The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-01-25
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frying.pan fry three large onions, and
with them q slice or two Of fat bacon
out up into small pieces; the onions
must be fried q dark brown, but take
care not to burn them; when they are a
nice color, take the pan from the fire,
ana STR into 1t Seaspoonful Of curry
POWDER. four tablespoonfuls OF peas
flour, and half a teaspoonful OF salt; stir
these well together, and continue STIR
ring until the mixture becomes smooth;
molsten it from time to time with q
little hot water or stock, and go on in
this way until the frying-pan will hold
no more; then turn the contents into o
stowpan, adding in all about three pints
OF stock, including that which has al
ready been put in. Chop up two large
apples, add them to tho soup, and let
ali boil well together until the apples
have disappeared or melted into the
soup. This will require occasional STIR
ring while boiling; should it become too
thick, add q little moro stock, and boil
up once moro. if not thick enough, 90
on boiling until it has been reduced to
the proper consistency; it should be
thick enough to stick to tho spoon.
EARTHENwARE IN CooK1Na.-The fla
vor OF food baked or boiled in earthen-
ware Ii said by those who have made
the experiment to be far superior to
that OF vegetable or animal food cooked
in the same way in iron vessels for the
reason that iron is a conductor Of heat,
while earthenware is non-conductor;
consequently, food cooked in the latter
is rarely evef burned, the degree tf
heat not varying perceptibly during the
kt,,,u
havc OF What is cooked as we'll as uni
formity throughout the substance of the
meat, vegetables or grains, until the pro-
coss # cooking is completed. So earth.
enwate takes the premium, as it deserves
to, and those who have found out how
much better they can do their cooking
in these vessels than in ironware, give
pots and kettles u cold shoulder often,
PooKE7 BoOKS.-Warm one quart oil
now milk, add one cup Of butter or lard,
tour tablespoons Of sugar, and two we'll
beaten eggs; stir in flour enough to
make moderately stiff sponge, add n
small cup OF yeast, and set iu warm
place to rise, which will take three or
four hours; then mix in flour enough to
make Il soft dough, and let rise again.
When well risen, dissolve lump of
sCda size OF bean i'll a spoon of milk
work 1T into the dough, and roll into
sheets one-half lnch in thickness: sproad
with thin layer Of butter, cut into
squares, and fold over, pocket-b book
shape; put on tins or in pans to rise for
"a little while, when they will be fit for
the oven. In summer the sponge can
bo made up in the morning, and rise in
time to make for tea. In cool weather
1t Is best to SGT 1t over night.
LIGHTS BURNED IN SLEEPING Roons.
1t is we'll to remember that q burning
lamp, gas or other, is taking oxygen
from tho air Of Il sleeping room, and
adding to the stale and exhausted con-
dltlon OF the air. People who are afraid
to sleep in a room with growing plants,
and who yet composedly shut them
selves up until morning with low
burning gas-light. should listen to Pro-
fessor Goodale, OF Massachusetts, who
says that it takes about 800 plants to
give out as much carbonate acid rs one
taper does-ln other words, one burning
cmdle reduces the freshness Of the air
rs much rs & small green-houso in ones
bed room.
SUusrrrurE FOR BurrER.-A lady who
Is famous honsekeeper recommends
an economical plan for making cakes
without butter, which may be Of use to
our readers who have dread of mar
gnrlne," Take piece Of fat pork. melt
1t down and strain it through piece of
coarse thin muslin. Set it aside until
it is cold. It is then white and firm and
may be used like butter in any kind of
n (I.oo lyo oh
IS delicious.
MoLAasEs Pound CAKE.--Take one
cup OF sugar and one cup of butter and
beat to cream; add three-quarters cup
OF molasses; two eggs we'll beaten; one
cup Of sweet milk; ono teaspoonful OF
best soda, dissolved in tho milk; INTO
four cups Of tartar. STR all together,
then add a teacupfull of raisins, vol
dredged with flour; teaoupful of cur
rants, two teaspoonfuls of cinnamon:
ono OF cloves, and a wineglass Of old
brandy If You choose. This will make
two round loaves.
RABBITs. Rabbits, which arc in the
best condition in midwinter, may be
fricasseed like chicken, in white or
brown sauce. To make pie, first stew
till tender and make like chicken pie.
10 roast, stuff with dressing mado of
bread-crumbs. chopped salt pork, thyme,
onion, pepper and salt; sew up; slices
of salt pork, add little water in the
pan and baste often. Served with
mashed potatoes and currant jelly.
MAYoNNAIsE OF CAULlFIowER.-
somo cauliflowers into just enough boil
ing water to cover them; add a little
salt and butter to tho water. When
cooked, let them become cold; then sea-
son them with marinade of little salt
and pepper, and one spoonful of oil.
Lot them remain for an hour, When
ready to serve pile them on dish to q
point. then mask them with a~mayon-
naise sauce.
SILK WORMS. --Au Italian has discoy-
o1ed that the hatohlng of silk worm eggs
may be hastened by friction. The pro.
cess consists essentially in brushing the
eggs vigorously for ten or twelve min
utes with moderately hard brush,
made preferably OF coarse grass. In
less than fifteen days the eggs thus
treated will hatch out, with q product
rs healthy rs that obtained In the usual
way.
The WARMING FooDs.-.Bu ckwheat