The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-06-09
HOUSEHOLD HELPS.
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Housekeeper, and the results Of actual experirents


Housekeepers, and the results of actual experiments
LEMON CAKE. cups sugar, Juice
and rind Of one lemon three eggs, add
ing one at time, not being previously
beaten; three cups -four, one-half tes-
spoonful of soda. piece of butter the
size of an egg. -RhicGrdo.
Brown BKEAD.-Two cups of Indian
meal, one cup of -four, 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. One cup sweet milk,
one-half cup sugar, one egg, small piece
butter, one teaspoonful soda, one and a
half teaspoonful cream tartar. salt. -four
to make as stiff as soft cake fry in hot
lard. One small teaspoonful in each.-
Rh;c0rdO.
ORANGE Pre-. Crate 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 -four.
two 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. -RhicGrdo.
LEMON BUTTER FOR TARTs.-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,
tive tablespoonful of sugar, s1nall
lump OF butter, three tablespoonfuls of
flour, 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 flour 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 III 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; bell
one-haf pint of milk, put in the batter
OF sugar and egg and stir till it thickens,
then add some extract of lemon, and put
it between the crusts and you have 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 /:
70 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 a pint of the
mixture Let them boil ten or fifteen
minutes. Rinse in bIued 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. = Wtette.
ETr1E CAKES. Stake one cup f 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 well.
Now take pinch of crust, about as
much as for thin cooky, put it down
and put 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 cooky-
the raisins will stick out some. Bake
quickly. They are nice and change
from cookies. Maine Si4nRoaOer.
RA1sN PIE.-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 a moderate
oven with paper laid over the top to
keep the raising from browning; have
ready 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 a few
swelled raisins on top of the whip. (This
is delicious pie, and looks very tempt
ing.) Return the pie to the oven faw
minutes to set the whip. Ethel Mag.