Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-11-27
household Hints.

INDIAN LoAF.-One quart sweet
milk, half cup M GLASSES, one teaspoon
salt, one saucer -four, two saucers
meal; steam two hours, and bake fif-
teen minutes. Eat warm.
BUNs.-One pound -four, one spoon
full baking powder, mixed we'll togeth-
er; two ounces lard, sugar, currants
or seeds, one egg and teacupful
milk. Make into buns and bake i'm
mediately.
To DRIVE RATS AwAY.-Fill the
rat holes with new slaked lime; re-
peat it a second time il necessary.
1t affects them in such manner that
they soon leave. very seldom requir-
ing repetition of the dose.
Mock LEMON PIE.-Bake in two
crusts one cup of chopped pie plant,
one egg, one cup of sugar, one rolled
cracker, and one teaspoonful of but
ter. A large apple chopped may be
subtituted for the pie plant if that is
out Of season.
BAKED CABBAGE.-Cutt the cabbage
in pieces and boil till tender in sailed
water, when cold chop finely, add two
tablespoonfuls of cream, stir together
and bake till brown in a buttered
dish; serve hot.
RICE CAKES. Boil rice until it is
soft. and while warm make it into
cakes or flat balls. Dip the balls in
to beaten egg, and then roll them
in Indian meal till thoroughly coated.
This done, fry them in lard, which is
better than butter for this purpose.
Serve them with sauce, or with but
ter, or with cream and sugar.
AN EXCELLENT GINGERBREAD.-
One pint Of molasses, one teacupful
of butter, half teacupful OF hot wa
ter, one teaspoonful Of pulverized
alum dissolved in hot water, two tea
spoonfuls of ginger, the whole mixed
thoroughly with enough of -four to
roll out and cut into cards. Bake at
once in quick oven.
ARRowRooT BIsCUIT.-Rub togeth-
er three-quarters of pound of sugar.
and the same weight Of Eutter, until
they rise; beat three eggs and mix
with it, then stir in two cups Of sifted
arrowroot, and two cups of sifted
flour; roll them out thin, cut them
with biscuit cutter, place them in
buttered tins, and bake them in a slow
oven.
FURNITURE PoLIsH.-The following
is a good recipe for polishing piano
or any other furniture. Melt over
moderate fire, in a very clean vessel,
two ounces of white or yellow wax,
and when liquified add four ounces OF
good essence of turpentine; stir the
whole until it is equally cool, and the
result will be a pouade equal to var
nish, without having any Of its incon-
veniences. If properly and carefully
used there is no need for staining the
fingers.
YEAsT.-In quart of boiling wa
ter stir sufficient wheat flour to make
smooth, thick batter; while hot.
stir in it four ounces of white sugar
and teaspoonful of salt. When cold
put in sufficient yeast, say near tea
cupful, to cause the mass to ferment.
Lay it by by in a covered jar, for use.
Half a teacupful is quite enough
to make two large loaves. To renew
the yeast when used up, reserve a
teacupful 1t is simple and efficient
for raising buckwheat cakes and
bread, very light and very white if
the flour is good.
For DYSpEPTICs.-Grah flour
mixed with cold water very hard or
till no more -four can be kneaded in
it and rolled thinner than pie crust,
baked in sheets or in iron pans or old
tin ones will keep for all time, il kept
in a warm dry place. | hang in a
bag behind the stove. 1t should not
be allowed to brown, as that destroys
the fe-giving qualities. L never ate
any kind of Graham bread, which set
so easy on my stomach or was more
palatable. If flour enough is not
worked in, it will be tough; the dryer
it is made by the flour the more ten
der ii will be.