Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-11
DOMESTIC ECONOMY,
SORGHUM GIN GER CAKE.

SORGHUM GINGER CAKE.
Take one pint Of sorghum II asses
and one teaspConiul of soda; beat to
gether until it is white and thick, then
add 2 eggs, cup butter, heap5nG
teaspoonful OF ginger and -four enough
to make 3 soft batter; do not use too
much -four OF the cake will not be good;
beat all the above ingredients well, then
add two teaspoonfuls OF boiling water
and beat again; pour into a creased
dripping pan; the pan should not be
more than half full, and bake very
slowly.-E. A. Martin, Chapman, Neb.
PORK CAKE.
This receipt is not essentially different
from o receipt given in the Home not
long ago, except that the proportions OF
ingredients are stated in teaspoonfuls in
stead of ounces: One pound of fat salt
pork chopped fine, pour on it one pint
Of boiling water, two cups of brown
sugar, one and one-half cups of sirup,
one teaspoon of cloves, one teaspoon of
cinnamon, one teaspoon Of nutmeg, one
teaspoon of soda, one pound rasins (and
any other fruit you may wish); roll IN
-four to prevent sinking to the bottom of
the cake; bake slowly; -four to make a
stiff batter.
LIQUID GLUE.
To one ounce of borax III pint of
boiling water, add two ounces of shellac,
and boil till the shellac is dissolved. An
other-Dissolve eight ounces of the
best glue in half pint of water; that
being done, add slowly, and keep STIR
ring, two and half ounces strong aqua
FORTS. Keep well corked ready for use.
Another-A useful glue for fastening
papers together only by being wetted
by the tongue, is made as follows: Dis
solve one pound of glue or gelatine IN
water, add half pound of brown sugar,
and boil them together. Make into
cakes by pouring into shapes. IL be-
comes solid when cold.
ROAST MUTTON HASH.
A good breakfast dish can be prepared
from the remains of yesterdays dinner,
providing that consisted in part of roast
mutton. Chop it fine and put it III
saucepan with q cup of gravy or of soup
stock; season with pepper and salt, and
scatter over it, stirring all the time,
tablespoonful of -four; let the meat heat
gradually, and when boiling hot, set the
pan on the back part of the stove, and
poach some eggs to serve with the meat.
When the eggs are done put the meat
on platter and lay the eggs round the
the edge. With fried potatoes, mullins
and good coffee, wholesome breakfast
may be provided with small expense.
PAPER HANGING.
A mode of hanging paper on damp
walls has been patented IN Germany,
and is believed to possess some special
merits of adaptation. Lining paper,
coated on one side with a solution of
sbellac in spirit, or somewhat greater
consistency than ordinary French polish,
is hung with the side thus treated to-
ward the damp wall. The paper hang
ing is then performed in the usual man
ner with paste. Any other description
of resin, that is of equal solution IN
spirit, may be used In place of the shell
lac. According to the representations
made of this process, layer of paper
thus saturated with resin is found equal
ly etfectual in preventing the penetra-
ton of damp, and the practical value of
the method would seem to be unques-
tionable.
TIDES THAT WILL WASH.
No one but the very rich or the mex
perienced housewife enjoys using tides
that will not wash, and there are few
women who have not suffered pangs of
grief in finding some delicate, but useful
article Of this description hanging by one
pin in indistinguishable ruin from the
back of chair after the exit of some
malemember of the family: Tides made
of macrame and of the lighter fish cord,
embellished with bright ribbons, are
pretty, and can be used with unconcern.
Those crocheted of the fish cord are very
easy to make. After making chain Of
proper length for the width of the tidy,
make alternate rows of thick stitches and
of chains, SO that spaces will be left in
which to run ribbons. The ribbons
should be of the exact width of the
spaces. Black velvet ribbon is also
pretty to run in. When it forms block
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