The weekly picket. (Canton, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1894-09-21
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

Delicate Cake: One cup of sugar,
one-half cup of butter, one-half cup Of
sweet milk, the vollSs Of four eggs, one
and one-half cupfuls of flour, two tea
spoonfuls of baking powder. Farm,
Field and Fireside.
Potato Puff: Two cups mashed POI
tatoes. bits of cold meat hashed, two.
tablespoons melted butter, two we'll
beaten eggs, one cup milk; put in "A.
deep dish and bake in hot oven.--
Orange Judd Farmer.
Serge, with it's heavy cord, is the,
material of all others to which you
should give preference for everyday
wear. The skirt of your dress should
be simple, well-cut, but plain, and the
bodice, if it has decoration at all, one
that will not catch dust. A band of
ribbon will be sufficient decoration at
the wrists of the sleeves.
There are many ways of making
potato soup; the following is excellent:
Boil and mash in two quarts of water,
four large potatoes, small onion and
two stalks of celery. When done pass
through sieve. Return to the fire,
season with SALT pepper, and two large
spoons of butter rubbed into one Of
-four. Add a pint of creamy milk or
serve with whipped cream as in rice
soup. Peas, corn or celery may be pre-
pared in similar way. -Housekeeper.
Pepper Pot: To one pound of cooked
trpe cut in small pieces, add one onion
cut fine, one pint of pototoes cut in
dice, salt, pepper, ground cloves and
minced parsley, and an equal quantity
Of cooked veal, chicken or beef; cover
with stock and cook until the potatoes
are done; fifteen minutes before serving
take two tablespoonfuls of -four, scald
and make into dumplings the size Of a.
pea, drop them in, thicken the gravy
with little -four, taste to see if it is,
seasoned properly and serve. Amer
lean Agriculture
Whole Wheat Bread: Scald one
cup of milk; turn it into bowl; add
one teaspoonful of butter, one tea
spoonful of sugar, one of salt and one
cup of water; when lukewarm add
one-half of a yeast cake, which has BEEN
dissolved in half cup of lukewarm
water Stir in three cups Of whole
wheat -four, and beat until light and
smooth. Let rise over night. In the.
morning, when light, add two or three.
cups of -four, or enough to make soft,
Tough. Knead we'll, and be careful not,
70 add too much flour in the kne aiding
White flour can be used FOR the knead-l
ng, if desired. Let the dough rise un--
Ill it doubles its bulk. Shape it into.
caves, put it in a creased bread tin,
ct rise again and bake forty-ive min
ties in moderate oven.-Ohio Farmer.
Chutney: Cut two quarts of green.
in slices, take out the seeds,
prinkle with three tablespoonfuls Of
alt, and let them stand over night.
Drain the tomatoes through colander.
nut in porcelain-lined kettle, add
wo quarts of sour apples that have
,een pared, quartered and chopped
inc, two chopped green peppers, one
'ound of seeded and chopped raisins,
hree cloves Of garlic grated and two
ints of strong cider vinegar, and sim
ner for two hours. Then add one
ound of brown sugar, one pint Of
emon juice, three tablespoonfuls of
Mustard seed. two each of ginger and
alt, and one teaspoonful of cayenne,
nd cook slowly for another hour.
'our into pint glass fruit jars; seal
yhile hot, and when cold wrap each
ir in paper and keep in a cool, dark
lace.-Country Gentleman.