Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-05
THE HOUSEHOLD.
IHExpgEsIvR PUDDIEG-How TO MAKE
GOOD CoFFEE-BREAD SPONGE.


INEXPENSIVE PUDDING-How TO MAKE
GOOD coFFEE-BREAD SPONGE.
Matters Of Interest to the House-
Repatriation and Kitchen
Useful Information.
CALEDONIA CRsAM.-Two ounces of
raspberry jam, two ounces red currant
| jam, sifted loaf sugar, the whites of two
| eggs. Put all into bowl. and beat with
a spoon for three-quarters of an hour. This
| is a mixture that Is much used in Scotland
as a delicacy.
TIP Tor CAKE.-One pound of sugar, one
cupful of butter, Jour eggs, one cupful OF
milk, one pound of chopped raisins, half
| pound Of chopped figs, half grated nut
meg, one small teaspoonful of soda, one tea
spoonful of cream of tartar flour to make
it of proper consistency.
| A CANDLE TO BURN ALL NIGHT
! When, as in a case of sickness, dull light
| is wished, or when matches are mislaid,
put powdered salt on the candle till it
reaches the black part of the wick. In this
| way a mild and steady light may be kept
| throughout the night by small piece of
candle.
CHEAP PUDpING.-An inexpensive but
| delicious pudding is made OF one cup of
sugar, two cups of milk, two eggs, three
| tablespoonful of -four rubbed smooth in
little milk, one tablespoonful of butter ;;
| flavor with nutmeg; a little fruit adds
very much to the goodness of the pudding.
Make thin crust as for tarts fill with
the mixture and bake.
To MAKE Coop COFFEE Put suf.
| ficient quantity Of coffee in the pot and
pour boring water on it stir and place
it on the fire. As soon as four or five
| bubbles have risen take it off the fire and
pour out teacupful and return it set it
| down for one minute, then pour gently over
the top one teacupful of cold water let it
stand one minute longer and it is ready for
! use.
| LEMON FRoTH. The yolks of four
| eggs, slowly beaten up with half pint
of hook over the fire, juice and
rind of a lemon, sugar to taste Do not let
il boil, or it will curdle. Beat the whites
of the eggs to solid froth, add them to
| the sauce directly it is taken off the fire,
and beat all together for five minutes.
Half the quantity sufficient for small
| number.
TIP TOP PUDDING -Ooe pint of bread
crumbs, quart of milk, one cuptal of sugar,
the grated peel of a lemon, yolks of four
! eggs, piece of butter the siz3 of an egg.
Bake. When done spread fresh strawber-
ries over the top Tor if not in season for
| strawberries uss cupful OF preserved
raspberriesl; put over that merringUe
made with the whites of the eggs, cupful
OF sugar and the juice of the lemon. Re-
turn It to the oven to color. Let it partly
cool and serve 1t with rich cream.
A NoTE ON CHARACTER.-The character
of the woman in every society is always
the preponderating influence, and when we
talk of refined community" we lay a
tribute at the feet Of the refined woman in
that community. We hear a great deal of
talk about discriminating women from the
prejudices of ages. But frivolous and vain
women will not be elevated however suf-
| frage may be granted them. Their infu-
ence is always evil, for they DO have an
influence. The Housekeeper.
HINTS TO HoUsEKEEPERs.- Plug up
mice holes with soap. The mice will not
| 90 through. When about to cook any
thing, get together everything that you ex-
pect to use. See that the fire is right to
begin with, and remember that as much
depends on the baking as on the making.
The true physiological way of treating
burns and scalds is at once to exclude the
air, with cotton batting, -four, scraped
potato or anything that is handiest. To
| keep seeds from the depredations of mice,
mix some pieces Of camphor with them.
Camphor placed in trunks or drawers viii
prevent mice from doing them injury.
| CRAB SALAD.-Take the picked meat of
twelve boiled crabs, or one well-drained
can of crab meat. Set this away to be-
come cold, then arrange 1t upon bed of
crisp, tender lettuce. Work quarter of a
pound of butter to cream, then add the
we'll beaten yolks of four eggs, dessert
spoonful of mustard powder, cayenne pep
per and salt to taste. Mix these ingredi.
ents well together, then stir the mixture
over the fire, aud add vinegar until it is as
acid as you wish it. Continue to stir it
until it thickens like boiled custard, then
remove it from the fire and set it away to
become thoroughly cold. The dressing
must not be poured over the salad until the
| time of serving 1t.
Uses OF A PAN OF BREAD SPONGE.
| l. Take one pint of sponge, add one table
spoon of sugar, one tablespoon of melted
| butter, one egg, snd set to rise for biscuits.
2. Take another pint of sponge, one cup of
molasses, three tablespoons of sour milk or
cream, one-half teaspoon each Of soda and
cream of tartar, two eggs, one nutmeg, aud
set to rise for doughnuts. 3. knead the
| rest of the sponge as for bread.
When the dough for the bread is light, cut
| off piece the size of small bowl, make
the rest into loaves. 5. Take the piece
of reserved dough, cut up fine, add one cup
of brown sugar, one tablespoon cinnamon,
one cup raisins or ourrants, one.half cup
of sour milk, one teaspoon of soda, three
eggs well beaten, mix we'll and steam four
hours, and you have delicious pudding.
STRAW AIR CASTLES i will try and
| give directions fer making straw air. castles
Cut twelve straws of length, say six
inches, and cut six little squares of red
cloth now a darning needle and long
thread. Double piece of the red cloth
and string it on the thread, then straw
and then a piece of cloth, and so on till you
have four straws on the thread then put
the needle through the first piece Of cloth,
then put on straw and cloth and straw
and through a corner; then straw and
cloth and straw and fasten in the first piece
of cloth and cut off the thread. Now put
the thread through one OF the free corners
and string on a straw, then through the
next corner, and SO on around TO the first
| piece, and it is finished. Make three of
this size and one with eleven-inch straws
hang up one of the small ones. then tie the
larger one on the bottom of it, then another
en- the bottom of that, and hang the others
inside OF the big square. aud put straw
or the thread that we hang the inside
square on, and that lets it down nearer the