Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-08
HICKORY NUT CAKE.

I anu olEdlN uNll lNt whites are cooked 4.
| place on large slices of buttered toast and
/ serve.
HCKoBY-NUT CAKE.
This is a good cold weather cake. and
| many persons who sedom eat cake like
/ this, Two teacups ct sugar one half cup
I butter. one cupof thin cream. three and
/ one half cups of flour, three teaspooufuls
| baking powder sifted through flour, six
eggs whites and yoIks beaten separately
and one.halt teacup of chopped hickory
nuts.
TEA CAKE.
Put one cup of sweet milk. two heaping
cups of sugar, two-thirds cup of hard ard
a little salt in "A pan ON the stove TO melt
/ When 1t cooIs beat three eggs very light
| stir them into the milk add two quarts of
well sitted -four, three heapiug teaspoon
tuls of baking powder, or two teaspoonfuls
| OF soda and four tea>poonul cream of
tartar we'll mixed with the -four roll thin
and bake quickly.
/ SUGAR BUIsCIT
One and one-hafpints of -four, half "A
teaspoonful of salt, one cupfu Of sugar.
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder. one
tablespoonful Of lard, two eggs, oneh.alf
! pint of milk. a little grated nutmeg; mix
into smooth butter as for mullins, drop
! from tablespoon ON creased baking tin
siit sugar ON top and bake about 10
minutes
FRENCH TOAST.
Beat two eggs very light and STIR with
them pint of milk slice bread and dip
each piece in the milk and eggs, allowing
! it to remain long enough 10 be thoroughly
mostened, but not soft enough TO fall 10
pieces. Fry in hot snet until il is a deli
cate brown Some prefer little sugar
sprinked over it some fine bits OF Jelly a
pleasant addition and others prefer il
without either
ORANGE PIE.
Great half a rmd of a lemon and an
orange then squeeze the juice OF both.
Beat well the yolk Of three eggs, add cup
of sugar and one tablespoon of flour, then
the juice and grated rind, then milk
enough to I'LL the pie-plate. Bake IN a
hot oven and it will not curdIe Beat the
whites Of the eggs to a stiff froth with
| sugar, and spread over the pie when done
return Il to the oven to brown slightly
This should bc done very quickly in hot
oven as it will become tough il left to long.
Set it on the top CRATE to brown.
CHARLOTTE Russo.
One half pint of thick cream whipped
to froth the white Of two eggs also
beaten to a froth, one-half a cupfu Of
water with three teaspoonfuls Of gelan-
tine dissolved in it, sweeten the cream to
suit taste, flavor it with vanilla or lemon.
take one loaf of sponge cake, and cut it in
to thin slices. and line a deep dish with
them, placing a sheet Of heavy writing
paper on the bottom Of the dish turn in
the cream and let itremain until thorough
" hardened, turn on to fiat dish. This
is very easily prepared and very deli
cate
Successful sheep Raising.
When starting in my business life in
! 1882. sheep were considered by their
owners able to stand all storms Of Fall
and Winter unprotected, says John Tai
colt, an Examiner With,and open shed 10
run under at will, their owners thought
them well protected in Winter and amply
cared for if they had plenty Of hay given
them i'm an open yard. Ia stormy
weather their hay would be given them
under their skcds. Grain was not counted
/ in their daily rations Sheep in those
/ DAYS were not expected 10 come 10 the
| barn till the fields were covered with snow,
and no more food could be CLEANED by the
/ flock. The barn-day was then t., last
resort. After falling of in flesh the last
1 few weeks in pastures, they were brought
/ TO the barn, in too many instances. 10 con-
/ tinue 10 loose flesh and appetite, if
4 they lived through the Winter (which
some failed to dol
Many Of the breeding ewes lost their
lambs, and nearly all their heeces, under
the treatment they had received since the
early fall ann sorry TO say that began
my sheep hu.bandry in the way Jdet je-
| scribed. and followed it too many years for
| the good Of the sheep, as well az for my
own profit therefore resolved 10 change
my method Of caring for the flock in win.
1 ter, which did by incloslng an open shed
/ with rough boards A manger was con-
structcd To feed the flock ia under cover,
secure from all storms either Of rain or
snow 4 board window was made about
/ two feet wide and twelve feet long hung
on hinges. on the south side Of the shed
| that could be opened and fastened up In
pleasant weather to let in sunshine and
air and also let down and close at night
and In stormy weather The result ex-
ceeded my most sanguine expectations, IN
growth Of sheep. in the increase Of wool
and the extra number Of lambs raised,
Here we're three direct gains resulting
from protection in its rudeet form,
lrruy-fh If sheen increase Of wool and the
increase Of the flock. These items turned
the scale in my favor There was a profit
in sheep busbandry that had not known
before thi. experiment was tried and
that. toe. in opposition to al had been
taught by precept and example and obser-
walton Of the doing, Of older farmer. who
were engaged in sheep husbaudry IN my
vicinity. Thi. experiment was 50 salts
factory that determined to improve upon