The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-01-03
Household Knowledge.

of sugar and four of vinegar; beat well and |
pour over cabbage previously cut very Tine |
and seasoned with salt
CURE FOR CHAPPED HANDs.-Wet your |
hands in warm water, then rub them all
over with Indian meal; do this twice, and
then in the water used to wash off the meal,
put teaspoonful of pure glycerine. Ii 1t Is
not pure il will irritate the skim
II you WISH to give a delicate and yet
distinct onion favor to the dressing for
fowl, boil the onion till tender, changing
the water twice; then chop it in very small
bits. jus; as il it were raw. Roast goose aud
wild duck gain to most palates by having
the dressing thus favored.
PIeEeNs WITH LITTLE PEAs.-Truss the
pigeons, put them over the fire with fat
pork and butter. let them brown slowly, add
small green peas and season them with but
little salt and pepper. Wet very little
-four with some broth or soup, pouring it
over the birds and stewing them until ten
der.
CHICKEN CHRRsE-Two chickens boiled
tender, chopped not too fine, and seasoned
with sal. and pepper. Boil hard three or
four eggs and slice, with which line molds
and pour in the chicken, adding the liquor
in which they were boiled. When perfectly
cold slice for luncheon, or Sunday tea or for
sand witches.
LANCASHIRE PIH.-Take cold beef or veal,
chop and season as for hash; have ready hot
mashed potatoes seasoned as if for the table,
and put in a shallow baking dish first layer
of meat, then a layer of potatoes, and so on
till the dish is heaping full; smooth over top
of potatoes, and make little holes, In which
place bits of butter; bake until a nice
brown.
WHEN COOKING PUMPKINS for immediate
use In pies or to dry tits good plan to drain
off all the water you can; stew the pumpkin
tender: then let the kettle stand on Il back
part of the stove, and on an extra grlddle, SO
that all moisture or a great deal OF 1t will
evaporate. II IL is to be dried it should be
sifted just the same as if you are to make
pies at once.
CHICKEN SoUP.-In boiling chickens for
salads, etc, the broth water in which they
are boiled) may be used for soup. When
the chickens are to be served whole, stuff
and tie in a cloth. To the broth add a little
rio or add one thinly sliced onion and
quart of tomatoes. Boil twenty minutes.
season with salt and pepper and two well
beaten eggs, and serve.
Picked CHICKEN Boil four chickens till
| tender enough for meat to fall from bones ;
put meat in a stone jar and pour over IT
three pints of good cold cider vinegar and q
pint and half of the water in which the
chickens were boiled; add spices if preferred
| and it will be ready for use in two Gays.
This is q popular Sunday evening DISH it is
good for luncheon at any time.
NOODLE SoUP.-Add noodles to beef or
any other soup after straining; they will
/ cook in fifteen or twenty minutes, and are
prepared in the following manner: TO one
egg add as much sifted -four as 1t will alb
| sorb with little salt; roll out as thin as q
wafer, dredge very lightly with flour, roll
ever and aver into large roll, slice from the
| ends shake out the strips loosely and drop
| into the soup.
APPLE MINcE PIE-Two pounds of apples
pared and chopped. three-fourths pound of
| beef suet one of currants, one-half raisins
seeded and chopped; one-half sultana raj
sins, one quarter citron cut in shreds, one
tables oonful cinnamon, one teaspoon
| full cloves, one OF mace, one tablespoonful
sllspice, two pounds brown sugar, halt pint
best brandy, glass Of wine, two teaspoon
fuls of salt.
| WHIrE FRuIr CAKE.-One cup of butter
and two cups of white sugar well beaten
togeter; one cup of milk, two and 8 hall
cups of flour, the whites of seven eggs two
even spoonfuls of baking powder; beat al
we'll before adding fruit. Take one pound
each of raisins, figs, dates and blancheG
almonds, and one-quarter pound OF eitron
cut all fine; stir fruit in last with sitting o.
flour over it; bake slow.
CURR1KD CHICKEN. = Cut . chicken in
pieces; put the pieces in "a stewpsn with one
} onion, in which you put a Glove. Add some
white broth, sufficient to cover the pieces
The chicken being cooked, make your sauce
with the broth. Beat two pinches of curry
with two yelks of eggs and teaspoonful o.
cream, and thicken your sauce. Arrang
your chicken on plate with border OF
rice. You can, if you like, mix the RE
with the stew. Some people prefer it.
ROLLED APPLE DUMPLISGs.-Peela and chol
fine tart apples, make crust OF one cup o
, rich buttermilk. one teaspoonful of soda
: and -four enough to roll; roll half an inc
thick, spread with the apple, sprinkle vel
with sugar and cinnamon, cut in strips TIVE
| inches wide, roll up like jelly cake, set u
the rolls ION end) in dripping pan, putin
teaspoonful of butter on each, put III
} moderate oven and bsste them often wit
: the juice. Use the juice for the saucs, ant
flavor with brandy if you choose.
GRAHAM PUDDING Mix well together one
half coffee cup of molasses, one-quarter q
= a cup of butter, one egg, one half cup o
milk, one-half teaspo )nful of pure soda
one and one-hsf cups of good graham
flour, one small teacup OF raisins, spices
s taste. Steam four hours and serve wit
/ brandy or wine sauce, or any sauce ih'
Il may be preferred. This makes a snowy {
9 well as light and wholesome dessert, an
d has the merit of simplicity and cheapnes
: Farm and Workshop Notes.
d About two ounces OF ssltpetre we'll mike
s in bucket of common salt is a remedy
= an old experienced sheep man for iombriz
;, The richest aud most highly priced Lane
L of Great Britain are invariably those upo
q q which sheep husbandry has been leadiI
= feature.
In quoting the English markets the ter
n sinking offal" means the throwing out
every part of an animal except the sides an
- quarters. In steer the "offsl' includ
~ head, tongue, hide, kidneys heart, live
n tripe, blood, legs, etc.
is Much of the new Minnesota wheat weig
TO out sixty-two pounds to the bushel.
a. excellence is thus shown when fifty eig
1T pounds to the bushel is the standard No.
n The wooden mills of the country are usil
IN more than they were last year, but there
1. reason to believe that the domestic produ
Is ton of wool has increased in oorrespondi
so ratio.
ns A disease in cattle somewhat resemble
~ "pink eye" in horses prevails to some exte
n in parts of Westmoreland County, Penns.
=. wanna, and is causing great deal of ammo
~ ance to the farmers in certain districts.
az The prices which were paid by t
Ne National Shorthorn Association for
4 various herd books were as follows: Anne
can Shorthorn Herd Book. So. 900; Ame
can ShOrthorn Record, $4,000; Ohio SLO