The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-01-13
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

Southern Corn Cake: One pint but
termilk, a tablespoon of -four, tw,
eggs, n and n half cups sifted meal
teaspoon of salt, three-fourths teaspoon
soda Bake in thin cakes on q hot
creased griddle. If they do not turf
well. a little more -four or meal ma,
be added. Butter while hot-Detroi
Free Press.
Chilli Sauce: One quart canned to
tnatoes, two onions, two TABLESPOON
fuls each Of salt and sugar, one tea
spoonful each Of pepper and cinnamon
three teacupfuls of vinegar. Boil The
tomatoes and sliced onions an hour
then run though a colander and ado
the condiments; then boil half ar
hour.-ohio Farmer.
Pickle for Ham: Six gallons Of
water, nine pounds of salt, two pounds
of sugar, one-fourth pound of pepper,
one-half Inc of saltpeter. Pack the
hams tightly in a cask without salt,
press down with a heavy stone that the
boiling hot brine when it is poured
over them shall not scald one place
more than another. After lying in the
brine six weeks, it is ready for smok.
ing.-Housekeeper.
Celery Cream Soup: Boil a small
cup of rice in three pints of milk until
it will pass through a sieve. Crate the
white portion of two or three heads of
celery on a bread-grater; add this to
the rice milk after it has been strained;
put to it a quart of strong white stock;
let boil until celery is perfectly tender;
eason with saltand cayenne and serve.
II wanted rich, substitute one pint of
cream for the same quantity of milk
n. Y. Observer.
Reception Cake: Pour one gill Of
boiling water on three-quarters of a
pound of sugar, stir and let stand, beat
the yolks of six eggs, then the whites
and pour the yolks over. beat well and
add the sirup, beat again until thick,
sift in half a pound of -four, mix gently,
flavor with a teaspoonful of extract of
orange. Turn into a CREASED mold and
bake half an hour. When cold, ice and
sprinkle before dry with grated cocoa
nut.-Housekeeper.
Almond Macaroons: Blanch and
pound finely six ounces of sweet al
mOnds. Mix in a large bowl the whites
of two eggs and twelve ounces of pow
dered sugar, and beat with a wooden
spoon for fully five minutes. Drop
through a pastry tube in pieces about
the size and shape of a silver quarter
or to sheets of buttered paper placed
in baking pans. Bake in a slow oven
for twenty minutes, until the cakes
are of a golden brown.-Ladies' Home
Journal.
-Nermicelli Soup: Cook a cupful of
sliced vegetable oysters, a stalk or two
of celery, two slices of onion, a parsnip,
and half a carrot in water just suf-
to cover well. Meanwhile put
a cupful of vermicelli in a quart Of
milk and cook in 4 double boiler until
tender. When the vegetables are done,
off the froth and add it to the
vermicelli when cooked. Season with
and a cup of cream. Beat two
eggs light, and turn the boiling sour
the eggs, stirring briskly THAT they
may not curdle. Reheat is not thick
ened, and serve.-Good Health.
barley Soup: Cut three slices of
bacon and two pounds of the neck of
veal in small pieces, put them in a
saucepan with a pint of water. Let
simmer for three-quarters of an
hour, then add one small onion, n car
two stalks of celery. all cut fine,
a bouquet of sweet herbs. a teaspoonful
Of salt, half a teaspoonful of black-pep-
per and two quarts of water. Let this
boil two hours or more. Strain the
soup, and when cold remove the fat.
Place the soup on the fire and add a
pint of barley which has been washed
soaked in water for at least three
hours. There should be n pint of the
after it is soaked. This is the
right proportion for two quarts Of
'oup.-Boston Budget.