One pound sugar; three ounces butter; half a teacup of water. Juice
and sliced rinds of two lemons. Pour this into a saucepan, and while
it is coming to a boil, beat the yolks of two eggs and add them. When
well boiled, take it from the fire and add the whites of the two eggs,
beaten to a froth. To be eaten hot with sponge cake.--_Mrs. K._
SAUCE FOR BOILED PASTRY.
Stew for fifteen minutes one pint of water, half a pound of sugar, and
a piece of butter as large as an egg. Beat the yolks of three eggs.
Remove the pan from the fire, and pour several spoonfuls of its
contents into the beaten eggs, stirring briskly. Then pour all into
the pan, place it over a slow fire and stir till it thickens. Season
with lemon or vanilla.--_Mrs. I. H._
MOLASSES SAUCE.
Moderately boil a pint of molasses from five to twenty minutes,
according to its consistency. Add three eggs well beaten. Stir them
and continue to boil a few minutes longer. Season with nutmeg and
lemon.--_Mrs. Dr. J._
PASTRY.
Pastry has fallen somewhat into disfavor, on account of its
unwholesome properties, but as many persons still use it, we will give
some directions for making it as wholesome and palatable as possible.
It is a great mistake to use what is called "cooking butter" and old
lard for pastry. Only fresh butter and sweet lard should be employed
for the purpose, and in summer these should be placed on ice before
being used for pastry. Pastry, like cake, should be made in the cool
of the morning, and it should be eaten fresh, as, unlike cake, it will
not admit of being kept.
If a marble slab cannot be obtained, it is well to keep a thick wooden
board exclusively for rolling out pastry. Handle as little as
possible, and if anything should prevent you from putting it on to
bake as soon as it is rolled out, put it on ice in the interim, as
this will make it nicer and more flaky. Sometimes there is a delay
about getting the oven or fire ready, in which case the cook generally
leaves the pastry lying on the kitchen table; but its quality would be
much improved if it were put on the ice instead, whilst waiting to be
baked.
EXCELLENT RECIPE FOR PASTRY.
Four teacups flour, one teacup firm butter, one teacup nice lard, one
teacup ice water, one teaspoonful salt. Mix the lard and butter in the
flour with a large, flat knife, then add the ice water. Do not touch
it with the hands. Take it up in a rough-looking mass, roll it out
quickly--not too thin. Cut it with a very sharp knife around the edges
of the patty-pans. When intending to bake lemon puddings or
cheese-cakes, let the pastry bake four or five minutes before adding
butter, as this prevents the pastry from being heavy at the bottom. In
summer it is best to put five teacups of flour, instead of
four.--_Mrs. M. C. C._
PASTRY.
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