The National tribune., 1893-01-19
HAPPY HOUSEHOLD.
Suggestions That Are Well Worth Follow
ing Out.


MRS PARLoA's KITCHEN SCALE.
We hope our Happy Household cooks will see
that this useful list by the famous Miss Parloa. of
Boston Cooking School fame. finds its way to the
pages of their daily recipe books. 1t will be found
most useful:
Ten common-sized eggs weigh pound.
Soft butter the size of an egg weighs one ounce.
One pint of coffee A-sGgar weighs II ounces
One quart of sfted flour well heaped3 weighs
one pound.
One pint of best brown sugar weighs Is ounces.
Two teacups (well heapedJ of coffee or A-sugar
weigh one pound.
Two teacups leveD of graduated sugar weigh
one pound.
one pound.
One and one third pints of powdered sugar weigh
one pound
Two tablespoonful Of powdered sugar or flour
weigh one ounce
One tablespoonful (uell roundedl of soft butter
weighs ounce.
One pint Cheaped) of granulated sugar weighs
"a ounces.
-Four teaspoonfuls are equal of one tablespoonful.
Two and one-half teacups levell OF the best
brown sugar weigh one pound.
Two and three-fourtlis teacups (leve) of pow
dered sugar weigh one pound.
One tablespoonful twell heapedl graduated coffee
A. or best brown sugar. equals one ounce.
Miss Parioa says one generous pint OF liquid, or
one pint of finely chopped meat. packed solidiy,
weigh one pound. which il would be very conye-
nient to remember.
Teaspoons vary in size, and the new ones hold
so years ago. A medium-sized teaspoon contains
about drachm.
GOLDFISH CAKES.
DEAR H. H.: Make Goldfish cakes for breakfast as
follows: First boil soaked cod, then chop IL fine,
put TO il equal quantity of potatoes boiled and
mashed, moisten with beaten egg or milk, and a
bit of butter and little pepper form il in small
round cakes, rather more than an inch thick; -four
the outside aud fry in hot lard or beef drippings
until they delicate brown. Like fish. these
must he fried gently, the lard being boiling hot
when they are put in. When one side is done turn
the olber-Jennie Burns.
VELVET SPONGE CAKE.
Two cups of sugar. six eggs, leaving out The
whites OF tvro one cup OF boiling hot water, two
and one-hdf cups OF -four, heaping tablespoon
5ul OF baking powder in The -four. Beat the yolks
little add the sugar and beat Is minutes; add the
four beaten whites and the cup OF boiling water
gust before the -four: flavor with teaspoonfnl of
aemon extract aud bake in three layers. For
icing take two cups Of sugar, add little water let
boil until brittle when dropped in water, then stir
ia the Two heaien whites. Flavor with lemon
Hattie ID. Selyey, Whi;more, o.
MAGGIE's NEW YEAR BUDGET.
HAPPY HoUsEBoLD:-It being the commence
ment of another new year, come again with best
wishes for the future also few tested recipes for
the Happy Household.
sso,r CAFE One half teacup butter and one cup
OF sugar. cream together; one-haH cup OF sweet
milk. whites of four eggs whipped stiff, two cups
of -four hesping full, teaspoon OF baking
powder; favor with lemon. and bake in layers.
Be careful not to jar the oven while baking spread
with lemon Jelly or icing. as preferred
Dark Fsg Cake Two cups of brown sugar, one
cup of butIer, not quite full, beat TO cream; the
yolks OF four eggs well beaten, tbree-fourths of
cupof milk, teaspoobfu of soda tables poonful
of cinnamon cups of -four heaplng full. Beat
until smooth, bake IN jelly tins. and spread with
tie following preparation: Chop one-lialf pound
OF figs fIne, work into paste; then beat 10 stiff
froth the white OF one egg, add four five table
spooniulr Of sugar, mix with the hgs, and spread
between tie lsyers.-Maggie L. Dial, Correction
vile Iowa.