Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-16
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BIscuIT.-A half of a small yeast-cake
and one pint Of water to make sponge,
TO which add pint of milk, one cup OF
butter and lard, two tablespoonfuls OF
sugar, and large spoonful of salt
WHITE SAuCE.--To teacup ofdrawn
! butter add a cup of milk, in which a
. few shallots and celery head have been
boiled and strained out, and some chop
ped parsley. This sauce is for fish.
TOMATO ToAST.-Take one dozen
large ripe tomatoes, pare and slice
them; put In stewpan over a moder-
ate fire. Add pepper and salt to taste.
Toast two slices of bread, butter the
toast and lay it in the bottom of deep
dish, and pour the tomatoes over it,
LEMON CAKE.-Beat together one cup
of butter and three cups ofwhite sugar;
add five eggs, the whites and yolks
beaten separately. Then add the Juice
and grated rind Of a lemon, a cup of
milk with teaspoon of soda stirred
into it baking powder is good) and
four cups of sifted -four; bake in hot
but steady oven.
RusK.-Two eggs one cup of sugar,
half-cup butter, half-pint of milk, one
third cup Of yeast Beat the eggs and
sugar together, and mix soft with lit
tie -four. Let them stand over night and
in the morning mix again. When light,
make into biscuit, let them rise again,
then bake. When taken from the
oven, brush the top with milk ana sug-
ar.
CABBAGE.-Chop fine one good. sized
solid head. TO four well beaten eggs
add four tablespoonfuls sweet cream,
one of celery seed, nearly one of salt
and ground mustard, one half teaspoon
full of black pepper, one-half cup good
vinegar, put on the store and stir until
it just boils; if it cooks too long the eggs
will become lumpy; pour over the cab
bage and mix thoroughly,
WHooPING COUGH REMEDY One pint
crushed sunfiower seeds, put them in
one quart of water and simmer to a
pint, add one pound of loaf sugar and
half pint of brandy; dose from a few
drops to one teaspoonful according to
age. This remedy will alleviate the
rigors of the disease SO that the weakest
constitutions are able to bear it with lit
tie discomfort. | wish that | could inn
press you with the value CT this remedy
as it might be the means of saving
hundreds of precious lives.
PEA SoUP.-Two quarts ofgood stock;
two quarts OF split peas; one teaspoon
full of white sugar. Soak the peas over
night, then boil in just enough water to
prevent scorching; when tender pass
through a coarse sieve and add them to
the stock; add salt and pepper to taste;
let all come slowly to boil; let the
soup simmer slowly for thirty minutes,
and just before serving stir in a table
full of butter into which has been stirred
a teaspoonful of flour Serve hot with
bread chips or crackers.
STUFFED SHOULDER OF VEAL.-Re-
move the bone from Il shoulder of veal
and fill with stuffing of bread crumbs,
seasoned, with as little water as posi-
bic, and add an egg and lump of but
ter the size of an egg. Rub the shout
der well with butter, and roast slowly
till thoroughly done. Mince up any
remnants of the meat and stutfipg that
are left after the meal add little more
summer savory and some sage, mix
with the yolk Of az egg, make into
small balls and fry as veal croquettes
for breakfast.
CREAM PUDDING.-On pint of sweet
cream, into which stir smoothly one
teacupful of fine -four. stir this until
quite thick, over the fire, then take off,
and when it is cool stir into it four beat
en- eggs, add two teacups of white sug-
ar and one of citron chopped fine.
Bake till set. This is very fine pud-
ding, if the last operation of baking is
done right. Many persons bake Gus
tards too long, until they become wat
cry, which spoils them. Eat this pud-
ding cold; can be eaten with sance if
desired, but it is very good without
LoCKJAw.-A correspondent Of The
Scie, tifc american says Let anyone
who has an attack of the lockjaw take
small quantity of turpentine, warm it
and pour it on the wound, no matter
where the wound is and relief will fol-
low in less than minuting. Nothing
better can be applied to cut or bruise
Than cold turpentine; 1t will give GER
tain relief almost instantly. Tnrpen-
tine is also a sovereign remedy for Group.
Naturate a piece of flannel with it and
place the flannel on the throat and
chest, and in every case three or four
drops on lump of sugar may be taken
lnwardly.
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