Greenfield Evening Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 14 June 1895 — Page 3
PLEASURE TRIPS.
Numerous Excursions tlio Coming Summer i» nt Reasonable ltat.«s. Whether tin tourist's fancy directs him to the New England States or the
Atlantic seaboard: to the South or to the lake region of the North or to the Rocky Mountains and the, wonderland beyond the Mississippi, he will be given opportunity to indulge his tastes at a small cost for railroad fare this ye«r. There will be low rates to Baltimore over the Pennsylvania Lints in May, account the American Medical Association to Dtcatur, 111., account the German Baptist. (Dunkard) meeting, aud to Pittsburg for the Presbjterian General Assembly. There will also be low rat'.s over these 1 ni-s to Me rirlian, Miss account the General Assembly Cumberland Presbyterian church the same month. In June excursion tickets will be sold over the Pennsylvania LiiifS to Omaha account the National Jr. O. U. A. M. to Chattanooga, Tenn, for the International Convention of Epworth League to Cleveland, Ohio, account the National Republican League Meeting, and to Roanoke, Va for the German Baptist meeting. Excursions for July include low rates over the Pennsylvania to Baltimore for the Baptist Y. P. Uniou Meetina to Asbury Park for the L. A. W. meeting, and to Boston for the Christian Endeavor Convention, and to Denver Col., account the National Educational Association meeting. In Augu-t excursion tickets will be on sale over the Pennsylvania Lines to Boston, account the Kuights Templar Conclave The sale of low rate tickets will not be restricted to members of the organizations mentioned, but the public generally may take advantage of them.
The Asbury Park excursion will doubtless attract many to that delightful ocean resort. Atlantic City, C^pe May, Long Branch and all the famous watering p'aces along the New Jersey coast are located on the Pennsylvania Lines, hence this will be a desirab opportunity to visit t-ht* sfnshore. The Deuver excursion will be just, the thine for a sight-seeing ja it t,''•' fie fir West, as tickets will bi hmiore- going one way and returning a di'tVriMit roili.e through the most romi itic. •Jtvn ry beyond the Mississippi ai \f s- rivers Variable route priv11? les will a! ba accorded Boston excur8i lists. i-naMiua them to visit Niagara Fa '5. V'-ntr-vd, Thousand Islands and St. Lawroi:C' Uapids, the White Mountains, trie Fu -'11 Kivt'i territory, and to refca -n bv --'ei mi Long Island Sound, aft9 sigh- seei' at Newport. Narragansett °ifr. Nant ket and the Cape Cod resor t" York and thence through the a rri''i-•"'V '1 paradise of the Keystone State, 'v'o'.tr hi Snsq'iphanna aud Juniata ri 'n-s- i.ethe Allegheuies, around famou* -Vioa Curve, through historic hn and the coke and iron regio '^r We "ern Pennsylvania. It is also ••»xpr*ct--'l ti «t Boston excursionists over "'LE IVITIS .• lvania Lines will be privilege to retrrn v:a Baltimore and Washington it' they so desire. iii addition to the above, there will be plenty of other cheap excursions over the Pennsylvania Lines to various points. As the season is some weeks away, arrangements in detail have not been consummated, but it is certain that no railway will offer better inducements ihan the liberal concessions in rates and privileges that may be enjoyed by travelers over the Pennsylvania Lines. This fact may readilv be ascertained upon application to any passenger or ticket agent of these lines, or by addressing F. VAN DUSEN, Chief Assistant Gen. Pass. Agt., Pittsburg, Pa. apr6wd-t-s tf
REDUCED KATES.
Excursions over I'ennsyluania Lines During Seaaoii or 185)5. Liberal concessions in fare over the Pennsylvania lines have been granted for numerous events to take place this summer in various p^rts of the United States. In addition to local excursions tiokets at reduced rates will be sold over these lines as given in the following paragraphs. Excursion tickets may be obtained at ticket offices on the Pennsylvania System aud will also be sold over this route by connecting railroads. Some of the points to which tickets will be sold and dates of sale as follows:
To Cleveland June 18 and 19 for the National Republican League Convention good returning June 22d inclusive.
To Chattanooga, Tenn., Jnne 25 and 26 and 27 inclusive, account Epworth League International Conference good returning fifteen days from date of sale. By special arrangements return limit may be extended an additional fifteen days.
To Denver, Colorado Springs, Maniton or Pueblo, Col., July 3, 4 and 5 account National Educational Association Meet ing. The return trip must be commenced July 12th 13th, 14th or 15th unless by special arrangement the return limit is extended to Sept. 1.
To Baltimore July 16th and 17th good returning until August 5 inclusive account tha Convention of Baptist Young People's Union of America.
To Boston, July 5th to 9th, inclusive for the National Christian Endeavor Meeting. Return limit may be extended by special arrangement to August 3d.
To Boston August lGlh to 25th inclusive account Triennial Conclave Knights Templar. Return limit extended to October 3d by special arrangement.
To Louisville, Ky., in September, for National Encampment, G. A. R. One cent per mile. Reasonable return linit.
The reduced rates over the Pennsylvania lines will not be restricted to members of the organization^ mentionel, but may be taken advantage of by the public generally. Any Pennsylvania Line Ticket or Passenger Agent will furnish desired information concerning rates, time of trains and other details to applicants, or the same may be obtained by addressing W. H. Scott, ticket agent, Greenfield, Ind., or F. Van Dusen, Caief Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt Pittsburg, Pa. may21dwtf
'There is more catarrh in this section of the ceuatry than all other diseases put together, and until the last few years was supposed i*to be incurable. For a great many years doctors pronounced it a local disease and perscribed local remedies, and jby constantly 'failing to care with local treatment pronounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease and therefore, req'i'res .coastltuMo'ial treatixeat.
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L«t Other Firms Follow.
CLEVELAND, June 14.—The Cleveland jElolling Mill company yesterday posted notices to the effect that the wages of all the laborers and mechanics employed in tlie works would be raised after Saturday next. The laborers, between 500 aud 600 in number, will be increased from $1.12 1*2 per day to $r.2o, and the mechanics will receive a general advance of 10 per cent.
Will Try to Stop the Fight.
MONTREAL, June 14.—English jurists are trying to prevent the sparring match between Stanton Abbott and Jack Burke, arranged for tonight. The city bylaws are on their side, but they have t?over been enforced in this resneot.
MIIO beainen Rescued.
BALTIMORE, June 14.—The steamer Hestia, Captain Rainnie, from Glasgow, brought to port nine seamen, rescued on June 5 from the sinking Norwegian bark Ragnhild. The meii had been at the pumps for 8 iays, and were about exhausted.
How to Make Caramels.
Caramel, so much used to color sauces, gravies, etc., is made as follows: Heat half a pound of brown sugar in a small kettl»and stir until it is a smooth, dark brown butter, but be careful that it does not burn add gradually a pint of hot water, let it simmer while the sugar, which is escaping from the kettle, dissolves then bottle and cork.
THStlRGEMTS ACTIVE.
Spanish Soldiers in Cuba Kept Busy Fighting.
SEVERAL RECENT ENGAGEMENTS.
Losses About Equal, Although Dispatches From Havana State That the Insurgents Were Defeated—Information by Steamer
Contradicts Wire Reports in Many Instances. 'HAVANA, Juiie 14.—The insurgents have burned seven houses at Cuevitas, near Santiago de Cuba. A detachment of 1G soldiers of the civil guard fortified themselves in one of the buildings and kept up a hot lire upou the insurgents, whose leader, Duran, was killed with many others. The insurgents also left a numb?r of wounded behind them. One of the inhabitants killed was an Italian. The families of the populations are flocking to Santiago de Cuba, where great excitement prevails.
The insurgents have destroyed port of the railroad to Holwuin, and are understood to be marching on Purnia in the direction of the province of Puerto Principe.
Colonel Santandar has had an engagement with the insurgents at Cobre do Cuba. Three insurgents were killed and seven wounded. Three soldiers were wounded.
Colonel Copello has exchanged shots with insurgent bands at Yeteras and San Rafael de Cuba. One insurgent was killed.
Lieutenant Colonel Rotger, at the head of a small body of troops near Santiago de Cuba, was fired upon by the insurgents, commanded by Diaz, and had one man killed. The lieutenant colonel pursued, the insurgents, who soon after left the neighborhood.
The French consul here has had a conference with the government officials regarding the case of a French citizen who was killed near Sail Lius.
The president of the Red Cross association has disappeared from Santiago de Cuba and is supposed to have joined the insurgents.
A professor of the institute. Pinarrio Maximo Abaunza, while examining students who presented themselves for graduation, the examination taking place in public, sustained an atliiest thesis upon the revolutionary principles and unfavorable to the continued rule of Spain over Cuba. The government promptly ordered the suspension of the professor and also suspended the director of the institute for the sarno cause.
ADVICES BY STEAMER.
A Different State of Affairs From Those lteported From Havana. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 14.—Special to the Florida Citizen from Tampa says: News by last night's Cuban steamer is that the provinces of Sogua and Gibara went to the revolution ou the 11th and 12th respectively.
Camoguy has joined to Maximo Gomez over 5,000 men and 700 from Cilgo de Avita, and 800 from Moron have joined the Marquis of Santo Lucia.
The volunteers have been ordered out, but under the leadership of veterans. The volunteers refuse to respond unless under their own leaders.
The majority of Garcia's gueiillas have deserted to the insurgents. Madame Isabel Aguero. a noble lady from Camaguay, arrived at Havana Wednesday. She was searched in a nude condition b}- the authorities.
Reports are that Maceo is in full possession of the seaport near Manzanillo that he cleared two ships of sugar loading for the United States last week.
Ramon Rabla, the business manager of La Discussion, passed through here last night tor New York. He is going to purchase a press with a capacity oc 20,000 copies an hour. His paper paid $1,117 fine on Monday for publishing news objectionable to the government.
There was an immense Cuban meeting here last night. An unfounded rumor that Marti was in town yesterday afternoon created great excitement.
STEAMER CH1LD3 AT JAMAICA.
.Nothing Said About the Alleged Filibuster*™ Being on Hoard. WASHINGTON, June 14.—The steamer George Childs, carrying the filibustering expedition from Key West, has landed at Jamaica. Definite information to this effect has been received here. It was due in a large measure tot the sailing of this expedition last week. that the administration determined ont^ energetic steps to prevent violation of the neutrality laws aud caused President Cleveland to issue his proclamation.
The information from Jamaica states only that the steamer has landed, but does not add details as to whether the filibustered are still on board or were landed at some point in Cuba.
Additional information is expected as a result of inquiries now making. The fact that the information from Jamaica gives only the arrival of the Childs without. mention of the filibustered leads to the impression in some quarters that the, suspicions directed against her may .prove unfounded, as there is only circumstantial information thus far to show that she carried the party. The circumstances have been sufficient, however, to induce the closest watch of all her movements, and the authorities in Cuba have regarded her as the vessel needing the most observation.
If the steamer George Childs, as alleged, has carried from the United States a supply of munitions of war and armed men to aid the rebels in Cuba, the incident may raise a grave question as to the responsibility of our government. On the statement of facts as reported to our officials, the case bears a strong resemblance to the celebrated Alabama affair, which cost the British government many millions of dollars to settle.
In the Childs case the vessel was under the United States flag, aud practically the expedition originated in this country. It was said that our government was duly advised of the intended departure of the Childs expedition, though whether the advices wore in themselves sufficient to make up a prima facia case justifying the arrest of the parties or the detention of the vessel under the terms of our law can not learned.
By the terms of the treaty of Washington, the United States bound Great
Britain and itself to the doctrine that a nation is bound to use "due diligence" to prevent the departure of armed expeditions against, a friendly nation. This raises the point whether the United States can be held to have exercised due diligence in the matter.
Gloomy Day For Cuban Patriots. NEW YORK, June 14.—The Press publishes the following: "It was a day of gloom yesterday for Cuban patriots. Jose Marti is undoubtedly dead. Guerra, the treasurer of the Cuban revolutionary fund in America, authorizes this statement. Marti was killed on May 20. He was killed by treachery, and not slain in battle, and there seems to be good reasons to believe that the unfortunate young man, Woodward, was killed alonjf with Marti."
COLIMA INQUIRY.
One Witness Who Is Not Afraid to Speak
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 14.—At the federal investigation yesterday into the foundering of the steamer Colinia, near Manzanillo, Mex., May 27, Gustavo Rowan, one of the surviving passengers, was the principal witness. He told the story of the storm and wreck. Just before the wreck, he said, he realized the danger and tried to distribute life preservers, but the steward forced him to desist, s.vnng it would be too lnuoa trouble to replace the preservers after the storm was over.
Rowan states that during all the fury of the storm not one of the officers warned the passengers of their danger, Vvjnch few appreciated. No attempt was made to lower tlie boats, according to Iiowau. In his opinion, the Colima was overloaded, top heavy, and her deckload of freight poorly placed. He says tlie lumber on decit was not lashed and so it moved every time the ship listed.
At Manzanillo a freight wagon and Other freight was put on deck, but nothing was tied down, though a big canvas was placed over all.
The witness complained bitterly of his treatment on the San Juan after he was picked up. He says he was refused proper food and medical attention.
JAPANESE TORPEDO BOAT SUNK.
Thirteen JJIen Drowned, Two of Whom Were .v mericmis. SAN FRANCISCO, June 14.—A private letter received from a seaman of tlie cruiser Charleston reports the foundering at sea on the morning of May 10 of she torpedo boat No. 16 of the Japanese navy oil' Panghui island, in the Pescadores. All the vessel's crew excepting •Due man was drowned. Among the ost were two English and two American seamen. The latter's names are reported to be Alfred Lawson, formerly of Hartford, Conn., and James B. Ransom, a Califoruian.
The torpedo boat was commanded by Captain Oai Ozako. Fourteen men comprised the crew. Osako was a graduate of the French naval academy and one of the officers in command of the torpedo flotilla which did such damage to the Chinese fleet at Wei-Hai-Wei. The torpedo boat sunk half a mile from shore and within view of a number of Chinese fishermen who refused rewards offered by tlie Japanese soldiers oil shore to rescue their drowning countrymen.
WORKED TOO WF.LL.
Over a Dozen People Injured inaGripcar =•*. v:. Accident CHICAGO, June 14.—By the breaking of a grip on a Milwaukee avenuo cable car yesterday evening over a dozen persons were injured, three of them seriously. The most seriously injured wore: Tnomas N. McKibbon, police officer Mrs. George Weiaut and her 8-months-old son, Adrian.
The car had stopped to receive some passengers, aud when the gripman tried to start it the lever refused to work. He tried again, and the lever worked too well, for the front end of the car rose up in the air, throwing some passengers into the street and piling those oil the inside in a confused heap. Nearly all the people ou the car were hurt in some manner, but only the three named are in any danger of death.
His Perilous Journey lleguu. NEW YORK, June 14.—Robert McGallum, the daring young Scotchman who will make the attempt to cross the Atlantic in a 22-foot sloop, haaifoegnn liis perilous journey. His only companion is his black Scotch terrier, Jack. The start was made from the bQatsman's sloop at Battery Wall at llf25 a. m. yesterday. The tug J. A. .Garfield took the craft in tow. The young skipper was left to his own resources when Sandy Hook was passed. If he completes the journey successfully, as he expects to do, in 45 days, he will receive $5,000 and a gold medal.
On* Dollar For Wheat.
ST. LOUIS, June 14.—One dollar was paid for cash wheat in the St. Louis market yesterday. It consisted of a carload of the first new wheat of the 1895 crop raised in Missouri and graded as No. 2 red. While this wheat was of such excellent quality, it is understood the yield when thrashed was only 10 bushels to the acre, where at least 20 bushels were looked for.
Threw Himself Under a Train. CHICAGO, June 14.—Elmer Crawford, formerly a salesman for Boy del Brothers, white lead manufacturers of Detroit, committed suicide yesterday by throwing himself under a train. From papers found in his pocket it is thought that domestic trouble o.f some kind caused him to kill himself.
Two Great Races Arianged. BUFFALO, June 14.—Hal Pointer, 2:04 1-2, owned by the Village Farm, and Mascot, 2:04. owned by W. P. Taylor, will pace two races, best three heats in five, at the grand circuit meeting in August for $2,000 a side each race. One race will take place the lirst Week of the meeting and one the second.
Presidential Appointments.
WASHINGTON, June 14.—The president has made the following appointments: Allen Thomas, consul general to the United States minister at Venezuela, and Emory F. Best of the District of Columbia to be assistant commissioner of the general land office. m®.
American Schooner Forbidden to Land. PORT LIMON, Nicaragua, June 14.^The authorities here forbid the lauding of a schooner flying the American li.ig sailed the Carrie Mayer, or Meyer, as they were convinced the vessel was carrying arms for either the Colombian jr Venezuelan rebels.
HOW TO CARVE WELL?
Hints by Which a Lady Can Learn to Perfect Herself In This Art. A good knife of moderate size and great sharpness is a necessity. In sharpening a carving knife the sharpener should hold the blade close to the stone, almost flat. Hold the carving knife firmly with one hand, pressing the thumb against the back of the blade, and frequently whet the knife against the steel. First cut the bone from the roast, trim the outside a little and begin to lay off slices from the top of the roast, so that the juice which falls from the slice cut will permeate the meat beneath and not drip and waste into the dish, as it would do if the meat were carved from the side. The platter should be placed near enough to the carver to give control of it. In roast pieces, such as loin, breast, fore quarters and the like, the butcher should have been instructed to separate the joints so that carving may not be impossible. In carving beef, mutton, lamb and veal, thin, smooth, neat slices are desirable. They should always be cut across the grain, taking care to pass the knife through the bones of the meat.
In carving a leg of mutton the best slices are obtained from the center and the next best from the broad end. The pieces from the part next the knuckle are apt to be dry. A sirloin of beef yields its best slices from the end near the tenderloin. If it is cut through in this part, the pieces must be fairly thick if long, thin slices are desired, it should be cut across.
In carving a duck the fork should be stuck in the side and not in the breast, as is the common practice.
The turkey should be turned endwise toward the carver, instead of sidewise, as is the usual custom, as the knife is always held parallel with the direction of the fowl in carviftg. Insert the largo fork through the center of the breast, the tines astride of the ridge. Cut away the trussing twines, and cut two thin slices of white meat from the breast d.own to the shoulder. Now divide the wing from tho shoulder, which, if done beforo cutting the two slices, that part of the fowl and tho upper ends of the slices will be ragged. The beginner should cut above the second joint down toward the back then cut on the lower side, press the joint gently outward with the knife and divide the joints with the poiut of the knife. Slice off the breast in wide, long and thin slices. Cut off the pope's nose and the side bone. The "oysters" on the back belong with the side bones and should not be detached from them. The wishbone should be separated from the breastbone and shoulder, and a quick stroke will separate the collar bone from the breast, and another will give you the shoulder blade.
How the Russet on Apples Is Caused. Russet on apples is caused by the alternating temperature—light, shade, dryness and moisture, which follow one another in varying succession on showery days in July and August. The same result is not observable when there has been a constant or continual rain, succeeding to and followed by a cloudy sky, but the sudden intense light which generally follows a shower injures the wet skin of the fruit and occasions small cracks like the network upon a melon. The apple obtained its name from tho russet color of the shepherd's holiday clothing, a species of dingy brown.
How to Treat Carbuncles.
The cause of boils is now held to bo the penetration of the skin by a microbs known as the Staphylococcus aureus, and hence the treatment should be one which kills these microbes. The old fashioned linseed poultice does not kill the staphylococci burrowing into and poisoning the flesh, but it helps them to multiply and to do their mischievous work. In mild boils tincture of iodine may be applied with good effect, or a compress of gauze soaked in a solution of sublimate heated to a temperature of 125 degrees. Often spraying a painful boil with a 2 per cent solution of carbolic acid works extraordinary cure.
But our foreign medical correspondent says thermocautery—in preference to the knife—should if passible be used to evacuate the pus, and he suggests the new remedy, "a dose of beer yeast, 2 or 3 tablespoonfuls mixed with a glass of beer and taken at meal time." It can do no harm and is reported to do its work rapidly. Dr. Debonzy states that he has seen carbuncles the size of a small apple, covered with thin violet colored skin, perforated in places and on the point of undergoing gangrene, in which the skin recovered its vitality and the whole thing healed np in an incredibly short space of time.
v: How to Make Baked Omelet. Six eggs, 2 tablespoonfuls of flour, a little salt, a cupful of milk take a little of the milk and stir the flour into it add the rest of tho milk and the yolks of the eggs then beat the whites of the eggs to a stiff froth and pour into the flour, milk and yolks. Put a piece of butter the size of a small egg into an iron spider and let it get hot, but not so the butter will burn, then pour tho mixture in and put in a moderate oven to bake in the spider. It takes about ten minutes to bake. Then slip a knife under and loosen and slip off on a large plate or platter.
How to Make Cheese Straws. Grate 3 tablespoons of cheese add 3 tablespoons of flour, a little red pepper and salt add to the dry ingredients a tablespoon of melted butter, a tablespoon of water and the yolk of an egg. Roll thin as for cookies, cut in strips five inches long and a half inch wide. Bake 15 minutes. Serve on a plate with fringed doily. Build straws up like a log cabin.
How to Make Potato Pudding. Mix well together 6 tablespoonfuls of nicely mashed potato, a tablespoonful of sngar, a tablespoonful orange marmalade, 2 ounces butter and 4 well .beaten iggs. Pour the mixture into a buttered pie dish and bako half an hear.
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HOW TO TREAT CACTI.
A Beautiful Plant Needing: Judicious Handling at First. When plants of cacti are received from the dealers, cut off the dead roots, have ready four or livo inch pots half filled with charcoal or broken crockery, or both. Over this place the soil, which should be quite sandy. Plant your cacti close together in the sand, and as soon as abundant roots are formed plant in small pots of sandy soil. The pots ought only to be large enough to hold the roots.
Be very careful not to overwater at any time, especially before the pot is well filled with roots. If cacti are given this treatment and the plants are healthy when received, there need be no dread of failure. When the plants have made good growth, they may be moved to large pots, giving good soil. The secret of success is to get an abundance of roots. It is an excellent plan to plant a dozen or more different sorts in a pot or box 5 inches in depth and 7 or 8 inches in diameter.
If all cacti growers would study the habits of the different varieties as they thrive in their native homes, there would be no cause for complaint on account of failure, for when acquainted with their habits they are the easiestplants to be cared for. Mexico produces more than half the varieties of the cacti in cultivation, and nearly all of them grow on the ground best drained by nature—from the highest mountain peaks down to tho tablelands. After a rain not a single drop of stagnant water i» left around the plant. Some of the varieties delight to grow between the rocks without any visible earth to feed the plant, and among these are seen many curious forms. The plants when forcibly pulled out appear so pressed that they seem to have been molded.
Another peculiarity is that the majority of cacti are found on the south side of the mountains, and in their native haunts will stand a year or more without rain, but as hardy as the plants appear in this respect most kinds will not stand any rough handling or bruising. After they have been bruised they will appear sound for awhile, but will eventually rot when in the hands of an. amateur who endeavors to revive them by frequent watering. Obtain good, sound plants, ascertain if possible whether the different varieties are found in tho shady forests of South America or the hot sandy plains of Mexico and treat accordingly, handle the various specimens carefully, give thorough drainage and water sparingly, and success will be assured.
HOW TO MEASURE BY SPOON AND CUP
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An Invaluable Table For Convenience
Housekeepers.
'••'-"Four even teaspoonfuls liquid equalone even tablespoonful. sThrea even teaspoonfuls dry materialequal one even tablespoonful.
Sixteen tablespoonfuls liquid equal one cupful. Twelve tablespoonfuls dry material equal ono cupful.
Two cupfuls equal one pint. Four cupfuls equal one quart. ««Four cupfuls flour equal one quart or one pound.
Two cupfuls solid butter equal one pound. Two cupfuls granulated, sugar...equal... one pound.
Two and one-half cupfuls powdered sugar equal one pound. One pint milk or water equals one pound.
One dozen eggs should weigh 1*4 pounds. Skimmilk is heavier than whole milk, and cream is lighter than either, while pure milk is 3 per cent heavier than water.
The following table of proportions is also valuable. Use: One teaspoonful soda to one cupful molasses.
One teaspoonful soda to one pint sour milk. Three teaspoonfuls baking powder to one quart of flour. .•
One-half cupful of yeast or one-quar-ter cake compressed yeast to one pint liquid.
One teaspoonful extract to one loaf plain cako. One teaspoonful salt to- two quartsflour.
One teaspoonful salt to one quart soup. One scant cupful of liquid to two full cupfuls of flour for bread.
One scant cupful of liquid to two fnll cupfuls of flour for muffins. One scant cupful of liquid to one full cupful of flour for batters.
One quart water to each pound of meat and bone for soup stock. Four peppercorns, four cloves, one teaspoonful mixed herbs for each quart of water for soup stock.
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How to Make Lobster Cutlets. For every cup of boiled lobster take a large tablespoonful of flour, a tablespoonful of butter and one-half tablespoonful each of milk or cream and chopped parsley the yolk of an egg and salt and pepper to taste. Scald the milk, rub the butter and flour well together until smooth, add to the milk and stir until it thickens add the beaten yblks, stir for a moment, and remove from the fire add the seasoning to the lobster, and mix the custard. This must be done very carefully, that the outlets may not be pasty. Put it( away to cool, and when cool form into small cutlets. Roll in egg and bread crumbs, and fry in smoking hot fat. Garnish with lemon and parsley.
How to Make Bread Meringue. Beat the yolks of 4 eggs light, add gradually a cup of granulated sugar, beating all the while, and the grated rind of a lemon. Mix a pint of bread crumbs with a quart of milk, pour this on the eggs and sugar. Mix well and bake in a moderate oven until stiff. When done, make a meringue of the whites of 2 eggs and 4 tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar. Heap on the pudding and brown in a quick oven. When using cake crumbs, use the yolks of 9 eggs* and one-half tfnp of granulated sngar.