TESTES RECIPES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 39, 15 February 1905, Page 10

TESTES RECIPES.

CAKES. •■'■■ Royal Sponge Cake.-Beat yolks and ivbitcfe of three cup of sugar with four water until it thickens; pour vottar whites in sj-rup, and beat till warm; sift in a cup of flour, bake in two layers, with jelly bet™? them. . ■•-.!** Lemon Layer.—Take one ean-'&g' two eggs, two tablespoons biitter t&SI fourths cup cold water, two cupk fa? two teaspoons bakivig powder- Tiv^ , layers, and spread following niixtttr.'w. ,1 tween: Three-fourths cup suga^- ** egg, juice and grated rrad ofi\&T Cook orer steam. '%%* OrieutaJ Cake—One pottnfl toim sugar, ligs, eggs, and presetted 'chw' (chopped), one and a ,quart«r,S' flour, and almonds, quarter mST citron. ■ .V."? 1 Sponge Ckke.-TKrce eggs, the^Ui. of three in sugar, and one and i fcJfi. flour, heat for half an hour. ™ Kainbow.—Beat quarter of i butter to a cream, add h&itaftta : *ss* three eggs MU-&1 How, two teaspoons cream, of +£*? and one soda; beat all well t «*E lemon or vanilla essence as V iiS' divide into three parts, colour clw® well together, add little milk WT in enough flour to make a■• iwfeS'Jthickness, then add one tcaiS cream of tartar, and bJTof drops of essence of lemon, mix wffijjfc STEAMED EGGS WITH Required: Four egsrs. two four slices of bacons, ™ e «*, ?fe tered tout, tw o teaspoonin^*iS* per parsley, one ounce of bufcter S butter some small plain ' sprinkle the bottom of «*], wVth X?,? ped parsley. Into each mould caJI ly break an e g «r. P| a ,. e the riouM a saucepan with boiling water to com half-way up them, and lay a. pi eoc lf buttered paper over the tojfc oHfo -tius. Let the eggs steam ,f6'r alxnvt five minutes, or til] they are.sct.v.\VnJJ- ethey are cooking, cut the tonktoes in half and put them oh a tin iii ''&-%t ■ oven; put a little bit of butter bn'eibi aud cook till they are tender. \\l<s4st the rounds of bread and the bacon liefore the lire. When all are cboKed trim the toast neatly, lay half » tpmtto' on each slice, then slip an egg,c«el;iillr on to each tomato. Arrange tjteW neatly on a dioh with the biicon. ;;V ! SALLY LUNNS. '' \'^ Required. Three-quarters of I ljwmi of flouy, one oumee of butter^'half'ah ounce of German yeast, one egg; 6n'e i«i a-half gibs of milk, half a te^jjodiifal of salt, ball a ieaspb'onful .of; caster sugar. Mix the flour* and saAs, vitiSHla the butter lightly. Cream thn ye&«tiiid sugar till hquid. st'.r into tb»ni : tiie tepid milk. Boat well, arid Add to the >eas! and milk. Makea holjiii the middle of the llouf; Jiijtiii . yeast, pic. and mis to a soft b.iiV rot sticky dough. It must be soft.' ; ; Rnfeii lightly f\-.\ a well-floured hoard." AVeli butter two plain souffle tins; dividfe/th* dough into two round cakes. Drop osi into each tin. Cover the tops piece of paper, and put the tics .ift;,i» warm 'ila.ee till the dough has risen; afyl filled thfi tins. This will fake iibout one hour. Then bake in a .sferjii OTeil about half nn hour. When coekfcd. tuti thorn out of the tins. with a little warrucd milk and ■• butt «[S« • Serve *plit in slices, toasted and liiUtejr* cd. ''"■'• V/::"<jV. - - HOUSEHOLD HINTiS. A teapot lid should be left opehi'til ; shut it is liable, to get hiouldjv , ; Pieces of soft silk are' the ilicest t* dv.sting china aiid ornaments *itli. To remove hard putty, pass X Hot ftp orer it, when it will at once becbtati febft. A pincli of salt added to; the :*Mt« of eggs will make them whip up ettie?' A pinch of salt added to <i fruit with the sugar is a decided improvement. ' '. ':.!.:* If a rag with a little turps "on H .' j.n+. h\ the larder it will keep the bWw flies fivvay from the food. v , '-. All oak furniture looks nice if wi'h beeswax and turpentine. Put:-it>- ■• . thialy, and polieh ,with a brusli. Ink spilled on a carpet may be takei up without leaving a stain if ■■ i.-s applied immediately. 11 drawers will not run easiiy. : rU» the that stick with a littlfe mf or the blaeklead/ brush. ' •■ii^ To whiten doorsteps tiiix a '.littw quicklime with nrilk, and washing paint this over the Steps.">;!;The juice of half a lemon itt itt cup «?f black coffee, without sugar ot• dom fails to cure a case of headhche^■ ; Paint or Tar on the Hands.—Fu"?tw, • the spots well with lard or butter, then; wash the hands with soap and bt>tf%»WK To clean leather-covered with a piece of flannel dipped in ftfim,:then with a clean linen ragCheap gloves often stain tlie a»n<jv These stains may be removed by lemonjuice. ..; ; . To prevent shoe laces froui coiriilif u«" tied, wax them before putting theftl intothe shoes; the slight trouble is WUworth while. _. -»j Ink Stains on Boards.—To_ wine*.: these, apply spirits of salts with a pf«*; of cloth. "Afterwards wash well with j w*ter. "• :'. -. Boots and shoes should be kept in » well ventilated box, as, apart itO&'fflM] ' question of tidiness, the leather,is t&ii».. kept in better condition. Medicine stains on silver should.** rubbed with q little inethylaU'd spin*>.. and the spoon then washed iii rffl soapy water. . i , '•'■. If silver i? washed every w«ek in . warm suds containing a tablespbojrtui ■ of ammonia the polish can he prcStrVjao,.: for :i long time. . ~-' Kaisins for fruit cake lire niuiili improved by cooking, theni . yfflfcv slowly au'd then simmer until tbc : SK» B is tender. ■ :*:''■••. ] Clothes-lines are rendered • fli«R h ' stronger and more , boiling them for a quarter of .aniflP , *"' before using them at all. Spanish onions are very nice if £ . sliced, and served on buttered toast, «X? asparagus. Pour nicely-made .Wflii?" sauce or melted butter over., j '. 'X' •Cor* can be cleaned by boiliDg in .net): soapy water. Afterward? rinse tlipr- ■ oughly and Ist dry. Polish by rubbrtg with a clean chamois leather. r ; '"' When very tireil try bathing V«l»' «<*'.:. in warm uiiik ami water (half ai»3.uali>rt fakes away that parched fceJ"^ 1 > 'he skin tliat tiredness pives. ;-. " : Washing Cinders.—-When cinders Itarc 'tad the ashes washed fronl tbeiU tW ■: make a much brighter i3re than wheP covered with ashes. ' * v , ; If a lamp smells unpleasantly J?" may be quite certain that some P art j?u it is dirty. Duplex burners ' taken apart and thoroughly; H** Be ".- ; one* a month. ; '" - -