Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-02
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE.
CHRISTMAS BERRIES.

Already the careful gatherers are look
ing ahead for the Christmas tree, and
preparing mountain ash and other ber-
ries to keep. The former will keep if
tied in punches and kept tied with the
berries down. They should be soaked
in water for twenty-four hours before
being used. Barberries will keep we'll i'm
mersed in strong salt and water. Any
such berries can be painted as you want
to use them with a solution of scarlet
sealing wax and alcohol.
PICKLED TOMATOES.
One peck of green tomatoes cut in
slices; three onions, not too large, finely
minced; quarter of a pound of mustard
seed, two LOUNGES of mustard one table
spoonful each of ground all-spice, CHINA
mon, cloves and saltspoonful of cay
enne pepper, half a pound of brown
sugar and vinegar enough 80 cover the
tomatoes. Put all in the preserving ket-
tie and set on the stove, where the pickle
will be kept just at boiling point for one
hour.
PICKLED GARBAGE.
For two quarts of finely shredded cab
bage allow one pint and a half of minced
bell peppers, the seeds removed, one
tablespoonful of fine salt, half small
cupful of mustard seed, one small tea
spoonful of ground cloves, and the same
amount of ground cinnamon. MIX well
together, put in jars, and pour over the
mixture enough boiling cider vinegar
to saturate it, but not to rise above
it. Cover ard keep in a cool, dark
place.
WARM GINGERBREAD.
One cup each of sugar, mollasses, but
ter and "loppered" milk Or cream, four
and one-half cups of -four, one teaspoon
full of soda, sifted twice with the flour,
one table spoonful of ginger, one tea
spoonful of mixed mace and cinnamon,
three eggs, beat together molasses, sugar,
butter and spices until they are very
light; put in the milk, beaten eggs and
finally flour. Stir vigorously for five
minutes and bake in "card." Break
instead of cutting it and eat with iced
milk as an accompaniment.
GRAHAM BREAD.
One pint of graham and one pint of
wheat -four, one teaspoonful of sugar, one
teaspoonful of salt, two teaspoonfuls of
Royal baking powder, one and one half
pints of milk. Sift together graham
-four, sugar, salt and powder, leaving out
the coarse bran which will be found in the
seive; add the milk; mix quickly into
smooth soft dough, which pour into two
small CREASED tins and bake at once in
a rather hot oven twenty-five minutes.
Protect with paper ten minutes.
CoooANUT BISCUIT.
Remove the shell and dark skin from a
fresh cocoanut and CRATE it. Simmer it
slowly for half an hour in a quart of
milk and then squeeze all the milk from
the nut in a strong towel. Add to the
milk one gill of com pressed yeast, or one
gill of liquid yeast, teaspoonful of salt,
and -four enough to make soft dough;
let it rise until light, and then knead,
prove, and bake in form of small Ioaves
or buicHit.
LAYER OR LOAF CAKE.
Beat two cups of sugar and a half cup
of butter to light cream; add the yolks
of three eggs well beaten and one cup of
milk. Stir in by degrees three cups of
sifted flour, to which two heaping spoon
fuls of baking powder have been added;
then add the whites of the eggs which
have been beaten to a stiff froth, and
flavor to taste. Bake in three 'laysr"
cake tins or in a long pan.
VEAL MARBLE.
Boil beef tongue and the same guam
tity of lean veal. Grind separately in
sausage cutter; season tongue with pep
per, little mustard and pinch each of
nutmeg and cloves; season veal same,
adding salt. Pack in alternate spoon
fuls as irregular as possible in a buttered
crock, press very hard as you go on: put
in cold place, turn out whole and cut
in slices.