The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-15
For the Farmer and Mechanic.
House Keepers Attention.

After
For every one Of sou are goiag to b.
slal when you read tins and see VIVA
nice things you can MAKE Tor Christmas
so nice til il your hus AGd, UIll al fai
IN love with you owe again. for bur
.eN OF as are 50 .tupia that ve don,
know that q mans tehrt lies in hi.
stomach, and the ~straighte.t way I.
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FIRST / am going to give you our
family recipe for chicken salad, a salad
as Is q salad, aud viii make your hair
curl II 1T be sitter than wire.rass!
give the proportions for two chick
ems, which will make u nice dish for .
smaile family; Of course thev must he
Increased IL proportion for every addi-
tiOual fowl.
Take the white meat OF the fouls and
miuce it very fine with halt a dozen
slices Of lean ham, or q teacupfnl OF
lean grated, mix these together. TLen
make your dressing thus: The yolkx Of
8 hard boiled eggs rubbed smooth with
a spoon add TO them a ~teaspoonful of
mixed mustard TO each egg volk, eight
t~saspoonful, two tablespoonsful. OF
salad oil, and two wine glasses full Of
vinegar. Set these 10y till nearly time
to eat the salad, then chop the white
parts Of two punches of celery quite
small. mix it with the minced chicken,
and then psur on the dressing sad mix
it thoroughly with a fork; add a little
salt If necessary and some BLACK pepper.
This is perfect if made exactly Ito or
der"
Now, velvet pudding:
Five eggs, the yolks and two whites,
beaten separately. Beat the yolks up
very light with one teacupful of white
sugar, dissolve four Tablespoonful OF
corn starch in half . cupfull Of milk,
and stir it into the egg yolks and sugar,
boil three pint. of fresh milk and pour
into the eggs and sugar, and stir il
the two beaten whites; when it becomes
quite thick, like a very thick custard,
remove frem the fire and pour into 4
buttersd baking dish beat the remain
ing three whites to : stiff froth, then
beat into them by degrees half = tea
cupful of white ugar, flavor with "a
nilla, stir two teaspoon,iul of vanilla
into the custard in the baking dish !;
spread the egg white over it and set it
in the stove till q pretty brown. Eat
it with this sauce. The yolk Of two
eggs, one cup full Of white sugar, one
tablespoonful Of butter; beat all we'll
together, and pour one cap full Of boil
ing milk into it, set il on the FIRE and
let it come to . boil, flavor it with va
ailia.
Snow jelly is dclicious-proceed thus.
Dissolve one box Of gelatine IN two
cups Of cold water. let it stand Is
minutes, then add two pints of boiling
water; four cups Of white sugar, the
juice or four lemons and the grated
rind oftwo, beat all together until per
fectly cold, then beat into that, the
well beaten whites of six eggs, until
the whole is thoroughly mixed. Set in
a cold place till wanted.
Now ixst come. the jelly which is lit
orally no trouble to make, and if made
according to directions, will DO =. clear
As amber, without any vexatious drip
ping through a jelly bag as our grand
mother. used to waste their precious
lives doing. These proportions are for
three pints of jelly, an ordinary jelly
bowl full. Put one package Of selatine
to soak for 10 minutes in one pint OF cold
water, add one plat of boiling water.
her stir it until it is all melted, pour
into that one pint Of good wine, half =
pound Of white sugar, and the juice
and CRATE of one lemon when the mix
ture cools TO milk-warm, drain the
whites of these eggs into = bowl and
add a %teacupful Of the jelly to them,
and stir them well together until it is
all mixed. Don't beat the Eggs whtte)
at all, not one stroke, just stir the clear
whites, and the jelly toget her until
mixed. then pour it into the kettle oi
jelly and mix it we'll, set the kettle on
the fire, stir it often until it comes to a
boi! and begin. to rise up in he kettle,
then lift it right of and let it sta .d a
minute. If it IS all right there will be
IN ugly foam on top, skim it all OFT,
and the jelly will look quite clear,
pour it in a bag and let it run right
straight through, not drip, | will be
perfectly clear, just try it and see for
yourself. But don't you beat these
egg whites, and don't you use but three
either X. &.