The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-01-28
HOUSEkEEPERS' HELPS.

VANITY CAKES. -Yolk of eight eggs
and one cup Of sugar. Knead with
-four, and fry in hot fat. Roll them and
cut in fancy shapes before frying.
CORRESPONDENT SAYS that he has
tried mixing sulphur with salt and giving
to his hogs and sheep for lice and ticks,
and finds it effective.
CRACKER PIE.--To a common-sized
tin, allow one cup of cracker crumbs. one
half pint of water, one teaspooful OF
tartaric acid, one cup of sugar, and spice
to the taste. Bake with two crrsts.
FROSTED APPLE PIE. Line pie with
puff paste. Slice in apples, sugar them
and add little butter, no water, and
little lemon essence or juice. Bake, and
when done spread a thick frosting of
beaten egg and sugar over it, return to
the oven till the frosting is warmed
through
APPLE SHORT GAZE - Slice enough
tart apples to fill two round pie tins.
Make a crust out of one teacupful of sour
cream, teaspoonful of soda, little salt,
and flour to roll out. Roll out upper
crusts, fit over the apples and bake. The
fruit should be juicy and no water
added. When done turn bottom mp
wards, sprinkle over sugar and few
bits of butter, turn back again, pile one
on the other, and serve warm with cream
Or as you please
FAvoRITE PUDDING. -One-half cup of
butter, one cup of sweet milk, three
eggs, white and yolks beaten separately,
two teaspoonfuls Of cream of tartar. flour
to make stiff batter; steam until done.
Serve Immediately, with sauce made as
follows: One pint of boiling water, one
cup OF sugar, butter the size of an egg,
and one glass of wine. Thicker with
starch. A pudding made like the
above and baked with fruits, canned
peaches, Jam, marmalade, or whatever
is preferred, spread over it, is very nice
indeed.
A Mo1D OF Com MEAr.--A pound or
a little more of cold meat-beef, mutton.
anything except pork-two ounces Of
maccaroni, one teacupful Of fine bread
crumbs, tablespoonful Of butter. one
-gg, pepper and salt Cut the meat
very fine. Wash the maccaroni in cold
water then boil for half an hour, drain
aud cut into lengths. Mix with the
meat crumbs, butter, pepper and salt,
mix thoroughly, bind together with the
beaten egg and pack into a we'll
creased basin or bowl and steam for an
hour This is very nice for breakfast or
tea. sliced and eaten cold.
10 DRY SWEET POTAToEs. A gcse2
way to preserve sweet potatoes for future
use when they show signs Of decay, is to
dry them In the same manner as you
would any fruit. Boil, peel, and slice
quite thin, and dry on plates around the
fire. When wanted for the table, put
the quantity desired into q closely
covered tin or porcelain stew pan-iron
darkens them-with but little water, not
enough to cover them, and let sim
mer two or three hours. When done
the water should have evaporated, or
what little there is left should be of the
consistency of syrup. Mash and serve
as you would Irish potatoes, emitting
the milk.
BOILING M2rK-The source of the
scarlet fever epidemic near London was
traced by DR.. Stevenson, medical Off
Ger Of health, to the milk sent there
from two farms in Oxfordshire. Scarlet
fever had previously prevailed in Oxford
shire, and the milk sent out from there
was found to contain the infectious
germs. The doctor advises all who have
the care of invalids or infants to boil
their milk before using it. We are not
in favor of sounding useless alarms. but
in the case of infants or delicate persons
we think it as well to boil the milk be-
fore giving it, especially when it may
come from several cows.-Rur0I NelO
Yorker