Pie Crust.—l quart flour, 34 lb. lard,% lb. butter, and with water, knead until hng h with1floimUt thm thr6e times> touching it each time with the lard, sprink- Crullers.— Two coffee cups of sugar, one coffee cup of milk four een-s siV tablespoonfuls oflard,two teaspoonfuls of cream tartar, one teaspoonful of soda flour to make stiff enough to roll ; fry in boiling lard ; spice to suit the taste. Ginger Snaps.— (Large quantity).— 1 pound butter, 2 pounds flour Iks pounds sugar, eggs beaten very light, 1 great spoonful ginger-, 1 teaspooAfih mixed cloves and cinnamon✪ Ginger Snaps; roll as thin as wafer dough; cut into small round cakes, and bake crisp; cool off before putting away. small, round blitteo’ 2 CUPS su»ar creamed with the butter, % cup of milk, with a pinch oi soda, 2 eggs, 1 spoonful ginger,^ grated nutmeg i teaspoonful cinnamon, flour o’ stiff dough; roll vlry thin cut into round cakes, and bake quickly until crisp. They will keep a long time. Eggless Gingerbread.— 1 cup sugar, 1 cup molasses, V, cup butter, 1 cup sour cream, 1 spoonful ginger, 1 teaspoonful cinnamon, 1 heaping ditto soda dissolved in water; nearly four cups flour✪ Eggless Gingerbread; mix, and bake quickly, adding the soda-water last, and beating hard for 2 minutes after it goes in. f Cake-— 2 cups of sugar, 4 teaspoonfuls butter, rubbed in with the sugar, 4 eggs, whites and yolks beaten separately, 1 cup milk, 3 heaping cups flour, 1 teaspoonful cream tartar, sifted into flour, % teaspoon soda, melted m hot water ; bake m jelly cake tins. Filling — Same as for Jelly Cake. Lemon Pie — Grate 1 lemon, mixing juice with the grated rind, 1 cup water cup sugar, yolks of 2 eggs, a piece of butter size of an egg, 1 slice of bread broken flue✪ Lemon Pie without tne crust; bake with only an under crust. When done beat whites of 2 eggs, with 4 spoonfuls sugar and a few drops lemon; spread over the top, then return to the oven to brown lightly. ^ P Bla«c Cake. -2 even cups powdered sugar, % cup butter, creamed w? ’ ^iltes of 5 FF' YeiT stiff, 1 cup milk, 3 cups flour, or enough for ^-spoonful soda, dissolved in hot water, 2 teaspoonfuls cream 2l ™!?a wn?ed ^ <?°ur ’ va?1.lla flavoring; bake in jelly-cake tins. Filling for same A hites of 3 eggs, whisked stiff, 1 heaping cup powdered sugar, 1 cocoa- anfl grated ; mix lightly together, taking care not to bruise the co- coanut, when the cakes are perfectly cold, spread between and upon them. A Happy Family. Pulled from the breast, squeezed from the bottle, Stomachs will sour and milk will curdle; Baby hallelujah all that night, Household bumping heads in awful fright, / Don’t deny, ’twas thus with Victoria, Night was hideous without Castoria; When colic left; for peaceful slumber, All said their prayers and slept like thunder, 18 L Germans and Russians. Use Centaur Liniment for Goitre, Rash, Pimples, Itch., Ringworm, Boils, Felons, Strains and Sprains of all kinds. The French, Spaniards and Italians use it for Freckles, Cutaneous eruptions, Scald Mead, Swellings, Lameness, Sore Nipples, Caked Breast, Rheu¬ matism, and pains of all kinds. The late H. P. McGrath, Esq., the Lexington, Kentucky, stock grower, wrote: “ X take great pleasure in recommending Centaur Liniment as the best remedy I have ever tried for Strains, Galls, Splint, Spavin, RiDg Bone, etc,”

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Pie Crust.—l quart flour, 34 lb. lard,% lb. butter, and with water, knead until hng h with1floimUt thm thr6e times> touching it each time with the lard, sprink- Crullers.— Two coffee cups of sugar, one coffee cup of milk four een-s siV tablespoonfuls oflard,two teaspoonfuls of cream tartar, one teaspoonful of soda flour to make stiff enough to roll ; fry in boiling lard ; spice to suit the taste. Ginger Snaps.— (Large quantity).— 1 pound butter, 2 pounds flour Iks pounds sugar, eggs beaten very light, 1 great spoonful ginger-, 1 teaspooAfih mixed cloves and cinnamon; roll as thin as wafer dough; cut into small round cakes, and bake crisp; cool off before putting away. small, round blitteo’ 2 CUPS su»ar creamed with the butter, % cup of milk, with a pinch oi soda, 2 eggs, 1 spoonful ginger,^ grated nutmeg i teaspoonful cinnamon, flour o’ stiff dough; roll vlry thin cut into round cakes, and bake quickly until crisp. They will keep a long time. Eggless Gingerbread.— 1 cup sugar, 1 cup molasses, V, cup butter, 1 cup sour cream, 1 spoonful ginger, 1 teaspoonful cinnamon, 1 heaping ditto soda dissolved in water; nearly four cups flour; mix, and bake quickly, adding the soda-water last, and beating hard for 2 minutes after it goes in. f Cake-— 2 cups of sugar, 4 teaspoonfuls butter, rubbed in with the sugar, 4 eggs, whites and yolks beaten separately, 1 cup milk, 3 heaping cups flour, 1 teaspoonful cream tartar, sifted into flour, % teaspoon soda, melted m hot water ; bake m jelly cake tins. Filling — Same as for Jelly Cake. Lemon Pie — Grate 1 lemon, mixing juice with the grated rind, 1 cup water cup sugar, yolks of 2 eggs, a piece of butter size of an egg, 1 slice of bread broken flue without tne crust; bake with only an under crust. When done beat whites of 2 eggs, with 4 spoonfuls sugar and a few drops lemon; spread over the top, then return to the oven to brown lightly. ^ P Bla«c Cake. -2 even cups powdered sugar, % cup butter, creamed w? ’ ^iltes of 5 FF' YeiT stiff, 1 cup milk, 3 cups flour, or enough for ^-spoonful soda, dissolved in hot water, 2 teaspoonfuls cream 2l ™!?a wn?ed ^ <?°ur ’ va?1.lla flavoring; bake in jelly-cake tins. Filling for same A hites of 3 eggs, whisked stiff, 1 heaping cup powdered sugar, 1 cocoa- anfl grated ; mix lightly together, taking care not to bruise the co- coanut, when the cakes are perfectly cold, spread between and upon them. A Happy Family. Pulled from the breast, squeezed from the bottle, Stomachs will sour and milk will curdle; Baby hallelujah all that night, Household bumping heads in awful fright, / Don’t deny, ’twas thus with Victoria, Night was hideous without Castoria; When colic left; for peaceful slumber, All said their prayers and slept like thunder, 18 L Germans and Russians. Use Centaur Liniment for Goitre, Rash, Pimples, Itch., Ringworm, Boils, Felons, Strains and Sprains of all kinds. The French, Spaniards and Italians use it for Freckles, Cutaneous eruptions, Scald Mead, Swellings, Lameness, Sore Nipples, Caked Breast, Rheu¬ matism, and pains of all kinds. The late H. P. McGrath, Esq., the Lexington, Kentucky, stock grower, wrote: “ X take great pleasure in recommending Centaur Liniment as the best remedy I have ever tried for Strains, Galls, Splint, Spavin, RiDg Bone, etc,”

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