Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-07-21

A FEW WRINKLES.
I would like To Offer my thanks Ia the
lady Who, In either the ladics' Home
COMPANION or Farm and flrc-i,ie can
not tell which, for my papers are loaned
oat, told Ne how to use graduated sug-
AT ta hak. with. . had had such bad
luck In trying to use u Tor cakes that !
AWAY. kept other kinds for bsktg; aud
"a We ct the graduated by the barrel.
n was such a tother Ia send for other
kinds. I hnd my trouble lay In using
too much sugar. aid not giving tim.
tn dissolve, for after following her d.
rectIoa. ms sske. are every plcasin'."
Nv friends, we arr never too old Ia
learn, aud am always trying everything
I think wouli be- an Improvement on
my Own way of doing things. some
times they io not always "psn cut well.
For instance, rad somewhere that "
Que would put q i.aspoonful of vinegar
Ia the lard when frying doughnuis they
would IL much nicer - not take up ."
much Lard. Well. I tried u, aud the
Illumination wss very brilliant while "
lasted, aud II was a mercy ] did not burn
the hou.. up. The minute ] put that
vinegar In u Just babbled mp aud ran all
over the stove. and Ia an instant was all
In a blssc. grabbed the skillet of lari,
or What Was left ~ II, and sct " on the
table, aud soon hsd that confsgra,ion
over With, but could not help thinking, ~
\ cleaned az nv NUS: Amanda Mstil-
d.. that l. not my name. but u NIL do
you arr fool"
just here le, me remark, however, that
n you want something that "a nlcc, Try
rolling doughnuts In IN. .lighily-bc,icn
Whit. ~ an egg. ani Try thsm. \ little
motc trouble, but " prevent. them from
being the least bit grca.y. aud surely
they could no, BE- unhealthy, q. they arr
Iu.t like light bread inside. Ny rccipe
for doughnuts l. two cupiul. ~ sugar
lonc and half II granulstci,) two egg
Que cupiul ~ .Ncc, milk, two teaspoon
ful. of baking -,'owdcr, or clsc two tea.
.poonfuls 81 cream 81 tartar aud on. o'
soda, aud Que tcaspoonful az butter
iour enough To- make IL handle nIccly.
..- so many r-CiPc- where cupful 81
butter !. u.cd la making doughnut', bat
I never tricl them; was always sfrisi t",
a. very little shortening make. then'
nicc aud 40 much morr healthy.
While am on this subject must send
a r,,lr. Tor cinnamon cake that ~c u.'
a great deal In oar family; Indeed, thcr,
l. s,arccly diy bat SON. One comes 10
from the Held snd the flr-t question l.
"~ay. L. there any gingerbread Va tbs
hous.F' And u las Ia b. Forthcoming
Il oncc. We call Il gingerbread. bat
there l. ~ ginger Va ". one cupiul caci
| Of sugar, mola..e. and sour milk, ons
t.hlr.lo,niul 10 batter mot too large
one Tablespoonful of cinnamon, Que tea
.t.-,ntul IL soda anl -four enough a. mak'
| a halter almost thin enough to shaps
itsclf. Bakr in very mo,icrat. oven 70
large dhprlug.pan. This u such 4
simpl. r,ciI-, aud u so c-rtaln Z" IL
nI,s that With e,cryon. would Try u
Tho ioys often say they will get me a.
| oll-iashion~,i molass..-pan a. bake " la
80 I ,an make onc large enough Ia las'
/ a whil-.
We never tried making saucfkfant un
| al III. last tNo winters, We arr no'
Dutch. bat ". ,io love kraut, aud u V
~. sar,st way 10 keeping csbbsg-' W.
packet u down Ia Jars, spfinkllng littl'
ALT With ", and could not alwsys tel
whether Ne gvt u all just alike or 0o,
- II turns,i out that some ~ u ~, rad,
for "a. lsiofr the f-.t, and Que large jai
tasted quite .,liy sud would mn, sour al
all. ", brought u out of the cellar IN
tending o. throw u away, bat the cab
hsgr Nas just a. MIC. ." ever ."
thought I would try an experiment, an,
Dissolved some sugar half a i"aeupful
perhtp., In a gallon ~ water aud mlhr
Il through the cabbage the best We could
a. II VAS tightly packed la the jar. W.
replaced the cover and weight, and IN
very short tiue our knut was excellent
and came In nicc Tor spring uss. onI,
mention this az that beginner. Ike my
elf, Ia the kraut business, should IL
var, - u.lng too much ALT.
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