Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 November 1880 — HOUSEKEEPERS’ HELPS. [ARTICLE]

HOUSEKEEPERS’ HELPS.

Molasses Cake.—Two eggs, one cup of sugar, one cup of molasses, one-half cup of butter, two teaspoonfuls of salaratus dissolved in one cup of boiling water, spice, and three cups of flour. Craokebs that are not fresh can be made to appear so by putting them into a hot oven for a short time. Watch them carefully, as a minute too long w’ill serve to brown and spoil them. It is no longer * ‘good form” to chop the chickens and celery for salad. They must be cut with a knife, in pieces about half an inch long. Put the celery in just before serving, that it may be fresh and crisp. • Economical Jelly Cakes.—One egg, one cup of sugar, one tablespoonful of melted butter, one-fourth cup of sweet milk, two and a half teaspoonfuls of baking powder, one and one-half cups of butter. Surprise Cake.—One egg, one cup of sugar (rounded), one-ha’f cup of butter, one cup of sweet milk, two and one-half teaspoonfuls of baking powder, two and a half cups of flour, and two teaspoonfuls of lemon extract. Clam Chowder. —One-quarter pound of fat pork, oue quart of white onions, two quarts of potatoes, two cents’ worth of parsley, one-half dozen large tomatoes, fifty clams; cut the pork in small pieces and fry; chop the onions fine and fry; boil the potatoes and chop the clams moderately fine; put all the ingredients together and let them simmer gently until the tomatoes are cooked. The above . quantity makes one gallon of chowder. Spiced Tomatoes.—Select ripe toma, toes, scald enough to remove the skin, cut through the center, take out the pulp and seeds, weigh the clean halves. To eight pounds, in a porcelain kettle, put oue quart of the best cider vinegar, one ounce of whole cloves, one ounce of allspice, one ounce of cinnamon tied in a muslin cloth, and three pounds of brown sugar; in this spiced and sweetened vinegar boil the tomatoes from five to ten minutes, until cooked through; skim out, and allow the syrup to i oil until quite thick, then pour over the tomatoes; let stand over night before tying up, and keep in a cool place. Chow-Chow.—-Two heads of cabbage cut fine; one-half peck of green tomatoes, one-half peck of onions, five dozen cucumbers, slice the large ones, threequarters of a pint of small red and green peppers; sprinkle with one pint of salt, and drain all night; pour off the juice and add one ounce of pepper-grain, one ounce of white mustard-seed, one ounce of turmeric, one ounce of cloves, three tablespoonfuls of ground mustard, two pounds of brown sugar; enough horseradish, grated fine, to make a pint. In laying the pickles put a layer of pickles and a layer of spice. Half the above quantity will make plenty for a family of three or four.