Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-04-09
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PUDDING SAUCE. For a good
or easily made pudding sauce take
one tablespoonful of butter, two
toh'csroNrfrl If four twn-thirds
OF a cup OF sugar; pour hot water
over these, stir well and boil I'M
til thick; flavor lemon or with
nutmeg and teaspooful Of vine
gar.
SNOW PUDDING. Soak one. half
paper of gelatine in just enough
water to cover il add one pint of
boiling water, two cups of sugar,
and juice of lemon strain it af.
ter ii is thoroughly cooled, so it
commenced to thicken add the
beaten whites of three eggs; beat
altogether uatil creamy, then turn
into mold. The same is made
with pint Of milk and the yolks
of three eggs, sugar TO taste; and
flavor; this makes a thick Gus
tard.
RAIL ROAD CAKE (Eme).--
Cream, two large tablespoonsful
of butter, free from salt, with two
cupsful of sand sugar; when
hight, add one cupful of new
milk and the yolks of three eggs
INTO three cupsful of sif;ed -four
rub thoroughly teaspoopful of
cream of tartar; dissolve in
small quantity OF water, half a
teaspooniul of soda, and add to
the better; beat the whites Of the
eggs until light, add to the cake,
alternating with the flour. Bake
in pans as for jelly Cake.
CHOCOLATE ICING FOR THE
CAKE.-Have deep tin plate or
shallow.pan. perfectly clean put
into it two ounces Of bakers choc-
late. not grated or broken up, and
set in the stove, where it will melt
gradually, but not scorch, When
melted stir I'm three tablespoonful
ofmilk and one of water mix all
we'll together, and add one scant
teacupful Of sugar. Boil about
five Minutes, and while hot, and
when the cakes are nearly cold,
spread some evenly over the sur
face Of one Of the cakes; put a Sec
ond one on top, alternating the
the mixture and cakes then COW
er top and sides, and set in warm
oven to harden.
MEATLEss TOMATO SOUP. One
quart tomatoes, one OF water stew
till soft, add quart OF boiling milk,
salt, butter, and pepper to taste,
with little rolled cracker boil
few minutes and serve.
SIMPLE MODE OF TOUGH GNING
GLASS "A Leipsic jornal gives
method which it asserts will pre-
vent lamp chitnneys from crack
ing. The treatm 9nt will not only
render lamp chimneys, tumblers,
and like articles more durable, but
may be applied with advantage to
crockery, stoneware, porcelain,
etc. The chimneys, tumblers, etc.,
are put into pot filed with cold
water, to which some common ia
Die salt has been added. The wa
ter is well boiled over a fire, and
then allowed.to cool slowly. When
the articles are taken out and
washed, they will be found to re-
sist afierward any sudden changes
of Temperature.
SCRATCHES OR CRACKED HEELS
IN HORsEs.-A Canadian cores
pOndent gives the following sim
pie remedy for scratches in horses:
''Having tried many lotions, ETC.,
only to obtain temporary relief for
my horse, L concluded to try a
mixture of -four of sulphur and
glycerine, which | mixed into a
paste, using sufficient glycerine to
give ii glossy appearance, and
the results obtained in a short
time were truly wonderful. APP
ply this paste at night, and in the
morning before going out | apply
plain glycerine."
Add little wood ashes TO the
flower pot of favorites, and see
how quickly it will nourish and
improve the growth.
To protect young chickens from
rats at night put them and the
mother into a four-bsrrel. Rats
will rarely take the risks then in
volved to get at them. But if very
troublesome and dangerous, swing
the barrel to beam overhead by
wire across the mouth.
For killing lice on cattle or
horses take sassafras roots, boil
them to a strong tea take some
old cloth and wash the animal 80
as to wet the hair and hide thor
oughly, and that will destroy the
lice.
A cow with three rings on horn
is six years old with four is sew