Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-07-26
DOMESTIC.

LEMON PR-THK CRUsT.-Snt hall
pound Of -four in bowl, with hall tea
spoonful salt. Make g well IN the mit-
rls ef your four and break fresh egg
INTO it; then add tablespoonful OF ouI,
ter from half pound you have weighed
for YOUR crust. Mix well with your
hands then gradually add Ice water TIL
all your tIour is worked in and does moi
stick. Use as little wa'er as possible,
certainly not more than half pint hon
ont on a marble slab or toard your paste,
about a ausrter of an inch thick, and
Law on one third of your butter IN pieces
as large ss a small marble Douois
YOUR paste and roll out again, beng
careful not to allow the butter to break
through. Do this three times, then pat
the crust on the Ice TIL You have made
the filing for your pies. The ingred-
tents for q lemon pie: Three lemoos,
gate ali the y-llow rind, squeeze the
Juice. str into them one tablespoonful
O. butter and twelve of sugar and the
' oils of three eggs well beaten, three
powdered soda crackers, saltspoonfui
Of salt, and half pint Of cold water.
This will be sufficient for two pies. Take
the whites of the eggs, beat them stitf,
adding four tatlespOonfuls of sifted su-
oar. This m ,kes enough icing for the
too of one pie, aud must be put ON after
the pie is baked aud then put back IN
the even q few miautes to brown. Inc
pies must be baked in hot oven TIL
the crust is nice brown.
AFIOwEn BED FOR Usr.-In every
garden, no matter how much may De
done in tee way of ornamsnt, there
should be somewhere a bed from which
the flower lovers Of the house Old can
feel free to cut SIS they please. flowers
In masses. and ribbon lines, or as spsci-
men plants, are well, but it Is much
better 10 have a place where those who
really love flowers can go and cut a
handful with no gardener to prevent.
Such bed should have, OF all things,
an abundance of the best kind of migon-
cite. and if confined to annuals, TIE
candv tufts, white and crimson, sweet
alyssum, sweet peas, stocks, China asters,
the annual pinks, and host OF others.
Never mind about the arrangements so
that there will be flowers, and plenty
of them. SO that all the household can
''cut and come again" without feeling
that they trespsss. In making prepara-
tions 10 the flower garden do not forget
the children's bed. If they are old
enough to take care of it themselves all
the better, but let there be place filled
with common and pleasing flowers, where
they can 60 and pluck at will, and, not
be in fear of the injunction don't
touch.
OKANeR PUDDNG.-Gratet the rind and
slice fiue two or three oraEges, sprinkle
a little sugar over them: then SET basin
containing a pint of milk on the stove,
over boiling water; stir together the yelks
of two eggs, onc-half cup of sugar, two
tablespooniuls of -four, aud little cold
milk; when the milk is boiling hot stir
the mixture in, let it thicken, and pour
over the orange; beat the whites of two
eggs, add little sugar, spread over the
pudding, and brown In the oven.
For nutritious diet in case of debll-
lty beat up an egg in bowl and then
add six tab'espconfuls of cold water.
mixing the whole well together: then add
two tablespoonful of farina or potatoes;
ct it be mixed thoroughly with the
liquid in the bowl then pour in as much
boiling water rs W Il convert the whole
into Jelly, and mix it well 1t may be
taken alone or with the addition OF lit
tie milk in case of stomachic debility or
Consumptive disorders.
FISH fRITTERs. any kind Of
cooked fresh fish and remove all the
bones, and chop it finely with half tho
quantity of bread crumbs. Add half
the quantity of cold, mashed potatoes.
Mix into balls after season ng well with
salt and pepper, with little cream or
milk, and one egg well beaten. Fry the
fr1tters in boiling hot lard, and serve on
a hot platter, garnished with wa'er cres-
ses or parsley.
PRESSED CHICKEN. one or two
chickens, boil in small quantity Of water
with little salt, and when thoroughly
done take all the meat from the bones,
keeping the light meat separated from
the dark, chop fine and season; put in
the pan layer of dark and light;
add the liquor it was boiled in, which
shJ Juli he about teacupful, put on a
sm Il wi 1T: when cold cut. in slices.
RAISED CAKE. Two cups of Light
dough, one cup of butter, two cups of
sugar, three eggs beaten light. mix all
we'll together; add fruit and spice as you
wish. 1t is good without either, but
better with plenty OF both. Put in par,
and let it stand until light; bake as any
other cake.
DELICATE APPLE sACCE.-Pare, hal
and quarter sufficient gu nifty of nice
.tewing apples, put the IN into baking
dish, and cover thick'y with sugar bits
of lemon peel may e added II liked; put
plate over the dis and set it into q
pan having little Lot wat In the bot
tom, and place in a hot oven bake III til
the pieces are clear and tender.
Soft GINGERBREAD -Une and a hall
cup of molasses, one-hal cup OF brvwI
sugar, half a cup OF buttrr. ialf cup Of
sweet milk, teaspoon. ul of soda, any
ground spice that one LIKES and three
cups of sifted -four. Dissolve the soda
in very little warm water. Mix thor.
ouehly and bake in shallow pans.
SADDLE OF LAMB.--A saddle of Jamt
is dainty joint for a small dinner party.
Sprinkle little salt over it and set it il
the dripping pan, with few small pieces
of butter on the meat; baste it occasion
ally with fried out lamb fat, dredge 8
little four over it few minutes before
taking from the oven. Serve with cur
rant Jelly.
EGGs CRACKING WHEN BOILING. II
may not be known to every housekeepel
that a sure way to prevent eggs from
crseking while boiling is to insert the
point of pin through the shell at one
end. 1t must be remarked that this
puncture mnst be only through the shell
and must not break the skin beneath.
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