The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-03-27
JOB DEPARTMENT..
DOMESTIC HINTS.

OFER EIoSBNCEs- Sut lutV UUu6tAs
sqtisre pieces one pound Of entirely
lean beef. Place these pieces in .
prown jar with . little salt on II and
y teacupful of water. Tie tirmly over
tho Jar piece of stout brown paper
md leave for five or six hours in .
wellheated oven until oil the goodness
is extracted.
AtMoNp Ic1NG.-Beat the white Of
;hree eggs to strong froth, pound
lb. of Jordan almonds very fine,
with rose water; add them lightly to
The eggs. and by degrees stir in l ID.
II crushed loaf sugar. When the cake
s sufficiently baked and ready to come
out Of the oven, lay ON the icing the
usual thickness, and smooth 1t over
with knife; then put 1t back into the
oven 10 brown.
NORMANDY CAKE.-A very nice and
simple desert is made from a plain
round "delicate'' or .go1d'' cake.
When the cake is cold cut off the top
and cut the whole of the inside out 70
within an inch and half of the crust.
Crumble up pat Of the cake you have
taken out into q dish and mix with IL
thoroughly some spoonfuls of raspber-
ry or grape jam and rich custard.
Fill the cut.out cake with this mixture
and pile over the top some nice
whipped cream.
WATERCREss SANDwICHEs.-Well
wash some watercress, and then dry
1t in a cloth, pressing out every atom
of moisture, as far as possible. Have
stale tin loaf aud some fresh butter,
atid with sharp knife cut as many
thin slices as will be required for two
dozen sandwiches: then cut the cress
iIto small pieces, removing the stems;
place it between each slice of bread
and butter, with slight sprinkle of
salt, prcss down the slices hard, and
cut them sharply on a board into
small squares. leaving on crust.
CHfcnEH SOUP FOR INvALIDs.-Take
all the bones of chicken, crack them
and stew them down for many hours
with the dark meat of the CARCASS
using the breast as broil OR stew, as
the invalid prefers. Flavor the broth
delicately with bit Of thinly cut lemon
peel and some sweet herbs tied in q
piece of muslin. When cold this soup
will be a delicate jelly, and it is some-
times preferred by invalids in this
form. When soup is wanted the jelly
has only to be melted down. OF course
all fat must be eliminated from the
soup.
SUGAR Ic1Na.-To lb. of extra
refined sugar add OF. of fine white
starch, pound finely together, and
then sift them through gauze; then
beat the whites of three eggs to q
froth. The secret of success is to beat
the eggs long enough, and always one
way; add the powdered sugar by de-
grees. or it will spoil the froth Of the
eggs. When all the sugar is stirred
in, continue the whipping for half an
hour longer, adding more sugar il the
ice is too thin. Take little of the
icing and lay it aside for ornamenting
afterward. When the cake comes out
of the oven spread the sugar icing
smoothly over it with a knife. and dry
it at once in cool oven. For orna-
menting the cake the icing may be
tinged any color preferred. For pink,
use few drops Of cochineal; for yell
low, pinch of saffron, dissolved; for
green, the juice of some chopped
spinach. Whichever is chosen, let the
coloring be first mixed with little
colorless spirit, and then stirred into
the white icing till the tint is deep
enough. To ornament the cake with
it, making cone of stiff writing pa
per, and squeeze the colored icing
through it, so as to form leaves, bead
ing, or letters, as the case may be. 1t
requires nicely and care to do it with
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