The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-03-07

layer of walnut cake. For this. If the cake
is a large one, take twothirds Of a cup OF
sugar, one-third of a cup of butter, one cnp
of flour, one egg, one teaspoonful OF baking
powder and nearly one cup of hickory nut
meats.
STEAMED BROWN BREAD.-One quart OF
Indian meal, one pint Of rye flour; stir
these together and add enc quart Of sweet
milk, one cup of molasses. iwo teaspoonfuls
of soda; add little salt, and steam for four
hours.
TABLEsrREAD For the common sitting
room a tablespread made OF canton flannel
is useful. The border made of figured or
brocaded canton flannel. which is a novelty
in the stores just now; or you may trim 1t
simply with q stripe of cretonne.
/ RAISED WAFFLEs.-Mix over night, taking
care to set in q warm place where it will
rise, one pint of milk, on third of cup OF
yeast and one pint of -four. In the morning
add one-half q teaspoonful of salt, the yeiks
and whites heated separately, and one
tablespoonful OF melted butter. Have the
waffle-irons well creased and hot.
HoMISY CAKEs-Two tablespoonful of
fine cooked hominy. one teaspoonful of salt
one tablespoonful of butter, two tablespoon
fuls of boiling water, one cup OF yellow
cornmeal, one and a half cups Of boiling
milk, two tablespoonfuls of sugar two eggs,
the yolks beaten light and smooth, the
whites beaten stiff, one teaspoonful OF
baking powder. Bake IN hot buttered gem
pans for twenty minutes.
CAPEE SAUcE-Chop a tablespoonful of
capers and mix with q quarter of pint of
meter butter; add little cayenne pepper;
let this cook for three or four minutes then
add tsaspoonful of -four rubbed smooth
in three tablespoonfuls of cold water; let
this come 70 boil. II you choose to do so
| add teaspoonful of Worcestershire g. nee;
IL imparts an agreeable flavor. OF course
this quantity can be increased indefinitely
| If the proportions are preserved.
CORN AND BEAN SoUP.-Take two pounds
Of beei, pound of pork, pint Of black or
navy beans Soaked over nightl, large
onion, a small carrot, head of celery. Put
| the above ingredients into the soup pot with
gallon OF cold water, and let simmer gently
for FIVE or six hours. Take off and let il get
cold remove the grease and place it or the
stove 10 boil again. About an hour before
dinner add a quart of canned corn. Strain
the soup, season with cayenne pepper and
salt, and serve il with or without the addi-
ton of boiling cream.
1 A DELICIOUS PUDDIEG.-Mix three tea
spoonfuls of baking powder with enc quart
of flour; chop quarter of 8 pound of suet
very fine, also one cup of raisins and one of
currents; pour over the fruit a cup of molas-
ses, teaspoonful of mixed spice Cinnamon,
cloves and nutmeg, or mace) and one cup of
milk; then gradually mix in the flour. This
makes a stiff batter, but none too much so,
as the pudding will have more body than il
the batter is thinner; when every lump OF
flour is stirred out pat the batter in a pud-
ding-dsh, and steam for four hours.
CRYsrALL1zED FRUITS. -Crystallized fruits
form prominent feature in all CONNECTION
ers' windows Just now, and beguile boys and
girls into spending all their spare money for
them. II they care to take the trouble they
can prepare oranges At home, which will
take the place at half the expense of the
costly fruit Peel and quarter the oranges,
make syrup of one pound of sugar to one
pint of water let this boil until it is like
csndy around the edge Of the dish, then dip
the oranges into this and let them drain (;
keep them where it is warm ana the cGadied
syrup will become crystalliZsd.
Drowned KIDEEYs.-Browned kidneys
make excellent dish for the breakfast ia
bic. Melt some butter in saucepan and
when brown put in slices Of kidneys, cut
thin ana rolled in -four; il you do not cut
the slices thin they should bs cooked for
five minutes before they are rolled in -four
One reason why kidneys in the various ways
they may be cooked are not generally liked
is simply because they are frequently served
when about half cooked, and there are few
s,omachs capable of digesting a raw kidney.
If onion is an agreeable flavor put few bits
in the melted butter.
CHOCOLATE CREAM DRoPs.-Two cups DOW
dered sugar, half cup of milk. Put them
into q saucepan, and beat until it boils.
Then boil five minutes precisely, without
stirring. Set the pan into dish of cold
water; stir until the mixture creams. II ii
should turn to sugar it is cooked too much.
Then mold into small balls. Flavor if you
wish. Take half q cake Of good chocolate
scrspe it, then put into 8 saucer over the
top of steaming teakettle till dissolved.
Drop the cream balls into the chocolate, roll
over quickly, take out with fork and slip
on buttered platter.
| WAsTE-PAPER BAsK waste
paper baskets can be made by covering q
peach basket outside and in with turkey-red
: calico, or with silesis, or with more expen-
J siye material in some bright color, and then
crocheting q cover or lambrequin out Of
macreme Irvine. This cover should be
about half as deep as the basket, to allow
space for fringe to be tied in; as this should
reach to the bottom of the basket, it is Just
basket This may be used for O work baske
instead of one for papers, If you please; ii
this case to the upper rim of the basket
fasten a small pincushion, q needlebook anC
one or two lite pockets.
CHOCOLATE MAcARooNs. Delicious choco
3 late macAroons are made by melting slowly
and with care three ounces of plain choeo
: late. A good way 10 melt ii is TO put it il
l tin dish and Get it within another contain
2 ing hot water. Make u thick paste by stir
ring in gradually one pound of powdered
I sugar and the well beaten whites of three
, eggs; then spread or roll it as smooth a
possible TO a sheet about q quarter of aI
e inch thick. Cut il in small, round ant
fancy-shaped pieces; butter your cooky tin
and scatter little -four and sugar over tn,
bottom (use equal quantities of eachA ant
: lay the macaroons on. Bake in hot oven
but avoid having il hot enough to scorct
4 them.
ri Farm Notes.
o Albion Kicker, of Turner. Me-, sold las
4 season from one-fourth of an acre of straw
: berries $194 worth. besides having all that
T family OF eight or ten persons wanted to ea
f every day.
: The Goldsboro On. C.) Messenger says tina
: J. H. Caldwell left al that Office twenty-si,
d potatoes which measured one bushel. II
Il made 367 bushels of potatoes to one acre O
s ground.
: With slow-growing sorts like celery, Cal
! rot, sage, asparagus, and even parsnip an,
!. onion, mix one-eighth of quick-growiD
= sorts, like turnip and radish, to mark tn
:, rows for an early wedding.
n A writer in the Farmers Review notes q
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