HOUSEHOLD RECEIPTS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1465, 13 December 1879, Page 22

HOUSEHOLD RECEIPTS.

A novelty in decor^tlQ^ig to'lay pieces of plate glaaa flat on"the_floor,' and to border these mirror,B with flower?; the effect is that of a silver lake, which reflects the flqwflfs and the palm trrierf, 1 whioh, u in' J httge box^-'stand here and fchefe in <'ttte haUs' and Ycorrl'ddrg. Upontha branches of these .trees, or] hanging from them^mqunted dn invisible wire,'iihere are small rbirdsrwithjbrilJiaiMiuplumag^ and beetle^ of green^andgQldj; "baßkefcsAare. suspended from the,- ceiling, ; and, thf effeot of the whole iß.lp7ely, o l|ke .fairyland. .- ' AgoW.flower.^anie^ntmaytbe n^de^'th a pyramid of sand/w etted and" pressed firm, and' stuck' a)l ove/MM* floweVs%ith'r sKoit Btema ; but "k better way of nfaking a r gyra<Ml ia'toget a 'boquetstah'df 'whibTf'ia'peafoea with holes, and Withjtwo mebal surfaces close together, which idraw'the water i up by-capil-lary attraction, and keep thenvifresh. foiva great length, of time. Eoi this; .flat :flowera, ouch as geraniums, ..pansles, petiinjas^. Qhry;Banthemumß,. l eto^ g^jch.ipan I be i< cstvßJ»g|y and. y arranged in. ; co}purß,;are;best,f i .flowers, such "as roae's.-are-quite'unfif'for'lfc' heapiDg teaspbqnful^ of baking r^owder jWiti 'one quart'of floweif / ! 'aaa"bn : e'nalf't<}acu'pfui of butter and' lafrd/mised :'6ne-f6urth r teacupful of 'sugarja liftle"salt, andsmilk elbfigK 1 !) make a soft dongh ; roll Out^Mife'thin 1 "arid bake in two vpane, which < should 'be*; large enough, to: allow of the cakes beingforitjin half,, so as to. make. four" -layersi when; done: crash P the, fruft i^ large^iid^Bpread.^aoh layer,, whichtShpuld^be butter,ed[plen.slfuUy with bprries and npwdered sugar.,,, Ea^wjtbi cream ; and "sugar "flayoured >' with'l.yaiiilia. Also,^ one quarV of flbu^' ' a 8 r piece joF butter the size of an egg 1 ; one te'as'pooSifJ/^of sp'da. and two df' ; crean\.of : tartar ! , f£ Bwe|t f 'n^ilk !i to mix. ' Sif Pth'e cream-qf.taftar'wltK'ghWfloiir'Jj rub the butter- thoroughly' 'throughitihe 1 'flour and dißsqlve'theßoda'in theTnllk \; im\&V6tb andibake -in a: flat tin 1 ; (when* done.^'Split open, butter and spread thibklyiwithcrnahed berries, ,crealn,.and r augaris r orTberrieß>.an'd sugar; only.; ; spread^ fruit rpver^thgiitopuo)? °*?*3 «d gpjgar., ." L . AU . v g d , i Graokebs.—To qne x qnart ofrjlightbread dough 'add' one teacupful of shortening and half arteaspognfal.ofa r teaspognfal.of Boda, t then kneaq^in flo^r*nntll yonMi^Ve c aypryi3trff 'dougn l : roll and ptnind witH^hV'rdUin^in'foi* ll= : 6r 7267 26 m'lnuWs, ;thSn J 'Kneaa' J anU !I roll i: thiii I'and!1 'and !r cnt with a email ontter, 'pnt itt^a 'dripiping^^an'f pick with a fork and bake. GrahamforackLera may beinadßMn-the:aamejway.-imrj ..Z " c ii > o>ATO,Sop3?. rt :Here<is are'oipe.-forinaklng *WPußpnp»'asgiven ; by«Mra: s Ainelia ! ];e.wi9,>sf Maneheßter.iftihe^neWfPflbUpatibn,. 'i^d and Healt^.Lpav.ea" :H£ake some^et; chpp it,fine, put it* ln^he, Muoegan (and' melt ; '.fry in it a tiiat'have/b'een out fine right^s^li^mwiii^WasVfMS flbtlr 1 over^thla ;and' J ' ! atiV r lf. f in !} fw'ftn Varin water, ad'd'corHpWer;an [ dSait, "ajid 1 Simmer for twenty i! minutes :s'haveo'two: s 'have o ' two 'ci pounds 1 off potatsoesiready.iboiled a'nd'mashed} add .these and a'handfukof paisley) chopped/ also the jwater s> f tomhther iboiledq potatbe*^ wi^ioiK^t hot tpjjbevjthsowntiawaytj iinw mer or boil gently for ten or fifteen mtnjjtejj & ljttie d^iedswaet herbjs wUl^do^inate^ of