Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08
HOUSEHOLD BREvITIEs.

Never put potatoes on the table in a
covered dish. They win reabsorb their
own moisture and become sodden.
Ribbons and other silks should be
put away for preservation in brown
paper, as the chloride Of lime used in
manufacturing white paper frequently
produces discoloration.
Queen Esther Toast.-One pint of
new milk, two eggs, little salt. Dip
the sliced bread into milk and egg and
brown nicely on a buttered griddle;
spread with butter for the table.
Head Cheese.-After having them
thoroughly cleaned. boil the head and
feet until the meat falls from the bones,
sailing while boiling; remove from the
liquor. chop fine, season with black and
red pepper, sage, thyme, etc, dried and
pounded; put in a pan of proper size,
add few spoonfuls of liquor from the
pot, and place the pan under weights.
May be eaten in twenty-four hours
Boston Budget.
Raised Doughnuts.-Male a sponge,
using one quart Of water and one-half
cup Of yeast; when very light. add one
cup of lard, three cups of sugar. three
large mashed potatoes, two eggs and
spice to suit; let it rise again, and. when
very light, roll and cut for frying; lay
enough to fry at one time on a Toured
plate, and set in the oven to warm: fry
longer than cakes made of baking pow
der. This makes a large quantity
Household.
"A Cough Remedy.-TalSe one ounce
each of thoroughwort, stick licorice,
slippery elm and flaxseed, add three
pints of water put all into a bright tin
pail. place this in a kettle of boiling
water and let the contents simmer for
three hours. stirring every few minutes.
Strain the liquid, put back into the pail,
add one pint of molasses, one pound of
sugar, and. for flavoring one ounce of
checkerbury Take one teaspoonful
three times a day, or oitener if the
cough is hard and troublesome.
Plum Pudding. One and one-half
eupfnls finely chopped suet, two cupfuls
raisins, Que cupful currants, washed
and carefully picked over, one cupful of
brown sugar, one-half cupful of chopped
citron, two and one-half eupfus of
-four, one teaspoonful of baking pow
der, one cupful of milk, three eggs; mix
all these into firm batter, put into
well-buttered mold, place the mold into
a saucepan, with boiling water to reach
half up its sides; steam two and one
half hours, turn out carefully and serve
with hard sauce.-Boston Herald
Brown Betty.-Two cupfuls of bread
crumbs, about twice as much apples
peeled quartered and cut fine, two
tablespoonful of butter, one-third Of
cupful of sugar, and teaspoonful of
cinnamon. Butter pudding-dish, put
a layer of apples at the bottom then
layer of crumbs. little sugar and elm
namon, bits of butter and spoonful of
water over each layer of crumbs fill
the dishes with alternate layers, having
the bread-crumbs on top. If the apples
are not very juicy, add more water,
cover closely to keep the steam in for
three-quarters of an hour, then un-
cover and brown. Eat with cream and
sugar.-N. Y. Observer.
Egg Toast II Prepare several slices of
nice brown toast but must not be
burned. Place one-half pint of sweet
milk in skillet, with cooking spoon Of
butter, some pepper and salt Break
some eggs for six large slices of bread
use eight eggs into dish. When the
milk is scalding hot pour in the eggs,
stirring all rapidly and placing skillet
on cooler part of stove. When all is in
corporated, and before the eggs begin
to harden, dip toast into the mixture
lifting it out quickly with skinner
onto a hot meat dish. allow the remain
der of the eggs to harden little more,
then lift in spoonfuls and place on
toast-Detroit Free Press.