THI RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
A FAIR EXPERIENCE. 
RECIPES FOR FAIR LUNCHES. 
queen’s cake. 
Cream together two clips of butter, two of 
sugar; add six eggs, beaten separately, two 
cups of flour, one teaspoonful of Horsford’s 
baking powder, half a pound of raisins, stoned 
and chop ed, a quarter of a pound of blanched 
almonds, a quarter of a pound of citron, sliced 
very thinly; mix and beat up quickly, 
adding the whites of eggs last. Bake about 
one hour. 
HAM AND CHICKEN SANDWICHES. 
Mince some cold roast chicken and a like 
quantity of cold boiled ham. Put the mixture 
into a saucepan with enough gravy to make 
a soft paste; season with pepper to your taste, 
Cousin Brown was going to the Fair and 
his wife and three children, so of course as 
their guest 1 had to go with them. The child¬ 
ren were up very early in the morning, and 
after breakfast, the horses were brought round 
and we started. The wagon was long and high; 
the two small child*cn sat at our feet in the 
back seat, and Jerry, who is 14 years old, took 
his place beside his father and drove part of 
thewa 3 r . Wo had a lunch-basket containing 
chicken and ham sandwiches, rolls and butter, 
cookies, and a jar of cold coffee; for the hotels 
were supposed to be full that day. The horses 
were pui up at a friend’s stable when wo 
reached the end of our six-mile drive, and the 
men folk started to see the cattle, while we 
sought the show room. There everything was 
arranged in tasteful order. The home-made 
carpets hung upon the wall; quilts and all 
kiucls of bed spreads were hung from the ceil¬ 
ing on one side of the room. There was a rack 
for knitting work, and some of the fancy 
crewel and satin embroidery was under glass 
covers. The floral room showed some magni¬ 
ficent pansies, and every variety of pot plant, 
while one stand was devoted to the exhibition 
of plants grown by children, that seemed to 
attract a large number of visitors, many of 
them no doubt interested. There was a great 
array of cheeses, and butter crocks, and in this 
department Cousin Brown’s wife seemed a 
little bit shy, till we came to a table where 
stood a largo white crock, and then her face 
flushed as she said, “Oh! I have got first prize 
for my butter.” Of course I congratulated 
her, thougli adding a little reproach that she 
had not told me she was exhibiting. “Well, 
I didn’t like to say anything about it,” she 
said shyly. The day passed very quickly, and 
after calling on various friends in the town, 
and hearing the jirize lists read, admiring the 
Jerseys and Holsteins, and the handsome 
horses, we once more climbed into the wagon 
and made our way homo in the twilight. The 
1 it.tle change of scene, with the prizes won, had 
quite elated Cousin Brown and his wife, while 
the children were made happy by the gift of a 
t rifle of money to spend, and Jerry had bought 
some patent sap spouts for next Spring’s 
sugaring, and a new book that he had long 
craved, so I thought that upon the whole, 
there was much good to be found in a visi t to 
a county fair, though it was m 3 ’ first experi¬ 
ence. Phylis Brown. 
PREPARING FOR THE FAIR. 
AUNT MABBY. 
I went over to Mrs. Every-day’s yesterda 3 * 
and they were bus 3 ' preparing for the fair. It 
was funny to see the intense eagerness with 
which all the children worked and helped. 
The oldest boy had a collection of insects that 
were injurious to gardens; the next had an 
arra 3 ' of fresh-water shells found on the farm- 
The eldest Miss Every-day was very busy mak¬ 
ing up bouquets, aud wreaths, and cutting an 
assortment of flowers in dozens. The other 
sisters were preparing plants, washing pots j 
etc. Mrs. Every-day had her own work to do, 
writing the botanical names of everything aud 
filling in the list of articles, and when I en¬ 
tered the sitting-room, the head of the house 
at a largo table was taking a critical survey of 
some apples that were for exhibition. I went on 
a voyage of discovery with some of the family 
for the best bunches of grapes, and handsom- 
•st pears, and then I went home and took out 
some of m 3 ’ pickles, and catsup, and the best 
fine pears from my tree to send doWD. My 
Blush and Elephant Potatoes are very large, 
and I expect to get a prize for them. I have 
been knitting socks for Laura’s husband and 
as they are extra-nice, I thought they might 
as well go down. It excites one to do some¬ 
thing too, when a whole family are as busy 
with their prize goods as they were at “Every¬ 
day House,” and “nothing venture nothing 
win.” 
stir while it heats, and when it is thorough!; 
worked smooth, take from the fire and spreai 
in a dish to cool. Cut some thin bread am 
butter in even slices, and put a layer of th 
ham and chicken mixture between. 
GRAHAM BISCUITS. 
One-and-a-half cup of Graham flour, one o 
fine flour, three teaspoonfuls of Horsford’i 
or any other superior baking powder siftec 
thoroughly in; cut up and mix with flour £ 
tablespoonful of butter and the same of lard 
add a tablespoonful of sugar and enough mill 
to make a soft dough; roll with as little hand 
ling as possible, and bake in a quick oven. 
spiced gingerbread. 
One pound of flour, one pound of sugar 
one-half pound butter, five eggs, three table¬ 
spoonfuls sweet milk, one tablespoonfu 
ginger, one of cloves, one each of cin¬ 
namon and nutmeg, half teaspoonful oi 
soda, one teaspoonful cream-of-tartar; cream 
the sugar aud butter, stir in the yolks, well 
beaten, the spices and milk, add the soda, 
white of eggs, and lastl}’ the flour: a sprink¬ 
ling of caraway improves it. Bake in two 
square pans. The same mixture with a little 
more flour, so as to roll out, makes very good 
cookies. 
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