Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-10-04
DOMESTIC.

BAKING POWDERS The hourishing
condition of the baking powder trade Is
evident from glance at the advertising
columns of domestic and religious pa
pers. The cause is probably due to the
fact that better results are obtainable
with them than with their constituents
used separately, and why? The best
taking powders are made OF cream OF
tartar and soda, mixed IN equivalent
quantities, some inert substance being
added TO keep them dry. The cook or
housewife used to buy the ingredients
separately and mix them when she used
them, and usually the results were unsat-
isfactory. As she trusted to measuring
them in teaspoons of various sizes IL
stead of weighing them, of course she
sometimes got an excess of one or the
other, and the bread was either ''sour'
or brown with soda. But another and
worse difficulty arose, for the adultera-
ton fiend invaded the cream Of tartar
can, and this article became OF such
uncertain strength that only prophet
could tell how little soda 1t would neu-
tralize, This went from bad to worse,
, until some samples were found that
contained no cream Of tartar at all.
This was the golden opportunity for the
"baking powder" men, and they i'm
proved it well. While some tired TO
make cheap article, others preferred
to make good one, and amid charges
and counter charges of alum, acid, etc.,
they have gone on rolling up wealth for
thems elves, if not for their customers.
For those who prefer making their own
baking powder we offer the following
receipt: Pure cream OF tartar, 2 pounds;
bicarbonate OF soda, pound; corn
starch, / ounce. All the ingredients
must be perfectly dry before mixing.
and very thoroughly mixed. One tea
spoonful is required for one pound of
flour. If the materials are not pure, OF
course the result will not be satisfactory.
Too HoT FOR PLANTs.-Most Of our
plants are injured by too much heat.
For a general collection of house plants,
it is not the best to allow the thernom-
eter to be above 20, and If they could
be kept in room where the thermome-
ter would not usually range much above
65 it would be better. In the night
time so Is enough. Give little fresh
air every day, and all the sunlight at
tainable. An effort should be made to
give moisture to the atmosphere, for our
own good as well as the health of plants.
This can be done in various ways by
eyap oratIng water; but when the plants
are in a separate apartment like green
house, 1t caH be done more conveniently
and effectualiy, although this separate
apart ment be only bsy window, with
glass doors separating from the living
room. In this place water can be used
freely, by Swinging, ETC., and a moist
air preserved. The temperature, with
this arrangement, can be kept lower than
would be comfortable In the living room,
and the plants are saved from dust ard
and many evils which We manage TO
endure and 1--we, but which generally
prove too much for the plants.
QUAKER DUCKwHEAr CAKEs.-One
teacupful of corn meal, two of wheat
flour. four of buckwheat, two teaspoon
fuls of salt; mix all up with sufficient
warm water to make pouring batter,
then add tsacupful of yeast. Let
it rlse over night, keeping 1t warm.
Bake In the morning. Leave a pint of
batter to set to again, and you do not
need any more yeast the whole winter.
Keep it cool when not wanted. 1t may
happen that the batter gets sour; if SO,
add, Just before baking, oEe teaspoonful
of baking soda, dissolved III a teacup OF
cold water. STIR and bake Immediately.
They will be light, palatable and more
wholesome than when made all buck
wheat.
IRISH MOSS FOR CoLDs.-Take l ounce
of moss, wash it well twice in boiling
water, pour a little cold water on it, and
let it stand all night; the next day add
to it quart of fresh milk, little lemon
peel. and two blades of mace; boil all
slowly until the milk is thick; put loaf
sugar III basin, and strain the milk on
it. 1t should be stirred while boiling
to prevent the moss settling on the bot
tom Of the saucepan.
LoNG BRANCH MILK POTATOES. Take
good sound potatoes. cut them in slices
raw and put the milk, according to the
quantity You wish to make, in pudding
dish; then after you have put the pota
toes in the milk, put 1t In the oven tor
about twenty minutes; then take cut
and put potatoes, with the same milk,
INTO a saucepan to boil until done; sea-
son before you put them to boil.
CHICKEN CRooUETTs DeImonico).
Two sweet-breads, boiled; one teacupful
of boiled chicken, hashed; one toiled
onion, one teacupful boiled bread and
milk, quarter pound butter, salt and
pepper. Chop chicken and sweetbr-ads
very fine, mix In well the other ingredl-
ents, shape into rolls, then dip in the
yolk of an egg, then III cracker dust;
drop into boiling lard and fry brown.
CHILE SAUcE-Thirty-tiv ripe toma-
toes, eight peppers, red and green, ten
onions, six cups of vinegar, five table
spoonfuls of salt. Chop onions and
peppers very fine, and COOK the tomatoes
without peelinG. Strain through a col
lander and stew ali together two or
three hours. When nearly done add
wo cups of sugar. Bottle hot. Tlis
makes Blk quarts.
HIDING THE TASTE OF MEDICINE.-It
is sometimes necessary to take q little
distasteful medicine. To do this with
out tasting 1t, put the required number
Of drops on a t. taspoontul of sugar, and
hold the head back little, when the
sugar Will be dropped far down on the
tongue, then take little water, and
the loathsome mixture will pass down
the throat.
PLAIN BEEF SoUP.-Une gallon of
cold water, one pound of beef and two
tablespoonfuls of rice. Let this boil,
then add an onion, or two or three leeks;
boil an hour. Peel and slice eight po-
tatoes; wash them in warm water; add
them to tue soup with seasoning OF
salt and pepper; stir it frequently; boil
another hour, and then serve.
Mock MINCE PK.-tour cups of
bread crumbs or apples, three eggs, half
pound of raislns, half pound of currants,
cup of vinegar, cup Of sugar, cup of mo-