The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-21
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

EEcc cHRS, one ana
one half cups OF sugar. ono cup of sweet
milk. and ono cup Of sour milk, ono
heaping teaspoonful OF cream of tartar.
one teaspoonful soda, ono and ono half
cups of butter, one half of nutmeg
Yankee Blade.
Crisp Cookies. -Ono-half pound sug-
ar, one-half pound -four, one-ouarter
pound Of butter, 4 third OF nutmeg,
three eggs. Cream tho butter, add tho
sugar and yolks of the eggs, beat until
light; stir in tho stiff-beaten whites, tho
nutmeg and flour; flour tho board, roll,
cut and balSo in o quick ovon.-Boston
Budget
--liicllory-Nut Cake.-Ono cupful and
half of sugar, half cupful of butter,
two cupfuls of flour, two teaspoonfuls OF
baking powder, ono cupful of meats of
nuts (cut in small pieces and mixed
with tho flour before adding the other
ingredionts), tho whites of four eggs,
and threo-quarters Of cupful of sweet
milk. -Domorests Monthly.
-Chipped Pcars.-Tako pears not
quito ripe; pair and core thcm, and cut
them into thin, long strips; to eight
pounds OF the fruit add six pounds of
sugar, the rind of throe lemons cut into
strips, also tho juice of tho lemons, ono
pint of water and two tablespoonfuls of
ginger; boil the whole until tho fruit is
transparent, and then bottle Boston
Herald.
baked Macaroni- Break Pipe mac
aroni in pieces about two inchos long
and boil till tondor in saltcd water
Cover tho bottom of buttored baking
Iich with
nice cheese over it. Spread upon tho
cheese somo moro macaroni and fill tho
dish in this manner. Pour over tho
whole sauce mado by boiling q littlo
butter in water thickcnod with flour
and bake till nicely browned.-N. Y.
World.
Cabbage Pudding. Chop up small,
enough white cabbage to- fill largo
baking pan when done. Put it in pot OF
boiling water that has boon saltod let
it boil until tender. then drain thor
oughly in u colandcr. In two quarts of
tho cabbage stir half pound OF butter;
salt and pepper to taste, ono pint Of
sweet cream and four oggs boaton sopar-
atoly Add also pinch of cayenne pop
per; put in pan and bake for half an
hour.-Ladics' Homo Journal
Sweet Apple Johnny-Cakc. Two
quarts of sweet applos, chopped fino
measure after chopping), ono quart of
Indian meal, ono teaspoonful of salt, ono
cvcn toaspoonful OF soda dissolved in
half q cupful OF sweet milk, unless tho
apples arc very juicy, in which case uso
less milk; two tablospoonfuls sugar, un-
loss tho apples arc very sweet. Mix with
the hands thoroughly. Spread about -
inches thick i'll tins and steam two hours
covering tho tins tightly; bake shorter
time. if prcferred.-Good Housekeeping.
To Preserve Apricots. Choose flno
apricots. Paro Thorn (by pouring boil
ing wator over Thorn ono can slip of tho
skins almost MS easily as off tomatoes.)
Take their weight, then halvo Thorn and
rcmovo tho kernels. Lay Thorn with in
side upwards; take thoir weight in
pounded loaf or granulatod sugar and
sprinkle it over them. Break some of
the stones of tho apricots and blanch
tho kernels Let tho fruit lie in tho
sugar for twelve hours; thon put tho
fruit, sugar, juice and kernels into n
preserving pan. Simmer gently and
clean; as tho scum rises romovc it. Re-
movo tho halves of tho apricots. As
they become cold lay them in jars. and
when all of tho fruit has boon thus
''pottcd' pour equally over thom the
sirup and the l,ernels. Cover tho fruit
with paper and tic tightly down.
Detroit Frco Prcss