The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-09-01
HOUSEKEEPERS, HELPS.


SoFT GINGERBREAD.-One cup of
sugar, one cup of sour milk, one cup of
molasses, two tablespoonful of butter,
one teaspoonful of ginger, one teaspoon
full of soda, two eggs well beaten at the
last, -four to make thin batter.
VINEGAR PIEs.-Two eggs, one cup of
sugar. one cup of vinegar, one cup of
water, tablespoonful of corn starch or
-four, tablespoonful of lemon essence,
teaspoonful of butter; viii make two
pies; bake with top and bottom crusts.
To Cook ASPARAGUS. -Cut the aspara-
gus in small pieces, wash and boil in
sufficient water to cover it in which has
been put salt to season it for the table !;
boil about twenty minutes or until ten
der; add pepper, butter and little
cream thickened with -four.
DRESSING FOR CABBAGE.-Cut the
cabbage fine in dish, and sprinkle salt
and pepper over it; take one egg, tea
spoonful of sugar, one-half spoonful of
-four, one half teacup of cream, the
same of vinegar, and small piece of
butter. Beat all together and let it boil !;
then pour over the cabbage while hot.
PIcoALtL1L Two gallons of cabbage,
one and half gallons of green toma-
toes, two quarts of small onions chop
these very fine, then add four teaspoon
fuls Of ground mustard, two of pure
black pepper, two of ground cloves, one
gill of mustard seed, one gill of salt, one
gill of celery seed, one half pound of
brown sugar, one gallon of strong vine.
gar. Mix the ingredients thoroughly
and boil well for twenty minutes. Tie
up closely in stone jars.
PEA SoUP.-Take a quart of shelled
peas, boil the pods in gallon of cold
water until the substance is all boiled
out of them then skim them out and
put two pounds of beef into the pot.
After the meat is boiled to shreds skim
the soup we'll, strain and return it to
the pot; add the peas with little
parsley, and let ii simmer until the peas
are quite tender; season with pepper
and salt; thlcken with little butter and
-four let it boil up once and serve.
PINEAPPLE PUDDING. Butter a pud-
ding-dish and line the bottom and sides
with slices of stale cake, sponge-cake is
best, pare and slice thin large pineap-
pie Che sure and leave out the core),
place in the dish first layer of pineap-
pie, then strew in the sugar, then more
pineapple, and so on until all is used |;
pour over small teacup of water, and
cover with slices of cake which have
been dipped in cold water, cover the
whole with buttered plate and bake
slowly for two hours.
WALNUT CATsUP. Take young, tender
walnuts, pick them in several pieces
and lay them in pan with handful of
salt to every twenty-five and water
enough to cover them. Break them
with potato masher and let them re-
main in this pickle one week, stirring
them every day. Drain off the liquor
and then cover the shells with boiling
vinegar, crush them to pulp and strain
through colander. To every quart add
an ounce each of cloves, black pepper,
ginger and nutmeg. Take half tea
spoonful of red pepper, one spoonful of
celery seed and tie in q muslin bag and
throw in; boil for one hour when cool
bottle.
Owing to Stage Directions.
The facts connecting the miserable
experience of young Symonds as an
actor were these He was hired to play
in stock company, and one night was
called upon almost at an hours notice
to take part in play he had never seen,
hIc
quence of the illness of the man playing
it. So little time did he have to prepare
for the performance that a rehearsal
was impossible. The part given him to
study was in manuscript. The man who
had previously played it was an eccen.-
trio person and had written in lot of
ridiculous stage directions. Symonds
was amazed to find them in serious
part, but supposed them all right, and
at evening appeared with his lines and
business pretty we'll learned. A large
and fashionable audience assembled in
the theater. The curtain was rung up
and the play commenced. Soon Symonds
went on. His first speech described the
misery of the poverty-stricken mother
at home. After it he danced little
break. The audience was amazed, and
the other actors on the stage dumb
founded But Symonds knew he was to
follow his stage directions. Presently
he had to refuse proposition to COM
nit crime. He did SO in grand style,
and then took off his hat and jumped on
it. This extraordinary proceeding
created sensation. The manager can =
and stood in the wings and suffered an
guish. After his next speech, a defiance
to his tempter, he crawled under The sofa.
That just set everybody wild, and the
manager danced up and down in the
wings, and swore he'd kill Symonds
when he came off. After a touching
love scene with the heroine, Symonds
proceeded to stand on his head and howl,
and the audienceho wledtoo, and theman-
ager shrieked to him to come off. But
Symonds didn't hear, and proceeded.
He spoke his next speech with su III i'm
pressiveness and magnifcence of man.
ner that the audience was, in spite of
itself, hushed into respectful silence,
and at its close was about to applaud,
when Symonds yanked off boot and
hurled it viciously at the head of the
orchestra. That settled it. The leader,
who was badly hurt on the jaw by the
boot, came up over the footlights, and
the manager rushed on from the wings,
and the way they bounced Symonds
about was fearful. He made big fight,
and was still at it when the curtain was
rung down. After they were parted,
Symonds explained, and showed his part
as justification for his conduct. But
the manager would accept no excuse,
and, going before the curtain, said !:
"Ladies and gentlemen, occasionally a
natural born idiot, with phenomenal
faculty for making an ass of himself, is
sent into the world. Such one has in
ficted himself upon us tonight. For
my part, I have endured the agony OF
the damned while watching him, and I
presume you've had enough of his dom
keyism. Therefore the performance is
closed. "-BOstOn Post,