Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-04-11
Domestic Recipes.

POTATO CROQUETTEs.-Boil a dozen
mediuIn-sized potatoes thoroughly
Mash and add little onion which has
been we'll fried in butter, salt, pepper, q
little sweet maTjoram, and half an egg.
Dip in egg and cracker crumbs, and fry
quickly.
COLD SLAw.-Chop half of a good
cabbage head very fine; put cupful of
vinegar in spider in the stove, add
half cupful of sugar, piece of butter as
large as walnut, and little pepper
pour over your cabbage, stir well to-
gesheT and send to the table.
A PLAIN AND EXCELLENT PUDDING.
One cup of sugar and half cup of
butter beaten to cream; add three
eggs, we'll beaten, one cup of milk, three
teaspoontuls of royal baking powder,
and three cups of flour steam one hour.
Serve with cream, or any sauce to taste.
COFFEE CAKE.-One cup of sugar, one
cup of butter, one egg and cup of molas-
ses well mixed together then add one
cup of strong warm coffee, with tea
spoonful of soda dissolved in it, four cups
of flour, one pound of raisins stoned and
| chopped fine, one tablespoonful each of
cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
AMERICAN CREAM.-Put one box of
gelatine into two quarts of milk, to dis
solve over slow heat. Beat we'll the
yelks of eight eggs, and ten tablespoon
fuls Of sugar. Set the kettle where it
will boil, and stir in this MIXTURE
Have the whites of the eggs beaten with
as much more sugar. When the mix
ture boils, remove and stir in the beaten
whites, and two tablespoonfuls of vanil.
la. Pour into mOulds and set in cool
place.
| TOMATO Soup WITHOUT MEAT.-One
large can, or twelve fresh tomatoes, one
quart of boiling water, two onions, a
small carrot, half small turnip, little
parsley, or stalk of celery-all cut fine.
| As the water boils away keep adding
more, to preserve an even quantity
Cream tablespoonful of butter with
two of flour, and season well with salt,
pepper, and little sugar. Add hot
soup until it will pour easily, and boil
five minutes in soup. Serve with toast
ed crackers or bread.
STEwED CHICKEN WITH RICE
Dress tender chicken cut it In joints
for frying fry it brown with two ounces
of bacon cut in thin slices and palata-
bic seasoning of salt and pepper; while
the chicken is being fried beat the yelk
of two eggs with half cupful of cream
and a teaspoOnful of lemon juice sea-
sOn this sauce with salt and pepper, and
stir it over the fire until it thickens, but
do not let it curdle; set the saucepan
containing 1t in a pan of boiling water
to keep it hot until wanted for use
when the chicken is done ley it on a
dish of plain boiled rice, pour the sauce
over, and serve it at once. I.- 14.t
THE FORCE OF EXAMPLE.-There
was no better man in all his neighbor>
hood than Mr.. Joseph Harper, the IA
ther of the well-knOwn publishers, Mes.
srs, Harper Brothers, of New York.
But old Joe Harper was great tobacco
ehewer. His love for the weed" was
known far and near, and nobody sup
posed he would ever give it up, as he
was advanced in years. One of his
neighbors was notorious drunkard. A
friend took this neighbOr to task on,
day for his habits and entreated him t,
quit drinking: Give up liquor" salt
the man why. / could no more stol
drinking than old Joe Harper coull
give up tobacco" This conversation
was reported to Mr.. Harper. "Doe
= that old drunkard say so ?" said Mr.
Harper, He shall not get behind M
with his rum. will show him that ole
Joe Harper can give up tobacco" H'
/ thereupOn threw the tobacco from hi
mouth, and he never touched it agail
during his life.-Ihe Teacher. s5-F