The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-03-16

make light batter, pinch Of soda. Fry
in hot lard. Serve with sugar and nut
meg.
FRIED MILK Toast. Dip slices Of
bread in milk, wetting both sides; have
some butter in hot frying pan and fry
the bread delicate brown. viii relish
for tea.
PUFF CAKE. Two cups sugar, three
eggs, one cup butter, one cup sweet
milk, two teaspoonfuls cream tartar, one
teaspoonful soda, three cups -four. Bake
Ill quick oven.
POTATo PUrFS. Two cups OF cold,
mashed potatoes: STIR into this one table
spoonful Of melted butter, two we'll beaten
eggs, and one cup Of milk or cream. Pour
into deep dish and bake in a quick
oven.
CIDER CAKE.-One cup Of sugar, half
cup Of butter, one egg well-beaten, one
large cup Of cider, one teaspOonful OF
soda, -four sufficient 10 make it as thick
as pound cake One cup OF raisns can
be added if desired.
CREAM COOKIES. Two cups sugar,
two eggs one cup cream, one cup but
Ter, one teaspooniul soda, one teaspoon
ful lemon extract or onc-half nutmeg,
grated; flour enough to make dough as
soft as it can be rolled. Delicious
LAYER CREAM CAKE. Three eggs, one
cup white sugar, four tablespoonful
cold water, one teaspoon OF cream, two
spoonfuls of baking powder half cup
flour; for the cream, half cup Of cream
beaten 10 a stiff froth; add little sugar;
flavor to taste
WAsnISGroY CAKE.-Two eggs, one
cup Of sugar, oue-half cup OF butter,
one-half cup Of milk, ono and half cups
Of flour, one small teaspoOnful Of sale.
ratns, same quantity Of cream Of tartar.
This will make three cakes. / use half
butter aud half lard
FRUIT CAKE. Ono cup Of butter, two
cups Of sugar, three aud half cups Of
flour, one cup Of molasses, one cup Of
cream, four eggs, one pound Of raisins,
cltron and cuIants according to means,
ono tcaspOonful of saleratus, spice to
taste. Warranted TO keep year.
FRIED APPLES. Quarter tart apples
without peeling; have some nice salt pork
iryings, or butter if preferred, and lay
the applesclosc together, skin side down;
cover till well steamed; then uncover and
brown both sides, turning and watching
closely TO prevent burning.
FEATHER C4KE.-Ouo cup of white
sugar, one toaspOonfuI Of melted butter,
one egg, twO-thirds cup Of milk, two even
cups OF siitcd flour, two even teaspoon
fuIs OF cream tartar, one Of soda; flavor
with lemon. / always silt my cream tar
tar and soda into the flour You will be
surprised when you make this cake, it is
30 delicate.
MoLAssEs CAKE. cup Of butter
milk, ono egg, one cup Of molasses, half
cup sugar, two-thirds cup Of shortening,
two even teaspooniuls Of soda dissolved
III a little water, one toaBpoonful Of salt,
two OF ground cinnamon, a very tiny bit
Of cloves one oven tcaspDonful Of ginger
one thTd Of It small nutmeg and noW
sufficient to make mIddling stiii. Thu
will make two small loaycs or one quit
large one
| SSow BALLS, WHITE. One cup O
sugar, six tablcspOonfuls of melted 6ut
ter two eggs, one cup of sweet milk, tw,
tcaspoopiuls OF cream tartar, one Of soda
n very little nutmeg, one tcaspoonful o
salt; mix middIlng soft and roll out, an,
cut with small round cutter. use IN,
tea canister top, it being inst the righ'
size. Fry in hot lard. Have ready {
small bowl with n little fiuo white suga
| in 1t. As YOU take them from the lart
drop them IN the sugar and roll arounc
| quickly until the surface has very thin
cont OF sugar all over it, then lay care
, fully on plato. Repeat with each oak,
separately, adding a little fresh suga
occasionally.
SoUTHERS GUMBo FELA-'lakc an on
ion and cut il up fine have the lard quit
hot, then drop the onion in and let it fr.
a light brown dust in two tablespoonful
Of flour aud stir all tho time to keep from
burning, aud in few minutes it will b,
brown; pour III boiling water rs much a
will servo the family, allowing for boiling
down; have nice fat chicken cut up
put in the pot and let it boil until tender;
take fifty oysters from tho liquor and
strain it to remove all pieces Of shell; pu
the liquor in stew pan, let it boil W
once, then skim and put the liquor in the
pot season with salt, black aud red pep
per, also n small piece Of garlic; aitel
letting it boil some time, add tho oysters
take two tablespoonful Of fela and dus
in, stirring all the time; rs soon as i
boils once it is ready to sery@ AWAY,
serve with boiled rico