The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27
DOMESTIC RECIPES.

To Remove Freckles.- table
spoonful OF lemon juice, quarter of
a dram of powdered boraX, and half a
dram of fine sugar. Mix together,
and let them stand a week in a glass
bottle; then rub a little on the face
and hands at night.
To Cleanse the Hair.-To one gill
OF WarmiSh water, add twenty drops
of aqua ammonia, and with bit of
flannel or a sponge wash the head
and hair, dividing it into paintings, so
as to rub out the dandruff thoroughly.
Then comb the head with a fine-tooth
comb and let it dry in the air. This
hair wash has been tried for years,
and will not only keep the head very
clean. if used twice a month, but pre-
serve the color and thickness of the
hair.
Minute Pudding. - One quart of
milk, salt, two eggs, about pint of
flour. Beat the eggs we'll; aud the
flour and enough milk to make it
smooth. Butter the saucepan, and put
in the remainder of the milk, well
sailed; when it boils stir in the flour,
eggs, ETC., lightly; let it cook well. 1t
should be of the consistency of thick
corn mush. Serve Immediately with
the following simple sauce, viz: Milk
SWeetened, to taste and favored with
grated nutmeg.
Oatmeal Gruel.-Two tablespoon
fuls Of coarse meal and a pint or a
half pint of milk or water, according
us the patient requires thick or thin
Cruel, or may take milk or not. Stir
the meal smoothly and thoroughly
into the milk or water, and let it steep
for two hours; then pour off the top,
leaving the coarse sediment as refuse;
bail up the cruel thus obtained; then
cover it closely and leave IL to settle
Tor about ten minutes; add salt or SUI
gar to suit the taste. This is the best
mode of making.
Jelly Cake.-Beat three eggs three
minutes; add one teacuptul of white
sugar; butter the size of a small egg,
warmed but not melted, and one small
teaSpoonful of lemon extract. Beat
all together five minutes, and add one
third of teacupful of sweet milk.
Sift one heaping teaspoonful of baking
powder into one teaC upful of flour,
and stir into the other ingredients.
Spread thin on round tins, and bake in
a quick oven. When partially cool
spread with currant jelly, and put the
layers together.
Chocolate Cake.-Take half pound
of melted butter, and stir it until it
froths. Take the yolks of twelve
eggs, stir them into the butter, add
half pound of pounded sugar, the
same of ground almonds, a quartz
pound of chocolate (ground), a table
spoonful of cinnamon, half tea
spoonful of cloves (pounded. Stir all
well together for quarter of an hour
Then beat the whites of the eggs to a
froth, and add these to the above mix
ture. Butter the mold, and bake the
above in moderate oven for an hour
and quarter.
Cocoanut Cake.-Takes the whites
of five eggs, one small cup of sweet
milk, one cup and two-thirds of an
other of granulated sugar, two-thirds
of cup of butter, one teaSpoonful
and half of baking powder, about
three cups of slfted flour; flavor with
almond extract; bake in layers. Beat
the whites of two or three eggs to a
froth, add pulveriZed sugar enough to
make rather thin frosting, and put
between the layers; on this scatter
cocoanut; put on enough to make a
7ice layer; for the top and sides of
the cake the frosting should be a little
thicker.
A delicious apple pudding to be
served hot is made thus: Peel and
Guarter enough apples to cover the
,-tt,Gnl of a deep tin plate; then make
1ltct ~ sour milk, soda and flour
with ta4, spoonful of lard to enough
!our 70 make batter which will
cover tlc apples. This should not be
thicker Jtaa for pancakes. Pour it
over the apples and bake till brown.
N "h1n done, turn it on large
plate, With tie crust down. Over the
apples scatter sugar and cinnamon.
If you like it rich, spread thin layer
of butter over the apples before put
ting the sugar and cinnamon.