Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-06-07
large spoonfuls of the batter and fry
until well cooked.

Of bread dough and mix with it one
half cup of sugar, one-quarter of
cup of butter, two cups of dried cur
rants make into small rolls, dip in
melted butter, place in tins, let rise
and bake.
FEATHER CAKE Two cups of SUI
gar, half cup of butter, one OF
milk, three of -four, three eggs. a
teaspoonful of baking powder. Save
out the white of one egg and beat
with thirds of cup of sugar for
an icing.
APPLE CAKE.-One cup of sugar,
one of -four, four eggs, butter the
size of an egg; in the flour sift and
mix well one-half teaspoonful of
soda, and a teaspoonful of cream
tartar, add two tablespoonfuls of
cold water. Bake in jelly tins {:
about third of an inch of cake
dough should be put into each one.
Crate two large acid apples, add a
cup of sugar, beaten egg, one lem
on, the juice and the grated rind.
Let it boil two minutes, cool and
spread between the cakes.
NICE TEA CAKEs.-To two pounds
of -four add two ounces of butter and
two ounces of lard mix them we'll
together, then beat up four eggs to
light froth and add them to pint of
milk, with a teaspoonful of salt
pour this gradually ON the flour and
work it well for about eight or
ten minutes. Cut the dough with a
sharp knife and roll it into thin cakes
the size of breakfast saucer. Bake
them in a quick oven. Currants may
be added if preferred.
HALF-POUND CAKE.-Half pound
of butter, half pound Of flour, half
pound of sugar, four eggs. (Bet-
ter lessen the butter one-third than
to increase at all.) Beat these all
separately, then together; add lev
ell teaspoOnful of soda dissolved in q
teaspoonful of water the last thing
Bake in small cake tins.
HANGING BASKET To make pref
ty hanging-basket, take a wooden
bowl, bore it full of half-inch holes
about two inches apart, fill il
with soil, lay a board over it and
turn it upside down. Plant in eacI
hole what is called sold hen ant
Chickens" reverse the bowl, suspend
it by three chains, plant German anC
Kenilworth Ivy with a Geranium il
the centre. Each old hen will sool
be surrounded with little ones till tn
bowl is a solid mat and the vines will
do their part too if you dip in bar
rel of water every evening.
A PRETTY PRESENT for friend is
nlght-dress case. 1t is made of cot
ton or linen in the shape of larg
letter envelope, and ornamented wit
lace or embroidery, and the mono
gram of the owner. A ribbon boz
in the middle is a pretty finish an
it's place is on the foot of the bed
Such a case may contain night rob
for the guest chamber and is an az
9 propriate holiday gift for any body
The soles of boots may be mad
! water proof by melting little bee
wax and mutton suet, and rubin
E some slightly on the edges of tt
sole over the stitches.
w OrSted ana lamDSWOOl stocking
should not be mended with worste
or lam bswool, as the new materi
will shrink more than the stocking
and render them short and shapeles
- Soft cotton will be found better, u
" less the wool can be shrunk befo
using it.
= If your fire is low, throw on tabl
spoon of salt and it will help it We
much.
To get rid of ants, wash the shelv
IL clean, and while damp rub fine S:
y on them. The ants will soon disa
" pear.