The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-05-20

poor over them some strained gravy 10
which a little celery hiss been COOKED aad
serve with slices of lemon.
Rose water is a peculiar favor for spo aga
cake, but it 10 highly recommended, especi-
ally if the cake is to be served with ices.
A Dsinfectant An excellent and simple
disizft Giant for sinks and masterpieces is made
by mixing one large tablespoonful of cDp
peras with one quart OF boiling water. THIS
solution is odorit SIS and deodorizss INSTANTLY.
The copperas msy be bought at any drag
gisls for or 10 cents e pound.
Chicken Fat for Ceke-The fat of chickens
is aid by cske-maser OF great experience
- be better than the finest butter for making
the finest cake If the fat OF boiled chickens
is used, cook them without salt. and, there
VIII not be the slightest flavor Of fowl.
A very pretty lemDrequin for a shelf is
made OF dark felt, with squares of plush or
felt put on az regular Intervals. On the
edge, which is straight brass crescents are
placed with small tassels tied into thsui.
Chis shell can be still further ornsmented
by placing on il three Japanese mats with
half of tbs round mat OH the shelf aud half
hanging over. Pat one mat on each end ana
one IN The center.
One OF ths novelties and luxries of the pc.
Rod is banana cake. Take one cupful of
butter, two cUpfuls of sugar, one cuptul OF
water or OF sweet milk, three eggs, four cup
I
baking powder. Mix lightly aud bake in
layers. Make an icing of the whites of two
eggs and one and a half c1pfnls OF powdered
sugar. Spread this OF tbs layer, aud then
cover quickly and entirely with bananas
sliced thin. The cake may be favored with
vanilla. The top sbo I'D be simply frosted.
This receipt for ginger cake comes from an
/ English COOK noted Tor the excellence of her
work: Pct one pound Of butter into one
| pound of -four; add halt a pound of finely
| powdered sugar the rid of a lemon (grstsd),
| two tablespoonfuls Ct grO2pd ginger and one
! grated nutmeg. Mix them togeLher then
heat one gill OF sweet nj k-or warm il,
rether-stir into it half tesspoonfuI OF
/ bicarbonate OF soda. Roll out, cut in so 1ars
cakes and bake in moderate oven.
Soda Biscuit.-Put one quart of -four, be-
| fore sitting, into sieve with one teaspoon OF
soda and two of cream Of tartar or three Of
] baking powder one of salt and tablespoon
Of white sugar; mix all thoroughly with the
flour. r n through sieve, rub in one table
spoon Of lard and butter, or halt OK each,
| wet with half pint CT sweet milk, roll on
beard On inch thick, cut with bisoait-cutser
and bake in quick oven fifteen minutes.
| II you have not milk use little more but
ter and wet with water. Handle as little
and make as rapidly as possible.
Salad Dressip Beat one raw agg in an
| earthen cake dish until 1t Is smooth, then
add olive oil, very li.tle at Z tune careful
ly stirnng il II TO he egg with the right ha nd
| rs you drop il Ia wiz una left. When ths
| EGG and oil make q thick mixsurs poar a
llile vinegar over it, then stir in mora oil,
and 20 on in this way IN Ill you have thu de
| sired quantity Of dressing; season WITH
lemon juice pepper, mustard, pickles or
| opiOrs chopped very fue, or with cslsry
water eress, parsley. capers, olives, or with
any flavor ven choose. Hard boiled eggs
may be ADDED also.
| 10 5eooor will Sr,-, arr;ro ha o1oz
who delights to labor in her vocation can
| experiment. with fruit; here is one OF the
many ways in which she may Dse IalDbsr-
Tits: Sew the fresA berries. strata the jnice,
tweeten It. end put IL over the fire N 3
porcelain kettle. When il bois stir in slme
corn starch rubbed smooth in cold water
The starch should be used III the pro portion
of two tsblsspoOnfuls 10 one pint of 1ics.
When thickened and thoroughly cloke1
pour into mods which you have wet with
cold water. Fancy shaped moulds are 3
sifable Serve with cream and powdered
| sugar.
Economical SECT Crust for BAKING II
properly made, this pasta will be fouGd
equal 10 pastry made from the best fresh
butter. Take some fresh beef kidney sust,
aud having removed the skin, proceed TO
shred, not chop, the suet in as thin fakes as
possible. For ordinary haky paste the sust
nay be mixed in these flakes lightly in the
flour With a knife, adding little salt aud
cold water. and. if at hand, q few drops O.
lemon Juice. The paste then turned out
and rolled as for rough puff or haky.
If required for better class of pastry,
the suet, after being shred mp, must be
placed in a mortar and pounded to the con
sistency of butter, adding, if the suet is hard
q few drops of best o i've oil to it during the
process When reduced TO the desired coz
sistency, the suet may be used either fol-
short crust or puff, pastry in exactly the
same way as butter would be employed, and
if properly prepared, will be quite as good
and far superior to any pastry prepared with
| lard.