The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-05-06
HOUSEHOLD HELPS.
[From the Household. ]

spoonfuls of sugar, little salt and q
well-beaten egg in one-half pint of milk.
In this mixture dip slices of bread and
fry them on buttered griddle until they
are light brown On each side.
MoLAssEs CAKE.-One cup of molasses,
three eggs, two tablespoonful of cold
butter, two teaspoonfuls of soda in hall
a cup of boiling water; salt and spice, Of
each one teaspoonful. Stir very thin
and bake quickly.
COOKIES, One and half cups Of
white sugar, four eggs, one cup of lard,
half cup of butter, three tablespoonful
Of water, one teaspoonful Of soda, hall
grated nutmeg: roll thin; dust over with
sugar and roll down lightly. Bake il
quickly.
DIXIE BIsoUrTs. Three pints of flour,
two eggs, two tablespoonfuls of lard, one
small cup Of yeast, one cup Of milk;
mix at II o'clock. roll out at o'clock
and cut with two sizes of cutters, put
ting the smaller one on top; let rise until
supper. Bake twenty minutes.
LEMON PrE.-For each pie take the
yolks of three eggs, one cup Of sugar, a
tablespoonful of butter; CRATE the rind
and press out the juice of one lemon,
half cup Of cold water, two spoonfuls
of -four. a pinch of salt: reserve the
whites of the eggs for the top; mix tw q
spoonfuls of white sugar with them.
CUsTARD PE.-Line deep plate with
pie crust and fill with custard made Of
one pint of milk, three eggs, three table
spoonfuls of white sugar and pinch Of
salt; flavor with nutmeg; bake until firm
In the center, this you can tell by insert.
ing the handle OF teaspoon; do not lei
the oven get hot enough to boil it.
GARBAGE SALAD.-One quart of very
finely chopped cabbage, two-thirds cup
of sour cream, two well beaten eggs; sea-
SOL to taste with sugar, salt, pepper and
mustard. If you have no celery. to chop
with your cabbage, put in tablespoon
full of celery seed. Add little vinegar.
This is very fine, will keep well several
days and is excellent for picnics.
CHOCOLATE, No. 2.-Scrape the choco-
late off fine, mix it smooth with water.
If liked very rich make entirely with
milk, if not, half water. Boil water and
milk together; then stir in the chocolate
which has been previously mixed with
water, and continue stirring till it boils;
then sweeten to your taste and take up
A tablespoonful of chocolate to pint Of
milk or water is about the right proper
ton.
STARCH. Very fine) Two table
spoonfuls of starch wet in cold water;
add one teaspoonful each of gum arabic,
white wax, and fine salt; pour on one
quart of boiling water; boil ten minutes,
then strain; add two more tablespoon
fuls of starch wet in cold water to the
strained starch. If any is left over it
can kept for next time; it will be good
though thin as water. If a polishing
iron is used after the usual ironing the
clothes will look like new.
WHITE SPONGE CAKE.-Place a clean
seive over an earthen bowl, and measure
into the seive one cup of powdered sugar;
half cup of -four, half cup of corn
starch, one teaspoonful of Royal baking
powder; run them through together;
have ready the whites OF eight eggs
beaten to stiff froth; add one teaspoon
full of rose extract; mix thoroughly snd
bake in square tins about two inches
deep, in quick oven Serve it out in
small squares.
To MAKE CHOCOLATE. three
even tablespoonfuls of Bakers chocolate,
grated; for convenience put in bowl OF
dish holding over quart; then add two
tablespoonful of white granulated sugar,
mix the chocolate and sugar thoroughly;
then add ope tablespoonful of boiling
water; be sure and have the water boil
ing; stir until smooth; then boil one pint
of milk and one pint of water together,
when it really boils pour it gradually
over the chocolate mixture, stirring all
the time. The chocolate is now ready
for use.
OMELET. First, have fresh eggs, not
omelet eggs Gin restaurants all eggs that
will not in any way do to boil, are put
aside for omelets), break the eggs in q
bowl, and to every egg add table
spoonful of milk and whip the whole as
thoroughly as you would for sponge
cake. The omelet pan must be so hot
that butter will melt almost bro wn in it,
but not quite. Then run the whipped
eggs AID milk into the pan and put il
directly over the fire. Take thin
bladed knife and run it carefully under
the bottom of the omelet 80 as to let that
. which is cooked get above. If the fire is
right the whole mass will swell and puff
and cook in about one minute. Watch
carefully that it does not burn. Tt is not
necessary to wait till the whole mass ie
solid, as its own heat will cook it after il
has left the pan, brit begin at one side
and carefully roll the edge over and
over till it is all rolled up, then let il
stand moment to brown. Turn out on
hot plate and serve Immediately.
The Negro Philosopher.
President Lincoln once met with ne
gro on the deck of steamboat, who IL
Illustrated the lines:
ss He that fights and runs away
" Will live to fight another day.
The President, finding the negro had
served in a regiment that suffered Sc
verely at the battle of Fort Donelson,
asked if he was in the fight.
3. The colored man owned he had had O
little taste of it, and then the following
colloquy ensued: "Stood your ground,
did your"
"No, So, / runs |"
Run at the first fire 2"
eyes, sa, and would ha' run soona
had / knowed it comm"
6 If our soldiers were all like You
traitors might have broken up the Gov
eminent without resistance.
Yes, sa; dar would hab been no help
for it. I wouldn't put my life in de scale
'gainst any Gobernment dat ever exist
ed, for no Government could make up
de loss"
"Do you think your company would
have missed you if you had been killed.
Maybe not, sa; dead white man
amt much to these sogers, let alone a
dead nigga; but I'd ha' missed myself,
and dat was de pint wild me |"
Mr.. Planche's Irish coachman took
much the same view of things; when a
traveller, seeing him fold an extraordi-
nary comforter round his neck, remarked
that he took very good care of himself,
Pat replied
To be sure do, sir. What's all the
world to a man when his wife's WILDLY. .
SINGLE cream Is cream that has stood
on the milk twelve hours. It is the best
Gov Boz N II