Year: 1878

p Shudder, epicures.-A shop has been
opened in London for the sale of horse
flesh for human food. It is the first that
has been opened for the, purpose in that
city, and has caused much sensation.


Breakfast toast.-Mix two tablespoon
fuls of sugar, little salt, and we'll
beaten egg in one-han pint of milk; in
the mixture dip slices of bread, and fry
them on buttered gr1ddle until they are
light brown on each side.


Lemon Syrup.-squeeze the lemmons;
strain the juice carefully least pulp
should remain; to one pint of juice add
two pounds of sugar; set it away till
completely dissolved, stirring it occas-
sionally; then bottle it. One or tw" tea
spoonfuls of this syrup stirred into a
glass of water will make delightful
lemonade.


1t has been found by chemical analy-
sis that mornings is not nearly so rich
snd nutritious as evenings milk. and
will not yield more than half as much
butter to a given quantity. The fatty
matter increases rs the day progresses
from two and one-quarter per cent. in
the morning, to three and one-half at
noon, and five and one-half at night.


Ginger Snaps.--One cup Of sugar, one
cup OF molasses, one cup of butter, three
tablespoontuls Of ground ginger, one
teaspoonful ground cinnamon, half-tea.
spoonful each cloves aud allspice, one
teaspoonful Of soda dissolved in three
tablespoontuls of hot water, flour sufici.
ent to thicken to roll out easily; roll very
thin, cut in email round cakes: bake
them crisp brown in quick oven.


Here is a nice breakfast dish. Take
about half pound dried beef, first sliced
thin, then pulled in small pieces. Have
quart Of milk boiling, into which put
the beef with good piece of butter and
little pepper. When it comes to boil
thicken with little flour or corn-starch,
then toast bread, slice for each mem
Der of the family, and poach in hot wa
ter an equal number Of eggs; place one
on each slice of toast; put all on a large
platter and pour over the above dressing
and send to the table hot; lean ham may
be used in place of the beef


"Pocket- Book."-To one quart of warm
milk add cup Of butter, four table.
spoOhfuls Of sugar, and two well-beaten
eggs; then stir in flour enough to make q
moderate stiff sponge; add small cup
full of yeast, ant let the dough rise; after.
ward, mix in flour enough to make sot,
dough and let it rise again; then dissolve
lump of soda the size Of bean in 8
spoonful of milk, work it in the dough
| and roll into sheets half an inch thick
spread with thin layer of butter, cut in
to squares, and told over pocket. book
shape; let them stand in the pans to rlse
little while before baking.


Polish for Fzoors.-One pound of bees
wax, one quart of benzine-the beeswaz
melted soft, to which add the benzine
put over a range or stove. the fire closel,
covered, as benzine is highly inflanlmable
stir together till we'll mixed. These ar,
the proportions, the quantity must depend
upon the space to be covered. Apply II
the floor, first making it clean, and rut
in thoroughly. 1t shows the grain OF tn,
wood, and makes a permanent. polish
growing better by use and rubbing in. /
is free Of dust, and clean, and is no
laborous to take care Of, twice a yea
rubbing, and sweeping, so to say, with
broom in flannel cover. The floor of III
Louvre has on it this preparation, and al
who have seen it will recall its smootl
and clean appearance.