Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-04-28
CapN AND HOUSEHOLD.

Sp,rr CAKEs.-Spice cakes, to serve
xitb coffee, are made Of one pound OF
srr,r. four eggs, one teaspoonful each OF
.,oves cinnamon, nutmeg and pinch OF
,enner. Stir in -four enough to make
aonch which can be rolled out; cut out
with a plain cookey-cutter. Let them
stand for from ten to fifteen hours, and
then bake.
EASILY PREPARED DEssERT.-An easily
prepared dessert IS made of tapi"ca. IL
hardly seems appropriate to call so DAINTY
a dish pudding. Soak cupiui OIL tapi-
90. for an hour in cold water, then Doll,
adding warm water enough TO allow II 10
expand: when tender sweeten IL, and
81 from the fire; add an orange cut in
Ill hits for favoring. Serve with
cream.
F,vORrrE SNOW CAKE.-Beat one cup
of butter to a cream, add one and a-half
cups of flour, and stir very thoroughly
together; then add one cup of corn starch
and one cup of sweet milk, in which three
teaspoonsiul of baking powder have been
dissolved; last, aGd the whites Of eight
eggs and two cups of sugar we'll beaten
together; flavor to taste; bake i'll sheets,
and put together with icing.
BITING HoRsEs.-Horses have been sue
cessfully cured of this vice by putting
ho1f
square in the animals mouth, about the
same length as an ordinary snaffle bit. 1t
may be fastened by s. thong Of leather
passed through two holes in the ends of
the wood, and secured to the bride. 1t
must be used in addition to the bit, but in
no way to impede the working of the bit.
Rarey adopted this plan with the zebra in
the Zoo, which was terrible brute at
biting. Mr.. Rarey succeeded, however,
in tanning snd training him TO harness.
Animals with this vice should be treated
kindly in the stable, and not abused with
pitchfork handles, whips, etc. An apple,
crust of bread, piece of beet, etc., and
kind pat, but firm, watchful hand and
eve, with the use of the above wooden bit,
will cure the most inveterate bitter. The
fact that he cannot shut his mouth or grip
anything soon dawns upon him, and then
he is conquered.
How TO MAKE COOP WHITEwAsH.-The
following is recipe sent out by the Light
house Board of the Treasury Department,
and has been found by experience TO an
swer on wood, brick and stone nearly as
well as oil paint, and is much cheaper:
Slack one-half bushcl unslaked lime with
boiling water, keeping it covered during
the process. Strain it and add peck OF
salt dissolved in warm water; pounds
of ground rice, put in boiling water, and
boiled to a thin paste; one-half pound
powdered Spanish whiting and pound OF
clear glue, dissolved in warm water. MIX
them we'll together, and let the mixture
stand for several days. Keep the wash
thus prepared in q kettle or portable fur
mace, and when used put on as hot as pos
sible, with painters or whitewash brush.
Here is another recipe for whltewash
for outdoor use: Take a clean water-uSht
barrel, and put into it ons-ha.f bushel
lime. Sack it by pouring boiling water
over it, and in sufficient quantity to cover
five inches deep, stirring it briskly till
thoroughly Stacked. When Stacking has
been effected, dissolve in water and ada
two pounds sulphate zinc and one OF conf
mon salt. 4 beautiful cream color may
be communicated by adding three pounds
yellow echre. This is much superior,
both in appearance and durability, to
common whitewash.