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AllRAL 
EXCELSIOR 
41 Pnrli How, New Yorli 
83 HulTnlo t>«„ Rocheiter 
£3.00 PRR YEAH. 
Single No., Eight Ceuta, 
WHOLE NO. 1002 
FOR THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, DEG. U, 1870 
f Entered according to Act of Congress, In the year iaiOi, by D. D. T. MOORE, In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.] 
putting them in boiling water. But for our 
boiled turkey, use this force meat;—Mince 
n quarter of a pound of beef suet, or 
marrow, the same of bread crumbs, two 
drachms (a medium-sized tmttjwnful is 
about a 
Hoi led Turkey. 
Fowls for boiling should bo chosen as 
white as possible. Those which have black 
legs should bo roasted. (Cousin Ann says 
that black turkeys are sweeter and more 
tender than their fairer brethren and sis¬ 
ters.) Wash well in warm water; if very 
dirty from the singeing, (which never ought 
to occur,) rub on a little white soap, which 
rinse off thoroughly. For the force meat, or 
stuffing, a great variety of materials are used. 
For reference, a list is appended: 
SrnsTANCK.—Flour, orumbs of bread, parsley, 
spiiiagc, boiled onion, mashed potatoes, yolks of 
omtstiuc \&comvxy 
in seven ounces of suet, muiccci very iiim , 
and three ounces of bread crumbs; mix all 
thoroughly together, and lot it stand, at 
least, half an hour before boiling. Put into 
a pudding mold, well buttered, or a linen 
bag dipped in hot water. When the bag or 
dish is half filled, drop in one plum. The 
hoys will call it a “mile stone pudding,” 
perhaps— i. e ., “ a mile between one plum 
and another.” Tf more “ plums” m e desired, 
half a pound of Muscatel or Malaga raisins 
cut in half,or stoned, and a few nicely clean- 
_ed currants added to the mix- 
will answer the desired 
The water must bo 
CONDUCTED 11Y MART A. K. WAGKK, 
drachm) of pulverized parsley water should he used. If hard w 
leaves, a drachm and a-hulf of sweet mar- can be had, a tcaspoonful of carl 
Joram or lemon thyme, and the same of potash may be added. They slioul 
grated lemon peel and onion chopped as he boiled by themselves, and ke[ 
fine as possible; a little pepper ami salt; covered; throw in a little salt with 
pound thoroughly together with the cou- tables. For potatoes, only water 
tents of two eggs; make wliat is left from to cook them done is necessary. V 
stuffing the fowl into small halls, which boil of the medium size are preferable, 
and place around the dish when served. need to be thoroughly cooked unt 
OUR CHRISTMAS DINNER. 
ST. m 
7-^ jw' purpose, 
boiling when the pudding is 
^v_\jy plunged in the pot, and must 
he kept boiling constantly. A 
jgjffjj kettle of hot water must ho 
kept near by to replenish that 
in the pot, ns needed. Boil 
_ TfLlii for three hours. If this is 
P™P cr, y managed, the result 
pvj) / Ji will be most, satisfactory. 
Yfl Plum Pudding So nee. 
>£■>,, The best, cooks decree rather 
/ “intemperate” sauces:—cold 
Xj > tYs wine and sugar; a glass of 
7\ wT || sherry, two teaspoon tills of 
k V jfl grated sugar in a quarter of a 
P‘ ut c * melted butter, with 
nutmeg grated on top. (Tom 
iV says these puddings and pies 
ding will keep a long time, 
V 3$ and needs hut to he rcboiled to 
i send again to the table. 
Mim'.o Menf. 
’ Cousin A nnf. says she finds 
pig’s tongue very nice for mince 
meat. Ho long as mince pies 
are a device of I he I) -, they 
might as well lx; made of the 
gpLffi vile animal into which Jesus 
drove the certain “beast” 
: ’YC some eighteen hundred years 
r ! Ilnvpi'nai'M. 
Tea should bo treated as nn 
■ iinfusion, and not boiled, as if 
- I grated sole leather. Coffee 
. should always he made in a 
»filter, and drunk from small 
Clips, With two spoonfuls of 
rr*V# cream, and sugar to taste. One 
cup of the pure beverage is 
sufficient. Chocolate. — To 
each square cake of chocolate 
allow three gills of boiling 
water. Grate the cake, or 
j shave it down with a knife, 
and mix enough hot water 
s SS SBrji with it to form a paste; put it 
4W into ft 1 10 *'> w *lh l * ic rc8t °** 
the water, and let it boil until 
f >ne-lhird reduced ; stir it once 
or twice. Supply the reduced 
portion with rich, sweet 
cream; stir, and remove from 
t ifr r>g£ f . I the fire; serve as soon as set- 
lied, and hot; sugar to taste. 
' J * Digestihles. 
b These are furnished by the 
fyBfcpigjj company—each one being ex- 
bI pected to furnish something 
1L funny, either acquired or 
original. Doleful peoplo 
should never be invited to social dinners; 
or, if invited, should have the good sense 
to refuse, unless they are “ sulky ” enough 
to shed the skin of their discontent, and 
gloom, and leave il behind. We have only 
this more to offer:—A Merry, Merry Christ- 
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but not until the bulb falls into pieces. 
Plum Pudding. 
Puddings are best when mixed an hour nr 
two before they are boiled; the ingredients 
amalgamate, and the whole becomes richer 
and fuller of Davor. Beat up the yolks and 
whites of three eggs; strain them through 
a sieve to keep out the treadle; add gradu¬ 
ally a quarter of a pint of milk—stir well 
together; rub in a mortar two ounces of 
moist sugar and as ranch grated nutmeg as 
will lie on a sixpence—if you can recall the 
size of one. Stir these into the egg and 
TV CHRISTMAS FTRKf-flDTC PICTURE G RANI “> IV 1 < )TITTC f ?. THIJ.MNT 
„ hard eggs, mutton, beef, suet, or marrow, call's Put the turkey oil in a clean pot, with soil 
11 inkier or brains, parboiled sweet bread, bolted , , . ,i , ,i •, 
tongue. water enough to cover ft well; the slower it 
1 r Sri hit.— Common thyme, lemon and oramro | K) j| H ,ho whiter and plumper it. will be; 
Ol thyme, sweet marjoram, Rummer and winter _ , 
,i v savory, sago, bay leaf, burnet, lemon peel, lob- skim off all scum as it rises. Boil from three 
y stera, oysters, dressed tongue, pepper, allspice, . fivr> , 
to muoe, cinnamon, ginger, nutmegs, cloves. L ” “n uuuis. 
be The consistency of force meats is a some- [ Memorandum. —If you wish a turkey, espe- 
a what difficult thing to manage, being either daily a large one, to be tender, never dress it 
n; too light or too heavy. Pounding and mix- until at least from four to ten days after it has 
ry ing should be resorted to until all the ingre- been killed. Homebody has said:—“No 
vii dients arc thoroughly incorporated. Force man, who understands good living, will say, 
it; meat balls should not be larger than nut- ‘Onsuch a day I will eat that turkey,’ but 
let megs; if for brown sauce, flour and fry will hang it up by four of the large tail 
them; if for white, boil for three minutes; feathers, and when, on paying Iris morning 
Ensign's Gingerbread Recipe. 
Ingredients: — One teacup of molasses 
one of sugar, (or two teacups of molasses^) 
one tablespoon of soda, one teacup of sour 
milk or buttermilk, and flour sufficient to 
make a soft dough. 
