Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-10-27
HOUSEHOLD HELPS.
LFrom the Amencan cnltIrntor. !

PUFF PASTE. An easy way of making
puff paste is to mix the flour with three.
quarters of its weight iD butter. and
milk enough to make it easy to roll.
1t should not be touched with the
hands,
MUsH MUFFINs. Gold mush is not q
very promising mixture to the eve, but
when Trimmed with milk and thickened
With little wheat flour and eggs, in the
proportion Of four to quart, i makes
very good mullins.
PorATo CRoQUETrEs. - Season cold
mashed potatoes with pepper, salt and
nutmeg Beat to cream with a teas
spoonful of melted butter to every cup
full of potato; bind with two or three
well-heaten eggs, and add some minced
parsley Gf you like). Roll into oval
balls, dip in beaten egg, then in bread
crumbs, and fry in hot lard or drippings.
Pile IN a pyramid upon fiat dish, and
serve.
INvALID's DRINK.-A pleasant varia-
ton on the everlasting lemonade with
which some persons dose invalids until
they wish they were iii the lemonless
solitude of which Gail Hamilton wrote.
may be made by freezing a mixture Of
equal parts OF sugared water and lemon
Juice into which the beaten whites Of two
or three eggs have been stirred. A spoon
ful Of this is better than half a dozen
drinks out of sticky glass.
NoopLEs. Break three eggs into a
bowl, and stir thoroughly into them suf-
ficient sifted flour to make a very stiff
paste; then place it on the kneading
board and knead i'll little more flour (;
cut 1t into four or six pieces, and roll
each piece out as thin as possible let
dry for few minutes, and cut il into
very fine strips. 1t may now be added
to four quarts of boiling chicken or NUT
ton broth season with pepper and salt,
let 1t boil for few minutes, and one has
noodle soup.
WHITE SPONGE CAKE.-In order to
make white sponge cake, one has only
toieave out tho yollzs, aud use the pro
portion of eggs needed, entirely Of
whites. Take two pounds of pulverized
sugar, two pounds of whites of eggs.
one and half pounds -four, and graf
ings of the yellow rind of one lemon,
or drop or two of lemon oil, or tea
spoonful Of lemon essence. Beat the
eggs to staunch froth, then add the
sugar, then the flavor, and last the flour.
Bake in buttered pans, and in a moder-
ate oven.
CocoANUT CAKE. Take the whites of
five eggs, one small cup of sweet milk.
one cuo and two-thirds of another of
graduated sugar, two thirds of cup of
butter, one teasp oonful and half of
baking powder, about three cups OF
sifted -four; flavor with almond extract :;
bake Ill layers. Beat the whites of two
or three eggs to frost add pulverized
sugar enough to make rather thin frost
ing, and put between the layers ON this
scatter cocoanut put on enough to make
a nice layer. For the top and sides Of
the cake the frosting should be little
thicker
HARVEST Sour. Cut in small pieces
one pound of rood beef cover with cold
water, and boil gently for three hours :
let it stand over night remove all the
fat: bring TO boil and add one can of
lobster, cut fine Prepare one cauli-
flower, sliced cut the corn from one
dozen ears break in small pieces one
quart OF butter beans; slice one onion
cut fine three or fonr rad.shes, and add
all to the soup, with one whole green
bell-pepper, one Tablespoonful of
black pepper, one teaspoonful of salt.
In one hour add one quart of tomatoes,
sliced When tender, carefully remove,
without breaking, on skinner, the
bell-pepper Simmer the rest four
hours longer. Add no more water be-
fore the tomatoes are put in necessary to
keep from burning after they are in,
none will be needed. Half the above
quantities can be used. Some like potato
with the other vegetables. Add salt to
taste before dishing. A little rice can
be used, if liked, in the soup.