Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-11-20
Tlonth's Column.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

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degrees, and boil until the tapioca
becomes very thick add a well-beat-
en- egg, sugar and fiavoring to taste,
and bake three-quarters of an hour.
This preparation of tapioca is supe-
rior to any other, is nourishing, and
suitable for delicate children.
OATMEAL PUDDING. = Mix two
ounces of fine Scotch oatmeal in
quarter of a pint of milk add to it a
pint of boiling milk; sweeten to
taste, and stir over the fire for ten
then put in two ounces of
sifted bread crumbs; stir until the
mixture is stiff, then add one ounce
of shred suet and one Or two we'll
beaten eggs; add little lemon fla
voring or grated nutmeg. Put the
pudding into a buttered dish and bake
slowly for an hour.
WHOLESOME PIECRUsT.
piecrust is made of thin sweet cream
and flour, with a little salt. Don't
knead. Bake in a quick oven. An
other way is, sift quart or two of
flour in pan. Stir in the centre a
little salt and half teaspoonful of
soda well pulverized. Put in the
hole cup of soft (not liquid) lard,
or butter and lard mixed; stir it thor
oughly with the flour; next add two
scant cups of good sour milk or but
termilk. Stir all quickly with the
flour in such a way that you need
hardly touch it with your hands till
you can roll it out. Bake quick.
This will make three or four pies.
STEwED APPLES AND RICE.-Peel
good baking apples, take out the
cores with a scoop, SO as not to in
jure the shape of the apples put
them in deep baking-dish and pour
over them syrup made by boiling
sugar in the proportion of one pound
to pint of water; put a little piece
of shred lemon inside each apple and
let them bake very slowly until done,
but not in the least broken. If the
syrup is thin, boil it until it is thick
enough; take out the lemon, and put
little jam inside each apple, and
between them little heaps of we'll
boiled rice. This dish may be serv-
ed either hot or cold.
SLEEP FOR CHILDREN.-Th is
no danger that children can sleep too
much. The old proverb, "Who
sleeps, eats, is illustrated in those
little ones who sleep most. Wake
full children are almost always peev-
ish, irritable, and lean. If they can
be induced to sleep abundantly, they
are quite likely to become good-na-
tured and plump. Their sleep should
be as much during the hours of dark
ness as possible, and therefore it is
better that they should go to bed be-
fore sunset to have their sleep out,
than to lie long after sunrise in the
morning. 1t is well to let any health
full, growing child or young person
sleep till he wakens himself, anG
then give him such variety and
amount of outdoor exercise as shall
make him glad when bedtime re-
turns.
Quick PUFF PUDDING one
pint of flour, two teaspoonfuls Of
baking powder, and little salt into
milk until very soft, place in steam
er some well creased cups, put il
each spoonful of butter, then ont
of berries, steamed apples, or an.
sauce convenient, cover with anothe
spoonful of butter and steam twent,
minutes. This pudding is delicious
made with fresh Strawberries, ant
eaten with a sauce made of two eggs
half a cup of butter and one cup o
sugar, beaten thoroughly with GU
of boiling milk and one cup of straw
berries.
! LEMON SYRUP.-Squeeze the lem
on and strain the juice; to every pin
put ~ pounds of finely pounde
lump sugar, put in a wide-mouthe
bottle, and cork it tightly boil it i
the bottle till the sugar is dissolved
stirring it occasionally; when col
bottle it. 1t should be put on th
fire in cold water and heated gradua
ly. If required to keep longer tina
a few weeks the sugar should be il
creased to pounds per pint, but
is more refreshing with the smalle
quantity.
HINTS FOR HOUSEWIVES Deliciou
buns for tea are made thus: ST
nearly half pound of butter wit
one cup of cream; add half poun
of sugar, and beat them together ii
light; beat four eggs also very Ugh
and add, at the same time stirring
) three-quarters of a pound of -four
teaspoonful and a half of bakin
powder should be thoroughly mike
with the flour first; flavor with Ii
tie nutmeg add currants if yo
choose, and little brandy is though
!, by some people to be an addition
e Bake as soon as possible after NAL
ing them; roll them in the shape
round biscuits, and rub them ov
= the top with a little milk, in while
you have dissolved some sugar.
is An excellent pudding is made
it eight mashed potatoes, one-quart
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