablespoonfuls of -four,
sugar to the taste, flavor with vanilla,
and boil the same as custard. When
cold open the pHffs and fill with the
cream. Bake the p,,fs thirty-fve
minutes.