The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-15
FOR THE HOUSEKEEPER.
4 Budget OF Information for Every
day Use In the Home
Work.

A lemon custard pie that is always
appreciated is made in this wise: The
crust is baked first, an open shell, per-
forating it in several places with fork
before putting in the oven, to avoid bis-
tering. For the filling. cream together
one-half cupful of sugar and butter the
size of walnut. Add the juice of hall
q lemon and two tablespoonfuls of bJal-
ing water, and, lastly, the beaten yolks
of three eggs. Crate in little of the
rind and cook in double boiler until
thick. Beat the whites of the eggs to a
stiff froth and stir in after the filling is
taken from the fire. Pour all in the
open crust already baked and set in
oven for few moments. If a meringue
is desired, whip the whites to froth,
add two tablespoonfuls pulverized
sugar. spread over the top and dry slow
ly in the oven until an inch thick and
golden brown.
a fruit and nut cake indigenous TO
California, but much appreciated by
tourists from 1.-The states" is made in
this way: Stir to cream two cupfuls
of sugar and one of butter Add the
yolks of six eggs beaten light, one tea
spoonful of cinnamon and nutmeg
mixed and one teaspoonful soda dis
solved in one cupful of cold water. Beat
the whites of the eggs to a stiff froth
and fold in alternately with the flour,
into which two teaspoonfuls of cream
tartar has been sifted. until four cup
fuls of -four have been used. Lastly,
stir into the mixture one pound of raj
sins seeded, chopped and dredged with
flour and one cupful Of hickory nut ker.
nels, also dredged. Mix all thoroughly
and bake in two loaves in Sow oven.
The most wholesome and altogether
delicious way in which the large Span
ish or Bermuda onions can be cooked is
by roasting in their skins. Lay the
onions directly on the bottom of the
oven and bake three or four hours. BY
this meth1d they will be cooked in their
own steam, and none Of the medicinal
properties of the onion be dissipated.
When ready to serve peel, put on hot
dishes, add salt, pepper and butter, and
realize that you have the onion at its
very best lnvalids can eat onions pre-
pared in this way. When boiled in the
usual fashion they are sure to disa-
gree. The onions may be served whole
or be cut in small pieces, but in either
case they will be found tender, juicy
and delicious.
Cod liver oil. say physicians, should
be taken during or Immediately after
meals. 1t is best given as clear oil when
1t can be taken. If this is too distaste-
full a pinch Of salt taken before and
after the dose rapidly removes from the
mouth the unpleasant fish taste. Many
aver that II Is easier taken in ice water.
Just enough ice water for n swallow is
put in glass, and to this the oil should
be added. The oil will gather in mass
in the center, and If the whole is swal-
lowed at once it will scarcely be tasted.
Apple toast makes n delightful and
simple dessert for invalids or the aged.
The foundation OF the dish is bread
toasted IN the oven until crisp thrc ugh
out. Place the slices in the bottom of
a colander set within another dish, turn
boiling water over each slice, drain i'm
and serve hot in a pretty
china saucer with sweetened annie
sauce about the consistency of marina
lade turned over each slice. The sauce
may also be made Of dried apples or pre-
served peaches.
Old and obdurate stains in linen NAV
be removed by the fumes arising from
n small piece of burning sulphur (some-
times even a sulphur match will be
enough, followed by washing in water
in which little soda has been dissolved.
A dainty dessert for the nursery or
invalid's tray consists of an apple cored
and carefully baked, then covered with
whipped cream or the white of an egg
beaten stiff with little sugar.
In disinfecting room with sulphur
the vessel containing it should be
placed as high as possible. so that the
heavy fumes may fall. - Washington
Star.