1AOMINOS. — Have any kind of sponge cake baked in a rather thin
As* sheet. Cut this into small oblong pieces, the shape of a domino. Frost
the top and sides of them. When the frosting is hard, draw the black lines
and make the dots with a small brush that has been dipped in melted choco¬
late. These are particularly good for children’s parties.
mfARKmG CAKES IN GOED.— Bake round cakes for the
children, and when the frosting on them is hard, dip a small brush into
the yolk of an egg, and write a word or name upon the cake. It pleases the
little ones very much.
CA1£I2.— Ten eggs, two and a half cupfuls of sugar,
and a half of pastry flour, the juice and grated rind of one lemon✪ Cake.
If you like our “ Receipts” you will like our Medicines.
“ Dr. Ransom’s Hive Syrup and Tolu/" in addi¬
tion to ingredients for ordinary Hive Syrup, con¬
tains Balsam of Tolu, Decoction of Skunk Cabbage
Root, Lobelia and Hops; a combination that must
commend it- to everyone as a superior remedy for
Croup, Whooping Cough, Asthma, Bronchitis,
Coughs, and "Colds ; indeed, for all affections of
the Throat arid Lungs where a cough medicine is
necessary. This Syrup is carefully prepared under
the directions of a regular physician of over twenty
years’ practice, who^e signature is attached to the
directions on the bottle. Its very pleasant taste
makes it an agreeable medicine for children; every
person should keep a bottle of Ransom’s Hive
Svrup and Tolu in the house, not only as a univer¬
sal Cough Medicine, but a sure and ready remedy
for sudden attacks of Croup among the children.
It is a sure remedy for distressing attacks of
Asthma, affording relief in a very short time.
Full directions, both in English 0md German, are
pasted on each bottle.
Reader, try one bottle of this superb article.
Dose for children of one year, ten to twenty drops;
from eight to* ten years, twenty to forty drops.
For sudden Croup attacks, the dose should be
repeated every fifteen minutes until it operates as
an emetic. For adults, as an expectorant, from
one-half to a teaspoonful.
Remember that Consumption is caused, in most
cases, by neglecting a slight cough.
“ Dr. Ransom’s Hive Syrup and Tolu ” is for sale
by dealers in Medicine throughout the country.
Small bottles contain four, and large bottles eight
ounces by weight. Price 35 arid 50 cents.
King of the Blood cures Biliousness.
PRESERVES, PICKLES, FANCIES, Etc.
(For other Receipts, “ Canned Fruits,” “Marmalades,” “Pickles,” etc.,
see previous books. See terms for mailing.)
PRESERVED QUINCES. — Pare and quarter the fruit, and take out all
the cores and the hard place around them. Boil the fruit in clear water
until tender; then spread it on towels to dry. For one pound of fruit allow
half a pound of sugar, and one pint of water✪ Preserved Quinces for three pounds of sugar. When
the syrup is boiling hot, put in the fruit, and let it cook very slowly; or, set it
back on the stove so that it hardly cooks at all, and keep it on for an hour or
more, if you can without its cooking to pieces — as the longer it cooks, the
brighter red color it will be. Put it in jars and strain the syrup over it, as with
other fruits.
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Presented as published in 1886. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
1DOMINOS. — Have any kind of sponge cake baked in a rather thin sheet. Cut this into small oblong pieces, the shape of a domino. Frost the top and sides of them. When the frosting is hard, draw the black lines and make the dots with a small brush that has been dipped in melted choco¬ late. These are particularly good for children’s parties.
MARKING CAKES IN GOLD.— Bake round cakes for the children, and when the frosting on them is hard, dip a small brush into the yolk of an egg, and write a word or name upon the cake. It pleases the little ones very much.
CAKE.— Ten eggs, two and a half cupfuls of sugar, and a half of pastry flour, the juice and grated rind of one lemon.
If you like our “ Receipts” you will like our Medicines.
“ Dr. Ransom’s Hive Syrup and Tolu/" in addi¬ tion to ingredients for ordinary Hive Syrup, con¬ tains Balsam of Tolu, Decoction of Skunk Cabbage Root, Lobelia and Hops; a combination that must commend it- to everyone as a superior remedy for
Croup, Whooping Cough, Asthma, Bronchitis, Coughs, and "Colds ; indeed, for all affections of the Throat arid Lungs where a cough medicine is necessary. This Syrup is carefully prepared under the directions of a regular physician of over twenty years’ practice, who^e signature is attached to the directions on the bottle. Its very pleasant taste makes it an agreeable medicine for children; every person should keep a bottle of Ransom’s Hive Svrup and Tolu in the house, not only as a univer¬ sal Cough Medicine, but a sure and ready remedy for sudden attacks of Croup among the children. It is a sure remedy for distressing attacks of Asthma, affording relief in a very short time. Full directions, both in English 0md German, are pasted on each bottle.
Reader, try one bottle of this superb article. Dose for children of one year, ten to twenty drops; from eight to* ten years, twenty to forty drops. For sudden Croup attacks, the dose should be repeated every fifteen minutes until it operates as an emetic. For adults, as an expectorant, from one-half to a teaspoonful.
Remember that Consumption is caused, in most cases, by neglecting a slight cough.
“ Dr. Ransom’s Hive Syrup and Tolu ” is for sale by dealers in Medicine throughout the country. Small bottles contain four, and large bottles eight ounces by weight. Price 35 arid 50 cents.
King of the Blood cures Biliousness.
PRESERVES, PICKLES, FANCIES, Etc.
(For other Receipts, “ Canned Fruits,” “Marmalades,” “Pickles,” etc., see previous books. See terms for mailing.)
PRESERVED QUINCES. — Pare and quarter the fruit, and take out all the cores and the hard place around them. Boil the fruit in clear water until tender; then spread it on towels to dry. For one pound of fruit allow half a pound of sugar, and one pint of water for three pounds of sugar. When the syrup is boiling hot, put in the fruit, and let it cook very slowly; or, set it back on the stove so that it hardly cooks at all, and keep it on for an hour or more, if you can without its cooking to pieces — as the longer it cooks, the brighter red color it will be. Put it in jars and strain the syrup over it, as with other fruits.
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