The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-14
HOUSEHOLD RECIPES.

FRUIT CAKE.-One egg, one cup of
sugar, one and half cups Of flour,
half cup of butter, two-thirds of
cup Of currants, one cup of raiSinS,
half a teaspoOnful of baking powder,
three tablespoOnfuls of sour cream or
milk, one tablespoonful each of CHINA
mon, cloves and nutmeg; in place of
baking powder and sour milk, you
may use, if you choose, two table
spoonfuls of yeast; in this case it will
need to stand in the tin to rise for an
hour
REMEDY FOR FACIAL NEURALGIA.
DR.. McColganon eXtolS the value of
the ether or rhigolene spray for the in
Simultaneous relief principally of facial
neuralgia. He first had occasion to
observe its good effects upon his own
person, he having suffered greatly
from facial neuralgia. Since curing
himself he has had occasion to test its
efficacy in about twenty cases. The
result was invariably a gratifying
succeSS.-Southern Practitioner.
LEMON PIT FFs.-Time, six or eight
minutes to bake. One pound and
quarter of loaf sugar; peel of two
lemons; whites OF three egg. Beat
and sift pound and quarter of loaf
sugar, and mix with it the peel of two
lemons grated; whisk the whites OF
three eggs to a firm froth, add it grad
ually to the sugar and lemon, and beat
it all together for one hour. Make it
up into any shape you please, place
the puffs on oiled paper on tin, put
them in moderate oven and bake.
ORANGE FRITTERS.-Stir half a
pound of flour to half an ounce of
butter; add the yelks of two eggs and
milk enough to make batter that
will drop from the spoon. Beat thor
oughly, and add half a saltspoOnful of
salt and the whites of two eggs. Peel
and cut oranges in thin, round slices,
using very sharp knife. Dip the
slices in sugar and then in the batter,
and fry in hot lard or clarified butter.
Pineapple fritters may be made in the
same way, cutting the slices of pine
apple into triangular pieces, and soak
ing them in wine if you wish.
CHRISTMAS CAKE.-An old English
lady contributes this recipe for a
Christmas cake: She says, 1T is wise
to try making it once before that day,
so as to be sure of success then" To
five pounds of sifted flour allow one
! tablespoonful of salt, one pound and a
half of butter, half a pint of fresh
bakers yeast, or five teaspoonfuls of
| baking powder; if you use the yeast
in preference to the baking powder,
| you must allow it time to rise before
putting in the fruit, ETC.; wash and
mix in the dough three pounds of cur
rants, one pound and half of sugar,
a whole nutmeg grated, One-quarter of
pound of candied lemon peel,
chopped very fine, one wineglassful of
brandy, and four eggs beaten until
they are very light; line the cake tins
with buttered paper; bake in mod
crate oven for long time, from an
hour and quarter to two hours; the
brandy used in this recipe is not in
tended as tlavoring, but to keep the
cake from drying.-New York Post.
PEPPERPoT.-Time, three hours
and half. Four pounds of gravy
beef, six quarts of water bouquet
of savOry herbs, too small crabs or
Holsters, large bunch of spinach, half
a pound of cold bacon, a few suet
dumplings made of flour, beef suet
and yelk of one egg, one pound of
asparagus tops, cayenne pepper pep
per and salt to taste juice of alemOn.
Put four pounds of gravy beef into
six quarts of water, with the bouquet
of savOry herbs ; let it simmer well
till all the goodness is extracted,
Swimming it well. Let it stand till
cold, that all the fat may be taken off
it. Put it into stewpan and heat it.
When hot add the flesh of two mid
dling-sized crabs or Holsters, nicely cut
up, spinach well boiled and chopped
fine, half pound of cold bacon or
picked pork, dressed previously and
cut into small pieces, a few small
dumplings, made very light with flour,
beef suet, yelk of egg and a little
water. Add one pound of asparagus
tops, to with your taste with
cayenne, salt, pepper and juice of a
| lemon. stew for about half an hOur.