The Mineral argus., 1885-01-01

Delicious Cookies are made after this recipe:
One cup Of butter-a small cuP-two cups OF
sugar. three cups of Hour, two eggs, leaving
out no whit, of oaa; roll out quito thin, cut
in any shape you ioose-squar0 ones are
generally preferred: beat the white OF tho egg
which You reserved and spread over the tops
Of the cookies; sprinkle cinnamon and sugar
over them and bake them.
ToCAN Com, PEAS OR SuccoTAsH.-COrn
should be first cut from tho cob. Use none
but perfect cans Pack in Whatever you wish
10 preserve, sold-with the small end of q
potato masher. When the jar is brimful, put
on the rubbcrs, and screr on the covers as
tightly as you can with your hands. Put hay
or cloth in ths bottom Of wash boiler, AMI
lay in the cans any way You please, putting cloth
between them Cover with cold water, and VT
boil constantly three hours take out and
tighten as mliri, az possible. When cooling
and cold, tighten again. Keep IN the dark.
It's good plan tn wrap paper around cans.
Thus treated none of mine have ever spoiled
NJ. u. McLourH
RECIPE FoE GINGER BREAD. -Four eggs, one
cup of sugar, one cup OF molasses, one half
cup of butter, filled up twice with boiling wat
or, two teaspoonfu!s OF cream of tartar, one
teaspoonful Of soda two tabie,oonfuls of gin
ger. and -four to make really stiff batter
MRS. ). u. Il.
Brown DREAp-TRY 1.-Two pints OF sifted
rye meal, one pint Of sifted corn meal, two
thirds Of cup Of molasses, one cup Of good
yeast. one tcaspoonful salt uf yeast is not salt
e,D, mix quite soft with warm-not hOt-water.
Stir IN half teaspoonful Of soda when light,
and bake in covered tins two or three hours.
This makes one largs loaf or two small ones.
LEMON MAEMALApE-Slc the lemons very
thin, only taking ont the seeds; add three pints
OF cold water to each pound of fruit after being
cut into pieces: let it stand twenty four hours !;
boil it until tender, pour into All carthen bowl
until the following day, weigh it, and "a every
pound Of boiled fruit add X pounds Of lump
sugar, boil the hole together till the syrup
jellies and the chips are rather Transparent
GREEN Com PUDDING tho corn Tor
cut and scrape it, from dozen large ears, add
Ia il quart Of sweet milk, two tablespoonfuls
Of melted butter. a tablespoonful Of sugar. =
little salt, and the yelks and whites Of five cggs
The beaten whites should be added last Cover
and bake slowly 4! minutes. Remove the
cover, and brown delicatcly.
To CRYsrAIIzE FRUIT Select tho finest
fruit of it's kind leave on the stems, dip into
the whites OF eggs which have been beaten ID
stin froth. and then cover with powdered su
gar. Place upon paper and set in a cool oven
until the icing becomes firm. Pile in glass
dish aud set in a cool place until wanted
PrcKLED ONIONS. Select small white on
ons; peel and let stand in strong brine for
four or five days. changing the brine twice
Make q fresh brine not strong heat to a boil,
throw in the onions and boil five minutes.
Drain and pack in glass jars. FIJI up with
scaliing vinegar 10 which Won have added
white pepper corns, whole mace and cloves.
Screw down the covers and keep in a cool
place. You may use them in two months
Srrwrn Carr yrr OWEN Rail in salte1 water
until tender cut into small clusters, pack stems
downward into q vegetable dish, and cover
with drawn butter made as follows: Take a
pint of milk. let come TO a boil. thicken with
small spoonful of -four made smooth with u
little milk, add two spoonfuls of butter, salt
and squeeze in the juice Of a lemon. 4 few
bits Of the yellow peel may he added Cab
hage prepared in the same way, except that il
should DO chopped before cooking is not TO be
dcrpised.