The Massachusetts Spy, And Worcester County Advertiser

The Arts and Sciences.
[From the Buffalo Emporium.]
More Receipts for the Ladies.
Dough Cake.-Two coffee cups of
dough, two of sugar, one and a half of
butter, eight eggs, two tea spoons full of
pearlash, wine and plums; add very little
flour.
Cream Cake.-Four cups of flour,
three of sugar, one of butter, one of
cream, five eggs, one tea spoon full of
pearlash; rub the butter and sugar together,
then add the rest.
Shrewsbury Cake.—One pound of flour,
three quarters of a pound of sugar, three
quarters of a pound of butter, four eggs,
one nutmeg, one glass of brandy.
Clove Cake.-Three pounds of flour.
one of butter, one of sugar, three eggs,
two spoons full of cloves—mix it with
molasses.
Cake.—One tea cup of butter, two of
sugar, three of flour, and four eggs.
Cookies.—One tea cup of butter, one
of sugar, one egg, and flour.
To boil Ham.—It should be boiled in
a large quantity of water, and that for a
long time—one quarter of an hour for
each pound—the rind to be taken off
when warm. The ham is most palatable
when cold, and should be sent to the
table with eggs, horse-radish and mustard.
This affords a cheap repast at
any time of day.
Bread pudding.—One pound of soft
bread or biscuit, soaked in one quart of
milk, run through a sieve or cullender;
add seven eggs, three quarters of a
pound of sugar, one quarter of a pound
of butter, nutmeg cinnamon, one gill of
rose water, one pound of raisins, half a
pint of milk; bake three quarters of an
hour, middling hot oven.
Rice Pudding.—Half a pint of rice, six
ounces of sugar, two quarts of milk, salt.
butter, and allspice, put cold into a hot
oven, bake two and a half hours.
Indian Pudding.—Three pints of
scalded milk, seven spoons full of fine
Indian meal, stir well together while hot
let it stand until cooled; add four eggs.
half pound of butter, spices and sugar—
bake four hours.