The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-08-16
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"A professional cook teaches hep
class in pastry making to cut the circle
Of pie crusts one way around and the
rim that surrounds the dish the other
way. She says that this simple rule
has an important bearing upon the
Hakiness OF the result.-Farm, Field
and Preside.
Peppermint Drops. Make by stir
ring into the juice Of one lemon all the
sugar possible, and flavoring with few
drops of oil of peppermint. The white
of an egg may be used instead OF lemon
juice Dry on white paper and dry at
little distance from the fre.-S. 7.
Tribune.
1t is wise plan to keep q littlc
powdered charcoal on a plate in your
refrigerator during the hot weather,
and if anything is spilled to wipe tho
sides and bottom ut once with cloth
wrung out OF lukewarm water contain
ing small quantity Of sweet spirits OF
nitre. Not more than teaspoonful
should be used to four quarts of water.
Magic Cale.-This requires no milk.
Cream onc-half cupful of butter. add
gradually one cupful of sugar. three
tablespoonfuls Of ice water, three eggs
we'll beaten. one and half cupful, OF
flour into which has been mixed ono
and half tenspoonfuls Of baking pow
der measured slightly rounding. Beat
thoroughly and bake in layers. he
careful not to use too much baking
powder. as it will tend to make tho
cake dry and porous.
--Tripc Sante---Bo:l one-half pound
of honcycomb tripe until perfectly ten
der. When DONE drain and cut in strips
about three inches long Put two
tablespoonfuls of butter into saucs
pan, and when very hot lay In the
strips of tripc. When brown on both
sides take ont the tripe and put it i'll y
warm dish over the tea kettle, adj tn
the butter In the stew pan table,
spoonful OF flour, small onion minced
fine and half pint Of cream Season
highly with pepper and salt let it sim
mer few moments, then turn 1t over
the tripc and serve at once.-!oston
Budget.
&C. C. Pudding. One pint flour, hnlf
pound beef kidney suct, one small cup
cold water, half teaspoonful salt. Salt
the flour and chop the suet into it. Add
the water and work into n light dough.
Roll it out half m inch thick. butter
quart bowl and line 1t with the paste,
leaving an inch above the bowl all
round. Roll out top crust, fill the
bowl with three cups Of stoned cherries
aad one cup of currants Sprinkle
sugar over each layer add half cup
OF water, cover with the top crust. pinch
the edges and tie q cloth around the
dish. Set the bowl into Il kettle Of
boiling water and cook steadily one
hour and q half.
Egg lemonade Is q delicious drink
that we learned to make in the country
last summer, and often since when it
has been too warm for solid food it has
been found very agreeable way OF
getting nutriment. To make 1t take
two fresh eggs and beat the whites and
yolks separately until az light as pos
siblc 10 half a pint OF boiling water
add the juice Of two large lemons and
half cupful of sugar. Stir until it is
dissolved, and add quickly u pint OF ice
broken very fne. Mix the whites and
yolks of the eggs well in one vessel.
rutse tho lemonade well above them
and pour it In; turn quickly into an
other pitcher and back again into the
first. When we'll mixed serve at once