The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-02
HOUSEHOLD HELPS.

Housekeepers and tie results Of actual experimental
LEMON CAKE.-Two cups sugar, juice
and rind of one lemon three eggs, add
ing one at time, not being previously
beaten three cups flour, ohe-half tea
spoonful of soda. piece of butter the
size of an egg. -Rhicdrdo.
BRowN BKEAD.-Two cups of Indian
meal, one cup of flour, two cups of
sweet milk, one cup of sour, two-thirds
cup of molasses, two teaspoonfuls OF
soda, one teaspoonful of salt steam
three hours, or steam all day is better
RhicardO.
DROP CAKES. cup sweet milk,
one-half cup sugar, one egg, small piece
butter, one teaspoonful soda, one and
half teaspoOnful cream tartar, salt, -four
TO make as stiff as soft cake ; fry in hot
lard. One small teaspoonful in each.-
Rh;cardo.
ORANGE PIE.-Grate the peel of one
fresh orange, take the juice and pulp of
two oranges (: add tOthem one cup sugar
AID the beaten yolks of three eggs. Mix
one cup of sweet milk with the whites
of the eggs beaten to stiff froth. Bake
in puff paste.
BREAKFAST CAKE.-One cup of flour,
two-t thirds cup of meal, one cup of milk,
one egg, one teaspoonful of butter, one
tablespoonful of sugar, one teaspoonful
of cream tartar, one-half teaspoonful of
soda, beat well, and bake in a quick
oven. Rhicardo.
LEMON BUTTER FOR TABTs.-Lemon
butter is excellent for tarts. Take one
pound pulverized white sugar and,
whites of six eggs and yolks of two !;
three lemons, including grated rind and
juice. Cook twenty minutes over slow
fire stirring all the while.
LEMON CREAM PIE.-Juice and grated
rind of one lemon, yolk of three eggs,
five tablespoonfuls of sugar, shall
lump of butter three tablespoonfuls of
-four, and small cup sweet milk. When
done beatthe whites to stiff froth pour
over the top evenly; return to the oven
to brown slightly.
CREAM PIE.-Take -four enough for
the crust, salt it and mix with cream,
roll the crust, sprinkle some flour be-
tween so that they need not stick to-
gether, bake in quick oven when done
separate the crusts and take two table
spoonfuls of flour, the same of white su-
gar. one egg; beat all together; boil
one-half pint of milk, put in the batter
of sugar and egg and stir till it thickens,
then add some extract of lemon, and put
1t between the crusts and you have a nice
pie.-Ethel May.
RECIPE FOR WASHING. - Soak the
clothes over night in clear water, or put
| them to boil without soaking, with the
| following mixture added to the water !:
| To one quart of soft soap take one
tablespoonful OF kerosene oil, mix well,
and to three pals of soft water take a
large teacupful, or half pint of the
mixture. Let them boil ten or fifteen
| minutes. Rinse in blued water, after
rubbing them IN one suds of soft water.
| This Is good for prints too, and will save
half the labor Of washing, without boil
| ing first. Hard soap can be used instead
! of soft if Preferred iiette.
ErrLE CAKES. one cup of lard
| Cor part butter), one teaspoonful OF
cream tartar, one-half teaspoonful OF
soda, teaspoonful of salt run lard in
some -four, same as for pie crust mix
with three fourths cup of cold water
| Then take one pound raisins, one-half
| cup sugar; chop fine and mix we'll
Now take pinch of crust, about as
much as for thin cooky, put it down
and put a teaspoonful of the raisin
! mixture in the center and pinch the
! edges up together, to cover the raisins
| then roll out about the size of a cooky-
| the raisins will stick out some. Bake
| quickly. They are nice and change
from cookies.-Majne St1ifOu0er.
| RAIsIs PR.-Take two cups of raisins,
wash and boil with enough water to
cover them in the meantime make your
paste pretty rich, lay it on the plates
you intend to bake pie in; when the
raisins are nicely swelled dredge amongst
them two tablespoons of -four to thicken
the water, add little sugar, spread
them on the paste, bake in moderate
oven with a paper laid over the top to
keep the raising from browning; have
ready a whip Of the whites of three
eggs and two tablespoons of white sugar ;
when the pies are cooled spread the
whip nicely over the top, lay few
sweiled raisins on top of the whip (This
is delicious pie, and looks very tempt
ing.) Return the pie to the oven few
minutes to set the whip.-Ethet May.