The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-01-20
DOMEsTIO.

keep BOod ana improve for q whole
year. Prepare one pound Of very dry
flour; one pound of butter, washed In
GOLD water; one pound OF cleaned our
rants; four ounces Of almonds bruised,
but not to paste; two ounces each OF
candied orange, lemon, and oitron, in
thin slioes; a very little cinnamon, mace.
and cloves. powdered fine; half q grated
small nutmeg; five eggs beaten to a
froth, white, and yolks separately, and
quarter OF a pant Of brandy or sherry
wine. First beat the butter to cream
in bowl, thon add the sugar by de-
grees, and have it we'll mixed; add the
whites OF tho eggs, and after beating
these in we'll, add the yo]ks, then add
the spices, then by degrees the flour,
then the peels and the cllrrants, and
last the brandy or wine, and all the
time beating very thoroughly; it is then
ready for baking in a hoop lined with
buttered paper. and only three parts
filled, to allow it to rise. Cover with
paper and bake five hours in quick
oven. Put on, If you like, almond
icing. and then sugar icing, with large
hverayed star OF chocolate In the centre
OF the top, 1t makes a splendid we'd
How TO WARM COLD FERr-People
who write or sow NIL day, or rather those
who take but little exercise, may warm
their cold feet without going to the fire.
All that is necessary is to stand erect
and very gradually to lift ones self up
upon the tips of the toes, 80 as tc, put
Nil the tendoDs of the foot at full strain,
This Is not to hop or to Jump up and
down, but simply to rtss-tho slower
the better-upon tiptoe, and to romafn
standing on the point Of the toes ~ long
as possible, then gradually coming to
the natural position. Repeat this sev-
eral times, and, by tho amount OF WORK
the tips OF the toes are made to do, in
sustaining tho body's welght, a sufficient
and lively circulation ls set up. Even
the half-frozen car driver oan oarry this
plan out 1t is one rule Of the "Swed.
ish movement" system, and, as motion
warmth is much hettor than fire warm
ing, persons who suffer with cold feet
at night oan try this plau just before
retiring to rost.
BEEF STEAK. If the steak is tough,
pound it we'll and press it together.
When everything else Is roady for tho
table, build n quick fire with kindling
wood, have thick, iron spider smoking
hot, grease it and put in the steak; lust
before the blood starts sprinkle with
salt and turn; let it cook only minute;
out small picoe in the centre and see
II it is raw; if not (that is if it looks
quite red or pink) take 1t up quickly,
sprinkle the upper side with salt, spread
with buttor, eat while hot. If you have
GOALS and broiler, use those instead,
never cook boef over slow fire and let
it ''sizzle, " while all the juice rms out;
it makes it tough.
BAKED PLUM PuDDIxa,-Pour pint
Of boiling milk over pound of broken
broad; when the milk is absorbed and
cool. beat the bread smooth, adding 40
it is boaten half pound Of chopped
raisins, twolve ounces of currants, half
pound Of fine chopped suet, four oun
ces OF powdered sugar, u large plnoh Of
salt. grated nutmeg and ground ginger,
and glass Of good spirits of wine.
Mix all with four beaten eggs. Pour
into buttSrrd mould or dish, and bake
for two hours, turn it out, sift sugar
over it, and serve with rioh sauce.
CoRN MEAL PUDDING. Boil quart
OF milk and stir into it eight tablespoon
fuls OF fine Indian moal. four of anpsr,
and half nutmeg grated; stir it over
tle ire for iiitcen minutes, and turn it
out to cool; beat eight eggs we'll, aud
stir into the cold batter; fill buttered
cups three parts full, and bake half an
hour; turn out and servo with syrup,
Jelly, or sauce.
STAR PUDDlNas. Boil three ounces
of bread.crumbs III pint OF new milk:
add grated lemon peel and three oun.
oes OF sugar; pour 1T out to cool: stir
in three ounces Of butter and. when
quito cold, three well-beaton og,xs: nut
n henped teaspoonful of Jam at the bot
tom OF buttoreu cup and fiji three
parts full. Bake thirty minutes aud
tuln them out, and serve with clunn.
mos ilnvolcd saucs.
ONE drachm H carbolio arld, Nix croI
of oil Of lavender, and two and II half
ouLors Of olive oil formed the presorip-
tlon which proved cfcctual LII destroy.
mg parasitic affection of the nous
ta"he q G soiitivItan WHO consulted DR..
George Thin, London, England. The
hair had falen out, aud sort of bnlL-
ness occurred in spots. but after the
application of tho remedy tho hair grew
again as thick and healthy AZ before the
parasites had attack ed it.
BROWN ONION SoUr. 10 make four
quarts OF this soup proceed An foil W.
Peel and slice six large onions, fry them
brown IN saucepan with two table.
spoonfuls OF drippings or butter, ponr
over thom four quarts Of boiling water.
sehson with two teaspoonfuls of sat and
half tablespoonful of pepper, stir IN two
oapfuls OF grated bread FREQ from crust,
and boil slowly two hours. stirring 90.
oesionally. Season palatabIy, and serve
hot.
SAUCE FOR pLUn PUDDING. for
twenty-five minutes IN II quarter of A
pint OF water, the outer r,nd of half a
lemon and of quarter of an orange.
with two ounces or sugar; strain it into
quarter OF pint Of melted butter, and
stir it over the fire with flour enough to
thicken 1t; add wineglass OF brandy,
whlskey, or wine ii desired, and mix il
well over the fire for five minutes,
Serve it hot.
FASHIONS IN silverware tend to "a.
production OF the old patterns wb,oh
were popular when plated ware was mn.
known. Mignonotte Is favorite design.