The Pocumtuc housewife

One quart milk, scald and stir in one cup meal, one cup molasses, two large spoons cider molasses, a little salt, and butter, a little sour apple sliced thin. Bake slowly for three hours. Baked Indian Pudding. Miss Whiting. One quart milk, five table spoons of meal, three fourths cup of molasses, salt, cinnamon. Scald a pint of milk, stir in the meal. When cool, add the egg. Bake slowly for two hours, adding the rest of the milk while baking. Apple Slump. Mrs. E. Coxes.. Fill small stew pan one-third full of quartered apple; add one cup sugar, two thirds cup molasses, nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon; cover and cook a very little. Make a biscuit dough without shortening, roll one inch thick and cover the apple. Cook slowly for an hour, covered; then let it brown. Lift the crust, break in pieces and pour apple over. The quarters should be whole and clear. Baked Rice Pudding. Miss E. Williams. One teacup rice, two and a half quarts of milk, one half teaspoon salt, a small cup of sugar, half a cup of raisins, cinnamon and nutmeg. Put part of the milk to the rice and set on the stove to cook, adding the rest of the milk, hot as it is needed. Cook slowly, stirring often for about two hours. Then bake in a moderate oven one hour. Rice Pudding with Eggs. Two cups boiled rice, one quart of milk, three eggs, a teaspoonful of salt, small piece of butter, nutmeg or lemon to taste. Bake thirty-five minutes. Sweet Corn Pudding. Miss E. Williams. Take twelve ears of corn, cut the rows through the center and scrape out the pulp with a knife. Add three eggs, a pint of milk, and a spoonful of butter. Sweeten and flavor to taste. Bake one half hour. Plum Pudding. Mrs. Jenks. Half a loaf of bread in crumbs, pour over a quart of cold milk. Let stand several hours, then mash fine. Add seven eggs, a cup of sugar, one fourth cup of butter, spice and a pint of raisins. Bake three or four hours. Pudding Sauce. One cup sugar, two tablespoons butter, one large tablespoonful of flour, stirred together. Add one beaten egg, salt, a gill of boiling water, tablespoonful of vinegar and teaspoon of vanilla, or wine if preferred. English Plum Pudding. A stale loaf of baker's bread grated, ten eggs, half a pound of sugar, one pound suet, one cup molasses, one and one half pounds stoned raisins, one pound currants, two ounces citron, one teaspoon each of cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg, one glass of brandy and one of wine. Boil in a cloth six hours or steam in a mould. Serve with sweet sauce. The production of good cake requires particular care and every careful housewife will take pains to perfect herself in this necessary art. Every well-regulated family will keep a sufficient quantity of rich fruit cake on hand for chance visitors or other occasions. This can be made before Thanksgiving, of a richness to ensure its keeping six or even twelve months. Should it become mouldy on the outside the mould can be removed with a damp cloth and the cake set into a hot oven for a few moments when it will become as good as new.