The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-11
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Pie crust made of rich cream in
stead of lard will not hurt anybody's
digestion.
A good manly people would use milk
more freely if it was not generally
skinned before it comes to the table
A wornout pan inverted over the
fatirons while heating holds the heat
and expedites matters.
To clean a much soiled straw mat
| ting use two quarts of water in WHICH
| 10 cents worth of oxalic acid has been
| dissolved. Apply with scrubbine
| brush and rinse with clean water
| Dirt and stains are removed. The acid
| is poisonous, SO don't put the solution
| where children can get at it.
Rubbing with a cloth dipped in kero
sene will not only clean but also inn
| prove the appearance of shabby
black iron bedstead
Do not fail to oil the wringer every
| time you wash. If oiled often there Is
| less wear on the machinery and less
| strength is expended by the operator
| To clean the rollers, rub them first
with cloth saturated with kerosene
| oil, and follow with soap and water.
| Always loosen the rollers before put
| ting the wringer away.
Slightly underdone meat is more di
gestible than that which is over-cook
ed Beef and mutton, as a general
/ rule, should be underdone; but pork
| veal and ham ought always to be well
done. They are not only disagreeable
but unwholesome, il not thoroughly
| cooked
! Brass and silver ware are often neg
| leeted because so much rubbing is re-
quired to clean them. Here is given
very simple and most useful recipe.
Half cup of whiting. then fill up the
| cup with cold water. Pour this mix
ture into a bottle. and add one ounce
of ammonia. Shake well before using
Wet flannel cloth with this, and rub
the silver and brass, afterward polish
ing until dry.
Graham Pudding-Melt one-fourth
cup of butter; add half cup of mo
lasses, one egg, half a cup of milk:
| put in bowl one and one-half a tea
spoonful of sifted graham flour, half
teaspoonful of soda. one teaspoonful
of salt, one cup of raisins seeded, and
| cut in pieces; turn into buttered
mould; cover and steam two and one
half hours; serve with sauce.
Chicken Livers with Curry-Clean
| 10 he in
fine bread crumbs, then in seasoned
beaten egg, then in bread crumbs
again. saute in butter; remove the
| livers; put one level teaspoonful OF
! butter in a frying pan and one slice
of minced onion; cook for five min
! utes; then add two tablespoonful OF
flour mixed with one level teaspoonful
of curry powder; stir until smooth
| and add one cup of stock; season and
strain the gravy over the livers and
arnish with rice timbales.
Ham Croquettes-Brown one table
spoonful of butter in pan, then add
two level spoonsful of flour and stir
until brown; then add one cupful of
| beef stock and stir until smooth; sea-
son with salt and pepper; add few
drops of onion juice and one teaspoon
! full of mushroom catsup, one cupful
of boiled rice and one cupful of finely
| chopped ham; mix and set aside until
cold shape into croquettes; roll in
beaten egg, then in bread crumbs;
| put several in frying basket and fry
| in smoking hot deep fat until brown;
drain on paper; arrange on hot plat
ter and serve with tomato or brown
| sauce.
Corn Cake-Put one-half cupful Of
| yellow corn meal one-half cupful Of
-four and one level teaspoonful of salt
in the flour sitter and sift into bowl;
! beat the yolks of three eggs; add one
cupful of milk to them and one table
spoonful of melted butter; add this
to the mixture and beat until free
| from Jumps; add the whites, well beat
en-, two level teaspoonsful of baking
powder and one level teaspoonful of
salt; turn into hot creased gem pans
and bake twenty minutes in a quio
| oven.
| Cocoanut Layer -Cake-One cup OF
| sugar, one cup of flour. one teaspoon
| full of baking powder. one tablespoon
| full of boiling water, three eggs, one
tablespoonful of butter. Beat the
| yolks of the eggs; cream the butter
and sugar; stir in the yolks of the
eggs; then. the whites, which have
been beaten stiff. Add the boiling
water. stirring quickly. then add the
flour in which the baking powder has
been mixed. Bake in layers in quick
oven. For the icing use the whites of
two eggs and enough pulverized sugar
to spread nicely. Soak the coeoanut
in a little milk before using. Snread