Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-05-26
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RECIPES FOR THE TABLE.

WHITE MELTED BUTTER. Thicken
half pint of new milk with tea
spoonful of flour, melted in a little
milk; add two ounces Of butter, and
str constantly until it melts and boils
il or it will float on the top.
GINGER CAKE.-A cupful and a
half of sugar, a half cupful of each
butter and sweet milk, two eggs, a
teaspoonful of each ginger and soda,
-four enough to mould bread, roll thin,
cut in squares and bake quickly.
SPONGE CAKE.-Beat up the yolks
and the whites of four eggs separate
ly, the latter into stiff froth. Take
half a pound Of sifted loaf-sugar,
quarter of a pound of flour, and mix
well together, and place in little tins,
baking for about an hour.
A CURE For CoUGHs.-Five drops
of the oil of cubebs upon a piece of
loaf sugar and dissolved gradually in
the mouth, will instantly relieve the
most troublesome paroxysm of cough
ing, or the irritation of Bronchitis.
LEMON PIE.-The grated rind and
| Juice of lemon. Take two table
| spoonfuls of corn starch wet with q
little cold water, pour on cupful of
boiling water, then add beaten egg,
small piece of butter, a cupful of
sugar, pinch Of salt, the juice and
rind of lemon, bake between two
crusts.
RAILROAD CAKE-A cupful and a
half of sugar. q cupful each of butter
and sweet milk, three well-beaten
eggs, a teaspoonful of cream of tar
tar. half teaspoonful of soda, sifted
in three cupfuls Of flour, a teaspoon
of extract of lemon or other spice;
beat all very thoroughly together
and bake in sheet A little frost
ing is an improvement.
FRUIT JUMBLFs.- A heaping cup
full of butter, two cupfuls of sugar,
a half cupful of milk, three eggs
we'll beaten, a cupful of currants,
three cupfuls of flour with two tea
spoons of cream of tartar, and half
teaspoon of soda sifted through it,
half nutmeg pour into shallow
pans half an inch thick, bake quickly
and cut into squares while warm.
JOHNNY CAKE.-Take half q cupful
of sour cream, fill up the cup with
sour milk and teaspoon of salt with
two tablespoons of sugar; stir in
teacupful of sifted Indian meal and
teacup of flour, through which has
been slfted an even teaspoonful of
: soda. Beat well together, pour into
: long, squared ornered tin, well but
| tered, and bake half an hour.
GINGER sNAPs.-A cupful each of
, sugar, molasses and lard, table
spoonful of vinegar, teaspoonful of
each ginger and soda; bring all the
t ingredients to boil except the soda,
7 add that after the mixture is little
cool, with teaspoonful of salt and
i -four to roll. Roll pretty thin and
y bake in a quick oven.
APPLE TAPIoCA PUDDING. q
half cupful of tapioca OF sage to soak
u in half a cup of cold water, for two
Il hours, stir in half cupful of sugar
Il add little salt, and if you like the
. flavor use lemon; quarter six large
{ and pared apples, lay the apples
Il round in your pudding dish, pour
/ tapioca over and bake an hour. Serve
/ with cream or milk and sugar.
SISTER MS CUP CAKE.-StT
cupful of butter and two cupfuls o
IS sugar to a cream; beat four egg
d separately and stir in, sift teaspoon
+ full of cream of tartar and half tea
f. spoonful of soda into q good pint 0
y flour; pour your mixture into tn
ID center and beat it thoroughly togeth
s, er, add half grated nutmeg, ant
ly bake in cups or little pans.
u LAFAYETTE CAKE.-A heaping cot
a fee cupful of flour, with a half tea
II spoonful of cream Of tartar, and
lis fourth teaspoonful of soda site
ne through it, four eggs beaten sepaI
IS, ately, piece of butter the size of a
hit egg, pinch of salt, a cnpful of 81
e. gar, little lemon extract; beat we
or and bake in sheet.
COMMON CAKE.-A pound of bu
- ter into a pound of flour (dried) mi
with 1 good spoonful of yeast. L.
one 1t rise an hour; then mix in the yoll
sun sun and whites of three eggs beaten SCI
the arately, q pound of sugar, q pr
sod of milk. A cup of raisins will in
prove it, and season highly.
n n 50 INDIAN PUDDING.-Bring slowly
$ in scald five cupfuls of sweet, Skin
win med milk, stir in slowly two cupfu
rom of Indian meal, to this add cupf
best of sugar and two-thirds cupful
stice
nice molasses, two even teaspoonfu
stri- each of salt and ginger, a good te
l. spoonful of cinnamon, three we
beaten eggs, five cupfuls of cold mil