Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-19
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.

A NICE SAUCE for salt fish is made by
melting butter and draining it in such
lpanner that the salt will be left in the
saucepan; then 10 I teacupful Of melted
butter allow 4 hard-boiIed eggs; these are
to be chopped tine; just before pouring
over the fish add the juice of l lemon.
A DISH OF rare delicacy and excellence
to serve with cake is made by putting q
thick layer of canned red raspberries into
deep fruit dish, then on the top put one
pint OF whipped cream with the whites Of
3eggs and a teaspoonful of powdered sugar
mixed with it, the eggs to be beaten to a
stiff froth. If you choose, this meringue
may be favored with raspberry flavor or
vanilla. The dish may be prepared with
fresh fruit in it's season. The canned ber-
ries should be drained somewhat, or the
juice will endanger the beauty of the
dish.
II rs NOT every cook or salad-maker
who understands Just how the various ia
gradients of salad-dressing should be
mixed or how important it is to conduct
the operation with thought. The mayon-
naise dressing, which is probably the
best known and best liked, should be
made in this way: Beat one raw egg in
an earthen cake-dish until it is smooth,
then add olive Oil, very little at a time,
carefully stirring it into the egg with the
right hand as you drop it in with the left.
When the egg and oil made thick mix
ture pour little vinegar over it, then stir
in more Oil, and so on in this way until
you have the desired quantity of dressing;
season with lemon juice, pepper, mus
tard, pickles or onions chopped very fine,
or with celery, water-cress, parsley,
capers, olives, or with any flavor you
choose.
SPICED BEEF TONGUE is good dish for
supper. Make a mixture of half pint
of sugar, a pieceof saltpetre the size of
pea, and a tablespoonful of ground cloves;
rub this into the tongue. Then make a
brine OF quarts Of water and three
quarters of a pound Of salt; put the
tongue into a jar and pour the brine over
it, See that the tongue is entirely COW
cred and is kept well under. Let it lie in
this pickle for two weeks. Then take il
out; rinse it in several clear waters;
make a thin paste OF -four and water;
wrap the tongue in this and put into a
dripping-pan to bake. 1t must bake slow
", and it should be basted frequently
with lard and water, or with half drip
pings and water. When done remove the
paste and the skin; let it become cold;
then cut into slices, and rot TOO thin
slices, either.
APPLE PUFFs-Pare, core and slice six
through a cOiander, sweeten and add a
pinch OF salt; let this cool while you
make your paste Of ? spoonfuls of butter
worked iatO spoontuls Of -four; add ice
water to make OF consistency of bread
dough; put on the moulding board aud
roll quite thin; scatter small pieces OF
butter over this and dredge with -four;
then fold it up and roll quite thin again;
repeat this operation any number Of times,
always rolling the paste into something
like a square form. Cut the paste into
pieces inches square; put a small spoon
iul of sauce to one-half the square, moist
en- the paste around it with water and
fold the other half over it; make the
edges perfectly smooth; bake in a drip
ping-pan lined with paper IN a quick
oven. When you take them from the oven
sift powdered sugar Oye- eacn puff.
A GcoD deal has been said through the
papers about the healthfuiness OF lemons.
The latest advice Is how to use them so
they will do most go d, as follows: Most
people know the benefit OF lemonade be-
fore breakfast, but few know that It il
more than doubled by taking another at
night also. The way to get the better OF
the bilious system without blue pills or
quinine is TO take the juice Of /, 2, or
lemons, as appetite Graves, in as much ice
water as makes II pleasant 10 drink with
out sugar, before going to bed. In the
morning, on rising, at least half hour be-
fore breakfast, take the juice Of lemon
in a goblet Of water. This will clear the
system Of bumor and bile with efficacy,
without any Of the weakening effects Of
calOmel or congress water. People should
not irritate the stomach by eadng lemons
clear. the powerful acid OF juice, which is
always most corrosive, invariably pro-
duces Inflammation after awhile. but
properly diluted so that II does not burn
or draw the throat, it does its medical
work without harm, and when the st0m-
ach is clear OF food, has abundant OppOr-
tunity 10 work over the system thorough
ly, SAYS a medical authority.