Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-23

collections of those childish days when the
well-remembered dainticS had flavor that
they will never have again. Into one quart
of siftcd flour rub two large tableSpo0ntulS
of butter, and one breakfast cup of sugar
one tcaspoonful of soda, two teaspoonfulS
of cream of tartar, one pint of milk, two
well beaten eggs, and spice to taste. If dc
sired, a pint of currantS may be added
Bake in loaf like bread, and cut in slices
when cold.
In households where the custom of din
ing early prevails, tea is the most coy,
pleasant, CHEEKY meal of the day. People
have leisure to linger over it, and enjoy to
the full whatever ii may bring, with the
bisstul consciousness that the work of the
day is over, and that of tomorrow still far
in the distance.
Oilcloth may be improved in appearance
by rubbing it with mixture of one-half
ounce of beeswaX and a Saucerful of tur-
pentine. After being applied it must be
well rubbed with dry cloth otherwise the
floor will be quite slippery.
The days of catsup making are upon US;
cut out these directions for making it =: TO
make green cucumber catSup, take three
dozen goOd-sized cucumbers and six small,
white onions CRATE the cucumbers; sprin-
kle pepper and salt TO your taste over
them, and pour over Put in large-mOuth
bottles, and pour melted wax over the
cork If the air is kept from them, when
YOU open the bottle in midwipter the odor
will be delightful TO the lover OF the some
times dangerous cucumber. BY the way,
if plenty of salt is put into the cold water
in which the sliced Cucumbers should
lie for an hour before dinner, no bad
effects are likely TO ensue from eating
them If YOU have not the hour. and
have the cucumber for dinner after slicing
it put it between tive plates, scattering
salt plentifully over the slices then shake
them well for five minutes between the
plates.
A plain pudding for childrens dinner is
made of one cup of cOrnmeal, one cup Of
flour; sift them together, mix with one cup
ofsour milk, one tablespoonful of lard, one
egg, one small tcaspoonful of soda; if the
batter seems too thick add i little sweet
milk. or, if YOU have not this, a little cold
water; steam or boil in Il pudding bag for
two hours serve hot with sour sauce.
A literal plum pudding is Il rarity. Here
is a receipt Tor one Make a crust as if for
baiing-powdcr biscuit. Line a pudding
| dish with the crust thus made; having
rolled it out until it is about as thick as pie
crust, mix three tablespooniuls of -four and
| the same quantity OF sugar together, ana
spread over the crust then fill with canned
plums from which the pits have been re-
moved sprinkle sugar enough over them
TO be sure that the juice will be thick and
rich Put a crust over the top, wet the
edges 50 that it will be impossible for the
| Juice TO escape. Two small outlets for steam
may be cut in The top. Bake in hot oven
| for from half to three-quartcrS of an hour
| 4 subscriber says his hens will not touch
boiled potatoes. Neither will anybody's, to
any great extent, unless the potatoes are
| well mashed and mixed with meal, table
scraps, etc. The mixture should be sailed
little, and some pepper added does no
| HARM Prairie Farmer.
Pretty curtains for the dining-room are
made of plain colored material, whether
canton flannel, crctonnc or satteen. On
| the edge put Il broad band or border of
| lowered cretonne. This should be worked
with crcwelS and silk, and a little gilt
| thread may be used with excellent effect.
! If the outlines of the figures alone are
worked, and only a few stitches here and
there III the center of the flowers, you will
| still have, without great labor, a very ele-
! CANT curtain. These curtains are particu-
larly pretty and appropriate for winter and
working the border Will furnish pleasant
| employment for odd moments.
Almost any fancy article may be made of
! plush it is the fayorite material still.
| Cornucopias covered with it, and with Il
spray of embroidery Oh the front near
where the edges join, are very handsome.