Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-03-12
Miseellaneous.
HOUSEKEEPING.
SOME NEW RECIPES.

MAKING CorrEE-Grind moderately
| fine a large cup of coffee break into it
one egg with she'll mix we'll adding Just
enough cold water to thoroughly wet the
grounds; upon this pour one pint of boil,
ing water. let it boil slowly for ten TO fif-
teen minutes. and then stand three minutes
to settle; pc ur through a fine wire sieve
into coffee pot. which should first be
rinsed with hot water. This will make
enough tor four persons. Coffee should
be served as made. At table first rinse
the cup with hot water. put in the sugar.
then fill half full of hot milk. add your
coffee, and You have delicious beverage
which will he revelation to many poor
mortals who have an indistinct remcm-
brance of, and an intense longing tor an
ideal cup of coffee. If you have cream.
so much the better, and in that case boil
ing water can be put in the cup 10 make
up for the space occupied by the milk
A DAINTY ACCoMrIISIIMENT.-D YOU
know that the art of cutting bread evenly
and smoothly is real accomplishment
Bread which is roughly cut of VARYING
thickness. Jagged at the edge and uninvit-
ing to the eve, is too often allowed on
otherwise Widespread tables. Our food
SIoulu Dc dttTdttiNcIN StINtt It's Wtll Is
nicely prepared.
GINGER SNArS.@Oue cup of sugar, one
of molasses, one of butter. two-thirds ia
ble-spoonful of soda. Put all into a pan,
and heat until thoroughly mixed; cool,
and add two well beaten eggs, two table
spoonfuls of ginger and flour; mix rather
hard, roll thin, and bake quick.
SOFT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES cup OF mo-
t,ll 10, ,c,,1
thirds cup water, scant tablespoonful
soda, two tablespooniuls ginger, one large
spoonful butter. Thcken to the consis-
tency of Jelly cake.
BAKERS GINGER CANES One pint
best Orleans molasses, one cup sour milk,
one heaping tablespoonful soda. one table,
spoonful of melted butter, two OF lard,
melted and mixed together. two table
spoonfuls of ginger. flour enough to form
a stiff dough. Roll thin. and bake in a
quick oven. Five dozen cakes have been
made with this quantity. They are ex-
cellent
OUNCE JELLY.-To four pints ofquince
syrup, add three of sugar. First put the
syrup over a hot fire let boil. and skim
well add sugar, and boil twenty minutes
very fast. This is tried recipe. You
can mOld your Jelly without even testing
it, and have excellent jelly. Use coffee
sugar.
Fox THE HANDS. Ds.-Concentrated I've
mixed with flour and water will scatter
felons. Carbolic acid will remove the
worst warts; apply with straw on the
wart only Mutton tallow is very healing
and good for chapped hands.
HoMINY.-Boil tcacupful of hominy
IN about a pint of milk; put it into pie
dish till Geld. Cut 1t into small square
pieces, which place in II glass dish, with
"a layer of apricot jam between, and throw
over il Devonshire or ordinary cream.
TArIoCA PUDprNG.-Cup of tapioca
soaked over night in water; drain and
rub fine to which add qt. milk, and boil
ten minutes then add one and a halt cups
of sugar, beaten with the yolks of 6 eggs
with little salt; after which let it boil
three minutes. stirring all the time fla
vor with vanilla. When cool cover it
with the beaten whites of & eggs and
half cup of sugar. Set it in the oven I'M
til a light brown. To be eaten cold
This pudding, it properly made. is fit for
king.