Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-29
THE HOME.
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Very good cake can be made from
buttermilk after this formula: Cream
one cup OF sugar with butter the size
of an egg, and then add one beaten
egg, one cup of butter milk, one scant
teaspocnful of soda, one teaspoonful
OF cinnamon. one-half teaspoonful each
of cloves and ginger with sufficient
-four to make fairly stiff. Bake in
loaf or In patty tins.
| Denver Pudding: Soften one ounce,
which Is the same as one-half box OF
granulated gelatin. in one-half cup OF
cold water for five minutes. Make
| custard of one pint of milk, four eggs,
one cup of sugar and one teaspoonfnl
of vanilla. When the custard Is thick,
| add the softened gelatin and let cool.
When this mixture begins to thicken.
beat or stir into 1t two cups of stiffly
beaten cream. A little cocoanut may
be added to this pudding, IL desired
Men like pretty homes but they
want that beauty to be of an order
that appeals to comfort. OF what good
are cushions so elaborately embroider-
ed that no head can rest upon them?
What sense Is there In easy chairs of
such rich material that they are quite
The reverse of the name given them?
IL there any satisfaction In a room
The furnishings of which cost hun
lreds OF dollars. when 1t is only open
4 n hn
always sit by the kitchen fire or in
some dingy sitting room?
Common table salt is great aid in
lousecleaning time. 1t Is excellent
or cleaning carpets. If SCOT has fallen
IN carpet scatter salt over It, The
soon adheres to the salt when 1t Is
brushed up lightly and the carpet is
eft perfectly clean. The salt should
ne thoroughly brushed out of the car
pet after being used. Salt may be
lsed to scour marble washstands and
mixed with vinegar 1t is good for
securing copper utensils. Salt mixed
With lemon juice will remove iron rust
Wet the spots with IL and then hold
them over vessel of hot water or
expose TO the bright sunshine.
A jelly favored with oranges, lem
1ns and sweet catawba wine, known
As jelly la russo, is delicious for
luncheon or dinner dessert. Soak
half box of gelatine In half cup
of cold water for half an hcdr. Then
dissolve 1t over hot water. Take
cup of orange juice, half cup OF
lemon juice and half cup OF water
or sweet catawba wine and mix the
Juices and wine with three-quarters OF
\ pound OF granulated sugar. Stir un-
III the sugar Is entirely dissolved. Add
10 this rhe gelatine and perhaps some
simple coloring paste. Put part OF
this in mold to harden and beat up
The rest as soon as 1t begins to stiffen,
beating 1t up TIL 1t Is light and frothy.
Put the nodded jelly in the center OF
a dish with the frothy mixture around
1t and further garnish with candied
fruits.
A quart of salad dressing may be
made for 10 cents by using four table
spoonfuls of slfted flour, four table
spoonfuls OF sugar, one tablespoonful
mustard and one-quarted teaspoOnful
of tumeric powder. Mix the ingredi-
ents with enough cold water to make
4 thick paste. Next stir in on egg.
then add n cup OF boiling water In
which one-half teaspoonful OF black
pepper has stood for FIVE minutes;
then add one cup OF vinegar, mix thor
1ughly and strain throuhg muslin
cloth. Be sure to use the cloth In
stead OF the metal strainer. Then add
two cups OF milk. Pour into a double
boiler and cook until thick and
creamy. Remove from stove and add
one teaspoonful OF salt and butter the
size OF walnut. Keep In a glass
can with the cover on and 1t will keep
for weeks. Always stir before pouring
out OF the can. This will make one
quart OF delicious salad dressing
which will be difficult to detect from
an oil dressing.