The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-15
THE HOUSEHOLD,

THE HOUSEHOLD.
BEErsTEAK.-The porterhouse and
tenderloin steaks arc best. OF course
there Is great differ enco In the out of
these steaks. For a cheap steak, a good
cut of what is oallod chuck-steak is
best. 1t has moro flavor and juice, and
Is more tendor than the round steak,
costing the same price. Have the
choice steaks cut three-quarters of an
inch thick at least, grease the gridiron
weil, put on the steak, salted, over a
hot, clear fire. watch it constantly,
turning 1t whenever it gets little
brown, DO not stick the FORK into the
where 1t will do the least harm by lot
ting out the juice. 1t should bo quite
rare Or pink In the centre, though not
rd,o. When cooked enough, put 1t on
hot platter, sprinkle over plenty of
salt and pepper, spread ovor the ton
some sweet butter, set the platter in
| the oven fow moments to let tho but
ter soak little into the steak, then
serve Immediately.
CHICKEN SAurE.-Sinxe, draw and
cut TWO tender chickens In quarters :;
| crack the main bones, nutten slightly.
ana put in Il saUtoir with four ounces
or melted butter, salt and pepper;
| cover, put on Il brisk fire, and fry
slightly brown on both sides drain
most OF the butter Off, besprinkie with
half III ounce OF siiteu flour, mingle
well, moisten with Il pint of sweet
cream, stir the sautoir to dilute the
flour, cover, and boil ten minutes; dish
| up the chicken, add two pats eff butter
and tho juice of half lemon to the
sauce. mngle well, pour over tho
chicken, besprinkloS with chopped
parsley and serve.
LEMON PIEs.-Beat four cgvs very
| light, add to them, gradually, quarter
of Il pound of fine sugar, whisk these
together for few minutes, strewing
lightly IN one ounce OF corn starch
flour; then stir in by degrees three
ounces Of melted butter: beat the
whole well together, and stir in the
Juice and grated yellow rind of ono
large lemon Line your pie dish with
a good pun paste rolled thin, fill them
two thirds full Of the mixture, and bake
for twenty minutes in moderate
oven.
SNOWFALL PUDDINa.-Boilo one quart
OF riot, milk, and then thicken it with
w..
Boat up the yolks Of four eggs with
three tablespoenfuls Of white sugar.
Then pour tho milk slowly into the
eggs and sugar, stirring all tho time,
Four this custard into II pudding dish
and brown 1t slightly. Beat up the
whites to stiff frolh. adding four ta-
Dlespooniuls Of sugar, and 6averinx
with lomon. Drop 1t on tho custard
(when browned) in the form Of balls as
large as an egg. Set it back in tho
stove to brown little.
CoCoANUr DRors. --Take equal
weights OF coeoannt grated aud white
sugar: care must be taken not to crate
any Of tho brown part Of the nut.
Beat the whites Of eggs to = stin' froth
there should be just enough to mois-
ten the sugar and cocoanut, so that they
will be quite stif'. Drop tho mixture
on to buttered plates. Make the drops
the size Of cent, and several inches
apart, and bake thoa, In moderate
oven.
LEMON PUFFs.-Beat and sift a pound
and quarter OF loafsugar and mix
with 1t the peel of tN O lemons grated;
whisk the whites Of three eggs to a
firm froth, add 1t gradually to the SUI
gar and lemon, and beat it all together
for one hour. Make 1t up into any
shape you please, place the puffs on
oiled paper Oh tin, put them in a
moderate oven and bake six or eight
minutes.
DELICATE CAKE.-Take half n pound
OF butter, one ponnd Of sugar, one
pound Of flour, half 4 pint Of sweet
milk or water, four eggs. Beat the
butter and sugar to a cream, then add
tho beaten eggs, then the milk or wa
ter, then the flour; mix thoroughly and
put the battor into your pan; sift fine
sugar over the top and bake Immediate
ly In moderate oven.
VINEGAR FROM HoNEY.--Dissolye
honey In water, in the proportion of
iour pounds to gallon, and expose
the mixture to the greatest heat Of tho
sun, without closing wholly the bung-
hole OF the cask, which must be merely
covered with coarse linen, to prevent
the admission Of Insects. In about six
weeks tho liquor becomes acid, and
changes to very strong vinegar, of
excellent quality.
How TO MIX Mustard is
a wholesome condlmcnt If rightly pre-
pared, and ia relished with cold meats
and salads. If prepared with cream It
can DO very smoothly rnlxod, and lit
tle salt can be stirred with It.
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CAUSE AND EFFEcT,-rhe main cause
OF nervousness Is indigestioE, and that
Is caused by weakness of tho stomach.
No one can have sound nerves and good
health without using Hop Bitters to
strengthen the stomach, purify the
blood, and keep the liver and kidneys
active, to carry off all the poisonous
and waste matter Of tho system. See
other column.
" makes n person feel sud to hear
crying baby, suffering probably from
some slight pain, which could be easily
relieved BY the uso Of DR.. Bulbs BABY