Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-25
HOUSEHOLD sREv,TlES

1T is convenient to have an iron
holder attached by long string to the
band of the apron when cooking, 1t
saves burnt fingers and scorched aprons,
and is always at hand
I III jelly does not form the next
day after being made. it is useless to
cook it over If it does not become firm
| when first cooled. standing it in the sun
before covering it will sometimes assist
in hardening it Jelly should be we'll
covered and kept in a cool. dry place
-Sarsaparilla Mead--Boil one-fourth
pound of Spanish sarsaparfila for five
hours Strain of one quart Add four
pounds of sugar and two ounces of tar
taric acid a wine-glass of strip and
half teaspoonful of soda may be al
lowed to one pint of water.-House-
keeper
Hungry Mans Dinner.-Take three
slices of salt pork and cut into bits and
freshen- Make a nice biscuit dough
Roll out one half an inch thick. lay the
pork on and sprinkle pepper on it Roll
up as cherry pudding, pin securely in
cloth and boil three hours, eat with
apple, butter or any other sauce
Yankee Blade
Always sift all kinds of meal sor
=
hair sieve is too fine. measuring be-
fore sitting, unless otherwise directed
1t makes a great deal of difference foe
corn bread what kind of meal 10
used. Always use the yellow bolted
meal for brown bread, and for any re-
cipe for corn bread. unless white meah
is specified
-Crab-Apple Preserve.-Take the re1
Siberian crab-apple. Wash, and wipe
dry, leave the stem on. put in water %
cover. and let come to boil Take up,
let cool and carefully remove tho skins
Weigh, allow one pound of sugar To
every pound of fruit Make sirup
flavor with the juice of one lemon 10
every three pounds Put the crab-ap-
pies on, and cook until clear, put in jars
while hot-Boston Budget
Beef Loaf.-0ae and a half pounds
raw and lean beef chopped fine, one
fourth pound pork. one egg, four
| pounded crackers, one-half cup milk,
one teaspoonful of salt one-half tea
spoonful of pepper, one tablespoonful of
whole sage Butter and flour the pan
WELL Put one-half cup of water in the
pan and make loaf; smooth the top
and place small pieces OF butter on top
Bake two hours-Boston Globe
English Sauce.-Take q gallon %
ripe tomatoes. mash them we'll with o
wooden masher, and cook slowly in
three quarts of water Reduce one
third by cooking, strain 1T through .
sieve. add to the juice two tablespoons
fuls Of ginger, one of black peppex.
two tablespoonful of salt, one table
spoonful of cloves, half tablespoonful
of cayenne pepper. one nutmeg. grated
and dessertspoonful of mace; reduce TO
three pints by cooking, add one pint of
vinegar, strain through a sieve, seal il
bottleS-Boston Herald
Apple Charlotte Pudding.-Butter o
pudding dish- line bottom and sides
with slices of bread. one-half an inch
thick, buttered and dipped in cold water.
Fill dish with sliced, juicy apples, one
cup sugar. one cup cold water. little
spice Cover with slices OF buttered
bread. cover and bake very slowly, -four
hours SaRce- One cup sugar. one-half
cup butter. beat to a cream; add one
beaten egg teaspeonful of -four wet with
cold water. Add one-half pint boiling
water and let all boil a feG momentA
stirring tantly.-Ladies' Home Jour