Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-08-24
DOMESTIC.


and prevents them from ever giving any
trouble at night to their attendants.
This gentleman has subjected his sys-
tenn to the most trying of all tests, for
he has applied it to all his own children,
and considers that the life of one of them
is entirely owing to its use. The idea
is to fill the greater part of the cradle
with bran and immerse the legs and part
of the body of the child in this nest,
covering them over the usual way, but
fastening down the counterpane tight,
so as TO keep him firm in his place. Why
this change of tactics should have the
effect of taking away from the infant his
usud desire to howl during part of ev-
cry night is o question which we will
leave nurses to explain for themselves
after they have tried the system. In the
meantime, until that trial has been made
it is only civil to believe the testimony
af Drs. Bourgeois and Vigoureux, who
in two French papers OF some authority
declare that such is the invariable result.
This is not, however, the only advantage
to be expected from the system. The
bran Is supposed to have o warming and
stimulating influence superior to any
sort of cotton or cloth, and to allow chill
dren of the more sickly kind to develop
more quickly and to be sooner able to
use their limbs. The inventor of the
system declares that they delight in their
bran beds, and always quit them with
regret" when removed at the age Of
two years, to one of different kind.
PEACH Blossom CAKE.-One cup of
pulverized sugar, half cup of butter,
stirred together until it looks like thick
cream. One teaspoonful of soda, DIS
solved in half cupful of sweet milk;
beat the whites of three eggs, and put
them in with two teaspoonfuls of cream
of tartar mixed with teacupful of flour;
stir and add half a teaspoonful of corn
starch. Flavor strongly with peach.
Bake in two square sponge tins in mod
erately quick oven, and when done
sandwich with finely grated cocoanut
and pink sugar. Frost with clear icing,
and sprinkle this with pulverized pink
sugar.
BRA1sE CT Ducks WITH PEAs.-Pre-
pare q domestic duck as for roasting.
Line small pan, just large enough for
the duck. with slices of bacon; strew
over the bottom little parsley, powder
herbs and lemon-peel, lay in the duck
and add few whole peppers; cover with
stock and add tablespoonful of strong
vinegar; baste frequently and simmer
until done. 1t is a matter of choice
whether the green peas put in the pan
with the duck or cooked separately. Fry
two onions in butter till they are of q
pale brown; boil them to thick sauce
with some of the duck gravy; season
with salt and serve with peas around the
duck and the gravy thrown over.
WHITE FLANNELs THE BEsT.-Often
we are asked the question, which is the
best for health, red flannel or white?
We answer white, for the following rea-
sons: White flannel Is warmer. 1t con-
tains no artificial coloring matter, as red
flannel is likely to do, and hence can not
be source of poisoning, as the latter
frequently is. 1t is more durable, and,
from the ,adlness With which IL shows
soils, Is likely to be kept more cleanly.
The popular notion that red flannel Is
specific for rheumatism or any other dis
ease. is mistake.
CHOCOLATE PUDDING. of milk,
one cup of sugar, one-third of a cup of
Bakers chocolate, one whole egg and
yolks of three more, and two spoonfuls
of corn starch. Leave out a cup OF milk
to mix the ingredients. Boil those until
the milk begins to thicken, then pour
into your pudding dish. When cold
make frosting of the whites of three
eggs used, and stiffen with sugar; little
vanilla; pour over the pudding and set
in the oven three minutes. A little choc-
olate beaten into the frosting is also very
nice.
CREAM CUsTARD. q pint of
cream with powdered white sugar; set
it on few Goals, When hot stir in
white wine until it curdles; add rose wa
ter or essence of lemon to the taste, and
turn into dessert dishes or cups. Another
way of making them is to mix pint of
cream with one of milk, five beaten eggs,
tablespoonful of -four. and three of
sugar; add nutmeg to the taste, and
bake in cups or pie-plates in quick
oven.
To PREPARE SPICED BLACKBERRIEs.- -
To six pints of fruit take two and one
half pints of sugar, one and one-haf
pints of vinegar, one half ounce Of Gin
namon (ground), one-half ounce cloves,
one-half ounce allspice and little mace
broken in small pieces. Boil the sugar
and vinegar together, with the spices,
putting these last into muslin bags.
Then put in the berries and let them
scald, not boil.
A NICE BREAKFAST DIsH.-Remove
the skins from a dozen tomatoes, cut
them up in saucepan, add little but
ter, pepper and salt, when sufficiently
boiled, beat up five or six eggs, and just
before you serve turn them into the
saucepan with the tomatoes and stir one
way fDr two minutes, allowing them to
be done thoroughly.
Hop BEER. Sugar, four pounds; hops,
six ounces; ginger, bruised, four ounces.
Boil the hops for three hours with five
quarts of water, then strain, add five
more quarts of water and the ginger, boil
little longer, again strain: add the SUI
gar, and when lukewarm add one pint
of yeast. After twenty-four hours it
will be ready for bottling.
SHERRY BISCUITS. one pound
of lump sugar, eight eggs, and suffic-
lent quantity of sherry wine, beat them