tiwmm&mKimmmm'KmmvaKKK ^ivmiim\ifwirwTtwTTn^sfm\innis'ii'??-ir jr:r'^.:^::^ I .■'<.'!(fV;<.IY<' mmmmmm TR, Y CREAM BAKING POWDER IT IS NOT SOLD LX BULK; BUY IT ONLY IN TIN CANS, SECURE- LY LABELED. USE DR. PRICE'S SPECIAL FLAVORING EXTRACTS, MAUE FROM FRUITS AND SPICES. r# LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. I, E #V AUm \...^... iopntisW ?\o |^ I J7/c// ..Rz.'U(p i f -/J . * ^ # IGNITED STATES OF AMERICA. | O., FISH, GAME, POULTRY, Fruits, Vegetables, Canned Goods, &c., (fcc. No. 115 West Si.^th Street, South Side, near Race, CINCINNATI, O. HOUSE-KEEPING BLUE GEASS. HOUSEKEEPING IN THE BLUE GRASS. A NEW AND PRACTICAL COOK BOOK: COSTAIXIXG NEARLY A THOUSAND RECIPES, MANY OF THEM NEW, AND ALL OF THEJI TRIED AND KNOWN TO BE VALUABLE; SUCH AS HAVE BEEN USED BY THE BEST HOUSE- KEEPERS OF KENTUCKY AND OTHER STATES. TOGETUER WITH MAKY MISCELI.AXEOUS RECIPES, USEFUL IN FAMILIES, ETC. EDITED BT THE LADIES OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, PAKIS, KT. 4 c, CINCINNATI: GEO, E. STEVENS & CO. 1875 ^in^\v» \.- Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by THE LADIES OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, OF PARIS, KY, In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. Stereotyped hy OGDEN, CAMPBELL & CO., 176 Kim St., Cincinnati. PREFACE. The "Blue Grass" region of Kentucky, as is well known, is considered the garden-spot of the State. It is celebrated for the fertility of its soil, the beauty of its pastures, its flocks and blooded stock, and last, but not least, for the hospitality of its people and their table luxuries. It is useless to eularge upon the last feature, especially to those who have attended Bourbon Fairs, and made visits in this and the adjoining counties. We only refer to it, by Avay of introducing our book- to the appreciation of the public. It is said that " Wbo sweeps a room Wiih motive pure, Makes that and the action fine." May not this also be true of a cookery-book ; in view, first, of its containing recipes of dishes which have often gratified the appetites of families and guests of some of the best housekeepers in this far-famed region : secondly, and by way of climax, in that it was conceived in the earnest desire of the ladies con- nected with the "Missionary Society" of the Southern Presby- terian Church, Paris, Ky., to do something more in the way of benevolence than was found practicable in the use of the needle. It was suggested six months ago, after mature consideration of ways and means, that we might not only greatly increase our V VI PREFACE. funds, but also contribute to tlie convenience and pleasure of housekeepers generally, by publishing a good receipt book. As soon as it was decided that we should undertake it, each set about collecting the best practical recipes for our purpose. Very many of the most noted housekeepers in other churches, and in different parts of the country, cheerfully contributed to our pages ; but, with the utmost diligence, we were not able to complete the work of copying and classifying until the present time. Many of our recipes are entirely original with our own famed cooks ; others have been gathered from the most reliable sources ; not one, so far as we know, has been copied from books. All these we carefully copied, and afterward criticised the proofs in such a way as to insure accuracy. Now that the book goes Out, full fledged, to the world, we solicit for it a kind reception and fair trial. In its dedication to the work of the church of God, we ask His blessing upon it, and His acceptance of its proceeds. Paris, Ky., Jauuai-y 1, 1875. OOISTTEIBUTOES HOUSE-KEEPING IN THE BLUE GRASS. Mrs. B. T. Allin. Mrs. C. Alexander, Paris. Mrs. R. M. Adair, Paris. Mrs. L. J. Arnold, Paris. Miss Nannie Abbott; Paris. Mrs. L. H. P.lanton, Paris. Mr. Baker Blanton, Farmville, Va. Mrs. C. S. Brent, Sr., Paris. Mrs. Chambers Breut, Fred'bg, Va. Mrs. J. n. Brent, Paris. Mrs. H. C. Bujkner, Bourbon Co. Mrs. W. T. Buckncr, Bourbon Co. Mrs. Allen Basbford, Paris. Mrs. James Basliforcl, Paris. Mrs. L. D. Barnes, Paris. Mrs. M. Barnes, Hot Springs, Ark. Mrs. Barclay, Scott county. Mrs. Batterton. Mrs. Bullitt, Jeiierson county. Mrs. Burnley, Frankfort. Miss Battaille, Va. Mrs. S. Brooks, Bourbon Co. Mrs. Jas. Blythe, Madison county. Mrs. Brutus J. Clay, Bourbon Co. Mrs. Sam Clay, Bourbon Co. Mrs. Ezekicl Clay, Bourbon Co. Mrs. C. F. Clay, Bourbon Co. Mre. Green Clay, Bourbon Co. Mrs. Frank Clay, Bourbon Co. Mrs. Mary Cunningham, Paris. Mrs. Crawford. Mrs. M. Chapline, Paris. Mrs. Frederick Cabell, Yd. Mrs. Amanda Clay, Bourbon. Mrs. Cooke, Va. Miss Jennie Cook, New York. Miss Belle Croxton, Paris. Miss Mattie Clay, Bourbon. Mrs. Geo. "W". Davis, Paris. Mrs. "Wm. Daviess, Harrodsburg. Mrs. C. A. Dougherty, Paris. Mrs. Deigman. 3Irs. Mary Duncan, Paris. Mrs. D. M. Dodge, Bourbon. Mrs. Dudley. Mrs. Garnett Duncan, Louisville. Mrs. Edwards. Miss Sue Elbert. Miss Edmiston, Lexington. Mrs. ^Y. ^Y. Fisher, Bourbon Co. Mrs. Wash Fithian, Paris. Mrs. J. C. Ford, Louisville. Mrs. Alice Garrett, Lexington. Mrs. W. W. Gill, Paris. ]Mrs. Morris Gass, Bourbon. Mrs. David Goodloe, Lexington. Miss Lucy Graddy, "Woodford Co. lion. R. Hawes, Paris. Mrs. Col. Hanson, Paris. Mrs* J. A. Ilowerton, Paris. Mrs. J. H. Holt, Bourbon. 3Irs. Geo. Hiblcr, Paris. Mrs. Hamilton. Mrs. Hughes, Philadelphia. Mrs- James Hughes, Paris. LIST OF CONTEIBUTOES. Mrs. R. II. Hanson, Paris. Mrs. Dr. Ilumphrey, Louisville. Mrs. Ilalliclay, Bourbon Co. Mrs. V. Iliggins, Paris. Mrs. A. Hunt. Louisville. Mr. C. E. F. Hegman, Gibson House, Cincinnati. iliss Ilawes, Paris. Miss Ilalleck, Paris. Miss Hanson, W. City. Miss Ella Harrison, Lexington. Miss Bcttie Holt, Bourbon Co. Dr. "W. ^Y. Hall, N. Y. Mrs. J. Ingles, Paris. Mrs. Lawrence Jones, Lexington. Mrs. J. M. Jones, Paris. Mrs. Justice Winchester. Mrs. L. Johnson, Paris. Miss Jaynes, Paris. Mrs. Dr. Kenney, Paris. Mrs. Georgia Kellar, Paris. Mrs. W. B. Kinkead, Fayette Co. Miss Huttie Kenney. Mrs. E. Lyle, Danville. Miss Daisy Lyle, Bourbon C Mrs. N. T. Martin, Paris. Mrs. Robert Morrow, Paris. Mrs. Mollie Mitchell, Lexington. Mrs. T. II. Mitchell, Paris. 3Irs. J. McCarney, Paris. Mrs. Myers, Philadelphia. Mrs. Frank Massie, Paris. Miss Iva McCarney, Paris. Miss Ella Mitchell, Paris. Miss Belle Mitchell, Paris. 3Irs. J. Ncely, Paris. Mrs. Northcutt, Paris. Mr. P. Nippert, Paris. Vlrs. J. Owens, Bourbon Co. jtilrs. J. B. Payne, Lexington. 3Irs. Walter Payne, Lexington. Mrs. Richard Payne, Lexington. Mrs. Dr. Powell. Jlrs. Peers, Virginia. Mrs. Patrick Pope, Louisville. Mrs. Anne Rylaud, Lexington. Mrs. John Ray, Paris. Mrs. M. L. Rogers, Boiu-bon Co. Mrs. Russell, Lexington. Mrs. N. B. Rion, Jr., Paris. Mrs. Johnson Rogers, Bourbon. Mrs. Col. Randolph, Virginia. Mrs. Rucker, Paris. Mi.ss M. Redmon, Paris. Rev. Green Clay Smith, Frankfort. Col. W. E. Simms, Paris. Mrs. W. E. Simms, Paris. Mrs. M. T. Scott, Lexuigton Mrs. Stone. Mrs. R. G. Stoncr, Montgomery Co. Mrs. L. J. Smedley, Bourbon. Mrs. G. Spratt, Louisville. Mrs. J. Short, Paris. Mrs. Henry Spears, Paris. Miss F. Short, Paris. Miss Kate Spears, Bourbon. Miss R. Keith Spears, Paris, Miss Fannie Shropshire, Bour. Co. Mrs Ed. Taylor, Paris Mrs. W. Taylor, Paris. Mrs. Mat. Turney, Pai'ir, Mrs. F. Thomas. ]M rs. W. G. Talbott, Paris. Mrs. Carrie Preston Thornton, Lex. Mrs. Amos Turney, Sr., Bour. Co. Mrs, Amos Turney, Jr., Bour. Co. Mrs. C. Withrow, Danville. INlrs. B. Woodford, Paris. Mrs. M. Webb, Paris. Mrs. Watson, Frankfort. Mrs. E. Wariield, Lexington. Mrs. B. Washington, Va. Mrs. Perry Wornall, Bourbon. Co. Mrs. Wing, Louisville. ]Mrs. Dr. Wilson, Bourbon. Mrs. Mary White, Mt. Sterling. Mrs. SalJic Walker, Richmond,, Miss Phebc Wood, Maysville. Mrs. Dr. Young, Danville. Rev. D. P. Y'oung, Nicholasville. CONTENTS. CONTENTS. SOUP. PAGE. Suggestions — Chicken — Vegetal)lc —Pea —Noodles — Cleai- Beef— Okra — Beef Soup, or Tea — Delicious Soup — Soup — Bouillc — Gumbo— Pea— Gumbo— Cuirs Head 1—5 FISH. Baked— Stewed— To Fry Fresh— To Boil Salt Cod— To Boil Fresh— A Large Fresh— Stuffed and Baked— Cod Fish Balls— Stewed Cod— Fish Pie— Sauce for Salad or Fish- Fish Sauce 6—8 OYSTERS. Oyster Soup— Dressing for Cove— Fried— Stewed— Scallopcd—Oj'^s- ter Fritters — To Stew— A Fine Oyster Pie — Oyster Sauce for Fowls — Oyster Sausages 9 — 11 MEATS. Suggestions— Saddle of Yenison — Beef a la Mode — Stuffed Beef- steak—Beef Tongue— Corn Beef— To Cook Corn Beef— To Cure Beef Ham — Curing Beef — Mutton Chops — To Cook a Joint of Mutton— How to Cook Ham- To Boil Ham— Baked Ham— Stuffed Ham— Boast Duck— Roast Goose— Roast Turkey— Boiled Turkey —Poultry— Roast Turkey— To Broil Ham— Sauce for Grated Ham —Chicken Pie with Rice— Chicken Pie — Pot Pie of Beef, Veal, or Chicken — Meat Cakes — Stewed Veal or Mutton — Baked Hash — Hashee — Sausage Meat — Smoked Sausage — Pickle for Pork— To Glaze a Cold Ham— Giblet Pie with Oysters — A Quick way to BroU Steak— Corn Beef-Dutch Pudding— White Pudding 12—21 CONTENTS. SAUCES FOR MEATS. Venison Sauce — Drawn Butter— For Cold Meat — Wine Sauce for Roast Meat — Onion Sauce for Mutton — Wine Sauce for Venison — Horse Radish Sauce — Cucumber or Wine — Onion —Mustard — London Club— Sauce Jelly for Fowls or Meat 22—24 CATSUPS. Cabbage — Green Tomato — Ripe Tomato — Cucumber — Goose- berry— Cbelee Sauce 25—27 SOUR PICKLES. Oil Mangoes — Celery — Walnut — Oil Mangoes — Green Pepper Mangoes— Cucumber Pickle — Martinoe — Green Tomato — Yel- low — Cabbage — Peach Mangoes — Cucumber Piclvle — Tomato- Frosted Tomato — Mixed — Hidden Salad — Chow Chow— Rough and Ready — Composition — How to Color Green — India — Spanish — Onion — Mixed — Spice Vinegar — Cucumber Mangoes 28—38 SWEET PICKLES. Apple Sweet — Sweet Mango — Sweet Peach — Cantelope — Cu- cumber 39 — 41 SALADS AND SIDE DISHES. Chicken- Dressing for Chicken — Lobster — Salmon — Potato — Nice Side Dish— Sandwiches — Stewed Sweet Bread with Champignon — Croquettes — Rice Croquettes 42—45 BREAD. Waffles made with Yeast— Light Bread— Potato and Hop Yeast- Rusk — Yeast — To Make Gems — Puffs — Cream Muffins — Rice Muffins — Corn-meal Muffins — ^Yeast Muffins — Quick Muffins — Corn Muffins— Buckwheat Cakes — Rice Griddle Cakes — Cream of Tartar Biscuit — Soda Biscuit — Sour Cream Biscuit — Graham Biscuit — Light Rolls — Light Loaf Rolls — Potato Yeast — Bread made with Flcischraan's Yeast — French Biscuit — Yankee Biscuit — Short Biscuit — Beaten Biscuit — Salt-Rising: Bread — Mush Bat- CONTENTS. XI ter Cakes — Rice Batter Cakes — Bread Crumb Cakes — Corn-meal Batter Cakes — Flannel Cakes — Light Rolls — Soda Rusk— Rusk — Potato Bread — Rice Corn-meal Bread — Kentucky Corn — Egg Bread— Old Fashioned Corn Dodgers — Sallj' Lunn without Yeast — Sallj- Lunn — Brown Bread — Brown Gems 4G— 58 VEGETABLES. Suggestions — Baked Tomatoes — Scalloped Tomatoes — Broiled To- matoes — Fried Tomatoe? — To ]5oil Corn — Fricaseed Corn — Corn Pudding — Green Corn Fritters — Corn Pudding — A Xice Way to Prepare Rice — Hominy — How to Cook Hominy — Dressing for Slaw or Lettuce— Slaw — How to Prepare Sweet Potatoes— Pota- toes for Breakfast — To Boil Potatoes— Potato Puffs — Potato Balls — To Cook Parsnips — Macaroni — Cashaw — Salsify or Oyster Plant— Young Onions — Cymblings — Fried Peaches — ^Fried Egg Plant — Fried Green Tomatoes — Fried Cucumbers — Green Corn Pudding 59— C5 OMELETTES. Puft Omelette— To Poach Eggs— Fried Eggs— Scrambled Eggs— To Boil Eggs— Columbus Eggs— Dressed Eggs GG— 68 CANNED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. To Can Green Corn — Green Corn for "Winter Use — Tomatoes and Okra for Soup — Peaches — Fruit — To Seal Preserves — Apples — Tomatoes — Peaches and Pears 69—70 PASTRY. Suggestions — Puff Paste — Confectioners' Paste — Common Pie — Lard Paste — Suet Paste — Cheese Cake — Transparent Pudding— Orange Roley Poley — Cream Pie — Custard Pudding — Bourbon Pudding — Kentucky Pudding — Vinegar Budding — Orange Pudding — Lemon Pudding — Lemon Pie — Snow Dumplings — Apple Dump- lings — Baked Apple Dumplings — Apple Custard for Pies— Quince Pudding — Citron Padding — Preserve Pudding— Cherry Pudding — Mince Pies— Mince Meat 71 — 73 CONTENTS. PUDDINGS. Sweet Potato PiuUling — Sweet Potato Pie — Irish Potato Pudding — Cocoaniit — Jelly — Molasses — Molasses Pie — Potato Pudding — Jam — Pumpkin — Feather — Ginger — Gingerbread — Sago — Tapioca — Sponge Cake Roll— Dressing for Sponge Cake — Lemon Sponge Cake— Orange— Scotch— Tapioca Pudding without Eggs or Milk — Cottage — Woodford — German Puffs — Plain — Cake — Charlotte Russe — Pound Cake — Cake — Minute— Sweet Potato — Jelly Rolls — Biscuit — Jam Cake — Prune Meringue — Apple Cake Meringue- Apple Meringue— Omelette Souffle — Apple Souffle — Apple Cream — Apple Dessert — Coddled Apples — Pears in Syrup — Blackberry Flummery — Good Friday — Virginia — French — Bread — Very Nice— Oxford — Apple Fritters— Delicious Fritters — Cream Pufl's — Plum — Economical Plum — Raisin — Rice — Plum -Cream— The Queen- Thickened Milk— Batter— Sunderland.. . . 80—94 SAUCES FOR PUDDINGS. White— For Plum- Wine— Cold 95 CAKE. Suggestions — White Sponge — Cream Sponge — Icing — Yellow Sponge — Savoy Biscuit — Water Melon — Pound — Queens — Deli- cate — Charlotte Polonaise — White — Ambrosia — Mrs. Clay's Premium — Beautiful White — White Cup — A Nice Flavoring for — Tip Top— Rich Fruit- Fruit— Two Pound Cake by Measure — Cocoanut — Springfield — Economical — Ten Minute — Ginger Si)onge — Soft Ginger--Extra Ginger — Superior Ginger Loaf — Bride's — Corn Starch Bride's — Starch — Mountain — Icing for Mountain — White Mountain — Chocolate — Chocolate Filling — A Good Cup— Puff or Cup— Small Cup— Nut— Almond — Rosette — Orange- Golden — Ginger Snaps — Hard Ginger — Scotch — Jum- bles — Dough Nuts — Sugar Drop — Cream — Silver — Chocolate — Snow Ball— Portugal— Coffee— Spiced— Marble— Black and White Marble — Nice Tea — Delicate Tea — Black — Superior Black — Chocolate or Jelly — -Jelly — Biscuit a la Creme — Wine — Cream — Lady— 3Ioraines— 31ille-ans 96—115 CONTEXTS. XI 11 FILLING FOR CAKE. A Beautiful Coloring for Cake — Icing made with Gelatine — Choco- late Icing — Lemon Jelly — Cream Filling — For Jelly Cake — Icing between Jelly Cakes — Lemon Butter— Mixture for — Custards- Substitute for Jelly IIG— 1J8 CUSTARDS AND JELLIES. "Wine Jelly— Boiled Custard— Trifle— Solid Custard— Cold— Lemon — Charlotte Russe — Farina — 'Without Moulding — Velvet Cream — Bavarian Cream — ^Float — Baked Custard — Bibavo — Irish Moss Blanc Mange — Isinglass Blanc Mange — Irish Cream — Ambrosia — Snow Pudding — Rock Cream — Angels' Food — Oriole's Nest — Isinglass Cream — Italian Cream — Calves' Foot Jelly — Gelatine — Isinglass — Russian — Oranges with Transparent 119 — 126 ICES. Cocoanut Cream — Jerusalem Cream — Ice Cream — Almond Cream Lemon Cream — Chocolate Custard Frozen — Bisque Glace — Straw- berry Ice Cream — Caramel Cream — Chocolate Ice Cream — Frozen Pudding — Ice Pudding — Xesselrode Pudding — Toute Fruite — Madeira "Wine Sherbet — Roman Punch Ice— Champagne Ice — Pine Apple Ice — Lemon Ice — Sherbet — Orange Sherbet — Rasp- berry Ice 127—102 JELLY FOR MEAT. Jelly for Meat — "White Pippin Apple — Currant — Crab Apple — Raspberry — Gi'een Grape 133 — 134 CONFECTIONERY. Cocoanut Drops — White Cream Candy — Chocolate Caramels — Cream Candj' — Cand}' — Cocoanut Meringue — Meringues — Side Dish of Oranges — Chocolate Egg Kisses — Mirletons Aux Amandes — Frangipane a la Congurs — Tartlettcs Marin — Meringue Tarts — Meringue Pie — Lemon Meringue Pie — "White Tally Candy — Brown Taffy — Almond Candy — Burnt Almonds — Egg Kisses.. .135— 130 xiv CONTENTS. BEVERAGES. Champagne Puncli — Whisky Punch — Catawba Punch — Superior Catawba Wine — Currant Wine — Blaclvberry Wine — Strawberry Wine— Gooseberry Wine — Grape Wine— Raspberry Vinegar — Blacliberry Cordial— Strawberry Acid— Eorg Fog— Porter Soda- Currant Shrub — Cream Nectar — Blackberry Vinegar— Beer — To Keep Cider Sweet — Champagne Cider — Apple Wine — Brandy Peaches — Currant Wine--Pine Apple Syrup— Rasp- berry Syrup — Orange and Lemon Syrup — Essence of Lemon — Tea— Good Tea— Chocolate— Boiled CofF'^e— Good Coffee— Drip- ped Coffee 140—147 PRESERVES. Sweetmeats— To Preserve Peaches— Honey-Strawberry— Quince — To Preserve Orange Peel — Peach — To Clarify Sugar for Preserv- ing-Peach Marmalade— Tomato — To make Maple Syrup — Wild Crab— Raspberry — Cherry— Plum 148 — 151 FOOD FOR SICK. Thickened Milk — Arrowroot with Milk — Corn-meal Gruel — Tapioca Jelly — Arrowroot Jelly — Sago — Rice — A Preparation for the Sick— For Infants— Blackberry Jelly 152—154 REMEDIES. A Good Salve — To Cure a Felon — Excellent Bitters — A Cure for Rheumatism— Antidote for Poison— For Flesh Bruises — A very Fine Lip Salve — Poison Oak Cure — Breast Ointment— Lemon for Cough— A Fine Recipe for a Cough— Sprains— Scalds or Burns — Poisonous Vines— Neuralgia— Cold in the Head — Ear-Ache — Bruises — Lip Salve— Eye Water — Inflamed Eyes— Salve for Burns — Aperient— Dyspepsia 155 — 158 SOAPS. Potash— Soft— Soda Ash 159— IGO CONTENTS. XV MISCELLANEOUS. rolUh for Grates, or to Taint Brick Ilonrths— Soap— WasJi for the Hair— For Cleansing Laces— "Wliitewash-Wash for llioSldn — Packing Butter — Brine for Butter — American Cement — Setting Colors — Bleaching- To Clean Black Silk— To Set Color in Calico — Crape Veils— To Clean Carpets — To Glaze Shirt Bosoms — Ink Stains- To Keep Eggs — To Remove Stains from Marble — To Clean Stair Rods— Ink— Preserving Butter — To Prevent Calicoes from Fading — Washing Clothes — Paint for Pavement— Sealing "Wax — To Freshen Grenadine — To Take Marks off Furniture — Sealing Wax— JIucilage— Hair Oil— Matting— Sapolio— To Take out Mil- dew — A Pretty Experiment — Virginia Brunswick Stew 101 — 108 Index to Advertisers 1C9 SOUP RULES ESSENTIAL IN MAKING GOOD SOUP. Beef is the best and most nutritious meat for making soup. Chicken can be used in various Avays for the same purpose, making a delicious and delicate soup. Pieces of cold broiled steak, also the bones of cold joints of meat, with a small quan- tity of the meat, can be made into soup with the addition of vegetables and proper seasoning. Always be careful to scour the pot thoroughly, and put the meat in cold water, which should heat gradually and simmer four or five hours. It should not be allowed to boil more than twenty minutes to cook the vegetables. It should be skimmed frequently. Salt and pepper to taste. Rice, dumplings, etc., should be added at the last to thicken. Vegetables, if used, should be sliced. CHICKEN SOUP. To one full growm fowl, pour on two gallons of cold water, and set the pot on the back of the stove, so that it may cook slowly for three hours. Skim several times, then place the pot where it will boil slowly, and thicken Avith two table-spoonfuls of flour, mixed with a little cold Avater. One tea cup of rice, one tea cup of cream or sweet milk, salt and pepper to the taste ; and just be- fore serving throAV in a little parsley and thyme. — 3Irs. Martin. VEGETABLE SOUP. Take a good sized .piece of beef shank, and crush the bone, so as to extract the marrow ; put in a pot with two gallons of cold SOUP RECIPES. water, Obsei've the same rules as given above for chicken soup, only cook jQour hours. About two hours before the soup is done, put in one quart peeled tomatoes ; one pint okra sliced, in another hour ; and a half hour before serving, add one half pint sliced Irish potatoes, one half pint tender corn. If the flavor of onions is liked, they must be sliced and put in one hour before the soup is done. Turnips also may be used, but should be added as soon as the water becomes hot. This soup may be made of cold steak. — 3Irs. Mart'm. PEA SOUP. Take one half of a fried or broiled chicken, put it in a pot with one and one half gallons cold water, cook slowly for two and one-half hours; skim well. Take one quart of pea hulls, and drop in Avhen the water becomes heated ; strain through a colander and thicken with two table-spoonfuls of flour, one cup of cream or milk, one-half hour before serving. Pepper and salt to taste. — Mrs. Matiin. NOODLES FOR SOUP. To one eg^, add a little salt and flour, enough to make a stiff dough ; roll out in a thin sheet, aiid dredge with flour, to prevent sticking ; then roll as for a dumpling, and shave down in very small pieces, just as you would shave cabbage for slaw. — Katy Desha. CLEAR BEEF SOUP. Cut up iu a pot the following ingredients : four pounds of the. lean of beef, two carrots, a knuckle of veal, a table-spoonful of butter, three small strips of pork, or sweet middling, or cold ham; two onions ; put the onions in whole and stick six cloves iu each ; one blade of mace ; pour a tea-cup of water on this and let it stew fifteen minutes ; then fill the pot with cold water ; let it come to a good boil ; carefully skimming all of the scion from the soup; it takes three skimmings. -After it has been well skimmed, set the pot on the back of the stove and let it SOUP RECIPES, boil gently six hours. About oue half luHir before serving, drop in a small bunch of parsley ; strain it through a cloth before sending to the table. Salt to the taste, and brown with burnt, brown sugai*. — Mrs. P., Lexington, Ky. OKRA SOUP. Cut up and skin two chickens, with two onions and tlirci strips of sweet middling. Fry this in a skillet; when it is done, pour some water on it and rinse all into a pot, filling the pat two thirds full of water. Put in one quart of tomatoes and let it cook with the soup. In a saucepan cook four pints of okra. AVhen the chicken in the soup has boiled long enough to bone, pour the soup through the colander, so as to take out all of the bones ; and drop in the tomatoes and the pieces of middling. Pull the meat or chicken into small pieces, and put back the soup to boil, adding the okra. Salt to the taste. — Mrs. L. Payne. BEEF SOUP OR TEA. Take one half pound of lean beef; cut in pieces as large as the end of your thumb ; put in cold water, one third of a pint ; let it soak over night. Cook the beef in two thirds of a pint of water gently for three hours ; pour off the tea ; dry the j)ieces of beef, and pound them in a mortar very fine ; then pour together the pounded beef, the soup, and the water in which the meat soaked during the night. The water and tea should be mixed while the tea is boiling. After the tea has boiled three hours, there should be as much water as when you began ; fill up \vith boil- ing water as it boils away. DELICIOUS SOUP. Have ready one quart of peeled tomatoes ; one half teaspoon- ful of soda ; let this stew until the tomatoes are thoroughly cooked. Have one half gallon of boiling milk, new and un- skimmed; pour in the tomatoes, stirring well. Let all boil to- gether about fifteen minutes ; season with red pepper, salt, and one table-spoonful of butter; just before pouring up, thicken with pounded crackers. — Mrs. Alice Garrett. SOUP RECIPES. SOUP. A little lard and flour sprinkled in the pot ; two carrots, two parsnips, two turnips, half a cabbage, parsley, thyme and onion ; then the beef, allspice and cloves pounded. Let the beef stew till brown ; then add boiling water, till you make the soup as strong as you Avish. When done, strain through a sieve ; the water from the Bouille is the best for the soup. — 3Irs. Brutus Clay. BOUILLE. Take the bone from the rump of the beef; put in a pot of water ; add cabbage, turnips, carrots, parsnips, parsley, and spice. Let it simmer six hours ; half an hour before dinner put some of the gravy in a stew pan ; thicken with brown flour and burnt sugar ; add the vegetables ; send the beef to table with the vegetables poured over it. GUMBO. Fry two chickens ; also, fry one quart of okra ; cut up four or five tomatoes, a lai'ge onion, and parsley to taste; while frying, pour in a pint or more of boiling water ; stew till you can pick the bones out of the chicken ; add a teacup of cream and one of rice boiled soft ; add cayenne and black pepper, salt, and butter, to taste. PEA SOUP. Two pints shelled peas ; half of a chicken ; put on with one and a half gallons of water; some thyme, parsley, salt, and pepper. When the peas are done, take them out; then return them to the water in the mashed state ; add quarter of a pound of but- ter, rolled in flour ; before sending to table add half a pint of cream. GUMBO SOUP. One chicken, cut up and fried brown ; one pint of lard ; then take out, and fry two or three slices of beef in same gravy ; five dozen pods of okra sliced and fried brown ; six onions chopped and fried ; a large pan of tomatoes chopped up. Put these ingredients into three quarts of water ; boil two hours ; season with pepper and sauce to taste, and serve hot. SOUP RECIPES. CALF'S HEAD SOUP. Put tlio head into one and a half gallons of water ; let it boil till the meat drops from the bones ; take out and chop very fine ; take out the brains and mix with them one pint of claret or port wine, one tea-spoonful of salt, and one glass of Madeira wine ; mix with chopped meat an onion minced fine, handful of parsley, one tea-spoonful of cloves, one of allspice, one of black pepper, a little sage and thyme, a piece of butter size of an egg, 'with a little flour worked in, and put in the soup. FISH RECIPES. FIS ti BAKED FISH. Clean the fish thoroughly, and salt it; when ready to cook, wash it nicely ; have i-eady some light bread crumbs ; season highly with pepper, salt, a few celery seed, a very little chopped onion, a piece of butter about the size of a walnut ; stuff your fish with this dressing, and place in a baking pan with Avater enough to about cover it ; put in a little pepper and salt, and a piece of butter about the size of a large hen egg, rolled in flour. Put inside the stove, and when it begins to cook, baste frequently till done. Garnish fish with hard-boiled egg, cut in rings. — Louisa. TO BAKE FISH. Rub the fish with salt and pepper, and a very small quantity of cayenne pepper, inside and out ; prepare a stuffing of bread seasoned with pepper, salt, thyjne, or parsley ; sew the fish or tie with a string; put it in a pan, and to a good sized fish allow a pint of water ; sprinkle with flour, and add some butter ; baste well ; bake slowly one and a half hours. — Katy DesJux. TO STEW FISH. Rub Avith salt and pepper, and put in a pan ; also, one pint of water to a fish weighing five pounds. When about half done, season Avith salt and pe])per, half a pound of butter, one teacup of flour, parsley, and thyme. This can be stinted into a pint of oysters (^or, if not convenient, the oysters may be omitted). Serve, Avith the gravy in the dish. Instead of oysters, six hard- boiled eggs, sliced, may be used. — 3Irs. Mmihi. FISH RECIPES. TO FRY FRESH FISH. After having the fish nicely cleaned, season with salt and pep- per, and roll in flour or corn meal ; drop them in hot lard, and fry until brown. TO BOIL SALT COD. Soak the fish all night; change the water next morning. About two hours before dinner, put it on in scalding water ; boiling will harden it. Make a sauce of eggs and drawn butter. Codfish cakes can be made of cold fish, mashed jiota- toes and enough flour to make them stick. Make into little cakes and fry. TO BOIL FRESH FISH. Clean well and rub with pepper and salt, and pin it in a towel and drop in boiling water ; keep it boiling fast. A large fish will take three quarters of an hour, a small one less time. V/hen done, put it in a dish and dress with eggs, and drawn butter and parsley. Walnut and mushroon catsup are good with boiled fish. FOR A LARGE FRESH FISH. Wash and clean well ; have a kettle of boiling water on the stove ; take the fish and tie up in a cloth ; put about one table-spoonful of salt in the kettle; boil six eggs very hard, and chop up fine ; about two table-spoonfuls of butter ; one tea-spoonful of pepper ; one of salt, and a little mustard ; a little milk to make into a gravy. Pour over the fish ; if any fish eggs, boil them also. This is a nice fish sauce for any kind of fish. STUFFED AND BAKED FISH. Clean the fish and wipe dry ; rub salt inside, and pepper, salt and flour all over the outside ; then take stale bread and pound up well ; add one tea-spoonful of pepper and salt ; beat one egg, and add a little sage and onion ; stufi:' the fish, and bake about two hours, and serve with sauce as the above. FISH RECIPES. C0DFI3H BALLS. Take codfish and soak one day and night, then boil it all to pieces, and pick into shreds ; i)ick out all the bones, and let it drain. To about one pound of fish, allow one dozen Irish pota- toes, boiled and mashed very fine ; season with pepper, salt and tea-cupful of sweet milk ; break one egg ; then mix all well to- gether, and make into rolls and bake a light brown. STEWED CODFISH. Soak well ; put about a pint of water in a skillet, and pick to i^iec^es about as much fi^h as you want for a meal ; break two eggs into the skillet ; then season Avith butter, pepper and salt ; make a little thickening of flour and milk ; stew until all is thick enough. (A side dish for supper or breakfast.) FISH PIE. One can of salmon must be i)icked into small pieces, and put aside until the pap is made — thus : put one quart of fresh milk to boil ; with a rolling-pin or mortar pulverize about ten cents worth of oyster crackers, with which thicken the milk, making it about the consistency of mush; when almost cool, stir into it a quarter of a pound of butter, and a little suet ; fill your baking-dish with alternate layers of this pap and the fish, beginning and ending with the pap ; between each layer, grate a very little nutmeg; bake only until warm, for all of it has been cooked before. — 3frs. J. C. Ford, Lomi^ville. • SAUCE FOR SALAD OR FOR FISH. Take the yolks of two hard-boiled eggs ; pulverize them w-cll ; add mixed mustard, pepper, salt and three table-spoonfuls of salad oil, and three of vinegar; one table-spoonful of tomato catsup. — Mm E. Mitchell. FISH SAUCE. One half pint of cream and milk mixed ; two eggs well beaten ; juice of one half lemon ; salt and pepper. Put on the fire and stir constantly, until it thickens. — Mrs. Ed. Taylor. OYSTER RECIPES. OirSTlSRS OYSTER SOUP. To two quarts of new milk, add one pint of hot water ; let it come to a boil ; pour in the liquor of one whole can of oys- ters; then add the oysters, and boil two minutes. Have a soup tureen ready, with two dozen powdered oyster crackers, a table- spoonful of butter, salt and pepper to taste; pour on the soup and send to the table. Never allow butter to boil in soup ; it curdles. DRESSING FOR COVE OYSTERS. Put one pint of milk on, and let it come almost to a boil ; tlien beat two eggs, and stir into the milk ; add mustard, salt and vinegar to ta.ste. — Miss Kate Sj^ears. OYSTER SOUP. Three quarts of new sweet milk ; one half pint of water, one half pound of butter ; salt and pepper to taste; pour into this the liquor of one can fresh oysters ; let it come to a boil ; then add the oysters, and one quarter of a pound of rolled crackers ; let all boil a few minutes. — 3frs. T. H. Mitchell. OYSTER SOUP. To a can of oysters and liquor, add the can full of water, seasoned with red pepper and salt to taste ; cook till nearly done. Add yolks of four eggs beaten, mixed in a pint of milk; put into the oysters, and stir till it thickens. — Mrs. Burnley. 10 OYSTER RECIPES. FRIED OYSTERS. Use the largest oysters for frying. Take the oysters from the can and wipe them perfectly dry ; break four eggs for a whole can ; beat them a little and season very delicately with salt and pepper ; dip each oyster into the egg and then into bread crumbs grated very fine ; put them on a large board to dry again ; fry in boiling lard. — Mrs. P., Lexington, Ky. STEWED OYSTERS. Separate the oysters from the liquor. Put the liquor in a stew-pan and add one pint water, a wine glass of cream, a lump of butter, size of hen egg ; pepper, salt, bread crumbs to taste ; let them boil together ; then add oysters, and cook till thor- oughly heated.— ilf/-s. M. T. Seott. FRIED OYSTERS. Separate the oysters from the liquor. One egg, one gill milk, one table-spoonful flour, pepper and salt, beat well together ; then put oysters in batter, have ready powdered crackers; roll oysters in the crumbs and fry in hot lard or butter. — 3£rs. M. T. Scott. SCALLOPED OYSTERS. Take the oysters from liquor ; place some in a baking dish or pan ; grate bread crumbs, seasoned highly with pepper and salt; a few celery seed over them and small bits of butter ; add another layer of oysters and the seasoning ; then jwur over a glass of wine and the oyster liquor, after grating bread over the whole. Bake till hot through. — Hiss E. Mitchell. SCALLOPED OYSTERS. Toast slices of bread and butter well on both sides ; line the baking dish with it instead of a crust. Pour the oysters into the dish, after seasoning with butter, pepper and salt. Crumb bread on top and bake fifteen minutes. OYSTER FRITTERS. Take two eggs ; bread crumbs and flour, and enough milk to make a stiff batter ; season this with pepper and salt. Take OYSTER RECIPES. 11 equal portions of butter and lard, and put this in the frying pan ; drop in a siwonful of batter and one or two oysters ; cook brown and turn carefully. This is a nice breakfast dish. TO STEW OYSTERS. Put the oysters in a stew pan, with a lump of butter ; when the oysters come to a boil, put in a thickening of flour and water, salt and pejiper. Serve in a covered dish. A FINE OYSTER PIE. Make a rich puff paste ; and, after having greased the baking dish, line with the paste. Then season one quart of oysters with pepper and salt, one half pound of butter, and half a tea-cup of bread crumbs ; put this in with the oysters (without the liquor), and cover Avith paste (in strips.) This pie will bake in one ludf hour ; if in baking the crust browns too fast, put over it paper doubled ; if it looks dry, pour in some of the liquor, which must be boiled. Serve immediately, as paste is better when just from the oven. OYSTER SAUCE FOR FOWLS. Plump the oysters for a moment or two over the fire ; take them out and stir into the liquor, flour and butter mixed together; salt and pepper to taste. Yv'hcu it has boiled, put in the oysters and add a glass of wine. OYSTER SAUSAGES. Chop a pint of oysters with a quarter of a pound of veal ; some bread crumbs, seasoned with salt and pepper ; pound them in a mortar; make them into little cakes, dipped into an egg; flour and fry them dry. Serve hot. — Miss McCaniey. 12 MEAT KECIPES. MB ATS MEATS. Meat slioulJ be kept for a day or two before being cooked, in order to render it more tender. Never parboil meat that is to be roasted. This extracts the juices and makes it insipid. The fire must be in proportion to the size of the article to be roasted ; an allowance of twenty minutes to each pound, is the time usually given. In summer, meat will roast in shorter time than in winter. Roast with a quick fire, and baste frequently. Salt meats, large fish, and meat for soup should be put to boil in cold water. Should poultry or meat not intended for soup be put to boil in cold or boiling water ? This is a question on which the highest authorities differ. We recommend a middle course — using hot, but- not boiling Avater ; boiling water contracts the sliin so rapidly as to toughen, and prevents impurities from escaping ; cover the meat with water and boil gently, one quart to a pound. Cover closely and skim frequently ; should the water become too much reduced, replenish with boiling water. Frozen meat should be immersed in cold water before cook- ing, or it will be tough. Boiled meat should be served as scon as ready for the table, or it will become sodden. SADDLE OF VENISON. Put the venison on to bake, with the side which is uppermost when it comes to the table next to the pan ; then make the MEAT RECIPES. 13 dressing thus : ■with the fingers crumble a small piece of light bread, which season highly with pepper and salt. "When the meat is about half done, turn it over, and cut on cither side of the bone several places, about two and a half inches long, which stuff with the dressing just made. Then pour all over the meat a half tea-cupful of catsup. Into a half tea-cup of black molasses stir a table-spoonful of whole allspice, and a tea-spoonful of brown sugar ; this, too, pour over the meat ; then crumble light bread all over the upper surface, keeping the meat well basted all the while, and cooking slowly, for it burns readily. Just before taking the venison off, put here and there all over it a little jelly.— J/?-s. C. S, Brent , BEEF A LA MODE. Wash and wipe a round of beef; cut out the bone, and fill the place with a rich stuffing, made of bread crumbs, highly seasoned Avith pepper, salt and onions. Have ready one tea- spoonful of salt ; also, one of pepper, cloves, mace and nutmeg; make incisions in the beef with a knife, and put in them strips of fat pork, rolled in the spices ; sprinkle the remainder of the spices over the top of the beef ; and then cover the whole with fat pork,' to prevent burning. Tie the beef all around with tape, and skewer it well, to keep it in place ; place in an oven with at least three quarts of water, and let it bake five or six hours, (a small piece will require less time.) Baste constantly with butter and lard, mixed with a small quantity of flour. When nearly done, skim ofi" the fat and thicken the gravy. Season with walnut catsup and wine. — Mrs. Brutus J. Clay. STUFFED BEEF STEAK. Haifa tea-spoonful mace, one tea-spoonful cloves, alittle thyme, l')epper, and salt, a double handful of bread crumbs ; beat the steak well ; mix the ingredients and spread them over the steak, ' keeping out a large spoonful to thicken the gravy; roll the steak, and tie at each end and in the center ; put in a stove pan, and pour in enough water to prevent its burning ; add a piece of 14 MEAT RECIPES. butter about the size of a small hen egg. Put inside the stove and baste frequently while cooking. When done, thicken the gravy with the table-spoonful of bread crumbs ; add a taste of pepper and salt. — iliiss Ella Mitchell. BEEF TONGUE. Soak in cold water all night ; then wash, and boil four or five hours ; when done, take off the skin and cut in thin slices ; or, it can be left whole ; garnish with parsley. — MissE. Ilitchell. CORN BEEF. Make brine enough to cover, and strong enough to bear an egg ; boil, and skim well ; add a table-spoonful of saltpetre and a quart of molasses when you take it off the fire ; then stir it lip well and mix thoroughl3% After the brine gets entirely cool, put in the beef. — il/rs. Laurence Jones. TO COOK CORN BEEF. Boil until the bone comes out ; then put fat and lean together to suit the taste, and press between two plates or dishes with a flat iron. — 31rs. Laurence Jones. TO CURE BEEF HAMS. Cut hams off at hip joint ; then rub and salt them ; let them lie two weeks in moderate weather, three when very cold. After remaining in salt a sufficient time, rub the hams well with molasses and saltpetre, mixed as follows : one quart of common molasses with two table-spoonfuls of pulverized saltpetre — clarified, if to be had. — 3Irs. Laurence Jones. CURING BEEF. Mix two tin cupfuls of salt, and one of brown sugar, two table- spoonfuls of pulverized saltpetre ; rub the beef well Avith the mix- ture ; let it remain three or four days ; then hang and smoke for a week or two. This mixture is for a round of beef cut up into six or eight parts. — Hon. E. Harms. MEAT EECIPES. 15 TO COOK CORNED BEEF, Put on in boiling water, and when done let it remain In the same water until cold ; this renders it juicy and delightful. — Mrs. E. McCarney. MUTTON CHOPS. Trim the chops ; beat them well and chop into mince meat, taking care not to separate the meat from the bone ; chop both sides ; sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides ; have ready some bread crumbs and two eggs well beaten, and dip the chop in egg and roll in the crumbs ; have in the frying ^lan two ounces butter ; when it melts put in the chops and fry slowly ; never turn them till they look firm ; flavor with onion and parsley, a dessert spoonful of flour in an ounce of butter ; brown the flour and roll in the butter. — Mn. M. T. Scott, Lexington. TO COOK A JOINT OF MUTTON. Put it on in cold water, with one onion, some salt and pepper; let it boil two hours, or until tender, but not till it boils to pieces ; then put it in a large baking pan ; stuff" with bread crumbs seasoned with pepper^ salt, chopped onion, spices, herbs, and jelly; moisten crumbs with butter or melted lard ; pour a pint, or little more, of water into the pan ; place slices of fat bacon on the mutton ; just before dishing up add to the gravy one pint wine, one table-spoonful jelly, and a little spice. If the gravy is veiy greasy, skim a good deal off" before adding the wine. You should put on the mutton about 9 o'clock. — Mrs. Stoner. HOW TO COOK HAM. Take a good sized ham ; put it into lukewarm water covered as tightly as possible ; allow no more steam to escape than pos- sible ; a ham Aveighing sixteen pounds, boil from four to five hours ; then let it stand in the water until cold ; if taken from the stove at night do not take it from the kettle until morning. The same plan when boiling beef or tongue. 16 MEAT RECIPES. TO BOIL A HAM. Fill the pot with water ; put in the ham ; fill all around with nice hay ; add garlic, cloves, mace, allspice, thyme, and pepper ; let it boil several hours, until quite done, and then add about a quart of cider or wine. — 3Iiss Kate Spears. BAKED HAM. Wash and clean, then wrap it well in a bundle of oats, and boil until done, then take out and skin ; then take two flat sticks and lay in the bottom of the stove pan ; lay the ham on the sticks, and make a batter of flour and water and spread all over the ham. Bake about one and a half or two hours, then take the batter off, and dress the ham. — 3Irs. Northcutt. STUFFED HAM. After boiling the ham, skin it; have ready a dressing made of corn-meal muffins, hoe-cake, or grated biscuit. Add one moderate sized onion, chopped very fine, one or two leaves of sage, pepper and sugar to taste, a few celery seed. Make incisions all over the ham with a large knife, and press down the dressing. Very fine. — 3Irs. M. L. Rogers. TO ROAST DUCKS. Wash the ducks and rub with salt and pepper; put them in the pan and cook three hours ; toast the bread for the filling and crush with a rolling pin ; season highly with pepper, salt and chopped onion. Some persons like three or four onions roasted with the duck and placed on the dish when brought to table. Basting is important in roasting meats. — 3Irs. Maiiin. TO ROAST GOOSE. Prepare as for ducks ; sage, thyme and parsley may be added for the stuffing ; it requires but little butter, as geese are gener- ally fiit. Cook three hours; pour off nearly all the fat that drips from the goose, as it will make the gravy too oily. Hash the giblets as for turkey and duck. — 3Irs. Martin. MEAT RECIPES. 17 TO ROAST A TURKEY. Wash the turkey thoroughly, and rub ^vitli a little salt and pepper ; have ready a filling made of bread toasted until crisp, and moistened with water; season rather highly with pepper, butter, and a little salt ; put in a pan with one quart of water ; put in the gizzard, etc.; dredge well with flour, and baste fre- quently. It requires three hours to cook a large turkey ; a small one, one and a .half hours. Cut up the giblets and serve in the gravy, which will be sufficiently thickened by the flour with which the turkey was dredged. — 3Irs. Martin. BOILED TURKEY. Have the turkey nicely cleaned, and let it lay in salt and water a few minutes ; fill with a stuffing of bread, butter, salt, pepper and parsley ; tie the legs and wings, and then pin up in a towel ; drop a little salt in the water. A large turkey will boil in about three or four hours ; it should be kept boiling all the time, but not too fast, or it will boil to pieces. Serve Avith drawn butter, with four eggs chopped and some parsley. Oyster sauce is good with boiled turkey. — Mrs. Martin. POULTRY. If you have fowls that you fear will become musty before you can cook them, skin an onion and put inside, with a little pepper and salt ; also, wash them in soda water before cooking. Some persons fill a small muslin bag with chai'coal and put it inside and hang in a cool place. ROAST TURKEY. Wash the fowl, pepper, salt and flour it ; put in a pan Avith a little Avater, and bake, basting often ; Avheu nearly done take out and fill Avith a dressing made of bread crumbs, flavored Avith oysters, onions or sage ; or, if preferred, a dressing made of batter. Then put the t^urkey back in the pan Avith sufficient Avater to make gravy, and brown nicely. — Mrs. E. McCarncy. 18 MEAT RECIPES. HOW TO BROIL HAM, Slice the meat as thin as you can, then put into a pan of cold water, set on the stove and let come to a boil ; then have your griddle hot, and broil your meat. — 3Irs. Barnes, Hot Spriiigs. SAUCE FOR GRATED HAM. Boil one pint of vinegar, beat the yelloAvs of four eggs, stir them in the boiling vinegar ; add mustard to the taste ; when cold, mix it into the grated ham. — 3Irs. 3IoUie 3Iitchell. CHICKEN PIE WITH RICE. Line a dish with slices of broiled ham ; cut up a boiled chicken, fill in with gravy or melted butter, then fill the inter- stices with boiled rice ; cover the top quite thick Avith rice ; bake three quarters of an hour. CHICKEN PIE. Cut up a large chicken, with sufficient water to make a good gravy ; add quarter pound of butter rolled in flour, a little salt, pepper, and mace to taste ; make a jiaste with three quarters pound of lard, quarter pound of butter, a little water and a pinch of salt ; boil eight eggs hard, stir the yolks in the pie and bake. — 3Irs. Garnett Duncan. POT PIE OF BEEF, VEAL, OR CHICKEN. The best way to make the crust is as follows : Peel, boil and mash a dozen potatoes ; add a tea-spoonful of salt, two table- spoonfuls of butter, heaped ; a half cup of SAveet cream or milk ; then stiffen with flour till you can roll it ; be sure to mash the potatoes fine ; run them through a sieve after mashing. To prepare the meat, first fry half a dozen slices of salt pork, cut it up, together with the beef, veal, or chicken, and boil in just water enough to cover them till the meat is nearly done ; then peel one dozen potatoes and slice them thin ; roll the crust half an inch thick, and cut into oblong pieces ; put alter- nate layers of crust, potatoes and meat ; sprinkle salt and pep- per over each layer of meat ; let the crust be at top and bot- IMEAT KECIPES. 19 torn ; lastly, pour on the liquor tho meat was boiled in, until it covers the whole ; let simmer till top crust is baked. If you have occi\sion to add more liquor or water, it must be boiling. — Miss E. Mitchell. MEAT CAKES. If you have any cold meat, game, or poultry (if underdone, all the better), mince fine with fat bacon or ham, season with a little pepper and salt ; mix well, and fry in cakes. Serve in gravy. STEWED VEAL OR MUTTON. Cut broiled or roasted veal in slices, flour and fry till a light brown ; take them out ; put hot water in the butter they were fried iu ; mix flour and water together, and stir into the gravy ; season with pepper, nutmeg, or a little catsup. Put in the meat and stew till very hot. — Miss Hawes. BAKED HASH. Chop the meat very fine, and put in a pan with some water ; add salt and pepper, butter and bread crumbs to taste ; season with a little chopped onion, parsley, and thyme, all minced fine ; half a cup of milk or cream, with one egg beaten in ; grate some crumbs over the top, and bake till brown. HASHEE. Take any kind of cold beef or bouille ; let one third of it be fat ; mix a small portion of chopped ham ; season with chopped onions, black pepper, cloves, thyme, or a little sage, according to taste ; bind all together with yolk of egg or a little flour ; bake a short time, in two oval cakes ; take the gravy that fries out and thicken with a little flour; add a little water ; season with pepper and salt, and pour over the hashee. It may be made with cold veal. SAUSAGE MEAT. To thirty pounds of meat add eight ounces of fine salt, three ounces of pepper, two tea-cupfuls of sage, one tea-cupful of sum- mer savory. This is excellent. — 3Iiss Jaynes. 20 MEAT RECIPES. SMOKED SAUSAGE. Make the sausage by the above recipe, only season more highly. Have ready bags made of strong cotton, which will hold almost two pounds each. Dip the bags in hot water and wring well. Put into them the sausage, stuffing very tightly. Close securely, and hang up to smoke several weeks. When wanted for the table, boil five hours. By this method sausages can be kept for months. — Mrs. Cook. SAUSAGE. Seven pounds lean meat, five pounds back-bone fat, seven spoonfuls sage, five spoonfuls salt, and three spoonfuls pepper. — Mrs. Elisha Warjield, Lexington. PICKLE FOR PORK. Four gallons of water, one and a half pounds of sugar, six jwunds of salt, two ounces of saltpetre : boil, and skim ; when cold, pour over pork. — Miss Halves. TO GLAZE A COLD HAM. After the ham is boiled and cold, cover it with the yolk of a well beaten egg ; sprinkle with cracker or stale bread grated ; then cover again with sweet cream, and bake until brown. — Mrs. Si7nms. GIBLET PIE WITH OYSTERS. Take the giblets of two fidl-grown chickens, or a large tur- key ; stew them until nearly done ; then cut up in pieces an inch in size; have ready a pan lined with rich paste; into which pour the giblets, mixed with a can of oysters ; put in also enough of the oyster liquor to make the pie very juicy; add flour to thicken slightly, with butter, pepper, and salt ; bake until the pastiy is a light brown. — 3Ir. 31. Chapl'me. A QUICK WAY TO BROIL STEAK. Have a nice tender-loin steak ; pound until thin ; put it in a dry hot skillet, if you have no broiler ; have ready in a meat dish, a heaping table-spoonful of butter, tea-spoonful of salt. MEAT RECIPES. 21 a good deal of pepper, and a little water. Set this in front of the stove. As the juice cooks out of the steak, pour it in the dish, then turn it and brown on the other side. Saturate the steak Avell with the gravy, and serve very hot. — 3Iiss Florence Short. CORN BEEF. Rub the beef witli a little salt and sugar (and saltpetre if you like), mixed ; lay out on planks for two or three days, then pack the beef in a tight barrel ; make a brine that will bear up an egg ; add six pounds browu sugar, one fourth pound salt- petre, and twelve pods red pepper ; boil and skim well ; when cold, cover the beef with the mixture. Put a weight on, to keep the beef under ; examine in a day or two, and if the brine be found bloody, pour off, boil and skim again ; adding more salt and water ; when cold, cover the beef with it again. This will cover a flour barrel of beef. — Rev. Green Clay Smith. DUTCH PUDDING. Boil the neck of the beef until perfectly tender, and the bones come out easily ; take it up, on a tray, and pick it to pieces, just as you would souse meat; skim the grease off the liquor, and drain the liquor off; clean the vessel ; return the meat and liquor ; Avhen it boils, thicken with sifted meal until like mush ; cook till perfectly done ; season with salt, pepper and sage ; mould in pans, and slice and fry brown like sausage. — 3Irs. Blythe, Madison county. WHITE PUDDING. To one part of beef suet, chopped very fine, add two parts of flour ; mix well, and season highly with salt and black pepper. This mixture may then either be put in skins or tied in strong cloth (enough for a dish in one cloth), allowing room to swell. It must then be put in boiling water, and boiled very vigorously for some time — perhaps an hour, or until the skins are tender Avhen pricked Avith a fork. This pudding will keep many months. For breakfast, cut off what seems to be a sufficient portion. If in skins, broil it ; if in a cloth, turn it into a pie- pan, and heat it. It is only good when very hot. — 3Jrs. James Withroiv, Lewkburg, W. Va. 22 RECIPES FOR SAUCES. SAUCBS FOR MBATS. VENISON SAUCE. One pound of brown sugar, one tumbler or one and one half pint of currant jelly, one pint claret wine (or if you prefer, to- mato catsup), two table-spoonfuls of ground mace and cinna- mon, one pound of butter. Boil all well together. — 3frs. Simms. DRAWN BUTTER. Rub two tea-spoonfuls of flour into a quarter of a pound of butter, add five tea-spoonfuls of cold water ; set it in boiling water till it melts , and when it begins to simmer, it is done. Do not set it on the stove, as it fries the butter and spoils it. Be careful always to work the flour in the butter so thoroughly as not to be lumpy. If the drav>'n butter is used with fish, add eggs — hard boiled and chopped very fine. If used with boiled fowl, put in oysters while it is simmering, and let them become thoroughly heated. — 3Uss Ella MifclielL A SAUCE FOR COLD MEATS. Beat three eggs, leaving out one of the whites, cut up one large wine-glass of acid jelly into the eggs, mix a table-spoonful of flour and mustard with a little vinegar, one table-spoonful butter, one half tea-cupful vinegar. Boil the whole mixture, and stir all the time until it becomes thick ; after cooling, chop up a green cucumber pickle very fine, and mix with it. — 3Irs. Simms. WINE SAUCE FOR ROAST MEAT. One quart of wine, one and a half pints jelly, three quarters RECIPES FOR SAUCES. 23 pound of butter, three table-spoonfuls of sugar, one tind a half table-spoonfuls of allspice; cook together until it thickens. — Mrs. Jones. ONION SAUCE FOR MUTTON. Boil onions ^Yith milk and -svater, changing water ; afterward chop the onions fine ; add pepper and salt ; stew till done. WINE SAUCE FOR VENISON. Three quarters pound of butter, one and a half pints of jelly, three table-spoonfuls brown sugar, one and a half table-spoon- fuls of ground allspice, one quart of port wine ; stew till thick, HORSE-RADISH SAUCE. Four table -siDOonfuls of grated horse-radish, one tea-spoonful sugar, one of salt, one half of pepper, two of mixed mustard and vinegar, three or four table-spoonfuls of cream. When served with hot beef, put in a jar, which jar place in a sauce- pan of boiling water ; do not allow the mixture to boil, or it will curdle. CUCUMBER OR WINE SAUCE. To one gallon sliced cucumbers, put as much salt as you please ; let them stand two or three hours ; press all the watei out through a coarse linen cloth. Add two table-spoonfuls white mustard seed, one of mace, broken up, two of black pepper, one pint of Madeira wine, one and n half tea-cupfuls white sugar, four table-spoonfuls of good sweoit oil, a table-spoonful of Burrows' ground mustard, mixed with the oil and sugar ; then the wine stirred in gradually ; put enough cider vinegar to cover well. ONION SAUCE. Peel the onions, and boil until tender ; drain the water well from them ; chop and pour on them drawn butter, together with a little rich milk ; boil all up once. A turnip boiled with the onions makes them more mild. 24 RECIPES FOR SAUCES. MUSTARD SAUCE. Beat yolks of two eggs, mix in them a glass of acid jelly, one tea-si:)oonful black pepper, one table-spoonful of mixed mus- tard, one table-spoonful butter, one tea-cupful of vinegar, cook, stirring all the time ; after it becomes cool, add a half tea- cupful of catsup. — Mrs. John Bay. LONDON CLUB SAUCE. One gallon vinegar, one pound black pepper, half pound cayenne pepper, half pound mustard, four ounces cloves, four ounces salt, six ounces burnt sugar. Put all in a stone jar and let steep for two weeks. — Miss 31. J. Eedmon. SAUCE JELLY FOR FOWLS OR MEAT. Yolks of two hard-boiled eggs, rubbed to a paste, two table- spoonfuls of gravy or butter, one tea-spoonful of jelly, and a little vinegar, one tea-spoonful of mixed mustard, one table- spoonful of minced pickle. — Mrs. Frank Clay. CATSUP RECIPES. I) Ci^TSlQPS. CABBAGE CATSUP. Chop four heads of cabbage very fine, and sprinkle witli salt, drain in a bag one night, add half a pound of white mustard seed, two table-spoonfuls of made mustard, one table-spoonful of cinnamon, one of allspice, one of mace, two of celery seed, two of ground pepper, twelve of turmeric, four large onions, three pods of green pepper, one dozen small cucumbers, one tea- cup brown sugar ; vinegar enough to mix well. GREEN TOMATO CATSUP. Two gallons of tomatoes, three gills of white mustard seed, five tea-spoonfuls of black mustard (ground), two of ground pepper, two of ground spice, two of ground cloves, one gill of salt, six sliced onions, one pound of brown sugar, one gallon of strong cider vinegar ; put it all together ; mix well and boil till a light color; put in turmeric and horse-radish to taste; if con- venient, a tin vessel is the best for the purpose. Put in jars and tie up while hot ; temper your jars with hot water for fear of bursting. — Mrs. F. Thomas. TOMATO CATSUP To one gallon of strained tomato pulp, put four table-spoonfuls of salt, four of black pepper, two of allspice, four pods red pepper ; boil until quite thick ; vinegar to taste. Put allspice in a muslin bag, or the catsup will be dark. 26 CATSUP RECirES. RIPE TOMATO CATSUP. One half bushel of skinned tomatoes, one quart of cider vinegar, one pound of salt, one quarter pound of black pepper, one ounce of cayenne, one of cloves, one quarter of a pound of allspice, three boxes of mustard, twenty cloves of garlic, six good onions, two pounds of sugar, one handful of peach leaves ; boil for three hours, constantly stirring,to prevent burning; when cold, strain through a sieve, and bottle for use. It improves with age. — Mrs. N. B. Eton. CUCUMBER CATSUP. Put peeled cucumbers into cold water ; grate them ; season well ■with salt ; tie up in a thin cloth and let them drain all night ; mix in the vinegar, white mustard and celery seed, black pepper and a little sugar ; pour over the cucumbers ; use all cold. — Mrs. Vol. niacins. TOMATO CATSUP. One gallon of tomatoes, one quart of vinegar, six pods of red pepper, six table-spoonfuls of black pepper, six of allspice, two of cinnamon, four of salt, and one of mustard seed. The spices must be ground. Boil slowly four hours. GREEN TOMATO CATSUP. To one gallon green tomatoes, pulled and cut fine, add one quart of finely chopped onions, one quart good cider vinegar, four pods of red pepper, one half tea-cup salt, one tea-c«p mixed ground spices, one cup of brown sugar ; stew until one half remains in the kettle. — Mrs. Kenncy. TOMATO CATSUP. One peck of tomatoes, one cup of salt, three table-spoonfuls of black pepper, two of cloves, two of allspice, one large pod of red pepper chopped very fine, four onions chopped, one tea cup of brown sugar, twelve cloves and same of garlic. Pour boiling water on the tomatoes, to remove the skins ; put them into a kettle with one quart of vinegar, and boil two hours ; put through a colander, and add two table-spoonsfuls of celery ^secd ; bottle while hot. — Mrs. Jones. CATSUP RECIPES. 27 GOOSEBERRY CATSUP. Ten pounds of fruit just before ripe, five pounds of sugar, one quart of vinegar, two table-spoon ful.> each of ground black pep- per, allspice, cloves and cinnamon. Boil the fruit in the vinegar until reduced to a pulp, then add sugar and spices. — Mrs. Thomas. CUCUMBER CATSUP. Grate the cucumbers, sprinkle with salt ; to every three dozen cucumbers grate one half dozen large onions, a little horse-radish ; jiress the cucumbers till all the water is out. Save the water and measure it ; when dry, use the same quantity of good vinegar as there is of water ; add sugar and a little tur- meric ; season with black and cayenne pepper, and white mus- tard seed; mix thoroughly, put in bottles and cork them tight. CHELEE SAUCE. Twenty-four ripe tomatoes, eight onions, six peppers, eight coffee cups of vinegar, eight table-spoonfuls of sugar, eight table- spoonfuls of salt, one table-spoonful of cinnamon, one of allspice, one of nutmeg, one of cloves. Boil all together well, and seal ■while hot. Superior to tomato catsup. — Mrs. James Short. 28 SOUR PICKLE RECIPES. SOUR PXCKI^BS. OIL MANGOES. Quarter of a pound of garlic, one pound scraped horse-rad- ish, one pound white mustard seed, one ounce long and two ounces round black pepper, two of allspice, two of turmeric, one of mace, one of cloves, quarter ounce ginger cut up fine, four ounces olive oil. Scald the mangoes, when stuffed, in Avell spiced vinegar. — Miss Sawes. CELERY PICKLE. Cut up six or eight heads of cabbage, six or eight heads of celery, put them in a jar ; pour boiling salt and "water on them, and let them stand two days ; then drain in a colander; put in a pan ; take two ounces turmeric, some scraped horse-radish, six or eight blades of mace, broken cinnamon, white ginger broken, and a half paper of celery seed; mix all these with the cabbage ; put on the fire one quart of vinegar, made very sweet Avith sugar ; a handful of whole black pepper ; let it come to a boil, and when cold pour on the pickle ; fill up with cold vin- egar. — il/iss Clara Sawes. WALNUT PICKLE. Gather walnuts about the 10th of June, when you can stick a pin through them ; lay them in salt water for two weeks ; take them out and scrape them, and rub with a coarse towel ; then lay them in fresh water for three days, changing the water daily ; put garlic, allspice, and black pepper into vinegar, and pour SOUR PICKLE RECIPES. 29 it boiling on the walnuts. If they are rather old and hard, scald them in an iron pot. Cloves are an improvement. — Mrs. Peers, Virginia. OIL MANGOES. Take of ginger (soaked in salt water until soft), of horse-rad- ish (soaked half an hour), scraped, of mustard seed, each two pounds, one ounce black pepper (not beaten), half an ounce of mace, half an ounce cloves, half ounce turmeric, and two table- spoonfuls of oil or nice, fresh butter ; beat them all together in a mortar. The melons must be in salt three days, then wiped dry, and filled with the above ingredients. If any is left, put it into the jar with the mangoes. Also, half a pint home-made mus- tard, and cover with boiling vinegar. Always use sugar in pickle. They will not be fit for use for several Aveeks ; will keep for years. — 3Irs. B., Washington, Va. GREEN PEPPER MANGO PICKLES. Seed and lay them in salt and water ten days ; then soak in clear water twenty-four hours ; pack them in a jar and scald them with vinegar and water, Avith a small piece of alum, for three successive days ; then make a stuffing of one pound dried cabbage, horse-radish, ginger, mustard, half pound each ; mace, cloves, cinnamon, one ounce each ; sew each pepper, and pack in a jar ; boil strong vinegar and pour over them ; cover tightly, to keep the steam in. The cabbage must be dried and chop2)ed fine, and horse-radish scraped and dried; all ingre- dients, except cabbage, to be pounded fine; then mix the whole with salad oil or fresh butter. — Mi^s. Coolce, Va. PEPPER MANGOES. Put the peppers in strong brine for two weeks ; then put in fresh Avater until free from salt; take a piece out and fill Avith grated horse-radish* Avhite mustard seed, a little grated onion, and a few cloves of garlic, ground cinnamon, mace, black and green pepper, to taste. — Mrs. Radcer. 30 SOUR FICKLE EECIPES, CUCUMBER PICKLE. Make a brine that will bear up an egg ; drop in cucumbers, and let stand ten days ; take out of brine and drain. They should stand all night in clear water after being taken out of brine. After the clear water has drained off, put them in a kettle with grape and cabbage leaves and a lump of alum ; cover them with vinegar weakened with water, and let them simmer until of a pretty green color ; take them out to cool and drain ; and put them into a three gallon jar ; take one ounce mace, three ounces cloves, three ounces cinnamon, quarter pound mustard seed, one ounce celery seed, quarter pound whole black pepper, • quarter pound allspice, two table-spoonfuls ground mustard, handful chopped horse-radish, two pepper pods, four onions, two ounces race ginger, two pounds sugar ; put spices in one quart vinegar ; boil and pour over i^ickle. — Mrs. Henry Spears. MARTINOE PICKLE. Gather when young and tender ; wipe, and drop in strong brine until you wish to pickle; then soak in clear water twenty- four hours; put them in an iron pot and cover with vinegar and water (cold) ; let them simmer slowly, until they blacken ; do not boil. Put them in a jar (two gallon) ; chop four onions fine ; add one pound brown sugar, handful sliced horse-radish, handful cloves and allspice, one ounce race ginger, one ounce celery seed, two ounces mustard seed ; sprinkle these all in the jar ; boil strong vinegar and pour over the pickle ; set a plate over the jar, to cover while hot. — 3Irs. Cooke, Vci. GREEN TOMATO PICKLE. Take half a bushel green tomatoes (being frosted is no dis- advantage) ; wash, and slice them thin, with one dozen onions, a few blades of garlic, and half a dozen green J)epper pods ; sprinkle them in layers with salt, and let them stand all night; next morning rinse and drain well; then mix Avell together one ounce pulverized ginger, one ounce allspice, one ounce mace, one ounce celery seed, one ounce mixed mustard. SOUR nCKLE RECIPES. 31 a half ounce turmeric, and one pound of sugar. Put a layer of tomatoes and a layer of spices alternately in a kettle with strong vinegar, and boil until tender. — Mrs. Martin. YELLOW PICKLE. One and one half dozen of cucumbers sliced lengthwise, one and one half dozen onions, four heads of cabbage sliced ; put in a basket a layer of each, then a layer of salt ; hang up to drip twenty-four hours ; ground cinnamon, cloves, ginger, pepper, white and black mustard, mace to taste ; turmeric enough to color ; two gallons of vinegar, two cups of sugar ; boil sugar and vinegar together ; pour over four mornings. — Mrs. Morris Gass. CABBAGE PICKLE. For a two gallon jar take cabbage enough quartered to fill it, then pour on it hot brine ; let the brine remain on them four days ; squeeze them out of the brine, and pour weak vinegar over them, letting it remain several days ; take strong vinegar put into it two ounces of cinnamon bark, essence of cloves to suit the taste, two ounces of turmeric; put this over the cabbage and tie closely. — Mrs. Fafsey Edwards. This has taken the premium at the Bourbon Fair several times. PEACH MANGOES. Take large free-stone peaches, sufficiently ripe to allow the seed to come out easily ; put them in strong brine for two days. INIix to your taste chopped garlic, race ginger, soaked in water over night or until soft, and then slice thin, grated and sliced horse-radish, white mustard seed and cloves. Take out the seed, fill them with this mixture and tie them up. Fill up a jar with them, and sprinkle through, as they are put in, some cloves, stick cinnamon broken quite fine, and a bag of turmeric ; season, enough vinegar to cover the whole, with a little ginger, nutmeg and mustard — about one gill of mustard to one quart of vinegar. — 3Irs. M. T. Scott. 32 SOUR PICKLE RECIPES. PEACH MANGOES. Take large free-stone peaches (almost ripe enough to be eaten Avith cream), put them in brine for two days, wipe them dry ; take out the seed and fill the space with scraped horse-radish, white and black mustard seed, celeiy seed, garlic or onions, pounded cloves, allspice, nutmeg, powdered ginger, pepper, cin- namon and sugar. Cover with cold vinegar, allowing to each quart one gill of table mustard, mixed, seasoning the vinegar with Avhole cloves, allspice, ginger, mustard, horse-radish a good deal of stick cinnamon and a bag of turmeric. Keep the peaches well covered and the jar tied closely. — 3Irs. P., Lexington. CUCUMBER PICKLE. Take eighty-five cucumbers, put in salt water one day and night; one plate horse-radish, two table-spoonfuls whole black pepper, two red peppers, two onions, one tea-spoonful mace, same of cloves, three table-spoonfuls allspice, four table-spoonfuls mus- tard seed, three table-spoonfuls- celery seed, one pound sugar, two pieces ginger. — 3Irs. P., Lexington. TOMATO PICKLE. One peck green tomatoes sliced, one dozen onions sliced, sprinkle with salt, let stand till next day ; drain them ; then use one and one half ounces black pepper, one ounce whole cloves, one ounce yellow mustard seed, one ounce allspice. Put in the kettle a layer of spices and one of tomatoes and onions alter- nately; cover with vinegar ; wet mustard before putting in (one half box mustard). Boil ten or fifteen minutes. If pickles become sharp, add sugar. — Mrs. P., Lexington. FROSTED TOMATO PICKLE. One half bushel of tomatoes frosted slightly ; wash and slice them ; eight onions, one half pint of garlic seed, six pods of green pepper. Sprinkle with salt and let remain all night ; drain in the morning and add two ounces of allspice, two ounces race ginger, one ounce mace, one ounce turmeric, two ounces of white SOUR riCKLE RECIPES. 33 nmstard ; put the turmeric in a bag, and beat tlie spices. To one half gallon of vinegar add two pounds of brown sugar. Put all into a kettle and let boil. MIXED PICKLES, Four large heads of cabbage, one peck green tomatoes, two dozen large cucumbers, one dozen onions, one dozen green pep- 2)ers ; chop each separately, very fine ; mix all together ; then put a layer of the mixture and a sprinkle of salt ; let it set all night; in the morning squeeze it perfectly dry with the hands, and cover with cold vinegar ; let it set twenty-four hours, and squeeze as before ; put it in the jar. Then take fresh vinegar, enough to cover it, put in a kettle with two pounds of sugar, about one half ounce of cloves, cinnamon, allspice and mace ; grind the allspice, tie up in a thin cloth ; let this boil a few min- utes, then pour over the pickles. Excellent. — Mrs. W. W. Gill. MIXED PiCKLE. One dozen onions, one dozen green peppers, four dozen cu- cumbers, two heads of cabbage. Chop the whole fine and let stand one hour ; then put in a bag and hang all night to drain. Next morning, cover with cold vinegar and let stand for twenty- four hours ; then drain again all night. Then scald enough strong cider vinegar, with all kinds of spices tied in a muslin bag and sweetened to taste ; pour over the pickle, and put some- thing over the jar to keep the steam in. When you drain the pickle for the last time, before adding the hot vinegar, put in black and white mustard seed, and celery seed also, according to your judgment. — 3Irs. Blanton. CHOW CHOW. One large head of cabbage, two dozen cucumbers, one dozen green peppers, one gallon green tomatoes, one half dozen onions ; chop the onions and pour hot water over them, letting them stand ten minutes ; chop the other ingredients fine and sprinkle salt over them, adding the onions. Lot them stand all 34 SOUR PICKLE RECIPES. night, and put them to drain two hours ; then pour on weakened cold vinegar ; let stand twenty-four hours ; pour off that vinegar, and to every gallon of the mixture add one half pound sugar ; put good vinegar on ; season with niace and cloves ; mustard and turmeric to color ; put the vinegar on the fire ; let come to a boil and pour over it. — 3frs. D. M. Dodge. CHOW CHOW. One half gallon of cucumbers or tomatoes ; sprinkle with salt and let stand six hours. Then prepare half a gallon of cabbage in the same Avay ; press the water out ; cut one dozen onions fine ; pour boiling water over them and let stand a while ; then drain and mix all together ; add half a dozen green peppers cut. fine, a cup of ground mustard, two cups of white mustard seed, three table-spoonfuls turmeric, three of celery seed, one of mace, one of red pepper, one of ground cinnamon ; mix all these well together ; boil vinegar enough to cover ; put one pound of su- gar in the vinegar, or as much as you choose. Pour it boiling over the pickle. — Mrs. Worncdl. ROUGH AND READY PICKLE. Slice six dozen cucumbers, half a peck of green tomatoes, one dozen bull-nose peppers, and one dozen silver-skin onions; salt them separately, and let them stand over night ; next morn- ing press them perfectly dry and mix together, having chopped the onions and peppers fine. Put half a tea-cup of black pepper, half a tea-cup of allspice, half a pound of Avhite mustard seed, one ounce of celery seed, some horse-radish, a few cloves ; cover well with vinegar, and let it come to a boil. To every gallon of the mixture put half a pound of brown sugar. — 3frs. John B. Payne. HYDEN SALAD. One gallon cabbage, one gallon green tomatoes, one pint gi-een peppers, taking out the seeds carefully, one quart onions (all chojDped fine). Sprinkle salt over the tomatoes, and let stand awhile ; then strain the juice off and throw it away. Add to SOUR PICKLE RECIPES. 35 the cabbage, etc., five table-spoonfuls of mixed mustard, two of ginger, one of cinnamon, one of cloves, one of mace (all pow- dered fine), three ounces of turmeric, one ounce of celery seed, three pounds of sugar ; mix all well together ; cover with good vinegar and boil slowly till done. A tea-cupful of salad oil added is a great improvement. — 3Iiss C. Hawes. COMPOSITION PiCKLE, Three dozen cucumbers, peeled and sliced, three dozen onions, eight heads of early cabbage, which must be boiled in weak salt water until tender ; then put out in the sun to dry a little. Put all these ingredients in a basket with a towel in the bottom, a layer of the ingredients and a layer of salt alternately ; hang up to drip twenty-four hours. Take two gallons of cider vinegar and six pints brown sugar, withcimiaraon, cloves, ginger, Avhite and black mustard seed, to suit taste ; boil two or three morn- ings, and pour over pickle (after having previously cleared them of all the salt and water). Tie up closely. — 3Irs. Kcnney. HOVy TO COLOR PJCKLE GREEN. Never use a copper kettle, as it is poisonous. Boil together one gallon of water and two pounds common salt ; pour the hot solution over cucumbers, and allow it to remain three hours ; then pour off and cover Avith good vinegar, scalding hot ; let this stand three days ; then pour off and scald in fresh vine- gar. — Miss Ellen Mitchell. INDIA PICKLE. One peek of cucumbers, one gallon onions, one quart green pepjiers, one pound brown sugar, one box ground mustard, one ounce of olive oil, two ounces of celery seed, two or three grated nutmegs, one ounce each of race ginger, mace and tur- meric, some black and white mustard seed, garlic, and horse- radish to the taste. All (except the seasoning) to be soaked in salt water twenty -four hours, then drained ; add the spices, etc, and pour over strong cider vinegar. — 3Irs. Jim Bashj'onl. 36 SOUR PICKLE RECIPES. SPANISH PICKLE. ' Slice very tliin one gallon green tomatoes ; let them remain in brine one night. Prepare a mixture of white mustard seed, one pint grated horse radish, one third pint green peppers, one third pint chopped onion, one table-spoonful ground black pepper, two table-spoonfuls cloves, two of mace ; put in the jar a layer of this mixture, then a layer of tomatoes, and so on until it is filled. Pour on sufficient cider vinegar to cover the whole. To one quart of \dnegar add three quarters of a pint of sugar ; boil to- gether, and pour oyer the pickle. This quantity will iill a two gallon jar. — Mrs. Mary Wehh. SPANISH PICKLE. To every gallon of green tomatoes sliced, add one and one half cupfuls of salt, four large onions, and a small quantity of green pepper ; let it drip all night ; add white mustard, spice, cloves, two and a half cups of sugar, and enough vinegar to cover • let it boil fifteen minutes ; put in a jar and add vinegar suffi- cient to cover. — Mrs. Morris Gass. SPANISH PICKLE. One peck of cucumbers sliced, about an inch thick, two dozen onions sliced, two dozen pods of green peppers ; sprinkle with salt and let stand twenty-four hours, then put all in a bag and drain all night. Prepare vinegar by adding to one gallon pure cider vinegar, one ounce turmeric, two ounces white ginger, two boxes ground mustard, one ounce horse-radish, two ounces celery seed, four table-spoonfuls of salad oil and one and one- half pounds of bro^vn sugar. — Miss Nannie Abbott. ONION PICKLE. Take two gallons of small white onions, one pint of salt ; pour on boiling water and let it stand twenty-four hours. . Then boil slowly in sweet milk and water, until coddled ; soak a day or two in weak vinegar. Then scald good cider vinegar with all kinds of spices (except allspice, as it will make onions dark) and pour over. — Mrs. Blanton. SOUR TICKLE RECIPES. ^7 PICKLE ONIONS. Peel and boil in sweet milk and water ten minutes ; drain ofF the milk and water, and pour sealding spiced vinegar on them immediately ; tie up. — Mrs. George Davis. MIXED PICKLE. Two gallons chopped cabbage and green tomatoes, one pint of chopped onions, five table-spoonfuls of ground mustard, three "gills of white mustard seed, two table-spoonfuls of ground pepper, two table-spoonfuls allspice, two tea-spoonfuls of ground cloves, one pound brown sugar, one table-spoonful celery seed, two table- spoonfuls of turmeric, three quarts of the best cider vinegar. Put all in a kettle and boil well. — Mrs. Davis. SPICED VINEGAR. Two and one half gallons of apple vinegar, two and one half pounds of brown sugar, one pound of white mustard seed, one box of Kentucky mustard, one half pound of pepper, two ounces of cloves, two ounces of celery seed, two ounces of allspice, two nutmegs. Boil all together ; then add one pound of scraped horse-radish, one half dozen sliced lemons, two dozen sliced onions, sprinkle with salt, and let drain one day ; keep the pickles in vinegar two weeks, then drain one day. Boil vine- gar and spices all together, and pour over pickle. — 31rs. CJuidton Alejccuuler. CUCUMBER MANGOES. Take two dozen large cucumbers ; cut a block an inch square out of the side of each cucumber ; scrape out the seeds and all the pulp, if possible, with thumb and finger ; lay them in weak salt and water for five hours. Make a dressing of two large heads of cabbage, cho})ped fine, and four green peppers, also chopped fine, two ounces celery seed, two ounces white mustard seed, one ounce ground black pepper, one ounce salt, and one tea-cupful of sugar. In stuffing the cucumbers, squeeze tiie water from dressing. Put two onion sets and two small beans into each cucumber. Put back the block and tie with 38 SOUR PICKLE EECIPES. a strip of cotton a half inch wide. Put a lavfir of vine leaves, a layer of cucumbers, and a tea-spoonful of powdered alum alternately into a kettle, until it is full. Cover with vine- gar and scald three quarters of an hour. Then lift them out of this vmegar into jars, adding whole spices to the taste. Take a gallon of fresh vinegar and one pound and a half of brown sugar ; boil for fifteen minutes and pour over the pickles. If not sufficient to cover, pour in a little cold vine- gar. — ]\Its, a. Turneij, Jr. SWEET nCKLE RECIPES. 39 SWBBT FXCKt.BS. APPLE SWEET PICKLE. Take five pounds of sugar, one quart of vinegar, one and one half ounces of stick cinnamon, one and one half ounces of cloves, one ounce of "white mustard ; boil all together. Pare and quar- ter eight pounds of apples ; put in boiling water; let boil till tender. Then pour the boiling vinegar and spices over the ap- ples. — Mrs. Amanda Clay. SWEET MANGO PICKLE. Let the mangoes remain in salt and water one week. Place grape leaves in the bottom of the kettle, and put in the man- goes with leaves between each layer. Take equal jiarts of vine- gar and water, with a tea-spoonful of alum, and let the mangoes scald, but not boll, until green; then throw in cold water and let them stay till cold. Take two pounds of sugar, half gallon of vinegar, one half gallon of water, and scald them for three days, first peeling and extracting the seed ; do not peel cucum- bers. The Stuffing for Mangoes. — Scald one pint of white mustard seed, one half ounce of mace, one half ounce of cinnamon, one dozen cloves (the spices must be ground) ; one half tea-spoonful anise seed, one ounce celery seed, two cloves of garlic, one pint of cabbage, chopped fine. Vinegar for Mangoes. — Three pounds of sugar, one gallon good vinegar ; let it come nearly to a boil, and pour it on the mangoes 40 SWEET PICKIE RECirES. after they are stuffed, neatly tied up and packed iu a jar. Put a plate iu the jar to keep the nmugoes under the vinegai". — Mrs. D. Goodloe, Lexin/jton, Ky. SWEET PICKLE. Put the fruit in a stone jar, set it in a boiler of cold water, let it boil until the juice is "well extracted, remove the fruit, put the juice in a kettle with one half pound of sugar to each pound of fruit, and skim well ; drop in the fruit, again skim well ; let it boil up, then remove. For three mornings boil the juice and jiour over the fruit ; the last morning add a pint of vinegar for each quart of juice, some pounded ginger, grated horse- radish in muslin bags, cloves and allspice to taste. After it is done put in bits of broken race ginger. SWEET PICKLE. You can use cherries, damsons, peaches, or any other kind of fruit. Take off the stems and to seven pounds fruit, use three pounds sugar, one quart cider vinegar, one ounce of cin- namon, one half ounce of cloves. For two mornings vinegar and spices must be boiled and poured over the fruit ; the third morning put all in the kettle and simmer a few minutes. Tie tightly and keep in a dark closet. — Mn. Henry Buchier. PEACH SWEET PICKLE. Seven pounds of fruit, on or off the seed, add three pounds of sugar, one quart of vinegar, one half ounce of cloves, one half ounce of cinnamon boiled in the vinegar ; pour this over the fruit two mornings, and the third cook the fruit. Any other fruit may be pickled in the same manner. — Mrs. E. McCarney. SWEET CANTELOPE PICKLE. Take seven pounds of melons when they are nearly ripe enough to eat, but not yellow ; lay them in weak brine all night ; then take a lump of alum the size of a hickory nut and drop in the water, in which boil the fruit half an hour. Add to the fruit three pounds of sugar, two ounces of cinnamon, one ounce SWEET PICKLE RECIPES. 41 of mace, and one and a half ounces cloves. Boil the vinegar, sugar, and spice, and pour boiling hot over the fruit. If you want the pickle to keep well, put the whole on the fire and scald twenty minutes ; it is then fit for the table. — 3Ls. II. /Sjjears. CUCUMBER SWEET PICKLE. Slice the cucumbers about one inch thick, and boil for one hour in weak alum water ; take out and lay in cold water ; let remain till perfectly cold ; then boil again in fresh alum water half an hour ; drain the fruit well ; make a syrup of one pound of sugar to each pound of fruit ; to four jwuuds of fruit one pound of cider vinegar ; boil the syrup ; then put in the fruit and boil it till transparent. Add mace, and if the syrup is not thick enough continue to boil after the fruit is removed. When cold, sprinkle in some wiiite mustard seed. — 3Iiss A. 42 ' SALAD RFX'IPES. 1 CHICKEN SALAD. For a turkey, or three chickens, use yelks of twelve eggs, fifteen table-spoonfuls of purest olive oil, sixteen table spoon- fuls of pure vinegar. After stirring all well together, add three table-spoonfuls of mixed mustard, salt and cayenne pep- per to the taste ; cook this and make a rich custard. When cold, pour it on the meat and celery (cut any size you please). Mix it all through. — Mrs. J. P., Lexington, Ky. CHICKEN SALAD. Nine eggs, one tea-cupful of vinegar (strong), one half pound of butter, or tea-cupful of olive oil, four table-spoonfuls of mixed mustard, two table-spoonfuls sugar, one tea-spoonful black pep- per. Beat the eggs until smooth, and add the other ingredients. Place in a kettle over the fire, and stir all the time, and cook until it becomes almost a mush. When cold, add one half tea- cupful of strong vinegar. Chop the chicken and celery any size you may wish, and sprinkle with salt to the taste. Pour the dressing on and mix well just before serving ; reserving some of the dressing to pour over the top. This dressing will be sufficient for a medium turkey, or three chickens. — Mrs. Martin. CHICKEN SALAD. Two large cold fowls, cither boiled or roasted, yelks of nine hard boiled eggs, half a pint sweet oil, half a pint vinegar, a gill of mixed mustard, a small tea-spoonful cayenne pepper, same of SALAD RECIPES. 43 salt, two largo lieads of celery. The dressing must be mixed very smooth ; the longer it is stirred the better. Pour over the chopped fowls and celery a few minutes before it is eaten. DRESSING FOR CHICKEN SALAD. Yelks of four eggs beaten, one tea-spoonful sugar, salt-spoonful of cayenne pepper, two tea-spoonfuls made mustard, six table- spoonfuls salad oil, five of celery vinegar ; stir all well, and put in the saucepan ; boil three minutes, stirring all the time. TVlien cold, poua: over chicken salad. — Mrs. Jones. LOBSTER SALAD. One can of lobsters, chopped, same quantity of celery ; mix mustard, butter, and cayenne pepper to taste, adding yelks of three eggs. — J/rs. Taylor. SALMON SALAD. Pick the salmon in small pieces ; six eggs, three fourths of a pound of nice sweet butter, mustard, vinegar, salt, and cayenne pepper. — Miss Kate Spears. POTATO SALAD. Boil and mash the potatoes fine, season highly with butter, pepper, salt, a little sweet cream, and then have ready about three hard boiled eggs to one quart of the mashed potato ; take off the whites and chop fine ; mash the yellows and mix them according to your taste with some made mustard, a little sugar, pepper, salt, and just enough vinegar to moisten the prepai'ation ; mix well these ingredients. Put a layer of the mashed potatoes in a flat pan, and with a spoon put the salad dressing in spots over the potatoes ; another layer of potatoes, then the salad, and so on, putting potatoes on top. Smooth over nicely, and set in the stove to brown. A nice dish. — Mrs. Kenney. NICE SIDE DISH. Hard boiled eggs cut in half, oblong, yelks taken out and mixed with fine bread crumbs, salt, pepper, and butter ; then put back in the whites; set in the oven till the yelks brown ; the whites must not brown. 44 SALAD EECIPES. SANDWICHES. Chop old ham very fine ; grate it, which will be still better ; beat au egg thoroughly ; mix with some ground mustard ; let half a pint of vinegar come to a boil, stir in the egg and mus- tard and mix with the ham. After buttering thin slices ot bread, spread on this the prepared mixture. — 3Irs. 31. T. Scott. STEWED SWEET-BREAD WITH CHAMPIGNON. Parboil one set of sweet-bread ; take all the skin and fat from them, and cut them up in a small saucepan, with a can of champignon, also cut up, and the liquor ; put in a quarter of a jwund of butter, and very little cayenne pepper. Let the cham- pignon cook one half hour before adding the sweet -bread ; just before taking them off, add one half tea-cupful of madeira or sherry ; thicken with a little flour, and brown with burnt brown sugar. — 3Irs. J. P., Lexington, Ky. CROQUETTES. One pound of cold turkey or chicken, one half pound of bread, three tea-spoonfuls of parsley, one half pound of butter, one tea-spoonful of onion, four eggs. Chop the meat very fine, also the herbs, and mix well together ; salt, pepper and pow- dered mace to taste. ' Cayenn6 pepper is preferable to the black ; season very delicately with mace ; grate one nutmeg and then break two raw eggs. Make a soft panada of the bread, butter and a little w\ater ; when cold, mix with the meat and break in two more raw eggs, and tlien add three table-spoonfuls of sweet cream ; mix this thoroughly ; roll into any shape you please, dip them in raw egg, then in grated bread crumbs and fry in boil- ing lard. — 3Irs. J. P., Lexington, Ky. RICE CROQUETTES. Boil one half pound rice till it is soft and dry. Then mix two table-spoonfuls of grated cheese, one small tea-spoonful mace, sufficient fresh butter to moisten it. Mince very fine six ta- ble-spoonfuls of the white meat of chicken or turkey, the soft SALAD RECIPES. 45 parts of six large oysters, a few sprigs of parsley, a grated nut- meg, and tho yellow rind of one lemon. Mix whole well, moist- ening with cream. Take a portion of the prepared rice, about the size of an egg, flatten it and put in the center a dessert-spoon- ful of mixture; close the rice round it. Then form in the shape of an egg, brush over with some beaten yellow of an egg, and roll in pounded crackers. Have ready one pound of boiling lard, into which are thrown two croquettes at a time ; let them get brown, and take out with perforated skimmer. Serve hot. — Mrs. W. Jo)ies. 46 BREAD RECIPES. JO jfv fe» .<^ xJt WAFFLES. One pint of sour milk, one tea-spoonful of soda ; beat the Avhites of five eggs and the yelks of two, one large spoonful of butter, one table-spoonful of salt, one pint sweet cream mixed with the yelks. Put the soda in the buttermilk and pour on the yelks ; after which add enough flour to make a light batter ; and lastly, beat in whites of the eggs. — 3Its. Edward Taylor. WAFFLES. One quart of flour, three eggs beaten separately, a piece of lard size of a hen's egg, half a tea-spoonful of soda, a little salt ; mix with sour cream. — Mrs. Henry Buckner. WAFFLES. Three pints flour, three eggs, well beaten (separately), salt to the taste, one table-spoonful of lard, two tea-spoonfuls cream of tartar, one tea-spoonful of soda ; mix uji with sweet milk, or leave off" the cream of tartar and use buttermillc and soda. — Miss Ilattie Clay. WAFFLES MADE WITH YEAST. One quart of flour, one quart sweet milk, with one table- spoonful of butter melted in it and mixed witli the flour grad- ually, so as to be free from lumps, one tea-spoonful salt, three table-spoonfuls yeast. When Avell risen, add two well beaten eggs.— J/iss E. M'd Gass. EXCELLENT SALT RISING. Two table-spoonfuls of morning's milk, one pint warm Avater, one tea-spoonful of salt, two pints of flour ; work smoothly, and place in a pot of warm Avater; set in a Avarm place ; in five hours it Avill be light. Then take four pints of flour, pour the rising in and mix Avith a little Avarm Avatcr, a pinch of salt, and very little lard — a piece about the size of a hen's egg. IMould the bread, put to rise, and Avhen light, bake. — Mrs. 31. L. Rogers. MUSH BATTER CAKES. One pint mush, one half pint of flour, two egg$, a pinch of salt ; mix up Avith sweet milk. — 3Irs. Holt. RICE BATTER CAKES. One egg beaten light, one cupful sour milk, Avith enough soda stirred in it to make it foam. Then mash thoroughly two cup- fuls of cold boiled I'ice, put in enough flour to make the cake turn Avell. Have the griddle hot and well greased. — Daisy Lyle. BREAD CRUMB CAKES. Have one half pint light-bread crumbs, one pint flour, one egg, a piece of lard the size of a small Avalnut ; make up Avith sour milk and little soda. — Daisy Lyle. CORN MEAL BATTER CAKES. One pint corn-meal, three quarters of a pint of sour milk, one small tea-spoouful of soda in the milk, stirred till it foams, BRILLD KECIPES. 55 one egg or two would be better ; salt to taste. Have the grid- dle hot and well greased. About one tea-spoonful of flour added to the meal is an improvement. — Miss Kate Spears. FLANNEL CAKES. Four eggs, one pint sour cream, one pint water, one and one half pints of flour, one tea-spoonful of baking powder stirred iu tlie cream. FLANNEL CAKES. To one pint flour, add one half pint corn-meal, four eggs, one table-spoonful yeast, with milk enough to make a stifi* batter. Set to rise over night. Thin with warm milk and water before baking next morning. — Miss Edgar. LIGHT ROLLS. To one pint of flour, add one table-spoonful of sugar, one tea- spoonful salt, whites of two eggs well frothed, a piece of lard the size of a hen egg, five table-spoonfuls of home-made or three of distillers' yeast. First mix the lard and flour, then stir in the other ingredients, and finally add enough milk-warm water to make a thin batter. Set in a warm place and it Avill rise suf- ficiently in two or three hours to work in flour; make the dough pretty stiflT, work till smooth and tolerably soft. If this is put to rise about 12 o'clock, it will be ready for supper. Do not work it much the last time. Make out in pretty shapes, put to rise and bake. — 3Irs. Zelce Clay. SODA RUSK. One egg, a piece of butter the size of a hen egg, three cup fuls flour, one cupful sweet milk, one half tea-cupful sugar, two tea-spoonfuls cream of tartar, one tea-spoonful of soda. — Mrs. Scott. RUSK. Four pints flour, one pint of sweet milk, one tea-cupful sugar, one tea-cupful lard, one tea-cupful yeast, three eggs, one tea- spoonful salt ; let the dough rise twice before you make the rusks into shape. — Mrs. Myers. 56 BREAD RECIPES. RUSK. Four eggs, a tea-cupful of butter, one of milk, two of yeast, one half pound of sugar ; beat the eggs Avell, add the sugar and gome flour ; the butter and milk melted together warm, but not too hot ; then more flour, lastly yeast ; add flour enough to make in a stiff batter ; set to rise in anything that "will hold a gallon; when the batter rises to the top, work in flour enough to make a stifi" dough ; let it rise again to the top, then w'ork in flour enough to make rolls for baking. POTATO BREAD. Two quarts flour, four large Irish potatoes, four eggs, one tea- cupful yeast, one table-spoonful of melted lard ; peel and then boil the potatoes till they are soft, then mash them till free from lumps, mix them well with the flour, then pour in the melted lard, also the eggs beaten together light, and then the yeast ; mix w^ell and knead until perfectly smooth ; put it in a pan and rub some lard over the top, to prevent it from becoming hard while rising ; let it stand over night and bake in loaves or rolls — much better though in loaves. This makes delightful rusk by adding sugar, and it also makes nice Sally Lunu. — Mrs. Kemiey. RICE CORN-MEAL BREAD. To one half pint of meal, add one half pint boiled rice, well mashed ; one egg beaten very lightly ; sour milk enough to make the batter right consistency ; one half tea-spoonful soda stirred in the milk till it foams ; a piece of lard about the size of a large almond, melted in the pan you cook it in ; salt to taste. Have the pan hot and well greased, sprinkle a little meal in the bottom. KENTUCKY CORN EGG-BREAD. Take one and one half pints of meal, one pint of buttermilk, one egg, a small tea-spoonful of soda, one of salt, one table- spoonful of lord; mix well and bake quickly. — Mrs. Morris Gass. BREAD KECirES. 57 OLD FASHIONED CORN DODGERS. To a light quart of lueal, mix avcII one tea-spoonful of soda, one half tea-spoonful of salt, and one pint of fresh buttermilk. Bake in a moderate oven. — il//ss Belle Mitchell. SALLY LUNN WITHOUT YEAST. Beat three eggs separately, two pints of flour, a lump of but- ter the size of an C2.g, one tea-spoonful of soda, two tea-spoonfuls of cream of tartar; make it up with sweet milk to a batter, and bake quickly. — Mm Kate Spears. SALLY LUNN. Two pints flour, one table-spoonful lard, one table-spoonful butter, one table-spoonful sugar, two tea-spoonfuls cream of tartar, one of soda, three eggs beaten separately; mix with sweet milk ; make batter as thick as for batter-cakes. When ready to bake, dissolve the soda and cream of tartar in a little sweet milk — put in the last thing. Let the batter stand five or ten minutes, then bake rather quickly ; leave out sugai' if you prefer. — 3Irs. Kennaj. SALLY LUNN. One tea-cupful yeast, one pint warm sweet milk, a piece of butter size of hen eg^, two pints flour, two eggs, one table- spoonful sugar. AVhen ready to put to rise, work in one half tea-spoonful soda, or more if the bread is sour. — Mrs. Chapllne. SALLY LUNN. One quart of flour, one half pound butter, two eggs, one tea- spoonful of salt, one half tea-cupful of sweet milk, and good yeast sufficient to mix the dough to a proper consistency. Make it up about nine o'clock in the morning in winter, and eleven o'clock in summer ; work it over about four o'clock, and make it in a round shape into pans and bake for seven o'clock tea. Butter, before sending it to the table.— ri/rs. J. Payne. 58 BREAD RECIPES. BROWN BREAD. Prepare one quart of corn-meal gruel. Make a sponge of this gruel, and some unbolted flour and yeast, according to your judgment ; set in a warm place to rise. When light, put in one tea-cupful of common molasses, a piece of lard about the size of a hen egg, a little salt; work in nearly four pints of un- bolted flour. Mould into loaves, and set in a warm place to rise a second time. When light, bake. — Mrs. J. H. Holt. BROWN GEMS. One quart unbolted flour, one pint buttermilk, one egg ; stir in the flour very slowly, until it becomes a smooth batter ; use soda to sweeten the milk, a pinch of salt. Bake very quickly in a hot oven. — Mrs. Barnes, Hot Springs, Arkansas. The gems can be baked iu muffin irons. BROWN BREAD. Take two and one half cupfuls unbolted flour, two and one half corn-meal, one and one half buttermilk, one of warm water, one half tea-cupful molasses, one tea-spoonful salt, one tea-spoonful of soda ; stir all together and mix well. Have a pan well greased, pour in the batter, set in a steamer over a pot of boiling water. Keep up the steam and let it cook for three hours, then you can take it out, lay it on a paper, set in a moderately heated oven vat, but not long enough to brown it. — JJrs. RmseU. VEGETABLE RECIPES. 59 VBGBTABtiKS. Endeavor to have fresh vegetables, as they become tough, and consequently indigestible, when old. Take out all imperfect parts, and put them in cold water, until ready for use. Most vegetables should be cooked in boiling water, and should not be allowed to stand. If compelled to keep them back, set them in a steamer on the back of the stove. Never use tepid water, cold is preferable — but boiling water best. Peas and asparagus should be cooked one hour ; beans, three hours ; beets, two hours ; turnips, two hours ; potatoes, half an hour ; cauliflower should be wrapped in a cloth and boiled two hours, and served with drawn butter. Do not salt vegetables until ready to be served for the table. BAKED TOMATOES. Peel as many tomatoes as will cover the bottom of the pan, and after making an excavation in the center of each, fill with crumbs of bread, seasoned highly Avith pepper, a little salt, but- ter, and sugar. Add a little water, to prevent burning, and bake two hours. SCALLOPED TOMATOES. Peel and slice the tomatoes ; have ready grated bread crumbs, seasoned with sugar, butter, cayenne pepper, and salt. Place alternate layers of tomatoes and crumbs in the dish, and bake two hours. 60 VEGETABLE RECIPES. BROILED TOMATOES. Place on a griddle smooth, flat tomatoes, the stem side down ; when brown, turn, and cook thoroughly. Serve with butter, pepper, and salt. FRIED TOMATOES. Take smootli round tomatoes ; cut in thick slices and roll in flour ; sprinkle with salt and pepper, and fry in equal parts of boilhig lard and butter. TO BOIL CORN. Select young, tender corn, .and put it in boiling water, seasoned with a little salt ; boil half an hour ; serve on the cob, or cut ofij and season with butter, pepper, and salt. FRICASEED CORN. Cut fresh corn from the cob ; put in a pot and just cover with boiling water ; let it boil half an hour ; mix in a half pint of cream, a table-spoonful of butter, one of flour, a little salt and pepper, and let it boil a few minutes. CORN PUDDING. Scrape the com from the cob ; add enough morning's milk to make it tolerably thin ; add butter and salt according to judg- ment. Do not use pepper until served for the table. — Mrs. H. C. Buckner. GREEN CORN FRITTERS. Twelve ears of tender corn, grated or scraped, as for the alwve pudding ; one tea-spoonful of salt, one of pepper, one egg beaten into two large table-spoonfuls flour ; mix thoroughly ; make in small cakes ; fry in hot lard or butter. — il/rs. Buckner. CORN FRITTERS. Grate six ears of corn and mix it with two eggs, one spoonful of butter, pepper and salt to the taste, one table-spoonful of flour. Fry a light brown. — J/rs. J. P. VEGETABLE RECIPES. 61 CORN PUDDING. Scrape the corn off of two dozen ears ; add one pint of sweet milk, half pound of butter, three eggs beaten well, and a little flour ; salt to taste. Bake one Lour. A NICE WAY TO PREPARE RICE. One tea-cupful rice boiled in tlie usual way ; drain carefully ; stir in two well beaten eggs, one table-spoonful of grated cheese, half a table-spoonful of butter, half a tea-spoonful of salt. Bake a few minutes in shallow pans. — Mrs. Simms. HOMINY. Large hominy is better after being soaked over night. Put it to boil earl)' in the morning, in a vessel carefully cleaned. A tin vessel is best for cooking hominy, in order to have it white. Small hominy wiU cook in a shorter time. Hominy will keep in a cool place several days. HOW TO COOK HOMINY. Wash slightly in cold water, and soak twelve hours in tepid soft water ; then boil slowly from three to six hours in the same "water, more being added from time to time, with great care, to prevent burning. Do not salt while cooking, as that or hard water will harden the corn ; so it will peas or beans (dry or green), and rice. — 3Ls. E. MeCarney. DRESSING FOR SLAW. Yelks of two eggs well beaten, one third of a tea-cupful of vin- egar, a tea-cupful of new milk or cream, and a tea-spoonful of mixed mustard, black or cayenne pepper, salt, piece of butter size of an Qg^. Stir on the fire until thick as custard j then pour on the cabbage. DRESSING FOR SLAW, OR LETTUCE. Yelks of three eggs ; mix with them half a tea-spoonful of mustard, half a teaspoonful of salt ; pour this in half a tea-cup of vinegar ; add a tea-spoonful of butter ; enough pepper to taste. 62 VEGETABLE RECIPES. Steam this over a kettle of boiling water until it becomes the consistency of custard. Just before taking it up ; stir in a half tea-cupful of fresh sweet milk. — Mrs. Jones. SLAW. One half head of good cabbage chopped finely, the yelks of two eggs, beat and put in a little vinegar, also some sour butter- milk if convenient ; salt and butter to taste ; boil thick and pour over the slaw. HOW TO PREPARE SWEET POTATOES. Take large potatoes and put them on to boil, or steam. When nearly done, take out and peel; slice not quite half an inch thick. Put iu a baking pan with a very little water. Sprinkle white sugar thickly over them and spread each slice with butter. Set them in the stove to brown. POTATOES FOR BREAKFAST. Pare and slice the potatoes, boil them ; put a layer in a pan, with a little butter, pepper and salt, then another layer of pota- toes, and so on until the pan is full. Pour iu a tea-cupful sweet cream, sprinkle a little flour over the top and bake till brown. — 3Irs. Stoner. TO BOIL POTATOES. "When potatoes are old, pare them and drop them into a pot of boiling water, and boil until a fork can be run through them easily ; if you wish them wjiole, pour off the water and put in a little salt, and let them remain over the coals a few minutes. This will make them mealy. If you wish mashed potatoes, take them up and mash and beat thoroughly ; add a spoonful of cream, butter and salt. When potatoes are young and small, take about three and put them in a cloth and squeeze. This makes them mealy, and gives the appearance of large potatoes. Dress with cream and butter. VEGETABLE RECIPES. 63 POTATO PUFFS. Two cupfuls mashed potatoes ; stir iu two table-spoonfuls melted butter, beaten to a creara, add two well beaten eggs and one cup of cream. Pour into a deep didh and bake iu a quick oven. — 3Irs. Ed. Taylor, POTATO BALLS. Boil the potatoes as above ; when just done take them up and mash and beat them well ; have ready some boiling milk, and stir into the potatoes with butter and salt ; have ready a pan of hot water and Avith the hands form the potatoes into balls (be. tween each ball dip the hand in the water); put in a round pan with one on top, bake until a light brown. This makes a beautiful and delightful dish. — Mrs. E. Payne. TO COOK PARSNIPS. First scrape the parsnips, slice lengthways, and parboil, then place them in a long baking pan, with just enough water to prevent them from burning ; sprinkle brown sugar over them and place strips of fat bacon on the parsnips, to season ; bake till brown. On taking them up, pepper well and lay aside the bacon. MACARONI. Boil one pound of macaroni until tender, but not enough for it to break ; take a quarter of a pound of butter and the same quantity of grated cheese; have a deep dish and 2)ut into it a layer of macaroni, and scatter over it bits of butter, and tlien put in a layer of cheese, and continue so until all are used; then put some bits of butter on the top, season with pej^per and salt, and then bake. — Mrs. Cunningham. HOW TO PREPARE CASHAW. Cut and peel off the rind, steam or boil until tender and thoroughly dry ; mash well and free entirely from lumps ; sea- son plentifully with butter ; add sugar to the taste. Place all 64 VEGETABLE RECIPES. in a deep pan, sprinkle a little sugar over the top and lay bits of butter in places over the cashaw. Put inside the stove, and let it remain until it browns. TO COOK SALSIFY OR OYSTER PLANT. "Wash, scrape and slice in round pieces ; boil in salt water until perfectly tender, then drain off the water ; pour over a little sweet milk, or cream, if you have it, together with a piece of butter rolled in flour, season witli pepper and a little salt ; let simmer a few minutes ; take off and pour over a little vinegar, sweetened with sugar. Mix well, and serve hot, in a covered dish. TO STEW YOUNG ONIONS. Put the onions in boiling water; boil two hours or until ten- der, then mash them and stew ten minutes in a little cream ; butter, salt and pepper to the taste. — 3Irs. Martin. TO COOK CYMBLINGS. Put the cymblings in boiling water, or in a steamer over boil- ing water ; boil three hours ; then mash thoroughly and stew in eream and butter. Add salt and pepper to taste — Mrs. Mar- tin. FRIED PEACHES. Take firm, large free-stone peaches, halve them, and place them cup down in a skillet of boiling lard or butter (to suit taste). When the edges are nicely browned, turn them up and fill the cups with white sugar, and cook till thoroughly done. A most excellent relish. — 3Hss F. Short. FRIED EGG PLANT. Peel a nice, large Q,gg plant, cut in thin slices, lay in salt water two or three hours, then steam until tender. Make a batter of two eggs, first beaten separately, then together ; a tea-cupful of sour cream, a tea-spoonful of salt, half tea-spoonful of soda, and flour to thicken ; dip the slices of Qgg plant in the batter, and fry till a light brown in boiling lard ; serve hot. An excellent breakfast dish. — Miss Short. VEGETABLE RECIPES. G5 FRIED GREEN TOMATOES. Slice the toraato,"'s and lay in salt water a half hour, drain and roll in eorn-nieal, and fry in hot lard ; salt and pepper to taste. — Mitis Shod. FRIED CUCUMBERS. Slice the cucumbers lengthwise, lay in salt water a while, drain and roll in corn-meal, and fry in hot lard ; salt and pep- per to taste. GREEN CORN PUDDING. Take twelve ears of corn, grate them ; one quart of rich milk ; stir into the milk quarter of a pound of melted butter, white sugar to make a little sweet, four eggs well beaten, last the grated corn ; put the mixture into a dish and bake.— Jfrs. A. Howerton, 66 OMELETTE RECIPES. Gt ]^X ]ci Jji jB 11* 'jP JCi S OMELETTE-VERY FINE. Six eggs, beaten separately ; one tumbler sweet milk ; reserve about one fourth, into whicli stir one table-spoonful flour ; when the milk boils, stir in the paste, add salt, and about one table-spoonful of butter ; put aside to cool. Mince a little ham ; chop fine some parsley and thyme, a spoonful of each, and two of ham ; stir the yellows, ham and herbs into thickened milk, adding the well beaten six whites. Grease the skillet : bake in the stove. You can leave out bam and herbs if you choose. — 3Irs. Mary L. Rogers. OMELETTE— BREAKFAST DISH. Beat six eggs separately ; a slice of light bread, grated ; a piece of butter the size of a walnut; one cupful of morning's milk; pepper and salt to the taste ; stir in the six whites, well beaten. — Miss Jennie Cook. PUFF OMELETTE. Beat the yellows of six eggs, pour in a tea-cupful sweet morning's milk, add a pinch of salt. Beat together each a table- spoonful of butter and flour until smooth, add to the eggs, and beat all together well ; put into a frying pan that has been ■Nvcll greased, and when it begins to thicken, add six whites beaten to a stiff^ froth, and another small pinch of salt. When stiff it is done. — 3frs. Stoncr. OMELETTE RECirES. C7 TO POACH EGGS. Have a pan boiling water ; have tiic eggs carefully broken and slip them into the boiling Avater ; let them remain till the whites are set, and take out with spoon ; put in a dish and pour on some drawn butter. FRIED EGGS. Fry bacon in slices, then remove from the pan ; have the eggs ready and slip into the gravy. When done, serve with the meat, an egg on top of each slice. SCRAMBLED EGGS. Have in the frying pan some butter or ham drippings ; break the eggs and cook quickly, stirring constantly. Serve immedi- ately. TO BOIL EGGS. Have boiling water ; drop in the eggs and let them remain three minutes, if you wish the whites congealed ; if not, let them remain a shorter time. Silver spoons used in eating eggs should be put in water immediately. COLUMBUS EGGS-A NICE SIDE DISH. Take twelve hard-boiled eggs, peel off shells and cut the eggs in equal halves, cutting off a little piece from one end, to enable them to stand alone ; pulverize the yelks and chop fine some smoked tongue or old lean ham ; mix together and moisten slightly with a little fresh butter or vinegar, and season with black pepper, salt and mustard to suit the taste ; fill the cups or the empty whites (be careful not to break them) with this mix- ture, pressing down and smoothing nicely ; arrange them on a dish, j^utting two halves together and standing them upright, so as to look like whole eggs. — Mrs. Kenneij. DRESSED EGGS. Take any number of eggs ; boil hard and cool them in water ; peel and divide the whites carefully, cut the long way, lay the 68 OMELETTE RECIPES. pieces in pairs on a dish ; masli the yelks witli a small quantity of butter and minced ham ; season highly with salt, pepper and mustard (add a very small quantity of oniou) ; make the dressing into very small balls, place in the cavities of the "whites and close very neatly as whole eggs. — 3Irs. Allen Bashford, RECIPES FOR CANNED FRUITS. GO CAHHBO FRUITS, BTC TO CAN GREEN CORN. Cut from the cob twenty-one quarts of corn, dissolve three and a half ounces of tartaric acid in a L'ttie hot water, put plenty of water, together with the tartaric acid, on the corn, and boil well ; when well cooked, jDut in tin can and seal at once. When ready for use, drain off the water, add one tea-spoonful of soda, a little sugar, salt and butter to taste. — Mrs. Hattie Kcnney. GREEN CORN FOR WINTER USE. Select young, tender corn, and boil (on the cob) until about half done ; cut it from the cob quite fine. To one gallon of corn allow one pint of salt, mixing when the corn is cold ; spread out on a cloth to dry a little, then pack in a jar, putting a layer of salt first, and then the corn, until the jar is almost filled ; then add a layer of salt, and fit a board on top, on which a weight should be placed. To prepare for the table, boil in a good deal of water, and if it should be too salty, pour off the water and add fresh boiling water ; season with butter, pepper, and a little sugar. — Mrs. Amos Turncy, Sr. TO CAN TOMATOES AND OKRA FOR SOUP. Throw ripe tomatoes into boiling water, and then peel them ; put into a bell metal kettle and boil ; as the Avater i-ises, dip part of it off, or it will require a long time to reduce the tomatoes so a.s to can ; boil until almost ready for table use ; in the mean- 70 RECIPES FOR CANNED FRUITS. time wash the okra and cut cross-wise and drop into boiling water ; boil half an hour ; skim several times ; dip up with a perforated ladle and drop into the tomatoes, and let all boil half an hour ; put into tin cans, and seal while hot.— J/rs. Martin. TO CAN PEACHES. Make a rich syrup and drop the peaches in ; let them get hot through ; then put in the jars and seal at once. — Mrs. Jones. TO CAN FRUIT. Scald the fruit in a large kettle, with juice or water to cover it ; put the cans and tops into a vessel of cold water ; let them boil ; as soon as they are hot, fill with the fruit, which must be hot also ; let them remain open until cool ; cut paper size of the can and put over the fruit ; fill with juice, and seal. — Mrs. Howerton. TO SEAL PRESERVES, Beat the white of an egg, take tissue paper the size you require, dip into the Q^g, wetting the j^aper on both sides ; cover the jar, carefully pressing it around the sides securely. — Mrs. Howerton. TO CAN APPLES. Take green, acid apples, peel them and cut up in slices; when thoroughly done, strain through a sieve, put in air-tight cans, seal while hot. If you prefer, you can add quarter of a pound of sugar to a pound of apples; they keep just as well without. — Mrs. Garrett. TO CAN TOMATOES. Pour boiling water on the tomato, so as to take off the peel- ing readily ; put them in the kettle and cook down till the water from the tomatoes is nearly out ; can while hot, and seal imme- diately. — Aunt Harriel. TO CAN PEACHES AND PEARS. Select ripe fruit, peel, stone, and drop into cold water ; one pound of fruit to a quarter of a pound of sugar ; put in a kettle with a little water (to prevent burning), and boil till tender. Perfectly ripe fruit requires but little boiling. — 3frs. Maiiln. PASTRY KECIl'KS. PASTRY. All pastry should be made as quickly as possible and handled very little ; it should also be made in a cool place, and iu summer use ice water, and roll on a marble slab ; the butter should be sweet and fresh, and the salt thoroughly washed from it ; use as little water as possible, or the paste will become tough ; bake in a moderate oven, in order to give time to rise. Boiled paste is best made of suet, which should be minced very fine and well mixed with flour. PUFF PASTE. One pound of butter, one pound of flour — sift the flour, and then sift in something else a little additional flour for sprinkling and rolling ; wash all the salt from the butter ; then divide it into four parts, put one fourth into the flour and divide the remain- der in six pieces ; mix with a knife the flour and butter into a stiflf dough, sprinkle a little flour on the paste board, flour the rolling pin and roll into a thin sheet ; then put in little bits at equal distances one sixth of the butter, fold the paste, flour it an J roll again, and so on until the butter is consumed. Divide into as many pieces as you wish pies ; roll each piece and put into pans previously buttered ; always roll from you. — Mrs. Martin. PUFF PASTE. One pound of flour, fourteen ounces of good butter; ruD into the flour two ounces of the butter, having washed all the salt 72 PASTRY RECIPES. out of butter ; tlien make a dougli with enough cold water to moisten, and if possible make the paste in a cool place, roll the dough into a sheet and place the remainder of butter over it ; roll out four times ; do not use it for an hour. — C E. F. Ilegman. CONFECTIONERS' PASTE. One pound of sugar, one pound butter, two pounds of flour, four eggs, a little cinnamon, and a small quantity of baking pow- der ; rub butter and sugar together, then add eggs, one half tca- spoouful baking powder, then the cinnamon, add flour next, and moisten with milk — enough to make a dough. — C. E. F. Hegman. COMMON PIE CRUST. Two quarts of flour, one pound of butter ; divide the butter in equal parts, and cut up one half of it into the flour, rubbing it fine ; mix with a little cold water into a stiff" dough ; flour the board and roll into a thin sheet ; spread on the rest of the but- ter, flour and fold up and roll ; then fold again into a scroll and divide into as many parts as desired, and I'oU out nearly an inch thick. — Mrs. M . LARD PASTE. One half pound of lard, one half pound of butter ; rub this together into two and a quarter pounds of flour, and mix with cold water into a stiff" dough ; roll out twice. — Mrs. M SUET PASTE. One pound of beef suet to two quarts of flour ; remove all strings, etc., from the suet and chop fine ; rub one half into the flour and mix Avith cold water ; roll out quite thin, and put on the remaining suet ; flour and roll again, and divide into as many pieces as you want sheets of paste. This is suitable paste for dumplings or pot pies. — Mrs. M . CHEESE CAKE. Beat the yelks of ten eggs, the whites of two ; then take one- half pound sugar, one-half pound butter, work well together ; PASTRY RECIPES. 73 beat in the eggs, flavor with nutmeg ; bake the crust a little before putting in the custard ; when the pudding is done, spread a layer of acid jelly over, and make an icing of the remaining whites ; flavor with lemon, spread over, and brown slightly. — 3I)'s. Wilson. TRANSPARENT PUDDfNG. Three eggs beaten together until perfectly light, one tea-cu])- ful white sugar, one tea-cupful butter, beaten to a cream ; put a layer of citron or acid jelly at the bottom of crust, then pour the transparency over. — 3Irs, HoUidai/. TRANSPARENT PUDDING. Nine eggs — put in only three whites, one pound of sugar, one half pound butter, one wine-glassful wine, two nutmegs grated. Take remainder of whites and make a meringue. When the jnuldings are baked and cold, spread on the icing and brown. Bake in paste. — Mrs. Brutus J. Clay. TRANSPARENT PUDDING. Four eggs — beat separately, one cup of butter, two cups of sugar ; beat butter and sugar to a cream, add yelks, two table- spoonfuls of jelly. Flavor to taste ; add the whites as a meringue. Excellent. — 3Iiss Iva McCarney. ORANGE ROLEY POLEY. Make a light jr.iste as for apple dumplings ; roll in oblong sheets, and lay oranges, peeled, sliced and seeded, thickly, all over it ; sprinkle with white sugar, scatter a tea-spoonful or two of the grated orange i^eel over all and roll up closely, folding down the ends securely, to keep the syrup from running out. Ijoil in a cloth one and one half hours. Eat with lemon sauce, prepared as follows : Six eggs, leaving out the whites of two, one half pound of butter, one pound sugar, juice of two lemons and rind of both gi*ated. Put in a tin pan over a slow fire ; stir until it thickens like honey. Very fine. 74 PASTRY RECIPES. CREAM PIE. Two eggs, one cupful sugar, two table-spoonfuls corn starch ; Ijeat eggs, sugar, and starcli together. Boil one pint milk, sea- son with vanilla ; just as it boils, stir in the mixture ; stir all the time, until it thickens. JJefore cooking stir in one table-spoon- ful of butter ; this is for the pie. Take three eggs, one cupful su- gar, one quarter tea-spoonful soda in one half cupful sour cream, one tea-spoonful of cream tartar mixed in one and one half cupfuls of flour. Bake quickly in jelly cake pans. When cold, slice the cake and put in layers of the above cream. CREAM PIES. Five eggs (yellows), one tea-cupful of butter, one pint of gran- ulated sugar, one table-spoonful of flour, one pint of rich cream. This quantity will make two puddings. Bake in paste. Make a meringue of the five whites. — Mr&. Spears. CREAM PIES. One pint of milk with a vanilla bean boiled in it, eight eggs, three quarters of a pound of sugar, two ounces of flour ; mix together and stir into boiling milk ; when cool, put into pastry and bake. CUSTARD PUDDING. Beat seven eggs very light ; add a half pound of sugar ; stir in one quart rich morning's milk ; season to taste ; bake in pufi* I)aste. BOURBON PUDDING. One tea-cupful of butter, one of cream, two and a half cupfuls sugar, yelks of four eggs well beaten, one table-spoonful of flour ; flavor to taste, and bake in rich paste. — Mrs. Ed. Taylor. KENTUCKY PUDDING. Three fourths of a cup of butter, two and a half cupfuls of sugar, three eggs, one cup of cream, three table-spoonfuls flour; season with Icnion, and bake in paste. rAi5TRY RECIPES. 75 VINEGAR PUDDING. Six eggs, three tea-cupfuls sugar, one tou-cupful butter, one table-spoonful strong vinegar diluted with one of water, three table-spoonfuls flour, a half tea-spoonful soda, three or four drops of oil of lemon. This quantity makes four puddings. —Mrs. Will Taylor. ANOTHER VINEGAR PUDDING. Four eggs, four table-spoonfuls butter, three cupfuls sugar, four table-spoonfuls flour ; vinegar to taste. — Mrs. J. A. Howcrton. ORANGE PUDDING. Peel, seed, and cut in small pieces four good-sized oranges, add a cupful of white sugar, and let it stand a Avhile. Into a quart of nearly boiling milk stir two table-spoonfuls of corn starch mixed with a little water, and the yelks of three eggs beaten light. AVhen cooked to the consistency of thick custard, put away to cool, after which mix Avith the orange and sugar ; make a frosting of the four whites of eggs and powdered sugar. Cook the pudding in pastry. When done, spread on the mer- ingue, and brown slightly. — 3Irs. L. H. Bhxnton. LEMON PUDDING. Half a pound butter, half a pound sugar, two ounces sponge cake rubbed fine, five eggs, two table-spoonfuls brandy, juice and grated rind of one lemon. — Mrs. John Ray. LEMON PUDDING. Take quarter of a pound of butter, quarter i)ound sugar, cream well together ; add three eggs, and the juice and grated rind of one lemon, or about three fourths of a tea-spoonful of citric acid dissolved in hot water, flavored with extract of lemon. Put on the stove and stir all the time, till thick : when cool, put in pastry and bake. — Mrs. Laurence Jones. LEMON PUDDING. Grate the rind and press out the juico of four lemons, yelks of eight eggs beaten very light, and mix with the lemon, five 76 PASTRY RECIPES. tea-sjDoon fills corn starcli dissolved in one and one third pints of new milk ; beat all -well together, and sweeten to taste. Have the crust ready, and pour in the custard ; let bake till thick ; then make an icingof the eight Avhitesand powdered sugar, until stiff enough ; spread over puddings, and brown slightly. This quantity makes four puddings. Two table-spoonfuls of butter to be used for the custard. — Mrs. R. Hanson. LEMON PUDDING. Yellows of four cgg^^, eight table-spoonfuls of sugar, t\Vo of melted butter, two lemons grated (use both the rind and pulp, and be sure to take out the seed, as one left will make the cus- tard bitter) ; use four table-spoonfuls sugar to the four whites for meringue ; bake in paste. — Mrs. Frank Massie. LEMON PIE. Two lemons ; bake them a short time, then squeeze and strain the juice ; boil the rind in half a pint of water ; then pour the water in the following mixture; two cups of sugar, half cupful sweet milk, one table-spoonful corn starch, one of butter, yelks of six eggs. Bake it in paste ; then beat the whites with eight table- spoonfuls of sugar, and pour over the pie ; brown slightly. This quantity makes two pies. — Mrs. Mitchell. SNOW DUMPLINGS. Have several apples pared and cored ; wash a pint of rice, and roll the apples in it, so that the rice will adhere ; have ready a nice, short pie crust, wrap the apples in a piece of the dough, and roll the dumpling in rice again, and so on until you use up the apples. Put a napkin in the steamer, place it over a pot of boiling water, and put in the dumplings ; steam till done ; eat with cream sauce. — Mrs. Alice Garrett. APPLE DUMPLINGS. Pare and core the apples ; fill up the holes with sugar, a little butter, a little cinnamon (ground), and a small piece of lemon or orange peel. Make a rich custard, with one pint sweet milk PASTRY RECIPES. and two eggs, sweeten and flavor to taste ; thicken with a little flour, pour over apples and bake. — Lizzie, BAKED APPLE DUMPLINGS. Peel and core several acid apples ; fill the holes ■with sugar, butter, and some ground cinnamon or nutmeg. Have prepared a nice, short crust, roll it out and inclose the apples in it ; place tlie dumplings in a deep pan, and pour over them enough warm water to half cover the dumplings, previously sweetened to taste, a piece of butter the size of a goose egg melted in it, and fla- vored "with nutmeg. Set in the stove and bake till a light brown ; if the water should cook out before they are done, add a little more hot water. Serve with solid sauce ; flavor according to taste. APPLE PUDDING. Two tea-cupfuls apples, stewed and strained ; two tea-cupfuls sugar, one tea-cupful butter, seven yellows of eggs ; take the whites of five egg!^, and a half cupful of sugar, beat very light and spread over the puddings ; brown slightly. — 3Irs. S. Clcnj. APPLE CUSTARD FOR PIES. Six egg?^^ two cupfuls apples, two of sugar, nearly one cupful butter, the juice of one lemon ; leave two whites for the meringue. — Mrs, Sam. Clay. APPLE PUDDING. Three tea-cupfuls apples, stewed and strained, two tea-cupfuls sugar, one tea-cupful butter, seven eggs ; leave out the whites of four for meringue ; bake in paste. — Mrs. Buchier. APPLE PUDDING. One dozen apples, stewed and strained, six eggs, one-half pound butter, one pound sugar, one nutmeg, season with lemon juice or peel ; bake with paste or not. 78 TASTRY RECIPES. QUINCE PUDDING. To six large, rijic quinces, stewed and strained, one half pint sweet cream, one half pint sugar, seven eggs ; omit all the whites but two ; add lemon juice to the taste. — Mrs. H. Buchier. CITRON PUDDING. One half pound sugar, same of butter, seven eggs, juice and rind of one lemon, cooked on tlie fire till thick as molasses ; brandy and spices to be put in afterward with slices of citron. — Miss Hawes. PRESERVE PUDDING (CHERRY). One cupful sugar, one cupful of acid preserves (cherry is better than anything else), one half cupful butter, five eggs beaten sep- arately. CHERRY PUDDING. Six eggs, one and a half cupfuls sugar, one cupful of butter, one and a half cupfuls of cherry preserves. — Mrs. S. Clay. MINCED PIES. Two pounds of beef, finely chopped ; one pound suet, nicely shred ; one dozen apples, pared and chopped small ; two pounds currants or raisins, stoned and floured ; three quarters of a pound of sugar, with nutmeg, mace, and cloves. Dried cherries are very good. Mix all together ; stir with it sweet cider, French or peach brandy; slice in citron or preserved orange jiecl ; some use cider and brandy, too — a quart of cider or a tea-cupful of brandy. — Mrs. Washington, Va. RECIPE FOR MINCE MEAT. Two table-spoonfuls ground cinnamon, two nutmegs grated, four dozen cloves, one table-spoonful powdered mace, one pound brown sugar, two pounds of meat chopped fine, two of suet, four pounds laisins, two pounds currants, four pounds apples chopped fine, old whisky or brandy to suit the taste. — 3Iiss Ilallerk. PASTRY RECIPES. MINCE MEAT. Two pounds of meat chopped fine, after being cooked , two pounds of suet chopped fine, four pounds of raisins, four pounds of apples, eight oranges, the peel of one, half pound of citron, all chopped fine ; one ounce of cinnamon, one of allspice, one of nutmeg, two pounds of brown sugar. — i/rs. N. B. Rion, Jr. 80 PUDDING RECIPES. PUOOINGS SWEET POTATO PUDDING. Boil and peel the potatoes, mash and rub through a sieve, to make it loose and light ; stir to a cream, quarter of a pound of butter, quarter of a pound of sugar ; add a grated nutmeg, one tea-spoonful of cinnamon, half a glass of brandy. Beat three eggs till smooth, stir them into the mixture of butter and sugar alternately with the potato ; at last, mix all thoroughly by hard stirring. Have a deep baking dish, lay a border of puff paste all around, and pour in the mixture. Set the pudding in a quick oven, and when cool sift Avhite sugar over. — 3Irs. W. SWEET POTATO PIE. Two pounds of potatoes, steam entirely done, and slice them; make a syrup of one tea-cupful butter, two tea-cupfuls sugar, three quarters of a tea-cupful of good wine, one dessert-spoonful of allspice pounded fine, enough water to make one and a half pints of the syrup ; boil for a short while, and line a deep pan with rich paste, and bake slightly ; put in a layer of sliced po- tatoes and jDour over some of the syrup ; then another layer of potatoes, and the rest of the syrup. Cover with crust, and bake. — 3Irs. Sam Brooks. IRISH POTATO PUDDING. One and a half pints of fine mashed potatoes, one pint cream, one nutmeg, one and a half pounds sugar, one and, a half pounds butter, ten eggs. Bake in paste ; then spread on meringue and brown. rUPDIXG KECirES. 81 IRISH POTATO PUDDING. Two tea-cupfuls sugar, two tea-cupfuls butter, one tea-cupful sweet cream, eight eggs, two and a half pints mashed potatoes, cue nutmeg grated. — Mrs. Henry Biichicr. ANOTHER POTATO PUDDING. One pound mashed potatoes, one pound sugar, nine eggs beaten separately, three quarters pound butter ; flavor with anything you please. This quantity will make six puddings. — Mrs. Dr. Barnes. COCOANUT PUDDING. One nut grated fine, whites of six eggs, one half pound of white sugar, one half pound of butter, juice of three lemons strained ; add the milk of nut if not thin enough. Mix well, and after the pastry is baked, pour on the mixture and bake a few minutes. — Mrs. Allen Bashford. COCOANUT PUDDING. One quarter pound butter, one quarter pound sugar, cream well together, add three eggs and tea-cupful cream or rich milk, in which the cocoanut has been soaked. Use as much of the cocoanut as you like. Cook before putting in pastry. — Mrs, Laurence Jojies. COCOANUT PUDDING. Four yellows, one pint cocoanut, one pint sugar, one tea-cup- ful butter, make a meringue of the whites. Use milk of cocoa- nut. Bake in paste. — Mrs. Mary Webb. JELLY PUDDING. One tea-cupful jelly, one tea-cupful sugar, one half tea-cupful butter, two eggs, four table-sjooonfuls wine, nutmeg to the taste. Mrs. Jones. JELLY PUDDING. For two pies. One tea-cupful of sour jelly, two of sugar, six eggs, lump of butter the size of a hen's egg, two table-spoon- fuls of flour, tea-spoonful of lemon extract. — Miss Jennie Kenny. 82 PUDDING RECIPES. JELLY PUDDING. Seven eggs (keeping back four wliites for top), one half pound of butter, two tea-cupfuls of sugar and one of jelly. Bake in a paste. — Mrs. William Buckner. MOLASSES PUDDING. Two and one half cupfuls sugar, one cupful molasses, three eggs beaten separately, one table-spoonful butter, two table- spoonfuls of cream. Bake in paste. — Mrs. Robert Stotier. MOLASSES PIE. One tea-cupful of sugar, one tea-cupful of molasses, four eggs beaten separately, two table-spoonfuls of butter. — Mrs. N. B. Rlon, Jr. MOLASSES PIE. Three eggs, one half tea-cupful butter, one half cupful flour, one pint of molasses. — Mrs. Geo. Davis. * POTATO PUDDING. Three eggs beaten together, two tea-cupfuls of sugar, one half cupful butter, two large potatoes ; put the butter into the potatoes while hot, after putting the potatoes through a sieve ; mix together the eggs and sugar, then pour into the butter and potatoes ; beat all together thoroughly. Season with orange. — 3Irs. Howerton. JAM PUDDING. One tea-cupful of creamed butter, one tea-cupful of sugar, one tea-cupful of jam, three eggs beaten separately, cinnamon and spice to taste. PUMPKIN PUDDING. Twelve eggs, one and one half pounds of loat sugar, one half pound of butter, one quart cream, one half pound pumpkin ; strain the pumpkin through a sieve, boil the cream and set it aside to cool ; beat the eggs separately ; cream butter and sugar, add the eggs and cream, then pumpkin ; season with nutmeg, and grated rind and juice of lemon or extract. Bake in paste as long as for custard. PUDDING KECIPES. 83 JELLY PUDDING. Four eggs beaten separately, two cupfuls white sugar, one cupful butter, one cupful of sweet cream, one cupful of jelly, two table-spoonfuls vanilla. Stir the yellows of the eggs and the sugar ; cream the butter ; add the cream, then the jelly, and last, the whites of the eggs and vanilla. Delicious. — Miss Phebe Wood, Maysville, Ivy. FEATHER PUDDING. To be served with sauce. One table-spoonful butter, one cup- ful sugar, one egg, one cupful sweet milk, one half tea-spoonful soda, one tea-spoonful cream tartar, two cupfuls flour. Flavor with nutmeg. — Daisy Lyle. GINGER PUDDING. To be served with sauce. One cupful of molasses, one cupful of boiling water ; to which add one table-spoonful butter, one tea- spoonful soda, one of ginger, or more, if you prefer. Flour enough to make a batter that will drop from a spoon. Bake quickly in a long pan, or in loaves. — Mrs. Blanton. GINGERBREAD PUDDING. One pint sour milk, four eggs beaten together, one pint mo- lasses, one half pound sugar, three quarters pound butter, six tea-spoonfuls of soda ; dissolve the soda in a little hot water, add spice to the taste. Stir in flour until as thick as for pound cake ; serve with rich sauce. — Mrs. J. A. Sowerton. GINGER PUDDING. Three eggs, one half pint molasses, one cupful sugar, one cupful lard, two table-spoonfuls of ginger, one half tea-spoonful soda, or one tea-spoonful of baking powder ; make into a thick batter ; put in a pan and set in a steamer over a pot of boiling Avater ; when done, set in the oven to dry ofl*. Serve with but- ter sauce. — 3Irs. Geo. Davis. 84 PUDDING RECIPES. GINGER PUDDING. Six ounces of flour, six ounces of sugar, six eggs, eight ounces preserved ginger, one pint milk, six ounces butter ; put the milk, sugar and butter into a stew-pan, on the stove, and as soon as it begins to simmer, take off; put in the flour and stir the whole quickly, for about three minutes ; add the eggs gradually. The ginger should be cut into very small pieces ; grease the mould well, and pour in the batter ; steam it about one hour. Serve hot, with a custard sauce, seasoned with the syrup of ginger. This pudding can be made of pine-apple, chopped very fine. SAGO PUDDING. One half tea-cupful sago ; pour enough boiling water on to cover it, and let it stand fifteen minutes, then add one pint of milk, one tea-cupful sliced apples (good cooking apples) ; simmer the apples in a little water till tender ; one egg, sugar to the taste. Bake ; serve with sauce. — 3Irs, Barnes, Hot Springs, Ark. TAPIOCA PUDDING. Five table-spoonfuls of tapioca ; soak over night in one quart new milk, in the morning bring to a boil, then add one tumbler- ful of rich cream, one half tumblerful of wine, four eggs beaten separately, sugar and flavor to taste ; bake fifteen or twen-ty min- utes. When cold serve with cream, — 3Irs. Wash. FitMan. TAPIOCA PUDDING. Get the tapioca in lumps, put it in to soak over night ; then take one tea-cupful to a pint of new milk, sweeten and season to the taste ; one quarter of a pound of butter, four eggs well beaten (separately). Bake a half hour. — 3Irs. Ford. TAPIOCA PUDDING. Soak a cupful of tapioca (after washing it through several waters) in warm water three or four hours ; then pour over three pints of sweet milk, yellows of six eggs well beaten with ono rUDDING RECIPES. 85 and one half cupfuls of sugar, one lialf tea-spoonful of salt, one lialf tea-spoonful of nutmeg; place ingredients in a pan and set it in another pan of bulling water on the stove, and let it cook as thick as custard ; then put it in the stove with something under it, to keep from scorching at the bottom ; let remain until it dries on top ; in the meanwhile, have a meringue made of the six whites and flavored to taste, pour on top and smooth over uicely. Brown slightly. — Mrs. Batterton. TAPIOCA PUDDING. One cupful of tapioca in a cupful of milk ; set it near the fire to swell ; stir often; add a cupful of cold milk, five eggs, two cupfuls of sugar, a little salt, one cupful of raisins ; spice delicately. — 3Iis Mary Eechnon. GINGER SNAPS. Half pint of molasses, one tea-cupful of brown sugar, half a tea-spoonful of soda, a little salt, two table-spoonfuls of ginger, one cupful of lard. Warm the molasses, stir soda in it, then the sugar ; mix all together, and roll out thin. — Mrs. George Davis. HARD GINGER CAKE. Six pints of flour, one pound of sugar, one pint of molasses, one pound of butter, five table-spoonfuls of ground ginger, one tea-spoonful of soda in six table-sj)oonsfuls of buttermilk. Mix well together ; roll out thin and bake quickly. SCOTCH CAKE. One and a half pounds of sugar, one and three quarter pounds of flour, one pound of butter, six eggs. Roll very thin and bake in a quick oven. — 3frs. George Davis. JUMBLES. Three cupfuls of sugar, one cupful of butter, one cupful sweet cream, three eggs, a half tea-spoonful of soda, two of cream of tartar, sufficient flour to roll nicely ; season Avith lemon. — Mrs. J. A. Howerton. JUMBLES. Two eggs, one and a half cupfuls of sugar, a little nutmeg, a half tea-spoonful of soda, half a cupful of butter ; stir in the flour until it will roll ; cut in round shapes with a hole in the center ; roll them in sugar. — Mrs. George Davis. DOUGH NUTS. Two jwunds of flour, one pound of sugar, a half pound of butter, six eggs ; flavor with rose water and spice. CAKE RECIPES. 109 SUGAR DROP CAKES. One pound of sugar, whites of ten oggs, and yelks of seven, one pound of flour. Mix the sugar and yelks, then the flour, stirring the whites in last ; beat well, and drop thin on buttered paper. — ^frs. George Davis. CREAM CAKE. One cupful of butter, two of sugar, three and a half of flour, one cupful of cream or rich milk, four eggs, one tea-spoonful of cream of tartar, a half tea-spoonful of soda. — 3Irs. Hughes, Phil- adelphia. CREAM CAKE. Whites of ten eggs, four cupfuls of flour, three cupfuls sugar (light measure), two tea-spoonfuls cream of tartar, one tea- spoonful of soda, one tea-spoonful extract of lemon. CREAM CAKE. For Cream — Two eggs, one cupful of sugar, two table-spoon- fuls of corn starch ; beat all together. Boil one pint of inilk, and season with vanilla bean ; just as the milk boils stir in the mixture, stirring all the time, until it thickens ; before it cools stir in a table-spoonful of butter. For Cake — Three eggs and one cupful of sugar beaten together, a half tea-sjioonful of soda dissolved in a tea-cupful of milk, one tea-spoonful cream of tartar and a little salt sifted with the flour, one and a half cupfuls of flour ; put in soda last. Bake in a very quick oven, in jelly cake pans, fifteen min- utes. This quantity makes three layers of cream and four of caie. Two or three table-spoonfuls of cream improves the cake. SILVER CAKE. One half pound of butter well creamed, one pound of sugar, the whites of fourteen eggs, three quarters of a pound of flour, one half tea-spoonful of cream of tartar, and one half tea-spoon- ful of soda. Beat the eggs to a stiff" froth, mix the butter, sugar and eggs ; sift carefully the cream of tartar and soda into the flour, which should be beaten in very lightly at the last. — Mrs. Brutus Clay. 110 CAKE RECIPES. SILVER CAKE. Whites of six eggs, cream one tea-ciipful of butter, two of sugar, one of sweet milk witli one half tea-spoonful of soda, one tea-spoonful of cream of tartar, two full cups of flour. Bake quickly. CHOCOLATE CAKE. Three cupfuls of flour, two cupfuls of sugar, one cupful of butter, one half cupful sour cream, four eggs and one tea-spoon- ful of soda. Beat the sugar and butter together, and break the eggs into it one at a time ; then add the flour, then the sour cream with the soda. For the Chocolate. — Use one quarter of a cake of chocolate, one cupful of milk, one cupful molasses, one cupful of water, a piece of butter the size of an egg, flavor with vanilla, and boil down until quite thick. — 3Iiss L. WilUcmis, Lex. SNOW BALL CAKE. One tea-cupful white sugar, one half tea-cupful butter, one half tea-cupful sweet milk, two cupfuls flour. Whites of three eggs beaten to a stiff" froth, one half tea-spoonful soda, one tea- spoonful cream of tartar, sifted with the flour. Boat butter and sugar thoroughly together, add the eggs, then the flour, then the milk and soda. — Ilrs. J. M. Jones. PORTUGAL CAKE. One pound of sugar, one pound of dried and sifted flour, a half pound of butter, whites of sixteen eggs, two table-spoonfuls of rose water, one pound of raisins, three tea-spoonfuls of the extract of nutmeg, one and a half pounds almonds (weighed before shelling), blanch and grate them, or pound in a mortar. Roll the almonds in part of the flour and stir them in just before baking. — Mrs. Wornall. COFFEE CAKE. Three eggs, one cupful of butter, one cupful of brown sugar, one cupful of molasses, one cupful of strong coffee, five cupfuls CAKE RECirEP. 1 1 I of Hour, one cupful raisins, one level tea-spoonful of soda, stirred into the molasses; nutmeg, allspice and cinnamon to the taste. Bake slowly. A little whisky improves it. — Mrs. Will Taylor. SPICED CAKE. One pound flour, one pound sugar, three fourths of a i")ound of butter, six eggs, one table-spoonful powdered cinnamon, one of allspice, one of cloves, one wine-glass of brandy. Beat the butter and sugar together, add eggs and flour gradually, the brandy and spice alternately, and just befoi-e putting it into the stove dissolve a tea-spoonful of soda in a small tea-cupful of sour cream. Beat well before placing in mould. Bake as pound cake. — Mrs. Bijland. MARBLE CAKE, Whites of seven eggs, three tea-cupfuls sugar, one tea-cupful butter, four tea-cupfuls flour, one tea-cupful sour cream, a half tea-spoonful of soda. SPICED CAKE. Yellows of seven eggs, two tea-cupfuls brown sugar, one tea- cupful molasses, one tea-cupful butter, five tea-cupfuls flour, one tea-cupful sour cream, one tea -spoonful soda; spices to taste. — Mrs. Henry Buckner. BLACK AND WHITE MARBLE CAKE. "Whites of eight eggs, one half cupful butter, one of white sugar, one half of sour cream, two of flour, one tea-spoonful of cream of tartar, one half of soda. Yelks of four c^^i^, tea-cupful of brown sugar, one half cupful of molasses, one half of sour cream, two of flour, one half tea-spoonful of soda, one of cinna- mon, cloves, allspice, one quarter pound citron cut in slices. Mix in alternately, or have one half black and the other white- -J/iss. Iva McCarney. NICE TEA CAKES. One pound flour, one half pound of butter, one pound sugar, three eggs, one half tea-spoonful of soda in a half tea-cupful of sour cream or buttermilk, one nutmeg. — Mrs. J. P., Lexington. 112 , CAKE RECIPES. TEA CAKES. Three eggs, three tea-cupfuls sugar, one tea-cupful butter or lard, one tea-cupful of buttermilk, one tea-spoouful soda dissolved in the railk, a tea-spoouful of ciuuaixion and nutmeg, flour enough for a stiff dough. — 3Irs. Eyland. TEA CAKES. Two and three quarter pounds of flour, one pound sugar, three quarters of a pound of buttei*, six eggs, three and one half tea-spoonfuls powdered hartshorn. Mix sugar and butter, and then beat in the eggs, three at a time. Dissolve hartshorn in one half tea-cupful warm water, and mix in with the flour ; roll and cut thin. — 3Irs. Barclay. DELICATE TEA CAKES. The whites of three eggs beaten to a stiff froth, one cupful white sugar, one half cupful sweet milk or cream, one tea-spoon- ful cream of tartar, one half tea-spoonful soda, two and one half cupfuls flour, a tea-spoonful of pounded or grated almonds, one half cupful butter. — Mrs. Turner. BLACK CAKE. Two and one half jiounds of butter, two and one half pounds of sugar, two dozen eggs, two pounds flour, two and one half pounds of currants, the same quantity of raisins (stoned and chopped), one pound of citron, one pound blanched or pounded almonds, one table-spoonful of cinnamon, one dessert-spoonful of mace, the same of cloves and nutmeg, one tumblerful of wine and brandy mixed. Brown the flour, mix with yeast, and luke- warm milk ; let it rise over night, then mix as for fruit cake. Mix the flour with new milk into a stiff dough, using one quarter pound of the butter, and a large tea-cupful of yeast; set it to rise the night before ; next morning cream butter and sugar together ; mix tlie yelks after being Avell beaten with the butter ; CAKE RECIPES. 113 then adil the risen dough, working with the hands till perfectly, smooth ; add the spices and whites ; lastly, the fruits that have been rubbed iu flour. Bake three and one half hours. — Soutli Carolina. SUPERIOR BLACK CAKE. Ten eggs, one pound flour, one pound sugar, three fourths of a pound butter, two and one half pounds of raisins, one and one half of currants, thi-ee quarters pound citron, one half tea-cupful molasses, a gravy-spoonful of mixed spices, cinnamon, allspice, mace, nutmeg, one tumblerful of whisky or brandy, one half tumblerful of wine and a wine-glassful of rose water ; also one quarter pound of pounded almonds. — Mrs. SalUe Walker. BLACK CAKE. One pound flour, one pound sugar, one and one quarter pound butter, thirteen eggs, three pounds raisins, two pounds of cur- rants, one pound of citron, one wine-glassful brandy, two of wine, one nutmeg, one tea-spoonful cinnamon, one half tea-spoonful mace and cloves (each). Just before putting into the stove, stir in a small tea-cupful of vinegar, Avith a tea-spoouful soda. — Mrs. Henry C. Buckner. BLACK CAKE. One pound of browned flour, one of butter, one of brown su- gar, twelve eggs ; beat butter and sugar to a cream ; having beat- en the eggs well, stir them in alternately with the flour ; add, gradually, two pound of raisins (dredged with flour), two pounds of currants, two table-spoonfuls of cloves, two of cinnamon, one of mace, two nutmegs, one tumbler of molasses, and one of brandy. Slice one pound of citron thin ; put a layer of batter in the mold, then several slices of citron, and so on till filled. Bake in a moderate oven four hours. — Mrs. Allen Bashford. CHOCOLATE OR JELLY CAKE. Two cupfuls of sugar, one of butter, three of flour, three fourths of a cup of sour cream or milk, three eggs, one tea- spoonful cream of tartar, a half tea-spoouful of soda. 114 CAKE RECIPES. Filling for the above Calce.— Two ounces of cliocolate, one cup- ful of sugar, three fourths of a cupful of sweet milk ; boil half done. — 3Iiss McCarneij. JELLY CAKE. Three and a half cupfuls flour, two and a half of sugar, one of butter, whites of twelve eggs, one tea-spoonful of soda, two tea- spoonfuls of tartaric acid. When the batter is well mixed, powder the acid very fine, sprinkle, and beat in well. — Mrs. Mary Cunningham. JELLY CAKE. Ten whites or five whole eggs, three tea-cupfuls of flour, two of sugar, one of butter, a half tea-cupful of sweet milk or cream, one tea-spoonful of cream of tartar, a half tea-spoonful of soda. — Mrs. Johnson Rogers. BISCUIT A LA CREME. Six ounces sugar, eight eggs, one pint cream, four ounces flour. Beat the cream, adding eight yellows ; the sugar and a little vanilla to flavor ; then beat the eight whites and mix with the other ingredients. Make small paper moulds, and bake in a moderate oven. Serve with any kind of jelly. — C. Hegman. WINE CAKE. One pound sugar, ten ounces butter, eight eggs, one pound and ten ounces of flour, one pennyweight of soda and two of cream of tartar, three fourths of a pint of milk, and lemon juice. Beat butter and sugar till light, adding eggs gradually ; then the milk, lemon juice, cream of tartar, soda, and flour. Dust the cake-moulds with sugar ; pour in the batter and bake in a mod- erate oven. — C. E. F. Ilcgman. CREAM CAKES, One pint milk, half jiound butter, twelve ounces flour, ten eggs. Place the milk and butter in a stew-pan ; when it boils stir in the flour ; keep it on the fire and stir constantly till the dough loosens from the bottom of the pan ; then add eggs. Bake in a hot oven in buttered pans. Cut open and fill with lemon cream. — C. E. F. Hegman. CAKE RECIPES. 115 LADY CAKE. One and a half pounds sugar, one pound butter, one and a half pounds flour, one pint Avhites of eggs ; add almonds and lemon juice. Beat the butter and sugar to a cream, adding gradually the eggs, the lemon juice and almonds ; then the flour as gently as possible. Bake in a moderate oven. — G. E. F. Hegman. MORAINES, Half pound almonds, ten yellows, a half pound of butter, twelve ounces sugar, two ounces citron, a half i>ound of flour, one pint of cream. Mash the almonds with the eggs in a mor- tar ; mix with all of the above ingredients ; beat the ten whites to a stiff froth ; mix all Avell together. Bake in small fluted moulds in a moderate oven. — C. E. F. Hegman. MILLE-ANS CAKE. A half pound of butter, half pound of sugar, half pound of flour, two ounces orange peel, two ounces almonds, a little lemon peel grated, four eggs ; beat butter and sugar very light, add the eggs, then the other ingredients. Bake in buttered pans, in a moderate oven ; do not set them too near each other, as they will spread. — C. E. F. Hegman. 116 FILLING FOR CAKE RECIPES. Fl£^t.lHG FOR C^J^lS^u A BEAUTIFUL COLORING FOR CAKE. Equal portions of alum, cream of tartar, and cochineal, pounded fine and dissolved in water. — Mrs. Mat. Scott. ICING MADE WITH GELATINE. Two table-spoonfuls gelatine, one half pint of boiling water ; put on the stove and let it boil till well dissolved. Strain the mixture before using; pour it gradually on icing sugar, making a stiff paste. Season to taste. — Mrs. Smith Hawes. CHOCOLATE ICING. Beat whites of three eggs to a stiff froth, gradually add three tea-cupfuls white sugar; beat very hard ; then add grated choco- late according to taste. — Mrs. Jones. LEMON JELLY. To put between cakes. Three ounces of butter, four eggs, four lemons; all the juice and the grated rind of two only, three fourths of a cupful sugar ; mix well together ; put in a pan and let it come to a boil ; be careful to stir all the while, or it may scorch. When cold, spread between cakes. — 3Iiss Mattie Clay. CREAM FILLING FOR CAKES. Boil nearly a pint of milk ; then stir into it two table-spoonfuls PILLING FOE CAKE RECIPES. 117 of corn starch moistened with a little milk, two eggs, one cup- ful of sugar ; when nearly done add one half cupful of butter and flavor to taste. FILLING FOR JELLY CAKE. One quart of new milk, whites of five eggs, eight table- spoonfuls of flour, stirred and boiled to a thick paste. — 3Irs. Al- len Bashfonl. ICING TO PUT BETWEEN JELLY CAKES. Whites of three eggs beaten to a stiff froth, three tea-cup- fuls sugar ; pour over sugar one half pint of boiling water; let ib boil to the consistency of candy, then pour into the whites slowly, stirring all the while ; put between the cakes while warm ; season icing with anything you choose. — J/rs. John Bay. LEMON BUTTER. To be put between cake. Dissolve one cupful of sugar in the juice of one large lemon ; beat three eggs light, add and mix well ; put a piece of butter the size of a Avalnut in a pot over a fire ; when melted pour over the above, and cook till very thick, stirring constantly. MIXTURE FOR CAKE. Soak two boxes of gelatine one hour in as much water as will cover it ; heat a cupful of sherry wine, add the gelatine, and stir till dissolved ; beat the whites of ten eggs to a stiff" froth, add to this two cupfuls of sweet cream, well beaten ; stir in enough sugar to SAveeten, add one table-spoonful of vanilla; strain in the wine and gelatine when cool, but not stiflf; then add two grated cocoanuts, reserving enough to sprinkle on top of the cake. CUSTARD-SUBSTITUTE FOR JELLY. In one half jiint of sweet milk boil one inch of vanilla bean , dissolve two table-spoonfuls of corn starch in three table-spoonfuls of milk ; stir it with the half pint, sweeten to taste, and boil, stirring to prevent lumps ; spread between the layers of cake, when cold. 118 FILLING FOR CAKE RECIPES. ANOTHER SUBSTITUTE FOR JELLY. Make au icing with three quarters of a pound sugar and whites of three eggs ; spread the cake with icing ; tiien sprinkle grated cocoanut on ; smooth Avith a knife, and so on till all the layers are used. loe the top and put iu to the stove a few minutes to harden. CUSTARD RECIPES. 119 ClQST AR OS- WINE JELLY. Two pounds of sugar, oue pint of wine, one pint of cold Avater, one package of gelatine, juice of two lemons, grated rind of one, one quart of boiling water, one tea-spoonful of ground or a handful of stick cinnamon. Soak the gelatine in cold wa- ter ; add sugar, lemons and cinnamon ; pour on a quart of boil- ing water, and stir until the gelatine is perfectly dissolved. Put the wine in, and strain through a flannel bag. Wet the moulds with cold water and set away to cool. BOILED CUSTARD. One half gallon morning's milk ; put into a kettle and allow to come merely to a boil. Have ready six eggs beaten lightly, sweetened with one coffee-cupful of sugar; strain through a fine towel on to the eggs and sugar, stirring rapidly. Scour the ket- tle nicely, and put the custard back on the fire and let it stay a few minutes, or until it scarcely boils, stirring gently, to prevent burning. Pour into a bowl and dip it up with a large ladle, pouring it up and down, until it is nearly cold. Froth one pint rich cream and put over the top. Season all with vanilla. — 3Trs. 31aHln. TRIFLE. Soak sponge cake in wine, and pour over it some custard. Sweeten rich cream, Avhip to a froth, and lay on the top. 120 CUSTARD RECIPES. SOLID CUSTARD. Three eggs, beaten separately, one pint morning's milk, one half ounce gelatine, sugar to taste, flavor with vanilla. The gelatine is dissolved in the milk, which pour while boiling upon the yelks, and stir till cool. Beat three whites to a stiff froth, and stir in ; mould and serve with cream. COLD CUSTARD. Two quarts of milk, two table-spoonfuls of liquid rennet. Season with vanilla. Make it two hours before using, and do not disturb it after the rennet is mixed in well. — 3frs. J. H- Brent. LEMON CUSTARD. Two large lemons, three tea-cupfuls of sugar, four cupfuls of water, one half cupful of butter, five table-spoonfuls corn starch, six eggs ; slice the lemons and put them in the water ; let them boil till the strength is extracted, then dip them out and strain the water ; beat the yellows, butter and sugar together, and pour the water over them. Return to the fire and when ready to boil, stir in the starch. Beat the whites to a stiff" froth and stir in lightly after it is taken off* the stove. — Miss Belle Croxton. CHARLOTTE RUSSE. Dissolve one ounce of gelatine in one pint of milk, by boiling; beat the yelks of four eggs (sweetened), and stir them in while the milk is on the fire; when this is cooked to the consistency of custard, strain into a bowl, stirring constantly. Season one half gallon cream with wine ; whip to a stiff" froth and beat it in, just as the custard (which should be seasoned with vanilla or rose water) begins to congeal ; have ready a glass bowl lined with sponge cake. — 3Irs. Brutus Clay. CHARLOTTE RUSSE. One quart of morning's milk, four 3'elks, sweetened to taste; boil till thick, care being taken to prevent curdling. When cool, season highly. Froth three quarts of rich cream and let it CUSTARD RECIPES. 121 drain. Pour a little cold water over a box of Cox's gelatine and let stand about twenty minutes ; then pour over it a tea- cupful of boiling water, and set on the stove till thoroughly molted. "When milk-warm, stir it into the custard ; as soon as it begins to congeal, stir in the whipped cream very quickly ; be careful not to beat it. Be sure to stir the custard well from the bottom and sides, to prevent becoming lumpy. — Mrs. Mollie TalboU. CHARLOTTE RUSSE. Dissolve in a pint of boiling water one ounce of gelatine (Cox's is best) ; boil until thoroughly dissolved. Beat the yel- lows of four eggs ; pour the gelatine upon them, stirring quickly ; pour both through a strainer upon half pound of sugar. Stir until cool and about to congeal ; then put in the whips from a quart of rich cream. Season to taste while the custard is cool- ing. FARINA CHARLOTTE RUSSE. Two quarts new milk, four eggs, two tea-spoonfuls farina, one half wine-glassful of whisky, one and one half tea-cupfuls of sugar ; beat the eggs, sugar and farina together till perfectly smooth ; pour the rafilk boiling upon it ; then cook till thick enough ; stir all the time. Season to taste. — 3Irs. Jonathan Owen. CHARLOTTE RUSSE WITHOUT MOULDING. IMake a custard with the yelks of three eggs, a pint of morn- ing's milk in which a vanilla beau has been boiled ; sweeten to taste. Dissolve one half ounce of isinglass in one half pint of warm water and stir it into the custard. When the custard is cool enough, stir in a quart of rich cream that has been well whipped, and seasoned with wine and sugar. Put into a glass bowl before it is congealed ; lay on the top lady-fingers, and just before serving. beat the whites of three eggs to a froth, mix with whipped cream, and pile on top. In summer use more isinglass. 122 CUSTARD RECIPES. VELVET CREAM. One coffee-cupful of wine, one half a box of gelatine, the juice and grated peel of one lemon, one and one half pints of milk and one coffee-cupful of sugar. Dissolve the gelatine in the wine over the fire, grate in the peel and add the juice of the lemon, and after it has dissolved, add the sugar; let it simmer, then strain ; add the milk and stir till cold, then put into a mould ; set in a cool place to congeal. — Mrs. Jones. BAVARIAN CREAM. Pour one pint of cold water over one box of Cox's gelatine and let it stand one hour. Then add one and one half pints of boiling water, two tea-cupfuls of sugar ; when nearly cold flavor with vanilla ; churn up oue half gallon of rich cream and beat the froth into the jelly when almost cold. — Mrs. Harry Brent. FLOAT. Take whites of six eggs, five table-spoonfuls of acid jelly, and three table-spoonfuls sugar ; beat together untillight. Have a bowl three fourths full of well frothed cream, which has been flavored with wine and sweetened to taste ; place lightly on top of the first preparation. — Mrs. Eyland. BAKED CUSTARD. Beat six eggs ; sweeten to taste ; boil half a gallon of morn- ing's milk, let it cool, and then pour it over the eggs, stirring well. Pour into the baking dish and set in a pun of hot water to bake. Grate nutmeg on top. Serve cold, with cream, or without, as you prefer. — Mrs. M. T. Scott. BIBAVO. Boil for a few minutes, in one pint of Avater, one ounce of isinglass, one fourth of a vanilla bean, and a half pound of sugar. When the mixture is lukewarm, stir in three pints of thick cream, first beaten to a thick froth. Pour into a mould or a bowl. CUSTARD RECIPES. 123 IRISH MOSS BLANC MANGE. Soak for geveral hours half a tea-cupful of Irish moss, chang- ing the uiitcr, drain -well, shaking the water from it. Put it into u kettle Avith half a gallou of new milk flavored with vanilla and sweetened to taste ; let it boil five minutes ; strain and pour into moulds. — 3Irs. Cunningham. ISINGLASS BLANC MANGE. Boil two ounces of isinglass in one and a half pints of new milk ; strain and pour iu one pint of cream, sweetened to taste; add one cup of rose water ; let it boil to the top of the kettle once, and let it settle ; then strain and pour into moulds. — il/rs. Cunningham. BLANC MANGE. Blanch one ounce sweet almonds, and one ounce of peach ker- nels ; when perfectly dry, grate them ; then mix with one quart of cream or milk; put into a pan with one ounce of isinglass; add the juice of a lemon; set on the stove and stir constantly, till the isinglass is dissolved; add eight ounces of sugar; re- move the scum as it rises. Strain through a sieve into a mould; set on the ice till ready for use. IRISH CREAM. Grate the rind and squeeze the juice of one orange into enough sugar to sweeten three pints of ci'eam ; whip to a froth. Dissolve one ounce of isinglass in a pint of water, and just before it congeals, stir it into the whipped cream. — Miss Ella Harrison. AMBROSIA. Slice oranges or pine-apples in a glass bowl ; sweeten well , have a layer of the fruit and a layer of grated cocoanut, and so on, until the bowl is full. Grate cocoanut on toji. — Miss Elhert. SNOW PUDDING. Dissolve one ounce of gelatine in one pint of water. Beat up the whites of six eggs, and after the gelatine has thorouglily 124 CUSTARD RECIPES. dissolved, poiu* on it one pint of boiling water ; then stir in one pound of sugar and the juice of four lemons ; beat all together; continue beating until it begins to thicken ; then pour into a bowl ; afterward serve with sweetened cream, seasoned with wine and nutmeg. — 3frs. Dr. Powell, Louisville, Ky. ROCK CREAM. One tea-cupful of boiled rice, whites of six eggs, beaten stiff and sweetened to taste ; add three table-spoonfuls sweet, rich cream last. Flavor to taste. — J/rs. Hamilton. ANGELS FOOD. Beat the whites of six eggs to a froth ; a table-spoonful of powdered sugar to each white ; into which beat a red jelly, to give it a pretty color. Whip a pint of cream, sweetened and seasoned to taste. Pour the first preparation over it. Serve with cake. — il/rs. 3Iary White. ORIOLE'S NEST. Mould blanc mange in egg shells, having emptied and washed as many of them as will make a pretty nest. Having made a stiff jelly, partly fill a bowl with it, and place the egg shapes up- on it in such a Avay as to look well when turned out. All around and over the eggs, place long strips of preserved orange rind, to resemble straw. Melt a cupful of the jelly, reserved for the purpose, and pour over the whole. After it is thoroughly congealed, turn out upon a glass dish. ISINGLASS CREAM. Use three quarts of new milk, one quart of water, with five ounces of isinglass dissolved in it (which when cool pour into the milk), sixteen yelks of eggs, two and a half pounds of sugar, one glass Madeira wine ; mix them well, put through a jelly-bag, and mould. ITALIAN CREAM. With one pint of cream mix six ounces of powdered loaf CUSTARD RECIPES. 125 sugar, the juice of two lemons, and two glasses of white Avine. Add another pint of cream*, and stir the whole very hard ; boil two ounces of isinglass with four small tea-cupfuls of water, until it is reduced to one half; then stir the isinglass, lukewarm, into the other ingredients, and set aside to congeal. — il/rs. J. H. Brent. CALVES' FOOT JELLY. Split four feet and put the whole into a stewpan; pour one gallon of cold water over; boil till reduced to about one half then strain through a sieve, to remove the bones. When settled and cold, take off the grease from the surface and boil again with the following mixture ; six eggs, whipped in a little water, two pounds of sugar, and the juice of four lemons; stir all AveU, removing the scum as it rises. When thoroughly skimmed, set by the fire and pour one pint of Madeira, or any other kind of wine or liquor into it ; filter through a flannel bag. CALVES' FOOT JELLY. Cook the feet to a jelly, pour oflT the liquor, and put it to cool ; next day skim it carefully, and to one gallon of jelly add four pounds of sugar, the juice of twelve lemons and the sliced peel of two, the w'hites of twelve eggs well beaten, and the shells crushed, two or three sticks of cinnamon, three pints wine, a little brandy, if you wish it highly colored. Boil all together for some moments, then strain carefully through a flannel bag. — Mrs. J. P., Lexington. GELATINE JELLY. Upon a box of gelatine pour one pint of cold water ; let it stand until dissolved ; then pour on three pints boiling water, two pounds white sugar, one and a half pints wine, juice of three lemons and rind of two. Sti-ain through a flannel bag. — 3Irs. J. P. ISINGLASS JELLY. One quart of water, a half pint of Madeira Avine, two ounces isinglass, a half pound of sugar. Put the isinglass in cold water, and let it dissolve ; put in the above ingredients 126 CUSTARD RECIPES. with the juice of two lemons. Let it boil gently five minutes, that it may throw up all the scum, which should be removed ; then strain through a flannel bag. It can be colored pink by the addition of a little cochineal. RUSSIAN JELLY, Put two thirds of the above colored isinglass jelly into a basin, partially imbedded in rough ice ; then whip the jelly with a whisk, until it assumes the appearance of a substantial froth and begins to thicken, when it must be immediately poured into a mould and kept in ice until served. ORANGES WITH TRANSPARENT JELLY. One half dozen perfect oranges. Make a hole at the stalk with a circular tin cutter, one half inch in diameter. Use a small spoon to remove all the pulp and loose pith from the in- terior ; then soak the oranges in cold water one hour, rinse again in cold Avater and drain on a cloth ; then set them in a deep pan, and surround with ice. Fill three with bright pink jelly, and the remainder with plain jelly. When it has become firm, wipe the oranges and cut into quarters. Serve on a glass stand. RECIPES FOR ICES. 121 I C ]cj S « COCOANUT CREAM. Free the nut from the hull, grate the kernel, which, with the milk of the cocoanut, pour into one gallon of cream, which has already been pai'tially frozen. Freeze until hard. — J/i'S. R. A. Grimes. JERUSALEM CREAM. Grate tine not quite two cakes of chocolate, boil five minutes in one quart of new milk, stirring all the time ; let it become per- fectly cold ; add one gallon of rich cream made quite sweet. Freeze. ICE CREAM. Two quarts thick cream, one pound sugar, one pint new milk, into which cut a vanilla bean. Put on the fire, allowing milk and bean to boil .slowly; strain through a wire sieve, permitting the small seeds of the bean to fall into the cream. When it becomes cool, whij) all to a froth and freeze, cutting it down frequently as it freezes. — Mrs. Edward Taylor. ALMOND CREAM Blanch and pulverize one quart of almonds ; this should be done in a mortar, and a little new milk added to reduce the nuts to a fine paste. Use this with one gallon of cream, mixing the almonds in when the cream is nearly frozen. — 3Irs. P. T. Allin, Sr. 128 RECIPES FOR ICES. ICE CREAM. One quart cream, one pint milk, pinch of Irish moss; wash the moss, put it in the milk, set it on the stove and stir until it becomesthick; strain through a sieve; set it on ice ; sweeten and flavor to taste ; then pour it into the cream, which has been 2)reviously put into the freezer. LEMON CREAM. Pour two pounds sugar in one quart cream, grate the peel, and squeeze in the juice of eight large lemons, and add to sugar and cream. Let it stand two hours, then strain carefully and freeze. — Mrs. Payne. CHOCOLATE CUSTARD FROZEN. Break up and cook to a smooth paste, in water, one half pound of chocolate (Mailh^rd's vanilla chocolate is the nicest). Put one half gallon of new milk into a bain-marie ; when it comes to a scald, stir in the chocolate, then add four eggs (having first beaten them separately), carefully stirring all the time. Have in the freezer one quart of cream that has been beaten to a stiff froth, then add the chocolate custard, also a light half pound of sugar. BISQUE GLACE. ]\Iake a rich ice cream ; take fresh egg kisses, and dry well ; roll fine, and as the cream freezes stir in. — Mrs. Cunningham. STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM. Rub a pint of ripe strawberries through a sieve ; add one pint sweet, rich cream, sweetened with four ounces of powdered sugar. Freeze. — Miss Ella Mitchell. CARAMEL CREAM. Make a rich custard of one pint of morning's milk and six eggs. Have ready one and one quarter pounds of brow'n sugar, toasted (be careful not to burn it). Stir the sugar into the custard while both are hot. This will flavor one gallon of cream. — Mrs. W. Jones. RECIPES FOR ICES. 129 CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM. To one gallon of cream, four tabic spoonfuls sweet chocolate; mix tiie chocolate like starch, and pour into the cream ; sweeten to taste and freeze. — Mrs. Taylor. ICE CREAM. To one half gallon cream, one ounce gelatine dissolved in a tin cup of water (cold). Put on the stove ; stir till it comes to a boil ; take it off and let it cool. Pour it into the cream ; stir constantly and thoroughly or it will become lumpy. — Mrs. W. Jones. BISQUE GLACE. One half gallon of cream, one and one half dozen macaroons (the macaroons must be stale, or if not, dried in the stove) ; pounded fine. Pour a little cream over them, and allow to stand until they soften; beat until very fine ; then add remainder of the cream, and freeze. It is not well to have the macai'oons too thick in the cream. — Mrs. W. G. Talbot. FROZEN PUDDING. Make a custard of one pint of milk, one i">int of cream and six eggs ; sweeten to taste. Beat smooth half a pound of almonds, add rose water to the almonds ; mix one quarter pound of raisins, seeded, one fourth of a pound of currants, an ounce of citron. Flour these well ; pour the custard (hot) over the fruit ; mix thoroughly ; when cool, add a pint of whipped cream. — Mrs. J. A. Howeiion. ICE PUDDING. Boil one and a half pints new milk with one tea-spoonful of gelatine ; beat five eggs, and mix them with the milk as for cus- tard. Use a tin mould with a cover ; oil it, and line with can- died fruits, such as plums, gi-een gages, etc. ; then pour the custard in very gradually, that the fruit may remain at the bot- tom. Put on the cover, and bury the mould in ice for a whole day, only turning it out the moment wanted. — Mrs. W. Jones. 130 KECIPES FOR ICES. NESSELRODE PUDDING. Prepare a custard of one pint of cream, a half pint of milk, a half pound of sugar, an ounce of sweet almonds pounded, yelks of six eggs, half a stick of vanilla. Put them into a pan over slow fire ; stir until of the proper consistency, being careful not to let it boil. When cold, add a wine-glassful of brantly. Partially freeze ; then add one fourth pound of raisins, and a half pound of preserved fruit, cut small. Mix well, and mould. — 3frs. Green Clay. NESSELRODE PUDDING. The day before you wish to use the pudding, seed two ounces of raisins, wash two ounces of currants, cut up two ounces of candied citron, two ounces candied ginger, pine-api)les, and any kind of fruit — candied peaches, apricots, cherries, orange peel, or plums. Pour over this fruit three wine-glassfuls of Maraschino cordial, and let it soak all night. Blanch four dozen large chestnuts, or almonds, in boiling ■water, and place them in the oven to dry ; w'hen cold, pulverize in a mortar with a half pound of sugar and a vanilla bean ; sift through a fine wire sieve. Have in a stew-pan one quart of boiling milk ; beat the yelks of twelve eggs until light ; then beat in the sugar, nuts, and bean ; stir all in the boiling milk. Let this mixture boil until it begins to thicken, then strain through a fine sieve; when cold, put it in a freezer, and freeze partially. Whip four pints of thick cream and stir it into the custard with the fruit already prepared ; also, mash up macaroons or meringues, and stir in at the same time. Freeze all -well together. — Mrs. Carrie Pres- ton Thornton. TOUTE FRUITE. One pint milk, one quart cream, yelks of five eggs beaten light with sugar, three cupfuls sugar, juice and grated peel of one lemon, a glass of light wine, one pound crystalized fruit, chopped; heat milk almost to boiling, and pour slowly over eggs and sugar, beating all together ; return to fire and boil ten miu- ■RECIPES FOR ICES. 101 utcs. AVhon cold, beat in cream, and half freeze before stirring in the finely chopped fruit, which beat in with the lemon and wine; cover, and freeze hard. TOUTE FRUITE. Blanch four dozen sweet almonds ; when cold, put them in a mortar with one pound of sugar and half of a vanilla bean ; |jound them well together and pass through a sieve into a sauce- pan, with the yellows of twelve eggs ; beat all well together and pour on them a quart of boiling milk, mixing well ; then stir over the fire until it thickens ; Avhen cold, freeze. Have two ounces currants, two ounces raisins, four ounces citron soaked in two wine-glassfuls of sherry the previous day. Beat one dozen meringues with one quart of whipped cream ; mix in the pre- pared fruit and stir into the frozen custard, and freeze again. — Mrs. A. Garrett. MADEIRA WINE SHERBET. Make a sweet sangaree of the best wine ; mix it with the white of an egg, well beaten, and freeze. ROMAN PUNCH ICE. Make one quart of sweet lemonade and freeze ; whip whites of four eggs to a froth ; mix sugar into it, as for kisses. AVhen the ice is beginning to settle, work this into it ; when almost hard enough put one glass of Jamaica rum into it, and mix well. — Miss Mary J. Eedmon. CHAMPAGNE ICE. Proceed as for Roman punch ; flavor it with a small bottle o^ champagne wine. PINE-APPLE ICE. . To a two-gallon freezer, one bottle of pine-apple ; make a rich syrup of three pounds of sugar ; use boiling water ; pour this' warm over the juice, and put all into the freezer. After it is well chilled, stir in the whites of five eggs beaten to a stiff" froth. The pine-apple should be chopped very fine. — 3Irs. Buckner. 132 RECIPES FOR ICES. PINE-APPLE ICE. Two cans of fresli pinc-applcs ; chop the fruit very fine ; add the juice of two lemons, four tea-cupfuls of sugar, a half gallon of boiling ■water. When cold, add whites of two eggs beaten to a stiff froth, and freeze till firm. — Miss Kate James, Maysville. LEMON ICE. Eight fresh, juicy lemons ; roll tiU well bruised, and squeeze out the juice; add enough white sugar to make a thick syrup, also, a pint of cold water. Let this come to a boil, then set away to cool ; add water enough to make a good strong lemonade, then put into the freezer ; when nearly frozen, add the whites of two eggs beaten to a stiff froth ; stir well, and freeze till firm. — Miss Florence Short. SHERBET. Two cans of pine-apple, six lemons, whites of six eggs, five pints of water ; sugar to taste, SHERBET. One gallon of boiling water poured over a dozen lemons, let stand till cold ; then press all the juice into the water ; add three pounds of sugar, and the whites of twelve eggs while freezing. — Miss Kate Sjyears. ORANGE SHERBET. For one gallon of sherbet, one and one half dozen oranges, three pounds of white sugar, nine eggs (whites only), tartaric acid to taste. Grate enough of the rind to make the sugar straw- colored when mixed with the oranges ; of this sugar make one half gallon of syrup, and pour it over the juice and pulp of the minced oranges ; add to this one quart of cold water ; strain into the freezer. When frozen to a mush, add the eggs well beaten ; finish as in any other sherbet. — Jean H. Daviess. RASPBERRY ICE. The juice of ripe rasjjberrics and a little water ; sweeten to taste. Add the juice of lemon ; strain the mixture through a fine sieve into a frcezei', and freeze. JKLLY FOR MEAT RECIPES. 1-'^' JB3L.Xuir FOR MBAT. JELLY FOR MEAT. Apple jelly can be colored red with liquid cocbiueal. WHITE PIPPIN APPLE JELLY. Prepare the apples, by peeling and coring, then drop into cold "water. Have a large flat tin pan on the stove with one quart of boiling water ; slice the apples quite thin, and drop in to the boiling Avater. Cook until tender; then strain without pressing through a colander, afterward through a flannel bag. Allow two pints of sugar to three pints of juice. Boil fifteen minutes quite rapidly. — 3Irs. Nortlicutt. CURRANT JELLY. Gather the currants when just ripe. Pick them carefully from the stem ; press them thoroughly with the hands and strain (without pressing) through a flannel bag. One pound of sugar to one pint of juice. Put the juice into the kettle, and let it almost come to a boil : skim several times and then put in tlie sugar. Boil rapidly a few minutes. This makes the fairest jelly, but the quantity is not so great as when the currants are heated before straining. — ^J)•s. Martin. CRAB APPLE JELLY, Put in to a kettle and cover them with water; boil until they crack open ; strain thnugh a flannel bag. To each pint of juice, one pound of sugar ; boil hard fifteen minutes ; skim well. When done, put into glasses before it cools. — Mrs. Alice Garrett. 134 JELLY FOR MEAT RECIPES. RASPBERRY JELLY. Take equal quantities of raspberries aud currants, one pound of sugar to one pint of juice. Make according to tlie recipes already given. Blackberry jelly can be made in same way. GREEN GRAPE JELLY. Pick the grapes from the stems, and put into a tin bucket that will hold about two quarts ; add a pint of cold water. Place this bucket in a vessel of boiling water, and leave till the fruit is thoroughly scalded. Press very gently through a flan- nel jelly bag. To one pint of juice, add one pound of white sugar ; boil ten minutes ; boil a pint at a time, and use a porce- lain-lined kettle. This will be light green or yellow. By add- ing a handful of ripe fruit, it will make a delicate pink. CONFECTIONERY RECIPES. 135 COHFBCTIOH]BRir COCOANUT DROPS. One pound of grated cocoanut, one half jiound of white powdered sugar, whites of six eggs beaten to a stiff froth. Drop on buttered pans and bake. WHITE CREAM CANDY. Put eight pounds fine white sugar into a pan, and add one tea- spoonful of cream of tartar ; pour over enough water to dissolve it. Melt in water a little Prussian blue, to color the sugar blue- white ; pour into the above and boil till done. Then pour it on a marble-top stand that has been Avell oiled ; turn the edges over into the middle, and form into the shape of a ball; fasten it to a hook driven into the wall; pull candy toward you, throwing it on the hook each time ; continue until perfectly Avhite ; then pull out into a long roll, and cut into sticks the required length. Flavor with vanilla. — Pliilip Nippert. CHOCOLATE CARAMELS. One half pound Baker's chocolate grated, one half pound butter, one half pint milk, three pounds brown sugar, one half bottle of vanilla. Stir the ingredients well, and cook for thirty minutes, stirring all the time ; add the vanilla a few minutes before taking off the fire. — 3Iiss Hanson. CHOCOLATE CARAMELS. One coifee-cupful rich cream, one cofi'ee-cupful brown sugar, 136 CONFECTIONERY RECIPES. one of molasses, a j^iece of butter the size of a hen egg. Boil all twenty minutes ; then add seven even table-spoonfuls grated chocolate and boil until done. Pour into a buttered dish, and as soon as of the right consistency, cut or mark into squares. — Mrs. W. Jones. CREAM CANDY. Three pounds granulated sugar, one pint cream, one half pint water, two table-spoonfuls cider vinegar, one table-spoonful of butter. Boil very quickly; Avhen just done and ready to pour out, put in one tea-spoonful of vanilla. — 3Irs. Georgia Keller. CANDY. Four pounds sugar, water to dissolve, one tea-cupful of vine- gar, one large tea-spoonful of salt. Boil all together fifteen min- utes ; add two tea-cupfuls of cream, one eighth of a pound of butter; flavor with vaniiUi. — 3Irs. James Hughes. COCOANUT DROPS. One cocoanut grated ; tlie whites of four eggs beaten to a stilF froth, one half pound sifted white sugar ; flavor with rose- water or lemon ; mix welh Have ready writing jjaper, well greased, with which to cover the bottom of baking-jjan ; drop the mixture in, in small heaps, an inch a part. Bake in a quick oven. When beginning to turn yellow, remove from the fire. — 3Jiss Ella Mitchell. COCOANUT PVIERINGUE. One pound powdered sugar, the whites of nine eggs beaten to a stiff froth. The sugar should be- worked in slowly, with a wooden spoon. Have ready a pan well greased and floured. Drop a. table-spoonful and sprinkle well with grated cocoanut. Bake in a slow oven, until a nice brown. — il/iss Fannie Shrop' shire. MERINGUES. Beat the whites of ten eggs to a stiff froth ; add slowly ten table-spoonfuls of granulated sugar, finely powdered ; when well CONFECTIONERY RECIPES, 137 beaten togetlici-, and quite stiff, drop in the form of an eixg on to paper well buttered ; lay the paper on a tin pan in a warm oven ; when a light brown, take out, and remove with a spoon all that which is not baked ; tliis must be done carefully. Fill with whipped cream already sweetened and flavored ; lay two together. — Mrs. J. A. HoweHon. SIDE DISH OF ORANGES. Peel oranges nicely, and put them in melted isinglass ; then roll them in sugar. CHOCOLATE EGG KISSES. One pound of powdered sugar, whites of six eggs, two ounces grated chocolate ; mix the chocolate very gently and as quickly as possible, otherwise it will cause the mixture to become too liquid, if worked too much. Bake in a cool oven, in buttered pans, until solid. — C E. F. Hegman. MERINGUE. Whites of six eggs, one pound of powdered sugar, vanilla to taste. Beat the wliites to a stiff froth and gently mix the sugar in ; add the vanilla to eggs ; bake in a cool oven, in buttered pans. — C. E. F. Hegman. MIRLETONS AUX-AMANDES. One fourth of a pound of macaroons, two ounces almonds, a half pound sugar, quarter pound butter, whites of five eggs beaten to a stiff froth, and a little vanilla. Line small patty- moulds with a thin layer of puff paste ; mash the macaroons and almonds ; mix with the other ingredients. Bake in a hot oven. Serve hot or cold. — C E. F. Hegman. FRANGIPANE A LA CONCURS. One quart of milk, a half pint of good brandy, one and a half pounds sugar, one quarter pound corn starch, eighteen eggs, a half pound of butter, two lemons. Line an earthen dish with puff paste ; boil the milk ; mix in a dish the eggs, sugar, 138 CONFECTIONERY RECIPES. corn starch, the juice a.nd raid of the lemons, and the butter, heated. When the milk boils up, mix all and stir in briskly, until it thickens. Take off the fire, and stir in the brandy ; let it cool, and then pour into the paste. Bake in a hot oven ; serve hot, with wine or brandy sauce. — C. Ilegman. TARTLETTES MARIN. Make a round bottom from confectioner's paste ; bake half done in a moderate oven ; then take out and spread with crab apple jelly ; cover with meringue-; grate chocolate over, and then strew on grated almonds ; dust the whole with powdered sugar ; set in a moderate oven to brown slightly. — C. E. F. Hegman. MERINGUE TARTS. Make a small bottom of confectioner's paste ; bake in a mod- erate oven half done ; then spread a meringue over it with cur- rant jelly in the center; brown slightly. — C. E. F. licgmaii. MERINGUE PIE. Place a thin layer of puff paste in the pie-pan, and bake well; fill with quince marmalade; put a meringue over and brown slightly. — C. E. F. Ilegman. LEMON MERINGUE PIE. Place a thin layer of puff paste in the pie-pan, and bake ^\ell; then fill with lemon cream, made thus: one quart milk, a half jiound of sugar, quarter pound corn starch, six eggs, four lem- ons. Grate the lemons ; mix the juice with the sugar, corn starch and eggs ; put the milk on the fire ; while boiling add the above ingredients ; stir constantly and very rapidly until thick. — C. E. F. Hegman, WHITE TAFFY CANDY. Six pounds of white sugar, one half pound butter, one tea- spoonful cream of tartar ; boil until it cracks ; jiuU till light and Avhite. Flavor with vanilla. — FhUip NifpcH. CONFECTIONERY RECIPES. 139 BROWN TAFFY. Six pounds New Orleans sugar, water sufficient to dissolve, half pound of butter; boil until it cracks ; when almost done stir constantly, to prevent burning. When done, pour on mar- ble and pull till a light brown color ; arrange in broad strips on the table. When cold, break into pieces. Flavor with lemon oil. ALMOND CANDY. Take any quantity of sugar, and boil until it cracks, using a little cream of tartar to prevent graining. Batter a marble slab, and place on it four pieces of iron or small bars, to prevent the sngar from running off the stone. Pour on the candy ; sprinkle with almonds ; cover the almonds again, etc., etc., making it as thick as you wish. When nearly cold, cut into long narrow strips. BURNT ALMONDS. Sift all the dust from one pound of almonds, add one pound of sugar, and place on the fire to boil until it cracks ; take off and stir with a spatula, that the sugar may grain and become hard and dry ; then put all into a coarse wire sieve and sift off all tlie loose sugar ; also, separate those which stick together ; put the almonds into the kettle and return to the fire, stirring until brown ; then take off"; boil again the grained sugar, till it cracks, then put in the almonds and stir with the spatula as before. Sift and separate a second time. Give them a third coat if you choose. Whilst boiling, use prepared cochineal to color the sugar. EGG KISSES. The whites of ten eggs, beaten to a stiff" broth ; one and a half pounds powdered sugar, gradually whipped into the eggs ; flavor to taste. Grease a pan slightly, and put a table-spoon- fid of the mixture in places over it ; sift a little sugar on toj), and brown in a slow oven. 140 BEVERAGES. BBV3BRAGBS. CHAMPAGNE PUNCH. One bottle champagne, one half tumblerful of sugar, one wine-glassful of rum, and one half dozen lemons. — Col. W. E. Simins. WHISKY PUNCH. One gallon of Avhisky, six tumblerfuls of sugar and one half dozen lemons, CATAWBA PUNCH. Five bottles of wine, one wine-glassful of brandy, one tumbler- ful of sugar, and one half dozen lemons. — Col. W. E. Simms. SUPERIOR CATAWBA WINE. Cut the grapes and take off all that are imperfect or green. Mash them in a tub with a small mallet, having a leather tacked loosely over the end, stuffed with hay, to prevent mashing the seed.* Let stand all night and press the juice into open vessels ; let it stand until the scum rises, breaking in cracks, showing a little white foam. Skim it off. Have the cask fumigated with brimstone ; pour in the wine, adding two pounds sugar to one gal- lon of juice. Put the bung in very loosely and let stand three weeks ; then tighten and let remain till February, Drain off very gently, bottle, cork and seal; keep in a cool place. — Mrs. Col. Simms. BEVERAGES. 141 CURRANT WINE. To one gallon of currant juice, aJd two gallons of water and three pound.-? of sugar. BLACKBERRY WINE. Three quarts of juice, one quart of water, three pounds of sugar; to be placed in large stone jars, nearly full, then covered Avith a muslin cloth f let remain till fermentation ceases. It is then to be bottled, care being taken to disturb the fluid as little as possible. — Mrs. Martin. STRAWBERRY WINE. Three pounds of sugar, one gallon of juice. Strain through a flannel and put away in a jug. Cover with thin muslin and let stand until spring. — Mrs. Brutm Clay. GOOSEBERRY WINE. Gather the berries when ripe ; mash them well and let stand from three to four days ; then strain, and to nine pints of juice add four pints of rain water ; to this quantity put four pounds brown sugar ; let stand from five to six weeks. Then strain and bottle. — Mrs. Dudley. BLACKBERRY WINE. Crush the ben-ies thoroughly ; to each gallon of berries add one lialf gallon rain water, let stand undisturbed twenty-four hours ; then strain off. To each gallon of juice add two pounds of sugar (white sugar). Put into a keg and let it stand till it ceases to hiss, then cork tightly. Let it stand four or six months, then draw off"; wash the keg and return. Let it stand six or twelve months. — Mrs. Volney Iliggins. GRAPE WINE. When grapes are ripe, grind and press them ; put the juice in a barrel ; to a barrel of juice, add forty pounds of white sugar. Place the barrel in a cool cellar ; tack a cloth over the bung hole. After it has ceased to ferment, bung it tightly, let it stand till next spring, when it is ready to bottle — 3Irs. Bedford. 142 BEVERAGES. RASPBERRY VINEGAR. Two quarts of juice, two quarts of water, three pounds of loaf sugar ; let it stand in an open bucket more than a week, skim and put it in a jug ; tie a thin cloth over it, and let it stand two months. — IJiss Kate Spears. BLACKBERRY CORDIAL. To every quart of juice add one half pound of sugar ; boil and Fkim well. "When cool, add one quart of whisky to every gallon of juice and sugar. Add spices of all kinds whilst boil- ing. — Miss E. Ifitchell. BLACKBERRY CORDIAL. One quart of juice, one pound of sugar ; race ginger, mace, allspice, cloves, cinnamon, to taste ; boil and strain through a sieve ; when cold, to every gallon of juice add a quart of brandy. STRAWBERRY ACID. Put twelve pounds of fruit into a jar, and cover with two quarts water acidulated with five ounces of tartaric acid ; let it stand forty-eight hours ; then strain, and to each pint of clear juice add one and a half pints of powdered sugar ; stir until dissolved ; bottle and cork tightly. The wholeto be a cold pro- cess. — Miss Kate SiJears. EGG NOG. Six eggs, beaten separately ; one pound of sugar, two pints of rich cream, one pint of whisk}', one half pint of Jamaica rum ; beat the yelks well ; mix sugar and whisky together ; whip the cream ; add whites of eggs, and cream last. Kcserve a little whisky and cream for next morning. It is best made over night. — 3Irs. JonaOian Owen. EGG NOG. Beat the yellows of two dozen eggs very light, stir in as much white sugar as they dissolve, pour in two glasses brandy gradu- ally, to cook the eggs ; two glasses old whisky, one of peach brandy, two nutmegs, three quarts rich milk ; beat whites to a froth and stir in last. BEVEEAGES. 143 PORTER SODA. Dissolve six pounds of sugar in a quart of water, add a bottle of porter ; let it simmer slowly ; dissolve four ounces of tartaric acid in a tumblerful of water, stir it in just before the syrup is taken off the fire. CURRANT SHRUB. The currants should be very ripe ; squeeze them ; to each quart one pound sugar ; put the currants into a kettle, boil ten- minutes, skimming well ; when cold, allow one gill of brandy to each quart of juice. Bottle and set away, sealing the corks. It improves by keeping. — 3Irs. Henry Buckncr. CREAM NECTAR. Six pounds of refined sugar, four ounces of tartaric acid, two quarts of water ; when warm, add the whites of four eggs, beaten to a stiff fi'oth ; be careful not to let it come to a boil. When cold, strain, and add one table-spoonful of lemon acid. Directions for Use. — Two table-spoonfuls of the above syrup to a glass filled two thirds full of water ; add a small quantity of carbonate of soda ; stir until it eflTervesces. This makes a delicious summer drink. — Miss Kate S2)ears. BLACKBERRY VINEGAR. One gallon of fresh berries, washed and picked ; pour over them a half gallon of good cider vinegar ; let stand twenty-four hours ; then strain. To each pint of juice add three fourths of a pound of sugar ; boil half an hour, and skim carefully. When cold, bottle, and cork lightly. When used, pour the depth of an inch in the glass ; fill with water, pounded ice, and season with nutmeg. This is a temperance drink. — 3£rs. E. McCarney. BEER. Two quarts of wheat bran, tAvo and a half gallons of water, a few hops, one pint of molasses, and one pint of yeast. — Miss Kate Spears. 144 BEVERAGES. TO KEEP CIDER SWEET. When fermentation begins, draw the cider off, and rinse the barrel ; strain through a flannel cloth and return. Put into one pint of alcohol, one fourth ounce of oil of sassafras and one fourth of an ounce of wintergreen. Shake well and put in the cider. — Mrs. Davis. CHAMPAGNE CIDER. • Let the cider from good, sound apples ferment until palatable ; then draw off into a clean barrel, and add quarter of an ounce of sulphate of lime to every gallon of cider. Mix the sulphate in a bucket of cider, return to the barrel and shake well. Let stand until clear, when it is fit for use. — 31rs. Davis. APPLE WINE. Take cider, fresh from the press, and to each gallon add two pounds of good brown sugar ; after dissolving the sugar, strain it and put in a new cask (one that had held brandy or whisky should not be used) ; tack a piece of muslin or perforated tin over the bung, and let it thus stand for one week. After this, put in the cork lightly and let it remain thus two weeks longer, then fasten it tightly, to exclude the air. The vessel should not be filled — at least one eighth of the space should be left. It is not fit for use under two or three months ; then it should be drawn off, bottled, and sealed. This recipe makes wine equal to catawba. — Bev. D. P. Young. BRANDY PEACHES. To twelve pounds of peaches add six pounds of sugar ; sprin- kle it over the fruit ; let remain six hours, then boil Avith the sugar until the fruit is tender ; put in one ounce of peach ker- nels ; boil with the fruit; when cold, put in peach brandy. — Mrs. Dudley. CURRANT WINE. One quart of currant juice, two quarts of water; add to each gallon of this mixture three pounds of nice, dry, brown sugar. BEVERAGES. 1 45 Pour water over the skins and seeds tliat liave been squeezed ; strain this ; measure, and add to the currant juice. Do not fill the barrel. Leave the bung out until the wine has ceased fer- menting ; cover the hole with a piece of net, to keep out flies. — 3Irs. J. HoiveHon. BRANDY PEACHES. Take fine, lai-ge freestone peaches, quite ripe; put them into a pan containing a weak solution of saleratus and water ; let them lie in it until upon trial the fuzz can be easily rubbed off with a coarse towel. To each pound of peaches allow a pound of loaf sugar ; have ready large glass jars with tight-fitting covers, in which place a layer of peaches, having first a layer of sugar in the bottom of each jar, and so on, alternately, until the jar is nearly full, the upper layer being of sugar ; then pour in the best white brandy until the jars are filled ; cover them closely, and set in a flat-bottomed kettle of cold water (the water must be a little below the top of the jars) ; place the kettle on the fire, the jars remaining until the peaches boil ; then set away j cover closely. — 3Irs . Mc Carney. PINE-APPLE SYRUP. One quart of syrup, boil until it balls ; add to this one pint pine-apple juice ; let it boil ; remove the scum and bottle. RASPBERRY SYRUP. One quart syrup, one pint juice ; j^repare as the above recipe. StraAvberry syrup can be made in the same manner, taking care to strain through a flannel bag, to remove sediment and seed. ORANGE AND LEMON SYRUP. One pint juice, two pounds sugar ; grate off the rind and mix with the juice ; boil and strain through a flannel bag ; bot- tle when cool. ESSENCE OF LEMON. Pare or grate the rinds ; put them into a bottle, and cover with alcohol ; cork tightly, and in fourteen days it will be ready for use. Orange essence made in same way. 14G BEVERAGES. TEA. One heaping tea-spoonful of green tea is sufficient for two cups. The water for making it should be boiled quickly. The tea-pot should be scalded well with the boiling water, and a cup- ful of the water poured upon the tea, and set near the fire to draw. In five or ten minutes, pour on another cupful of water. This tea will be very strong ; persons liking it weaker can easily add more boiling water. Black tea should be boiled, and more of it used than in the case of green tea, which should never be allowed to boil. A mixture of black and green tea is most pleasant to the taste. TO MAKE GOOD TEA. First procure a good article of tea. Be sure the water is boil- ing ; heat the tea-pot by rinsing it out with boiling water ; put the tea in the pot and pour on all the boiling water at one time ; steep over boiling water or on a warm stove, but avoid boiling the infusion. All teas are impaired by boiling. The weight of a silver dime will make three cups of tea. as strong as should be used ; if made too strong the flavor will be obscured. Always use a china or stone tea-pot. Tannin, always present in the tea, readily combines with metals, hence metallic tea- pots neutralize the flavor of tea. Connoisseurs usually prefer black tea, and take it without milk, but mollified Avith loaf sugar ; no other should be used in tea. — The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co CHOCOLATE. Allow a heaping table-spoonful of grated or pulverized choco- late (made into a paste with a little water) to one pint fresh milk ; let it come to a boil, and sweeten to taste. It is some- times flavored with cinnamon or nutmeg. — Mrs. Ingles. BOILED COFFEE. Two heaping table-spoonfuls of ground coffee, one pint of boiling water ; first mix the coffee with the white of an egg and a little cold water; then pour on boiling water and boil BEVERAGES. 1 47 fifteen miimtes. This quantity will make two cupfuls of coffee. — Mrs. Martin. GOOD COFFEE. One coffee-cupful of ground coffee, one egg (yellow and white), beat well; mix with pint of cold water, and pour into the boiler ; pour in two quarts of boiling water ; let all boil fifteen minutes ; then set the boiler off and pour in a tea-cupful of cold water. — 3Irs. Northcvit. DRIPPED COFFEE. Scald the dripper with boiling water. Put three ounces of coffee into the upper division, and pour upon it, at intervals, a little boiling water at a time, until one quart has been used, placing the dripper where the coffee will be kept perfectly hot, without boiling. If the holes of the jDercolator are so large as to allow the water to drip through very quickly, it will be ne- cessary to pour it through a second time. It should be used with boiling milk, at table, and is usually strong enough, when the cup is filled one half or two thirds with boiling milk. 148 PRESERVES. FRBSBRVBS. SWEETMEATS. Cut and scrape the melons, lay them in salt and water twen- ty-four hours, then soak them in fresh water for one day; jiut them to green in a brass kettle, a layer of melon, between cab- bage or grape leaves, sprinkled with powdered alum. When they are sufficiently green, lay them in fresh water for twenty- four hours more, then make a weak syrup and boil them, letting them stand in it two or three days ; then make a fresh syrup, al- lowing two pounds of sugar to every pound of melon ; season with ginger. — Miss Spears. TO PRESERVE PEACHES. To one pound of fruit allow one pound of sugar ; make a syrup and skim it well. When it boils, drop into it the peaches, having peeled, seeded and cut them in half. Cook until the fruit is soft, but not longer. — 3Irs. Jones. HONEY. Four pounds of white sugar, one pint of water, one tea-spoon- ful of alum, one tea-spoonful of alcohol, and one and one half drops of oil of roses. Boil imtil all are dissolved. — 3Iiss Kate Spears. STRAWBERRY PRESERVES. To seven pounds of fruit put nine pounds of sugar ; let them stand over night with the sugar on. Strain off the syrup next morning and boil until jelly; then add the fruit and boil till done. — Mrs. Ed. Taylor. PRESERVES. 149 QUINCE PRESERVES. Parboil the fruit with the parings on, then peel and core. Use three pints of the water they are boiled in to tw) pounds of the fruit and two pounds of sugar. STRAWBERRY PRESERVES. To one pound of fruit add three quarters of a pound of sugar ; set aside till a syrup is formed ; let the syrup be drained, put to boil and then drop in the fruit; boil from seven to ten minutes ; then take the fruit out, leaving the syrup to boil longer ; cork and seal. TO PRESERVE ORANGE PEEL. Squeeze the juice and make a syrup of it, soak the peel in fresh water, change the water twice a day, as long as the water is bitter. Boil in water till a straw can penetrate it, then take a pound of sugar to a pound of peel. PEACH PRESERVES. To fifteen pounds of cling-stone peaches take seven and one half pounds sugar ; put two or three quarts of water in a bottle, with one tea-spoonful of pearl-ash; let it dissolve thoroughly. When the water is hot, throw a few peaches in this preparation ; let them remain a few minutes. When taken out, with a coarse towel wipe off the skins, and throw them into cold Avater. To half the sugar, with as little water as possible to dissolve it, add a layer of peaches and let boil from twenty to thirty minutes; then take them out and put on a flat dish to cool ; gradually add the rest of sugar. When all are done, boil the syrup till it becomes rather thick ; add while in the kettle one half pint alcohol, which will cool and thicken it sufficiently to pour over the peaches, which must be put into jars. Do not cover till next day. — 3Iiss Ella 31itchell. In preserving peaches, it is better not to peel them. Leave the seed in by all means. 150 PRESERVES. TO CLARIFY SUGAR FOR PRESERVING. To three pounds sugar add one and one half pints of water, and white of one egg ; mix before putting on the stove ; boil a few minutes, skimming well; let stand ten minutes, skim again ; then strain it. — 3frs. Jno. Bay. PEACH MARMALADE. Cut the peaches fine and mash to a pulp (they should be per- fectly ripe). To one pound of fruit allow three fourths pound of white sugar ; stir in the sugar well and boil, skimming and stirring a good deal, to keep it from burning. — 3Irs. Jones. TOMATO PRESERVES. Peel seven pounds tomatoes, add seven pounds sugar, let all stand over night; drain off syrup; boil, skimming well. Put in tomatoes, boil gently twenty minutes ; take out fruit with perforated skimmer. Spread on dishes ; boil syrup until it thickens, and add, just at the last, juice of three lemons. Put fruit in jars, and pour on the hot syrup, and when cold, seal or tie up. HOW TO MAKE MAPLE SYRUP. Add enough water to the sugar to prevent scorchmg ; when it comes to a good boil, break in an egg or two, according to the quantity of sugar. To one half gallon of sugar add one pint fresh milk; skim well and strain through flannel. — Mrs. Simms. WILD CRAB PRESERVES. Pour boiling water over the fruit, to remove the skin ; push the core out with a quill ; one pound of fruit to one pound of sugar. Cook some time. PEACH PRESERVES. Let the peaches stand a few hours, with three quarters of a pound of sugar to one of fruit, if the latter be sweet and good ; if not, pound to pound. No water. PRESERVES. 151 STRAWBERRY PRESERVES. Let tli9 berries stand a short time after washing and stewing, with the sugar over them ; one pound and a quarter to every pound of fruit. Boil until little dark. RASPBERRY PRESERVES. Raspberries should have one pound of sugar to one pound of fruit. Cook well. — Mrs. J. H. Brent. CHERRY PRESERVES. One pound of sugar to one of fruit ; some of the cherries stoned, but not all. Put the sugar to them and let them stand before cooking. — 3Irs. J. II. Brent. PLUM PRESERVES. One pound of sugar to one pound of fruit ; make a syrup, and put the fruit into it when it begins to boil thick. QUINCE PRESERVES. After preparing the fruit, boil it in water until quite clear ; one pound of sugar to one of fruit, adding just enough water to cover the fruit. They require some time to cook. — Mrs. J. H. Brent. 152 FOOD FOR SICK — RECIPES. FOOO FOR SICK. THICKENED MILK. Make a powder, by beating the yelk of an egg, to which a pinch of salt has been added, very light, and mix it with sifted flour, until very stiff j after which, rub between the fingers, adding flour until perfectly dry. Continue the rubbing until the whole lump is reduced to a powder ; then take as much milk as is desired (milk fresh from the cow), and put on the fire in a vessel in which it will boil quickly. As soon as it boils throw on the surface a little of the powder, and let it remain there a moment before stirring down ; continue this process until it seems thick enough. This is eaten with either sugar or salt, and is extremely palatable and nourishing. — 3Irs. Withrow. ARROW-ROOT WITH MILK. One dessert-spoonful of arrow-root, stirred smoothly into a tea-cupful of cold milk; have ready, one pint boiling milk, into which pour the arrow-root ; continue to stir five or ten minutes, then take from the fire. — Mrs. Cunningham. CORN-MEAL GRUEL. Three table-spoonfuls of sifted corn-meal, moisten with a little cold water ; pour it in a pint of boiling water ; stir well ; cook about ten miuutes. FOOD FOR SICK — RECIPES. 153 TAPIOCA JELLY. Wash the tapioca two or three times ; soak it five or six hours ; let it simmer in the same water with bits of fresh lemon peel, until it becomes quite clear ; then put in lemon juice, wine, and sugar. Three table-spoonfuls of tapioca to one quart water. — Miss Bettie Cooke. ARROW ROOT JELLY, Put rather more than one pint of water, sweetened with white sugar, over the fire ; also, season with brandy and nutmeg ; stir one large spoonful of arrow root into a tea-cupful of cold water ; pour it in when the water boils ; stir well, and boil four or five minutes. SAGO JELLY. Two table-spoonfuls sago to one quart of water ; soak in cold water one hour, and wash thoroughly ; let simmer with lemon peel and a few cloves ; add wine and sugar when nearly done. RICE JELLY. In preparing rice, pour on boiling water, and, when cool, rub it well between the hands several times. To a half pint of rice use one quart of boiling water ; continue to add water until the liquid looks like starch, and then strain. Cook rapidly. — Mrs. McAboy. A PREPARATION FOR THE SICK. The white of one egg, three tea-spoonfuls of sugar, half a glass of water, half a tea-cupful of cracked ice, a few drops of pepper- mint, or a sprig of fresh mint. Throw the ingredients from one tumbler into another, till the contents are thoroughly mixed. A NOURISHING PREPARATION FOR INFANTS. Half a pint of boiling water, three table-spoonfuls of new milk, one tea-spoonful of arrow root, a pinch of gelatine (dis- solved in a little hot water); mix milk, arrow root and gelatine 154 FOOD FOR SICK — RECIPES, together, and pour all into the boiling water. Let it cook a few minutes ; take off and sweeten to taste. BLACKBERRY JELLY FOR SICKNESS. Two quarts blackberry juice, one pound loaf sugar, half an ounce nutmegs, half an ounce cloves, half an ounce cinnamon, half an ounce allspice. Pulverize the spices, if whole ; boil all fifteen or twenty minutes. When cold, add one pint of brandy. — Miss Ella Mitchell. REMEDIES — RECIPES. 155 RBMBOIBS A GOOD SALVE. Three pounds cleaned rosin, quarter pound Burgundy pitch, quarter pound beeswax. Melt slowly, with care ; then add half an ounce of red pepper, one ounce of camphor, one ounce sweet oil, two ounces oil of sassafras. Stir all well together; pour all into a large tub of cold water, and pull until white TO CURE A FELON. As soon as the part afflicted begins to swell, wrap with cloth thoroughly saturated with lobelia. EXCELLENT BITTERS. Half a gallon of old whisky, one ounce gum aloes, one ounce rhubarb, half an ounce senna leaves, two drachms gum foctida. — Mrs. Ingles. A CURE FOR RHEUMATISM. Three ounces chloroform, four ounces alcohol, five ounces ether ; mix the chloroform and ether first, and in fifteen minutes add the alcohol ; then pour on a damp cloth and apply. ANTIDOTE FOR POISON. Mix a dessert-spoonful of mustard in a glass of warm water, and drink it immediately. Melted lard and sweet milk are also antidotes. FOR FLESH BRUISES, Eub well with lard, and biud rather tightly. 156 REMEDIES RECIPES. A VERY FINE LIP SALVE. Take one tea-cuj^ful of fresh butter just from the churn, and half a pound of beeswax ; mix well and boil until dissolved ; strain and put into something to mould it in shape. This salve cures the worst chapped hands and lips in one night. POISON OAK CURE. Bathe the affected parts, long and well, in sulphur and cream ; in half an hour wash Avell in salt water. Repeat twice a day. Three or four applications will cure. — Mrs. George Davis. BREAST OINTMENT. One gill old whisky, old butter the size of a w'alnut, beeswax the size of a j)artridge egg, one tea-spoonful of black pepper ; stew until the whisky evaporates ; spread on a cloth and sprinkle black pepjier thickly over it. LEMON FOR A COUGH. Roast a lemon very carefully, without burning it ; when hot through, cut and squeeze in a cup, and sweeten to taste. When the cough is troublesome, take a dessert-spoonful. It gives great relief. A FINE RECIPE FOR A COUGH. Boil flaxseed in water until it becomes slimy, then strain and sweeten with rock candy, powdered as fine as possible ; season with the juice of fresh lemons. Take a wine-glassful whenever the cough is troublesome. REMEDY FOR SPRAINS. Take the root of the black locust tree and wash well, then scrape off' the skin and pound it until it is well mashed ; pour on enough strong vinegar to make it the consistency of mush, and apply with bandages to the sprained part. The mush should be kept damp, or be renewed at intervals of three or four hours. SCALDS OR BURNS. If a scald or burn is not deeper than the outer skin, make an ointment of sulphur and lard, stiff" enough to spread on a cloth. —Dr. Hall. REMEDIES — KECrPES. 157 POISONOUS VINES. If poisoned by vinos, make a paste of sulphur or f^unpowder and milk. Apply night and morning until cured. — Dr. Hall. RELIEF FOR NEURALGIA. Apply to the part affected the oil of peppermint; saturate a piece of raw cotton with it, and rub very gently till the skin burns. It frequently relieves pain when everything else fails. FOR A COLD IN THE HEAD. Inhale spirits of ammonia every few minutes until the head is clear. FOR EAR-ACHE. Saturate a piece of raAV cotton with arnica, or put a few drops (warmed a little) into the ear. Sweet oil used in the same way is another remedy. REMEDY FOR BRUISES. Take fresh beef, pound quite thin, and bind it on the bruise. LIP SALVE. Take equal quantities of fresh butter, with no salt in it, and yellow beeswax ; melt and stir together. EYE WATER. Take one eg^, boil hard, cut open and remove the yelk; fill one cavity with pulverized sugar, the other with pulverized alum ; put the two i)arts together, put the whole in a cloth and squeeze out all the juice. — Mrs. Bruce, Carlisle. REMEDY FOR INFLAMED EYES. Take double-refined white sugar, pound it and sift through a piece of muslin ; boil an egg hard, and cut in two lengthwise, taking out the yelk. Put these whites in boiling water ; dust a very small quantity of the sugar on the eye-ball, and place the steaming cup over tlie entire eye. Repeat three times a day. — Miss Florence ShoH. 158 REMEDIES — RECIPES. SALVE FOR BURNS. Yelk of one egg beaten until smooth, piece of alum the size of a pea, pulverized very fine, mixed with lard enough to make consistent. — Mrs. J. H. Brent. AN EFFICIENT APERIENT. One pound of figs chopped fine, one pound strained hoaey, half pound senna, rubbed fine and sifted. CURE FOR DYSPEPSIA, Two ounces ladies' slipper root, two ounces balm of Gilead, one ounce red percoon, two ounces gum turpentine ; add three pints fourth proof brandy ; let stand a few days before using. Dose, one tea-spoonful three times a day before meals. — G. Tucker. SOAP RECIPES. 159 SOAPS, POTASH SOAP. To one pound of potash and two pounds of grease allow three gallons of water. Soak the potash in the Avater twenty-four hours, or boil until dissolved ; then add the grease, and boil un- til it thickens. — Mrs. Geo. Davis. SOAP. Six gallons of rain water, two and a half pounds of bar soap, shaved fine, two pounds of sal soda, six ounces of borax. Put the water on the fire with the above ingredients, and bring it to a boiling heat, when it is ready for use, — 3Iiss Kate Spears. SOAP. To four gallons of soft water add three pounds of soda ash, one and one half pounds of lime ; boil one hour and a half. Let the liquid stand until it can be poured off clear ; then add six pounds of grease. Boil it two hours and a half, and let it get hard in the kettle, then cut out in blocks and let dry. — 3Iiss Kate Spears. SOFT SOAP. Put the ashes in barrels, or a hopper, which is better. Pour water on every day ; drain it off", and if not strong enough, pour it back, or boil down till strong. Put straw in the barrels first, then pack ashes in ; when the lye is strong enough to strip a feather, put in grease until the lye ceases to absorb it. Cook until the soap looks thick. — Mrs. H. Brent. 160 SOAP RECIPES. SODA-ASH SOAP. Ten pounds of soda-ash, five pounds of new lime, sifted ; boil in ten gallons of rain water for ten minutes, add twenty-five pounds of clear grease and boil two hours ; let stand until cold and cut out. — Mrs. Geo. Davis. MISCELLANEOUS RECIPES. 161 MISCB£j]L.AHBOCfS. POLISH FOR GRATES, OR TO PAINT BRICK HEARTHS. Take two or three spoonfuls of lamp black and make it into a smooth paste, with spirits of turpentine; then add copal varnish until the mixture is sufficiently thin to apply with a brush. This painting keeps very nice for a long time, by wiping it ofi' frequently with weak, tepid suds. — Rev. D. P. Young. TO MAKE SOAP. One and one half pounds unslacked lime, three pounds soda ash, seven gallons lye or rain water ; boil all fifteen or twenty minutes. Pour ofi" the lye clear, add seven pounds of grease ; boil two hours, or until done. Splendid soft soap. — Mrs. Taylor. A FINE WASH FOR THE HAIR. Dissolve in one quart of boiling Avater, one ounce borax, one half ounce of camphor. The ingredients should be finely pow- dered. FOR CLEANSING LACES. Pour a little pure and clear alcohol in a china bowl, or other deep, vessel that can be covered to prevent evajioration, into Avhich place the lace that is to be cleaned. Leave it some time, until tlie dirt has softened and settled at the bottom. Tlien, with per- fectly clean fingers, rub the lace gently in the liquid, until the stains shall have disappeared. If they can not be removed in this way, let soak longer. After the rubbing, squeeze the lace 162 MISCELLANEOUS RECIPES. as dry as possible and roll in a clean towel. Take one piece at a time while damp, and pick it open with the fingers, pulling out the edge very carefully with the nails. If one can take the the time to open each little hole on the edge, with a pin, it will have much the appearance of new lace. It should be kept damp while handling it. When the meshes are all opened, lay the lace between the leaves of a book and press till entirely dry, taking care to fold in and out among the leaves, so as not to be double at any point. Sometimes lace is so much soiled as to re- quire a gentle rubbing in soap-suds, before using the alcohol. In such case, do not rinse it. Black lace can be beautifully renovated by the above process. — il/rs. WUhrow, Danville, Ky. WHITEWASH, CALLED PARIS WHITE. Sixteen pounds of Paris white, one half pound transparent glue. Cover the glue with cold water at night; next morning, carefully heat it, without scorching, until the glue is dissolved. The Paris white is stirred into hot water, until it is the con- sistency of milk, and then the dissolved glue is added to it. ITEMS. One tea-spoonful of vinegar in a pint of limestone water, will antagonize all its ill cfTects upon the bowels of those who are unaccustomed to it. — Dr. Hall. As much powdered alum as will rest on a dime, stirred in a pail of "water, will clear it in five minutes. — Dr. Hall. A FINE WASH FOR THE SKIN. Put two table-spoonfuls of ammonia in a basin of water. — Dr. Hall. ITEMS. To keep oranges, lemons, and apples, wrap close in paper, keep in a dry, cool place. — Dr. Hall. Thaw frozen fruit and vegetables in cold water. — Dr. Hall. Cranberries covered with water, will keep for mouths in a ccUar. — Dr. Hall. IVnSCELLANEOUS RECIPES. 163 FOR PACKING BUTTER. Ill one gallon of -water boil two quarts of salt until dissolved, then add one ounce of sugar and one ounce of saltpetre. FOR PACKING BUTTER. Work the butter until entirely free from milk ; pack veru UgJithj (in stone jars), in layers of about three inches in thick- ness; cover the whole Avith two inches of salt. — Mrs. Frank Bedford. BRINE FOR BUTTER. Three pounds of salt, six quarts of water, one pound of salt- petre, one pound and a half of loaf sugar. Mix all the ingre- dients and pour the water on them while boiling ; let it settle and cool; then strain through a coarse, thick cloth, to remove impurities. Wrap each roll of butter in a separate cloth, put into a jar, and pour over it this brine when entirely cold. — Mrs. A. Turneij, Jr. BRINE FOR BUTTER. IMake brine strong enough to bear an egg ; add a half pound of sugar and two table -spoonfuls of soda to each gallon ; strain, and pour it over the butter, which must be rolled in cloth, and kept under the brine. AMERICAN CEMENT. One pound of white glue, one pound of white lead, one pint of alcohol, one pint of rain water. In a tin dish, over the stove, put the Avater, alcohol, and glue, until the latter is dissolved ; then add the lead; stir until it Ls the consistency of cream. — Mrs. NoHhcott. SETTING COLORS WITH SUGAR OF LEAD. Dissolve one table-spoonful of lead in tw'o gallons of water ; put the goods in and let stand all night. BLEACHING WITH CHLORIDE OF LIME. Dissolve one tea-cupful of lime in three gallons of water; let stand till the water becomes clear; strain carefully; put the 164 MISCELLANEOUS RECIPES. goods to soak at niglit ; in the morning rub the stains ; if they are effaced, rinse thoroughly before washing. Where the stains are very deep, it may require being soaked a longer time in a little sti'onger mixture. TO CLEAN BLACK SILK. One tea-spoonful ammonia, one tea-spoonful turpentine in one pint of warm water ; sponge the silk on the right side, and iron on the wrong. — 3Trs. Johnson. TO CLEAN BLACK SILK. Boil an old black kid glove in a quart of water until it boils down to one pint. HOW TO SET THE COLOR IN BLUE OR GREEN CALICO. One tea-spoonful of turpentine, one tea-spoonful of hartshorn; put in the quantity of water required to wash a dress. WORTH KNOWING. One pound green copperas dissolved in one quart of water will utterly destroy all offensive odors. Ink stains should be immediately dipped in new, sweet milk. The sting of insects can be cured by using a paste of soda and water. A little powdered indigo mixed with water to a paste is also very good. A brass kettle should always be cleaned with a little salt and vinegar before using it. TO RENOVATE CRAPE VEILS. Take two towels and dampen them thoroughly, spread one of them out and put the veil on it, having first folded it in a square ; then place the other damp towel on top, and roll all smoothly ; lot it remain about half an hour, or until quite damp; then take out of the towel, and spread lengthwise to dry. TO CLEAN CARPETS. One pint of alcohol, one half pint of ammonia ; put enough in a small basin of water to feel sleek and to smell of it. The MISCELLANEOUS RECIPES. 165 ■water must bo changed several times, as it becomes very dirty. Use a scrubbing brush; have a clean, dry towel to wipe off. — 3Irs. MoUic Webb. TO GLAZE SHIRT BOSOMS. To every quart of starch add a tea-spoonful of salt and one of white soap, scraped fine ; boil the starch (after adding hot water) until as thick as you wish. — 3Iiss E. Mitchell. TO EXTRACT INK FROM COLORED ARTICLES. Drop tallow on the stains, and then soak and rub the same with boiling milk. TO KEEP EGGS FOR WINTER USE. One pint of lime, one pint of salt, three gallons of water. TO REMOVE STAINS FROM MARBLE. Apply oxalic acid diluted with water, and rub well. If the marble is only slightly stained, it need not be very strong. TO CLEAN STAIR RODS. Diji a cloth in coal oil, then in flour of emery, and rub well ; then rub off Avith another cloth or a piece of i^aper, INK. Put two ounces extract of logwood, well pulverized, into a gal- lon of rain water ; let it come to a boil, stirring it well all the time. When cold, add sixty grains of bichromate of potash ; again stirring ; when cold, it is ready for use. The vessel which it is boiled in must be entirely free from grease. — Mrs. Ingles. PRESERVING BUTTER. Two quarts of salt, one ounce of sugar, one ounce saltpetre, eighteen poimds of butter ; work well in a mass and close it for use. Let it stand one month before using. — Miss Kate Spears. TO PREVENT CALICOES FROM FADING. Put three gills of salt in four quarts of boiling water ; put 166 . MISCELLANEOUS EECIPES. the dresses in while hot, and leave until cold ; in this way the colors are rendered permanent. WASHING CLOTHES. Take one pound of washing soda, ten ounces of fresh lime to pour over it, one gallon of boiling water ; stir Avell ; when cold, bottle for use. To a large boiler of water, put one and a half pints of the above, the fourth of a bar of soap. Take the clothes out of the tub, where they have been soaking all night, and put them into the boiler. Pound them often. When well boiled, put in more clothes ; then wash well, and scald them in the first rinsing water ; rinse them in this and one other water. The recipe washes calico beautifully, but it must not be allowed to remain long in the water. A laundress gives the following recipe for doing up collars, cufis, shirt bosoms, etc. : Four ounces of white gum arabic, pounded fine ; put into a bottle and pour over it one quart of water, cork tightly and let stand all night. Pour it off carefully the next morning into another clean bottle ; keep it well corked. In using this, stir to two pints of fine starch two table-spoonfuls of this gum arabic water. This is very fine for washing white dresses and colored lawns. A NICE PAINT FOR PAVEMENT. One gallon of flour paste, not very thick, two pounds of Venetian red ; mix this thoroughly and apply to the pavement Avith a whitewash brush. SEALING WAX. Two ounces gum shellac, ten ounces resin, one ounce white chalk ; boil all this slowly until dissolved. — 31rs. A. Tarney, Jr. TO FRESHEN GRENADINE. Take one table-spoonful of powdered borax to one quart of water, and let it dissolve. * Sponge the grenadine on the wrong side, and press while damp. — 3frs. Avios Turney, Jr. MISCELLANEOUS RECIPES. 167 TO TAKE MARKS OFF FURNITURE. "White spots can be removed from varnished furniture, and rendered glossy, by applying alcohol Avith a sponge. It has nearly, if not quite, the effect of varnish and is much cheaper. SEALING WAX. Four ounces rosin, one ounce bcesAvax, one ounce Spanish brown, one tea-spoonful of j^laster of Paris. MUCILAGE. Dissolve four ounces of powdered gum arable in a pint of boil- ing water. HAIR OIL. Six ounces castor oil, two ounces cantharides, two ounces alcohol, one ounce bergamot. MATTING. Wash matting in salt and water to preserve it from turning dark. SAPOLIO. Sapolio is superior for cleansing marble stands and bureau tops. Dip an old tooth-brush in hot water, and with it make a lather of the sapolio (which can be purchased at any of the apothecaries). Rub hard and rinse in clean, cold water. TO TAKE OUT MILDEW. Get the driest chloride of lime, and for strong fabrics dissolve four table-spoonfuls of this in one half pint of water. Let the mil- dewed article lie in this solution fifteen minutes ; take out and work gently, and put at once in weak muriatic acid (one part acid and four parts soft water) ; for delicate fabrics the solution of lime should be made weaker — three or four times the quantity of water should be put to the lime. Let the article remain in five minutes, and then pour into the muriatic acid. A PRETTY EXPERIMENT. An acorn suspended l)y a tlircad, Avitliin half an inch of the water in a hyacinth glass, will in a few months burst and throw 1G8 MISCELLANEOUS RECIPES. out a root, and shoot upward with straight and tapering stems, covered with beautiful green leaves. VIRGINIA BRUNSWICK STEW. For a large family three gallons of water, to which add two chickens, which have been cut up, and one pound of fat bacon. The bacon must be cat up very fine before putting it in the water. As soon as the chickens are sufficiently cooked for the meat to leave the bones, take them out, and separate the meat from the bones. Return the meat to the water, then add half a gallon of Irish potatoes which have been boiled and mashed, one and a half pints of green corn cut off, one pint of green butter beans, one quart of tomatoes which have been skinned, and a good sized loaf of light bread. Season Avith black and red pepper, salt and butter. The bread must not be put in until the stew is nearly done. As soon as it begins to thicken it must be constantly stirred until it is done. If it should be too thick, add more water. Much depends on the judgment of the person who makes it. When properly made, no one is able to detect any of the ingredients. Squirrels are a very good sub- stitute for chickens. — Baher Blanton, Farmville, Va. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 1G9 INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. PAGE. ■\V. H. Andrews ITS The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co 181 Bassett & Gaper 177 Birdsey & Turner 180 Burnet House 187 Camargo Manufacturing Co. . 178 J. ^V. Crura 188 R. P. Dow 172 Geo. W. Davis 177 Duhme & Co 181 Marcellus "W. Dyer 182 Devou&Co 184 W. W. Gill 176 Gibson House 182 Jno. T. Hinton 174 W. A. Hill 176 Jeffras, Seeley & Co 185 Kitts & Werne 171 Lewis & Livingston 170 J. LeBoutillier & Bro 170 T7m. Wilson McGrew, Second page of cover McChesney & Johnson 173 PAGE. G. T. McCarney & Co 174 R. C. McCracken 180 Jno. A. Mohlenboff 186 Robt. Orr & Co. Second page of cover Mrs. Pollocli; 175 "Wm. H. Powell & Co 185 J. R. Peebles' Sons 187 N. B. Rion & Son 175 P. H. Rose 176 A. C. Richards 186 J. C. Ringwalt & Co. Third page of cover Spears & Co 173 Wm. Shaw 175 The Singer MTg Co. 179 Jas. Spillman & Co 183 Jao. Shillito & Co 184 "Wm. R. Teasdale 171 Tuclf er's 177 Ed Taylor Third page of cover Dr. Wm. Wasson .'. . 174 J. Webb, Jr 179 Walnut Street House 183 170 ADVERTISEMENTS. LEWIS & LIVINGSTON, IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF Silks, French, German and English Dress Goods, MOUKNING DRESS GOODS, SHAWLS, MANTILLAS AND CLOAKS, Lace Points, Suits, L7ons Velvets, Millinery Goods, Dress Trimmings, &c. 118 & 120 WEST FOURTH STREET, near Race, ciiVciTsr]VA.Ti, OHIO. Owr'^JDress 3IalHng JDepartTiaent IS IN CHARGE OF MISS OSBORN, MISS BELLE RAVIE. MRS. I'lTHIAN. Fashions Received Direct from Paris. Wedding Trousseaus, Evening Dresses, 31ourning Out- fits, Suits and Cloaks, tnade 2)roinptly to order in the highest style of art, at moderate prices. Sole Asrents for BOIJDIER'S KID GI.OVES. J. Le Boutillier & Bros. 104 & 106 West Fourth Street, CINCINNATI, O. IMPORTERS OF AND DEALERS IN Mich Bla ck Silks, LACE GOODS, EMBROIDERIES, "Perinot" Ifid Oloves. OFFERING AT ALL TIMES THE NEWEST GOODS AT REASONABLE RATES. The Ladies of Central Kentucky are invited to examine when in the city, or orders will be personally attended to. J. LE BOUTILLIER & BROS., ADVERTISEMENTS. 171 FRANK D. BARNUM. * UENRY L. WERN'E. KITTS & WERNE, DEALERS IN FINE WATCHES, CLOCKS, DIAMONDS, JEWELMY, 8ILVEMWAME, AND BEOlSrZES 120 Main, between Third and Fourth, Sign OF THE Golden Eagle, LOUIS vILLE, K.I« ESTABLISHED IN 1835. Ladies^ Dress Dyeing BEESSES IH ALL FABEIOS CLEANED OE DYED. ALSO, CRAPE SHAWLS, CLOAKS, LLAMA LACE POINTS, RIBBONS, WOOL SHAWLS, FEATHERS, PIANO COVERS, KID GLOVES, CURTAINS, FRINGES. CLOTHING CLEANED, DYED AND REPAIRED. Goods received l)y p]xpross promptly attended to. SeS W^aluut Slretit, - Ciiieiiiiittti, O. 172 ADVERTISEMENTS. Tt. IP. 3DO"W, DEALER IN RAW AND REFINED SUGARS, Choice Green and Roasted Coffees, STANDARD BRANDS PINE-CUT, PLUG AND SMOKING TOBACCO, GUNPOWDER, OOLONG, JAPAN AND ENGLISH BREAKFAST T E .A. S. Best Brands of Rifle Powder, and all sizes Shot and Caps, American and French Candies; Oranges, Lemons, Citron, Raisins, Cur- • rants, Dates, Prunes, Figs, etc.; Apple Butter, Mince Meats, Cranberries, Jellies, and Honey; Baking Powder, Spices, Burnett's Flavoring Extracts, Fleiscliman & Co,'s Celebfaled Compressed least, California Peaches, Pears, Apricots, Green Gages, etc., in cans; Quintou Tomatoes, Tomato Catsup and Worcestershire Sauce; Canned and Pickled Salmon, White Fish, Codfish, and Mackerel; Flour, Meal, Graham Flour, Oat-meal, Cracked Wheat, Rice, Pearl Barley, Split Peas, Green Peas ; Eiomiuy, Shaker Corn ; Tapioca, Sago, Vermi- celli, Macaroni; Crackers— Cream, Lemon, Graham, Soda, Butter, Oyster, etc.; Crated and Graham Bread received daily; Choice Syrups and Pure Cider Vinegar; Glass, Stone, Wooden and Willow Ware. .CASH PAID FOR BUTTER, EGGS, BACON, AND ALL KINDS COUNTRY PRODU( E OPPOSITE BOURBON HOUSE, PARIS, KENTUCKY, ADVERTISEJIENTS. 173 MAIN STREET, - - PARIS, KY. All kinds Country Produce taken in Exchange for Groceries. The Oldest Paper in Kentucky— Established in 1808. THE WESTERN CITIZEU PUBLISHED WEEKLY, BY PARIS, KY. Circulates in the Blue Grass region of Kentucky, and contains full reports of stock and other m;irkets. Terms of subscription, $2 00 per annum, in advance. Wedding and Visiting Cards, and every description of j-QB :p:E^iisrTi3^c3- Executed at Cincinnati prices. Address, IttcCHESNEY & JOHJ^SOI¥, PARIS, KENTUCKY. 174 ADVERTISEMENTS. G. T, McCarney. T. H. Mitchell. G. T. MgCARNEY & CO., DEALERS IN ^WOOT) "WORK, HOUSE-FURNISHING GOODS, Etc. MAIN STEEET, PAEIS, KEKTUOKY. DTI. ^Wl^l. AV^SSON, DENTIST, MAIN STREET, PARIS, KENTUCKY. Dental Rooms over Jacob Spears & Son's Dry Goods Store, Oprosite the Court House Door. All Operations in the diRerent branches of the profession performed in the most judicious and slvillful miinner. Special attention triveu to the treatment of Children's Teeth, and Diseases of the Mouth and Gums. Any Keferenee will be Given that may ba Desired. JNO. T. HINTON, DEALER IN AND MANUFACTURER OF FURNITURE. FULL STOCK ON HAND AT ALL TIMES, INCLUDING CHOICE LINE CARPETS, WALL PAPEB, 3IATTRESSMS, JEtc, Etc., Undertaking very carefully attended to in every Branch. ADVERTISEMENTS. 175 WILLIAM SHAW, IVC I L ILj E I^ _ AND OTHER PINE GRADES FLOUR. PARIS, KENTUCKY. N. B. BION, Sr. N. B. RION, Jr. N. B. RION & SON, DEALERS IN PRODUCE, &c. Goods or Cash in Exchange for all kinds of Country Produce. Corner Main and Church Streets, PARIS, KY. Mrs. GUS. BROWER POLLOCK, EVERY VARIETY OF MILLINERY GOODS CONSTANTLY ON HAND, FRENCH HATS AND BONNETS, Ties, Ribbons, Flowers, Veils, Ruches, Bridal Wreaths, &e. &c., Main Street, next to Tucker's, PARIS, KY. 176 ADVERTISEMENTS. BOTJK.BOIsr IMZ^I^BLE ^WOI^KIS. W. A. HILL, DEALER IN FOREIGN AND AMEEICAN MARBLES, Scotch Granite, Monuments, Tombs. Tablets, White Lime, Cement, Plaster Paris, White Sand, Hair, River Sand, Drain Pipe, Terra Cotta Chimney Tops, &c., &c.; Freestone Steps, Caps and Sills; Chimney Tops, Cistern Tops, AND BUILDING WORK OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. MAIN STREET, PAmS, KY. JP. H. Iv-OSJE, PHOTOaEAPHER THE CABINET AND GLACE PORTRAITS Corner Main Street and Public Square, pahis, ky. W. W. GILL, DEALER IN PROVISIONS AND FANCY GROCERIES, Odd Felloivs' Building, I*AItIS, KT. CAN FURNISH ALL ARTICLES CALLED FOR IN THE RECIPES, EMBRACED IN THIS BOOK. ADVERTISEMENTS. 177 GEO. W. DAVIS, DEALER IN Furnilufe, Cafpets, Matlresses, Wall Paper, k i>.A.i2.is, k:i^. Particular Attention Given to the Undertaking Business in all its Branches. MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF BOOTS & SHOES, S3CN OF BiC SHOE, MAIK STEEET, - PARIS, KT. DRY GOODS CHEAP. C3-0 TO AND BUY YOUR DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, TRIMMINGS, &c. CHEAP, MAIN STREET, - - - JPAIilS, KY, 178 ADVERTISEMENTS. CAMARGO MAKUFACTURING CO, PAPER HANGINGS AND WINDOW SHADES. H. H. BREffdEMAN, PROPRIETOR. 57 W. FOURTH STREET, - CINCINNATI, 0. W. H. ANDEEWS, DRY GOODS, 76 & 78 WEST FOURTH STREET, AND 506, 508 AND 510 VINE STREET, OINCIJHNATI, O. ADVERTISEMENTS. 179 J. Webb, Jr., WHOLESALE DEALER IN STRAW GOODS, Ribbons, Flowers, Feathers, Velvets, Velveteens, Black Silks, Trimmings, Bonnet and Lin- ing Silks and Satins, Corsets, Laces, Crapes, and 164- Fifth Street, het. Race and Ebn, CINCINNATI, O. THE SINGER MANUFACTURING CO/S Sewing Machines. — »-*~i — SALES FOR 1873, ^ v^ ^ J ^C ^XI ^3Z J Being over 113,250 more Macliines Than were sold by any other Company, and OYER 14,190 MORE than by by any other FOUR Companies, and NEARLY ONE-HALE of the combined sales of twenty-one companies during that year. CINCINNATI OFFICE : eQ TVest Fourtli Street. 180 ADVERTISEMENTS. N. D. BIRDSEY. C. F. TURNER. BIRDSEY & TURNER, DKALERS IN CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS, CURTAIN MATERIALS. Lambrequins of the Newest Patterns Made to Order at THE Shortest Notice. JVo. 146 Maiti, between Fourth and Fifth Streets, LOUISVILLE, KY. RALPH c. Mccracken, SHIRT MANUFACTURER, AND DEALER IN GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS. No. 9 "West Fourth Street, Our Finest and Most Serviceable Shirts are Stitched and Setfed by Hand — made to order only. We keep in stock a cofn^ilele assorltnent of sizes and styles o/nia- chine-made Shirts at prices to suit every ofie. JV. 7i. — IV e cut Patterns fo7' Shirts to order that we will Guarantee that any Seamstress can put toffether and make a 7ieat fitting Shirt. No. 9 WEST FOURTH STREET, DIRECTLY OPPOSITE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, (STEEPLE WITH GOLD HAND,) AND NEARLY OPPOSITE CHAMBER OP COMMERCE, CINCINNATI, 0. ADVERTISEMENTS. 181 WALLINGFORD WARE, MANUFACTURED r.V SIMPSON, HALL, MILLER cSt COMPANY, WALLINGFORD, CONN. ■\Vallingford Ware is sold by all first-class JowclorK, ami comprisps a full line of Tea Sets, CofFce Urns, Ice ritchors. Goblets, .Salveis, (Japs, Cako Uaskats, Castors, jButter Dishes, Vases, Card Stands, Toilit S'ts and Fancy Articles generally. Also, t lie most approved styles of Coraniunion Ware for C'liurclies. These poods arc niado from the best quality of White Metal, and are Heavily Plaied with Puro f>ilver. They are beautiful, serviceable and not expensive. Initials or full names engraved on them, same as on solid silver. For purposes of };ift-malcing there is no one class of goods which will serve to satisfy a greater variety of Av;nits than what is known as Electro-Plated Silverware. In the manufiicture of this class of goods America is far in advance of Europe, the workshops of Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co., atWallin^ford, Conn., alone prdducingagrfatcr variety of useful and elegant articles of Table Ware than the old cstablishinents of Christofle (Paris) and Eikington (Birmingham) combined. SenJ for Illustrated Catalogue, and please state where you saw the advertisement. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS, JEWELERS m SILVERSMITHS, w mmMT 35 &. 37 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK. CENTRAL RETAIL BRANCHES: CINCINNATI, Ohio, COLUMBUS, Ohio, CLEVELAND, Ohio, INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., - LOUISVILLE, Ky., SE^D FOR RETAIL. PRICE LIST. AN OIL CHROMO GIVEN WITH EVERY POUND OF TEA 44 West Fifth Street. 87 South High Street. 18 Prospect Street. 4 Bates House Block. - 121 Fourth Street. 182 ADVERTISEMENTS. BARGAINS IN PINE HAIR Look at these Prices and Examine my Goods before Purchasing 2 oz., 22 inches, $2. 4 oz., 26 inches, $4. 6 oz., 32 inches, $6. ALL LONG HAIR, SHORT STEM SWITCHES. 4 oz., 26 inches, $9. 5 oz., 32 inches, $15. Natural Curls, $1, $2, and upward, to $10 each. Combings made into switches at Fifty Cents an ounce. MARCELLUS W. DYER, IMUPOKTEIl OF FIS^ErVCH HAIK, CORNER FIFTH AND VINE, Next to Weatherby's OLIVER n. GEFFROY. JOUN B. GIBSON. GIBSON HOUSE. GEFFROY i& GIBSON^, - Froprietors, "Walnut Street, between Fourth and Fifth, 8am'l K. II. McGlasson, "k M.'f.^Yoi-ng, [in Office. ' CINCmiVATI, O. J. B. Kampe, J With pleasure we announce to the traveling public, that the new addi- tion to the GIBSON HOUSE is completed. The location is unsurpas.sed by that of any hotel in the city. Being situ- ated in the center of the business portion of the city, within one square of the Post-Office, Board of Trade Rooms, Chamber of Commerce, and directly oiipositc the Young Men's Mercantile Library, and convenient to all places of interest and amusement, makes the CiBSON the most desirable hotel in Cincinnati for lousiness men and the traveling pub- lic. All Street Railroad Cars pass our House, or wituin half a Square of it, to and from all Railroad Depots. No exertion will be sjiared to make the Gihson House tirst-class in every respect. Soliciting a call from you and your friends when you visit the city. 4 January, 1875, GEFFROY & GIBSON, Proprietors. ADVERTISEHrENTS. 183 ESTABLISHED IN 1S6I. JAMES SPILLMAN & CO. WHOLESALE GROCERS AND COMMISSION 3IERCHANTS, 19 and 31 Pike Street, COYINGTON, KY. 5@" "We keep constantly on hand a well selected stock of Gro- ceries, -which we offer at the lowest market price, and pride our- selves especially in suiting the Kentucky trade. WALNUT STREET HOUSE, WALNUT STREET, BETWEEN SIXTH AND SEVENTH, CINCINNATI, O. 184 ADVERTISEMENTS. JOHN SHILLITO & CO. Importers of and Dealers in UPHOLSTERY GOODS, 101, 103 & 105 West Fourth Street, C live 11^]^ AT I, O. WHOLESALE MILLINERY, CINCI]Sri^A.TI, o, MANUFACTURERS OF TRIMMED HATS AND BONNETS, FOB THE MILLINERY TRADE. The Millinery Trade can be supplied at all times with new and desirable goods at the Lowest Cash Prioe3. All orders attended to promptly and carefully. DEVOU & CO., 137 Race St., bet. Third and Fourth, CINCINNATI, O. ADVERTISEMENTS. 185 Jeffras, Seeley & Co, IMPORTERS OF FII^E DRY GOODS, SILKS AND MILLINERY. MANUFACTURERS OP CLOAKS, SUITS AND LADIES' UNDERWEAR, Hare at all times the Largest Stock and Lowest Prices. 99 West Fourth Street, next to Post Office, CnVCINNA-TI. JLgrents for TTtEFOXJSSE S:iX> GlLiOVES. WM. H. POWELL. CHAS. LEVASSOR WM. H. POWELL & CO. Successors to POWELL & PIEEOE, Matters A Furriers^ 54 WEST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI, O. 186 ADVERTISEMENTS. A. 0. RICHARDS, MANUFACTURER OF FURNITURE, Warerooms, JVb. 12 East Fourth Street, CIJVCIJVJ^ATI, 0. Designing and Manufacturing Furniture for Dwellings A SPECIALTY. Pactory, Nos. 519, 521, 523, 525 and 527 W. Sixth St. im% A, nmitmwf, importer of FRENCH CHINA, GLASSWARE AND Bohemian, Lava, Pafian k Bisque Goods, German Pancj Goods, ici Nos. 46 and 48 WEST FIFTH STREET, CINCINNATI, O. ADVERTISEMENTS. 187 EST-A-BIjISHEX) 1840. JOSEPH H. PEEBLES' SOirS, GKOCSRS AUD xmfohtshs. Coffees and Teas Specialties. ENGLISH, FRENCH AND ITALIAN GOODS. HAVANA AND KEY WEST CiaARS. AN INSPECTION OF OUK STOCK SOLICITED. N. E. COR. FIFTH AND RACE STREETS, EASTERN BRANCH, WESTEKN BRANCH, 64 East Fourth Street. Seventh and Mound. BURNET HOUSE, Third and Vine Streets, CINCINNATI, o. To be remodeled and refitted with all modern improvements, early in 1875, including "Otis Safety Elevators," which, with its CENTRAL LO- CATION, will make it the MOST CONVENIENT and COMFORTABLE Hotel in the city. 188 ADVERTISEMENTS. THE MANUMCTDBED r BY Geo. A. Geofgi. JAMESTOWN, IsT. -^. [stablishei 1865. Are a work of art. showin<; scientific knowledge and artistic pro- ficiencj\ Their great reputation is the result of a careful study of all that constitutes A PERFECT INSTRUMENT! The invention of many important improvements peculiar to them, and the adoption of all others of recognized value. Among the chief points of their uniform excellence are, a Powerful, Resonant and Superb Tone, "Which, instead of deteriorating, improves by use; purity and perfect evenness throughout the entire scale, and GREAT DURATION OP SOUND, ■which may be modulated at pleasure, from the softest whisper to a majestic grandeur and power. The touch is easy, even, elastic, respon- sive, and the action is remarkable for pliability and precision. None but the best and finest materials of every kind are used in their con- struc'Jon, and the employment of the most experienced artisans, place these instruments IN THE FOREMOST RANK of the few strictly first-class Pianos made. FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUES, Manufacturers' lowest prices, &c., of the above, and other first-class Pianos, Church and Parlor Organs, and Musical Merchan- dise generally, address J. IF. CBTJM, General AgU, PARIS, K^. J. C. FvINGWALT. L. M. EINGWALT. A. R. RINGWALT- JOS. 0. RINGWALT & CO. DEALERS IN OAEPETINaS ALSO, OIL CLOTHS & IVIATTIIXOS, OF VAKIOUS WIDTHS AND QUALITIES. Our prices are as low as any in this market. QUALITY AND STYLE CONSIDERED, and we have a number of PRIVATE PATTERNS in different grades. No. 73 WEST FOURTH STREET, ci:ivci]vi\ATi. ED. TAYLOR, BMT G O OJDS, PAUIS, KY.