Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1882-04-15

mashed Irish Potato. three we'll beaten
eggs, one half teacupful OF home made
yeast. Rub the butter and lard into the
-four, then the mashed po.ato. sal. and
sugar, which should be siftcd with the
-four. Pour into tins the eggs and yeast,
and make into soft dough with warm
water ia wIEte. and cold in summer and
kncad thirty minutes by the CLOCK. II
wantei for an eight o'clrrk winter break
FAST. make up ut sight the night before.
AT six oclck tie next morning make the
dough into Twelve round balls without
kncading, and drop into we'll creased in
baking cups. Tne2c cups shu}i be small
eI At bottom than at top, and must be
three and one half inches deep. Crease
the hands and PISS them over the top Of
each murln; sci them in q warm place for
full two hours and then bake. The depth
OF the cup lsimportant, because II properly
made, they rise 10 the top or nearly 81,
aud would tc heavy II baked IN the shall
low cup commonly used.
CREAM t. use with any k:nd Of layer
cake If made from THIS receipt: Take one
pound of tianched almonds, pounded 10 a
paste, one cotTec-cupfGl Of souI thick
cream, two tahlcepoonfuls If corn starch
scaldcd in q lite sweet milk. beat all to-
gcthcr and spread bctWccn the layers Of
cake: Favor with a little almond extract.
Tins is vcrs riCn and IS suitable tor the
incest kind Of all 2. For more common
use an Invit5t z cream may be made IN this
way: take 81 pint Of sweet mix. tllcken
it with half a cupful OF coIn-starch and
half q cupful If sugar, and boil until the
cream or cus'ard il Of the CONSISTENCY Of
starch. Wncn almost cool add one table
spoonful Of lemon or vanilla and spread
between tie layers Of cake.
SUIT PUDDING.-Onc half pound Of suet.
chopped fine, three eggs, one coffcccupful
Of sweet ri.k, three hcaplng t~caspoorfuls
Of baking powder, half q nutmeg, one
small cuptul Of sugar, one pound Of raj
SING, cut and stoned. one wIneglassful Of
brandy (thls can be dispensed with if one
doc-n't like IT., and -four enough to make
thick batter. Silt the -four and baking
powder together. Pat into boiling water
and boll steadily for two hours; turn once
during the time. This is an excellent
pudding and very easily made.
STEwED PR rs Wash the fruit. and
tor every pound allow halt a pound Of raw
sugar and one pint Of water. Boil the
sugar and water together for ten mi lutes,
then put in the fruit, and let it boil gently
for two hours, or until perfectly tender, so
that il breaks if touched With the finger.
Dram the syrup from the prunes aud boll
1t until IL becomes thick; then put the
prlncs back into it, and let them stand
until the ne1t day.
ITALIAN FRIED LIvER.-Have the liver
cut in slices one fourth Of all inch thick;
put IN a frying pan, with a little butter,
and fry the liver one minute on each side,
or just long enough to glaze it SO az to
retain the juices; then take a can of to-
matocs, and When it has come to a boil
-, put on the meat with the tomatoes and
boil twenty minutes. Serve mp hot, either
alonc or with macaroni.
BOILED BREAD PUDDING. -Crumb your
stale bread into "a pudding pail, cover with
sweet milk. and set by the stove to warm
and soften. Then to every quart of the
milk and bread, add two well beaten eggs,
half a cupi,l Of sugar, and a handful O.
%raislns, or sweet dried fruit of any kind,
Do not have your pail full as it needs some
room TO rise. Fut the cover on tightly
set into boiling water, and DO not allow il
10 SlOp DolIlng until OOTc.
STEAMED JOHNNY LAKE.-Heat one DIES
sert spoonful OF sugar with W. eggs ado
two tcaspoonfHls OF huttermllk, half q tea
Cuptul OF sweet, rich cream, two ever tea
srnNntuis OF soda, or enough = sweetcl
the buttcrInllk, a little salt, one Cupful O
Hour, aua meal TO thlcken Steam from
one aud u halt to two hours.
D,-,, ~ r.-
half cupiuls OF corn meal, half a cuptul 0
flour, one cuptul Of sou milk, half q cup
full OF sweet cream, one egg, one teaspoon
ful OF soda aud one teasI SPOONFUL OF salt
Beat the eggs and The other ingredients
incorporating them thoroughly, and bake
with a quick heat.
topFlsil-Shred it fine. rinse and put i
old water. let it boil up. dram of tn
water, add a good piece of butter, mil
and flour To make it rather thick; ,et ]
scaId just long. enough to cook the flour
pour on a platter, spread with bits of but
ter, a little pepper, and garnish with tw
or more hard boiled eggs, sliced thin.
CAKE WIrHu 1T EGGs.-Ore s.nd a hal
cups OF milk. three and two thirds cup
OF prepared -four, one heaping cur Q
SUGAR, u iittt salt aud nutmeg tor clnns
mon). and plenty of ~ra,slns, or curfauts
it Is preferred. When you have steve,
pruncs, substitute the Juice, sweetened t
taste. Tor iuilk-it gives the cakes a mos
delicious cavnr
BREAKFAST RvsK~.-TAke four clpful
of flour, half a curful OF white sugar, tw
cupiuIs milk, two cgCs. two t~oaspoonfu'
of baking lowder Beat the eggs an
sugar together. add the milk, ST, the bs
king powder among the feur anu sir a
together. Cake in a shallow pan, in
quick oven.
FRIED CAKES WITHOUT EGGs.-Tal
one AMI one haf cuptuls OF sugar. OF
cupiul " tAick cream. " cupfuls II bu
ternll.k. one t~easpoauiui IT cinnamon
about two and one half .~easpoontuls
soda AMI flour 10 NIX. Roll. Cus IL
lngs. and Fry In very hot lard.
STEAMED PvpDING Ono coFetcupt
OF b~uittrnln, one Third IF a cup OF suga
one egg. a little salt. q heaplng teaspoo
ful OF soda. about three and one half te
cupiuls OF flour, and one small cupful
rais!ns. steam two hours.