The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-08

Lemon Pies.-MOisten three table
sp0onfuls Of corn starch with cold water,
then pour boiling water on it gradually
until it is of the consistency of and as
clear as prepared starch. While this IS
cooling. prepare the Juice and grated
peel OF three lemons, two cups OF sugar,
and the well-beaten yoiks of four eggs.
Mix with the partially ly-eooledc corn starch,
and pour into three pie dishes previously
lined with pastry. Bake about half an
hour, then cover with meringue prepar-
ed by beating the whites of four eggs
to 81 stiff froth and three tablespoonfuls
OF powdered sugar. Return the pies to
the oven unfit the meringue turns to a
light yellow, which requires very short
time. To be eaten cold.
Apple Fritters.-Pare and core some
apples, and cut them into thin Slices
Moisten them with sherry; pour glass
| of brandy, quarter pound of sugar, some
powdered cinnamon and grated lemon.
peel over them, and let them stand for
an, hour, turning them over several
times; then dip them in fritter batter,
and fry them in boiling lard; drain off
| every particle of fat, and sprinkle a lit
( tie powdered sugar over them; serve.
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I or wild meat of any kind.
Fritt6r Batter One pint of milk, three
eggs, little salt, one pint of -four. =
! Beat the, yolks of the eggs well; add
I part of the milk and salt, then the flour
( and milk alternately, beating it all
| quickly. At the moment of cooking
Stir in well the whites of the eggs Beaten
to stiff froth. 'ii34r sfs5 q .'--ls ~
Frozen Pudding.-Boil one quart of
| milk, and stir into it full teaspoonful
of arrowroot moistened with milk
! When smooth pour it over the well-beat-
en- yolks of six eggs. stirring hard. Add
! strawberry preserves, branded fruits,
fruit-cake or plain cake, citron, stoned
raisins. and currants. Sweeten to taste;
add half tumbler of sherry wine, and
one aud half wineglassfuls of brandy.
Flavor with vanilla, and freeze as ice
cream. Mould in a melon-shaped mould.
After turning the pudding out upon a
platter spread all over it the whites OF
six eggs beaten to a stiff froth, with a
little sugar and brandy.
] Rice and Apple Pudding. Boil o cup
full of rice for ten, minutes; drain it
through hair sieve until dry. Put Y
cloth into ptldding-dish, and lay the
tIICC "EOttHd 1T llhC SuU -S1t)-
Piles into quarters; and laysthem in the
middle of the rice, with little chopped
lemon peel, couple Of cloves, and some
4 sugar Cover the fruit with some rice;
y tie up tight, and boil forsln hour. SeI'rt
with melted butter swceteaaed and pour
ed over it, or with cream.afa lsas &:
j Salt for the Throat, a writer says
b that 4 gargle Of salt is an effective rem
edy for Sore throat. For forty years ht
had been troubled with dry, hacking
cough, hardlyamore distressing to- hin
than to ali about him.! Last fall he svas
led to try, the plan of mixing a teaspoon
full of fine salt in a small ,Aalf-tumblel
! Of water, and gtrgling the throat thor
oughly just before each meal. He no
only has escaped all coughs and cold
during the wiptersbutlhas become EN-
tirely free from his lifelong, cough H,
confidently recommends, the same treat
=. ment for the various forms of inilam
nation Of the throat, now SO common
and so often fatal The remedy is wei
i worth trying, though very few Jpeopl,
will try it OR anything, else so cheap. /.