The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-21
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

ONE OF the most reliable receipts for q
white layer cake 10 this: One cup Of butter
beaten to a cream, with two cups Of sugar;
add one cup Of sweet milk, three cups Of
flour, with two t%esspoontuls Of baking pow.
der mixed with IL and the well.beaten
whites Of five eggs. This Ia also delicious
II baked In a LOAF, with a large cup Of chop.
ped raiains In Il; put them In last, reeerv.
Ing a little Of the -four to sprinkle over
them.
A NICE PEA delicious pie may be
made Of canned pineapple. II the pine,
apple Is in slices, It should be chopped fine,
10 one large cup Of pineapple allow n cup
Of sugar; half a cup Of butter, one cup Of
sweet cream, four eggs; reserve the whites
for the top OF the rie. as It should have an
under crust only. Do not throw away the
JUICE leftin the can; II makes q nice flavor.
ing for pudding sauce, or with the addition
ola little gela.iue and sugar you may make
a small bowl Of del cious Jelly.
ALMOND sroNaE CAKE.-Pound In a
white mortar until very fine, one ounce Of
bitter almonds; take out and put into a
bowl; pour over them four tablespoonful
OF boiling water, and let them simmer I \
three or four minutes. To the yelks q
fur eggs, well beaten, add slowly one
pound ofaiftced sugar, and beat light; then,
alter wiplng the almonds dty, add them,
Beat until very stifr the yelks OF the eg.e
and add the yelka And sugar, alternating
With the flour. Stir we'll but very lightly
together, as beating destroys the lightnc,s
Of sponge cake. Bakein tins with uprlgh,
sides and In 4 moderate oven.
WATER PouNp CAKE,-One pound oil
-four, one pound Of sugar, one-halt pound
Of butter, four eggs and one cup Of warm
water. Uss prepared flour, or put into the
-four before sitting It two t%easpoonfuls Of
any good baking powder. The cup OIL
water must be quite warm, but not really
hot. Beat the eggs separately.
WEDDING CAKE.-One pound OF flour,
one pound Of brown sugar, one and one.
elgth OF a pound Of butter, one.half pound
Of candied %citron, four pounds OF cufranle,
four pounds OF raisins Stoned and chopp.
ed), nine eggs, n tablespoonful each Of
ground cloves, cinnamon, mace, nutmeg,
and three gIlls Of peach syrup. Fruit
should DO rolled in flour before mixing,
Bake in moderate oven. Keep in a COO
place.
BRowN TURKEY Sour: Cut from the car.
cass Of a cold turkey all the available picel Z
for serving cold, or for using in any of the
dishes specified elsewhere; put tho bones
Into four quarts Of cold water, and heat,
and slowly boil them for three hours; then
put into a thick saucepan half a cup each
Of butter and flour and stir over a fire until
they are brown; when they are brown,
gradually stir them with the broth in which
the turkey bones have been boiling, frs,
straining i; when all the broth has been
added to the Drowned butter and flour, sea.
son rather highly with salt and pepper,
and place it where it will boil gently, care
fully separate all bits Of meat from, the
bones, put the meat into q sieve and rub
it through with a wooden spoon or a po,a,
to-masher, and then stir into the soup and
serve it hot. The soup should be about the
consistency Of cream, and If there Is not
enough broth, boiling water must be added
to supply the deficiency.