and stir briskly until thick enough not to run. Use in cake
or on bread and crackers.
Molasses.
Four pounds brown sugar, i quart of boiling water✪ Molasses. Cook
until thick.
Burnt Syrup.
One pound of brown sugar, put over the fire in a sauce-pan,
stir all the time until it melts and begins to burn. Then quickly
add I pint of boiling water✪ Burnt Syrup and cook until a rich syrup. Season
when cold with Sauer's vanilla, and use as any other syrup for
cakes.
Golden Syrup.
Five pounds of white sugar, i quart boiling water. Boil for
5 minutes and add 2 pounds strained honey✪ Golden Syrup. Beat hard and
cook well.
To Season Whipped Cream.
One quart of cream, whipped until it is stiff ; 2 tablespoons
of pulverized sugar, i tablespoon of Sauer's vanilla extract. The
cream should whip up double its quantity, and be firm and stiflf
before the seasonings and sugar are added.
Caramel for Seasoning.
Two pounds of brown sugar. Burn over a hot fire until it
smokes. Pour over it i quart of boiling water and stir until
thoroughly dissolved. Boil to a rich syrup and bottle for use.
Pudding Sauce,
One-halt cup butter, i cup sugar, 5 eggs✪ Pudding Sauce. Beat butter and
sugar to a cream ; throw in the well-beaten yelks, then the
whites, and stir to a froth. Add brandy or wine to your taste.
Put in a stew-pan and place over the fire until it almost boils.
Use for cakes or puddings.
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Chocolate Paste,
Three ounces Baker's chocolate, i cup boilmg water, >4 cup
sugar, I teaspoon Sauer's vanilla extract✪ Chocolate Paste. Grate chocolate or
cut it up in small pieces. Pour the boiling water and sugar
over it, and cook until a thick paste. Season, and when cold
use on bread or crackers.
Sugar.
Pulverized sugar will not lump so quickly if kept tightly
covered in small wooden kegs.
Pickles.
Cover your pickles that are in brine with strips of horse
radish and they will not mould.
Milk for Sleeplessness.
Try a glass of hot milk just before going to bed. It will help
you sleep and quiet the nerves.
For Chapped Hands.
One teaspoon glycerine, lo grains borax, 2 tablespoons rose
water. Mix and bottle.
Another.
Two ounces rose water, i ounce glycerine, 2 ounces lemon
juice. Mix well and use as a lotion.
To Prevent Chapped Hands.
Take the yelk of an egg, ^ cup of pure honey, i cup corn-
meal, and form into a ball. Place in a cool, dry place and allow
it to harden. Use instead of soap during the winter, and the
hands will not chap.
148 TESTED VIRGINIA RECIPES.
Cleaning Fluid,
Four ounces of ammonia, 4 ounces castile soap, 2 ounces
alcohol, 2 ounces glycerine, 2 ounces ether. Shake well and use
for cleaning spots from woollen clothing.
To Keep Cake Fresh.
Place 2 firm apples in the box with the cake, and you will
find the cake keeps fresh a long time.
To Remove Ink Stains.
Rub ripe tomatoes on a spot of ink on any wash cloth, and
it will disappear. They will remove the stains from the hands
also.
For a Cough.
Whip the white of an egg to a stiff froth. Add 3 tablespoons
of powdered sugar and the juice from ^ a lemon. Beat well,
and take a teaspoonful every half hour. This will loosen a tight
cough and relieve the throat very much.
Peeling Onions.
When onions are peeled in large quantities, and the eyes
smart from the strength of them, you can do away with a great
deal of it by peeling them under water.
To Prevent Boiling Over.
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and stir briskly until thick enough not to run. Use in cake or on bread and crackers.
Molasses.
Four pounds brown sugar, i quart of boiling water. Cook until thick.
Burnt Syrup.
One pound of brown sugar, put over the fire in a sauce-pan, stir all the time until it melts and begins to burn. Then quickly add I pint of boiling water and cook until a rich syrup. Season when cold with Sauer's vanilla, and use as any other syrup for cakes.
Golden Syrup.
Five pounds of white sugar, i quart boiling water. Boil for 5 minutes and add 2 pounds strained honey. Beat hard and cook well.
To Season Whipped Cream.
One quart of cream, whipped until it is stiff ; 2 tablespoons of pulverized sugar, i tablespoon of Sauer's vanilla extract. The cream should whip up double its quantity, and be firm and stiflf before the seasonings and sugar are added.
Caramel for Seasoning.
Two pounds of brown sugar. Burn over a hot fire until it smokes. Pour over it i quart of boiling water and stir until thoroughly dissolved. Boil to a rich syrup and bottle for use.
Pudding Sauce,
One-halt cup butter, i cup sugar, 5 eggs. Beat butter and sugar to a cream ; throw in the well-beaten yelks, then the whites, and stir to a froth. Add brandy or wine to your taste. Put in a stew-pan and place over the fire until it almost boils. Use for cakes or puddings.
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Chocolate Paste,
Three ounces Baker's chocolate, i cup boiling water, >4 cup sugar, I teaspoon Sauer's vanilla extract. Grate chocolate or cut it up in small pieces. Pour the boiling water and sugar over it, and cook until a thick paste. Season, and when cold use on bread or crackers.
Sugar.
Pulverized sugar will not lump so quickly if kept tightly covered in small wooden kegs.
Pickles.
Cover your pickles that are in brine with strips of horse radish and they will not mould.
Milk for Sleeplessness.
Try a glass of hot milk just before going to bed. It will help you sleep and quiet the nerves.
For Chapped Hands.
One teaspoon glycerine, lo grains borax, 2 tablespoons rose water. Mix and bottle.
Another.
Two ounces rose water, i ounce glycerine, 2 ounces lemon juice. Mix well and use as a lotion.
To Prevent Chapped Hands.
Take the yelk of an egg, ^ cup of pure honey, i cup cornmeal, and form into a ball. Place in a cool, dry place and allow it to harden. Use instead of soap during the winter, and the hands will not chap.
Cleaning Fluid,
Four ounces of ammonia, 4 ounces castile soap, 2 ounces alcohol, 2 ounces glycerine, 2 ounces ether. Shake well and use for cleaning spots from woollen clothing.
To Keep Cake Fresh.
Place 2 firm apples in the box with the cake, and you will find the cake keeps fresh a long time.
To Remove Ink Stains.
Rub ripe tomatoes on a spot of ink on any wash cloth, and it will disappear. They will remove the stains from the hands also.
For a Cough.
Whip the white of an egg to a stiff froth. Add 3 tablespoons of powdered sugar and the juice from ^ a lemon. Beat well, and take a teaspoonful every half hour. This will loosen a tight cough and relieve the throat very much.
Peeling Onions.
When onions are peeled in large quantities, and the eyes smart from the strength of them, you can do away with a great deal of it by peeling them under water.
To Prevent Boiling Over.
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