Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-07-02
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HOUSEHOLD NOTES.

HOUSEHOLD NOTES.
DREADED EGGs.-Boil the eggs lard,
and cut in round, thick slices; pepper
and salt; dip each in beaten raw egg,
then in fine bread crumbs or powdered
cracker, and fry in nice dripping or but
ter, kissing hot. Drain off every drop of
grease, and serve on a hot dish for break
fast, with sauce, like that for fricasseed
eggs, poured over them.
FRTTTERs. pint of flour, four eggs,
one teaspoonful of salt, one pint of boil
ing water Stir the flour into the water
by degrees, and stir until it has boiled
three minutes. Let it get almost cold,
then beat in the yolks, then the whites of
the eggs, which must be previously
whipped stiff.
DELICATE SPONGE CAKE. Beat the
whites of ten eggs to a stiff froth, mix |
with them tumberful and half of pow
dered sugar, then a tumberful of flour |
with teaspoonful of creamtartar sifted |
in it; lastly lemon extract, and a half
teaspoonful of soda dissolved in a very
little water, bake in slow oven in a
sheet, half an hour, lay towel over a
pillow and turn it bottom upward on it to
rest till it will drop from the pan.
PANCAKES. pint milk, two eggs,
two teaspoonfuls cream tartar, one tea
spoonful soda, salt, little sugar, nut
OH tn mo- n
batter stiff enough to drop from spoons
dip the spoon in the lard, and the batter
will drop smoothly from it. Serve with
sugar and cider, or sugar and shrub.
SALT PORK HASH Chop the fried pork,
and mix with it warm mashed potatoes.
as they are much superior to cold ones
for hash, two or three hard boiled eggs
chopped, a slice OF two of bread crumbs
broken fine, and stir with hot fat. After
thoroughly heating let it remain long
enough to brown lightly underneath,
bringing it uppermost at the table.
MoLASsEs PEA delicious molasses
pie may be made by making good paste,
and having it rolled out thick, line the
pie dish with it. Put sprinkling Of flour
over the paste on the bottom, then a lay
er of lemon, one of orange, and a very
little ginger and cinnamon, and fill up
with molasses. Cover it with an upper
crust, notch the edges and bake brown.
SPANISH SHORT CAKE. = Take three
eggs, half cup butter, one cup sugar,
two-thirds cup sweet milk, a little CHINA
mon, two cups flour and one teaspoonful
baking POWDER stir the flour in but do
not knead it; the eggs, butter and sugar
should be beaten together until very light.
Bake in a shallow tin, and when it is
done spread a thin frosting on the top;
make this of the white of an egg, a little
pulveriZed sugar and a teaspoonful of
cinnamon; set it in the oven to brown.
RICE GRIDDLE CAKEs.-Two cupfuls
cold boiled rice, one pint flour, one tea
spoonful sugar, one-half teaspoonful salt,
one and half teaspoonfuls Royal baking
powder, one egg, a little more than one
half pint Of milk. Sift together flour,
. sugar, salt and powder; add rice free
from Jumps, diluted with beaten egg and
milk; mix into smooth batter. Have a
griddle we'll heated, make cakes large,
bake brown and serve with maple syrup.
BUNs.-Two quarts of warm water,
two pounds Of sugar, one and hall
pounds Of butter, two ounces of allspice,
six eggs beaten by themselves, one pint
of yeast. Put the flour, yeast and water
! together about as thick as pudding, set ii
by the fire, let it rise to a sponge, and
/ mix the sugar and butter together. Then
beat the whole together after rising and
knead in flour enough but not very stiff
: make the buns small and brush them over
with egg just as you put them into the
oven,
: CUP CAKE Five cups of flour, three
e of sugar one of butter, one of cream, five
d eggs, one teaspoonful of soda; season tx
taste.
n KIssEs.-Whites of six eggs; one poun(
II of pulyerized sugar, one drop of rose oil
p Put the sugar in the dish first, and drol
,. the whites Of eggs (unbeaten upon it
J. Beat them together Roughly for twt
hours. Drop on tins with teaspoon
" turning spoon round and round until tn
cakes are very high and end in a point
Sc this will give them fluted appearance
lie When baked and still hot, stick two Q
~ them together, using little white of eg
70 if necessary. Lay them very CAREFUL
d, upon an inverted sieve to cool. The
en- may also be squeezed through a meringu
o % bag like lady-fngers, or they may b
dropped in smooth, round cakes.
is LEMON PUDDNG.-Grate the peel {
two lemons and add the juice of one
Ia mix with two crackers. Add three-qua
zee tiers Of pound of sugar, yolks of twel,
~. eggs, whites of six, three-quarters of
-, pound of melted butter, half a pint
as thick cream. Mix well together, line ii
nd dish with a very thick paste, pour Il
3D. ingredients in and bake one hour.
,er EYES PUDDING.-Grate three-quarte
of pound of bread, three-quarters of
ate | pOuHu Vi IppIcS; IuIc6-qudEIeIS OI
pound of suet; three-quarters of a pour
'se of currants, four eggs and the peel of
no lemon grated. Put into shape and be
W. three hours. Serve with rich sauce.
lily Election CAKE.-Five pounds fiou
my one and three-quarter pounds butter; tv
pounds sugar, two pounds stoned raisin
10 one nutmeg, half pint brandy, one 9
sherry or Madeira wine, one pint yeas
or one quart new milk. Rub part of t
butter into the -four, as it would not ri
ing so well with the whole, or melt it in t
milk as it rises better to be warm. Al
in the milk and yeast at night. If well ris
use in the morning, add the other ingret
un- ents if not, let it stand till we'll rise
Flour, butter, milk and yeast to be p
together at night.
=, CHAIR OR SOFA BACK.-For chair
ave sofa back take a square or oblong pie
pen Of cream-colored linen monte CLOTH
rip this work in outline stitch bouquet
10 flowers or a picture of any kind; at ca
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