The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-06-01
HOUSEHOLD L

Contributed to the Detroit Free Press +" Household" by
Housekeepers, and the results Of actual experiments.l
LEMON CAKE.-Two cups sugar., juice
and rind of one lemon ; three eggs, add
ing one at a time, not being previously
beaten ; three cups flour, ohe-half tea
spoonful of soda, piece of butter the
size OF an egg.-Rhicaydo.
Brown BkEAD.-Two cups of Indian
meal, n cup of -four, two cups Of
sweet milk, one cup of sour, two-thirds
cup of molasses, two t~easpoonfuls OF
soda, one teaspoonful of salt steam
three hours, or steam all day is better.
Rhicdrdo.
DROP CAKEs.-One cup sweet milk,
one-half cup sugar, n egg, small piece
butter, one teaspoonful soda, one and q
half t~easpoonful cream tartar, salt, -four
to make as stiff as soft cake fry In hot
lard. One small teaspoonful in EACH
Rh:cdrdo.
ORANGE PM.lGrate the peel OF one
fresh orange, take the juice and pulp Of
two oranges ; add tothem one cup sugar
L the beaten yolks of three eggs. Mix
n cup of sweet milk with the whites
of the eggs beaten to stiff froth. Bake
in puff paste.
BREAKFAST CAKE.-One cup of -four,
t~wo-thirds cup of meal, one cup of milk,
n egg, n 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.-Rhicardo.
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 q slow
fire stirring all the while.
LEMON CREAM PIE.-Juice and grated
rind of n lemon, yolk of three eggs,
five tablespoonfuls of sugar, a small
lump of butter, three tablsspoonfuls Of
flour, and small cup sweet milk. When
done beatthe whites to a stiff froth pour
over the top evenly return to the oven
to brown slightly.
CREAM PK.-Take -four enough fol
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 in a quick oven when done
separate the crusts and take two table
spoonfuls of -four, the same of white So,
gar. n egg; beat all together; boi
one-half pint of milk, put in the batter
Of sugar and egg and stir till it thickens
then add some extract of lemon, and pu'
it between the crusts and you have a nic'
pie.-Ethel May.
RECIPE FOR WASHING. = Soak th,
clothes over night in clear water, or pu
them to boil without soaking, with The
following mixture added to the water
To n quart of soft oap take on
tablespoonful of kerosene oil, mix well
and to three pals of soft water take
large teacupful, or half q pint of tn
4 mixture. Let them boil ten or ffteel
minutes. Rinse in blued water, afte
rubbing them in one suds of soft water
This is good for prints too, and will say
half the labor of washing, without boil
ing first. Hard soap can be used instea,
of soft If preferred Hilette.
ErTLE CAKEs.-Take one cup OF lar
Cor part butter), one teaspoonful {
cream tartar, one-half teaspoonful
soda, a ~teaspoonful of salt; run lard j
some -four, same as for pie crust ; mi
with th~ree-fourths cup of cold watel
Then take n pound ~raisins, one-ha
cup sugar; chop fine and mix vel
Now take a pinch of crust, about 6
much al for a thin cooky, put it dow
and put a teaspoonful of the raisi
mixture In the center and pinch ii
edges up together, to cover the raisins
then roll out about the size of a cooky-
the raisins will stick out some. Bal
quickly. They are nice and a chang
from cookies St1nfower.
RA1sN Pm.-Take two cups of raisin
wash and boil with enough water
cover them /; in the meantime make YOU
paste pretty rich, lay it on the platt
you intend to bake pie in when Il
raisins are nicely swelled dredge among
! them two tablespoons of flour to thicke
, the water, add a little sugar, sprea
i them on the paste, bake in a moderai
oven with a paper laid over the top
keep the raising from browning; ha,
ready a whip of the whites Of thrt
; eggs and two tablespoons of white suga,
when the pies are cooled spread Ii
!, whip nicely over the top, lay a fe
swelled raisins on top of the whip. 9Th
is a delicious pie, and looks very temp
ing.) Return the pie to the oven q fe
!, minutes to set the whip.-Ethel May.