The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-09-05

EGGPLANT (STDFIEDl lake 0dII OOlen
elephants; split them in two, lengthwise,
and scoop out the interior until only a mere
shell is left; salt these and let them drain.
Chop The interior OF the egg plants with three
Ol.'oDs; then render them with butter; add
some chopped mushrooms and parsley aud
few crumbs Of fresh bread; season we'll with
salt, pepper and nutmeg; then bind with
yelks of half dozen eggs. Fill the body Of
the elephants with this stutfiug; cover them
with few bread crumbs; put them 10
r, aSting-psn and wet them with a little sweet
oil; then into q Quick oven for about ten or
fifteen minutes, TO give them nice color.
BARLEY WATER-Nash a bre Ak tast-clptul
of Itail barley twice, once in cold and again
IN hot water ADD throw awav the water;
then put the barley in covered quart jug
with . very thinly pared iind of lemon and
"A sIDsll piece of sugar; fill mp the jug With
boiling water; let IL stand till cold, and pour
OFF clear without stTaining IL. To make thick
barley the barley must be boiled.
Fec PLAST Cut the egyptian. in slices a
bslf-inch thick sprinkle a thin layer of salt
between the slices ard lay them one over tue
other, and let stand an hour; this draws out
the bitter PM cple from the eggplant, and
also the water. Then lay each slice III Hour
put in hot lard, and fry brown on both sides.
Or boil the egg plant till tender, remove the
skin, mash fire, mix with an equal quantity
of bread crumbs, add salt, pepper and butter,
ana bake for thirty minutes.
TAsTKIEss JRLLY.-Procnre One-third OF
pound of ivory dust aud boil it for eight
hours in quart OF water; when done strain
through elly-bag. 1t can be favored, but
its main use is. that being highly nourishing
and at the same time tasteless, it can be III
troduced IN tea or coffee, and unknown to
the invalid.
CoFFRE.-The best coffee will be found to
be q mixture of two thirds Java with one
third Mocha. Buy ready roasted unless you
have a rotary roaster; keep IN an ar-tight lar
ard grind only as required. For a pint of
black coffee. sufficient fO- SIX "after-dinner
cups" allow two heaping tablespoonfuls OF
ground coffee to pint of boiling water. Mix
with little egg and spoonful of cold water
the best method for boiled coffee being 10
break an egg, shell and all, in a bowl; beat it
with three spoonfuls OF cold water, and use
third at once. Cover the cOffee-pot tightly
boil three minutes, then pour ont spoonful
or so to free the nose from grounds, and re-
turn it to the pot. Put II on the back of the
stove and let it settle for not Tess than five
minutes. Serve with boiled milk and cream
or cream only.
CHILL SAUCE-Which we know 10 be gOoi.
Take one peck of tomatoes (peeIed(, six
large onions, three red peppers, one pound of
sugar, and one quart OF vinegar. Cook all to-
gether slowly for long time, and add two
tablespoODfuls each of three kinds of spices
cloves, cinnamon and allspice, or any 9th
ers as preferred; salt 70 suit the taste. Ground
mace is nice spice for those who like the
taste of it.
WATERMELON CAKE-For red batter take
the whites of four eggs we'll beaten and one
cup red sugar, half cut butter, half cut sweet
milk, one cup seedlesS raislns. one teas doom
ful extract vanilla; stir in two cups flour
having mixed thoroughly through in Que
measure baking powder. For white batter
take the whites of four eggs well beaten, one
and halt cups white sugar. three-f0urths
cup butter, one cup sweet milk. one tea.
spoon extract vanilla, three cups flour hav-
ing mixed through the dry Il sur one meas
ure baking powder. Bake in an oval pan
using plain oval Tin ring same shape aud
half the size of the pan; place the ring in
side the pan 10 divide che patters; pour tn p
red pepper inside and the white outside the
ring; then lift out the ring and bake IN n
slow oven. When cut you viii have "A
exact imitation OF ripe watermelon. Rel
sugar can be obtained from cOnfecioners.
For WASHING BLACK or NAVY Blue
LINEHs, PERCALEs, ETC rake two potltos4
grated into tepid soft water first having
peeled and washed them into which put
teaspoOnful OF ammonia Wash the 20 IDS in
this and rinse in cold blue water. Starch
will not be needed, and, il ut sill practicable,
they should be d--ed and irOned on the
wrong side. 1t is said that an infusion OF
hay will preserve the colors of buff linens;
an infusion of bran will do the same for
brown linens and prints.
To wash printed goods which have black
ground with a white pattern: Dissolve two
ounces of red chromate OF potash, three
ounces of common salt aud two and half
ounces of sal soda in wash boiler of water
heated 10 boiling point. Pat the dress into
the hot bath for five minutes, and frequently
turn and stir it, Then wash ii thoroughly in
clean water. The black ground will not be
dull and foxy" and the white portion of
the goods will appear perfectly bright aud
clear.
Edible AND PoIsoNoUs MUsHRooMs.-Th
stem Of genuine mushroom is short, thick
and white, marked under the head with
prominent ring. The head is white aud reg
ulaTly convex, the edges are bent inward,
the flesh is white and firm, the under leaves
are deep pink, and separated as thew ap-
preach but do not touch the stem. When
the mushroom grows old the Det-like shape
changes, it becomes brown, flat aud scaly
. The under leaves also turn brown. II
better when eaten young. Spurious mush-
rooms have their heads covered with warts
and other mem branaceous substances, which
adhere 10 the upper surface; they are heavy
and gnrinQ from a snQcipa of h,llh. thew gan