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THE 

HYDE  PARK  CUISINE 


PUBLISHED  BY 

THE  WOMEN   OF   THE    HYDE   PARK  BAPTIST  CHURCH 

Mav,  1900 


The  Windermere  Press,  5648  Stony  Island  Avenue 


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Now  good  digfesticn  waits  on  appetite  and  health  on  both* 

— Shakspearc 


But  civilized  man  cannot  live  without   cooks. 

— Owen  Meredeth 


'^Or  cloy  the  hun?;iy   edge   of   appetite  by  bate   imagination 
of  a  feast." 


"Some  said,  'John,  ptint  it;' 
Others  said,  'not  so;* 

Som^  said  *it  might  do  gfood'^ 
Others  said;   'no.''* 


INTROD  UCTION 

BY    PROFESSOR    MARION    TALBOT,    THE    UNIVERSITY    OF    CHICAGO 

As  one  industry  after  another  has  vanished  from  the  house- 
hold, a  tendency  has  arisen  to  belittle  the  importance  of  house- 
hold administration  and  to  consider  it  more  or  less  as  drudgery. 
The  newer  sociological  studies  are  however  beginning  to  show 
that  "in  the  centre  called  the  home"  are  found  the  influences 
which  to  a  large  extent  determine  the  character  of  the  com- 
munity and  society  at  large,  and  there  is  no  department  of 
the  home  which  is  of  more  importance  to  the  family  and  the 
community  than  the  kitchen.  A  few  illustrations  will  prove 
this.  A  political  economist  has  said  that  "Half  the  struggle  for 
life  is  a  struggle  for  food"  as  shown  by  the  fact  that  the  ma- 
jority of  wage-earners  spend  more  than  half  of  their  earnings 
for  food.  An  eminent  physician  declares  his  belief  that  avoid- 
able errors  in  diet  are  responsible  for  more  disease  and  wasted 
life  than  is  alcoholic  drink. 

In  administering  her  kitchen  the  housekeeper  should  know 
how  to  keep  from  worrying,  and  how  to  save  time,  strength 
and  money.  If  she  has  proper  training  and  a  fit  sense  of  pro- 
portion as  to  what  is  essential  and  what  is  non-essential,  there 
will  be  little  difficulty  in  any  of  these  directions.  Moreover, 
she  must  know  that  food  must  be  palatable,  digestible  and 
nourishing.  Everybody  sympathises  with  the  little  boy  who 
asked  his  grandmother  "to  please  not  give  him  nutritious  food, 
but  food  that  tasted  good."  And  yet,  while  the  first  requisite 
of  good  food  is  that  it  should  be  palatable,  care  must  be  taken 
to  recognize  the  fact  that  the  palate  is  a  guide  to  food  which 
is  very  easily  and  in  our  country  very  often  perverted. 

Next  in  order  comes  digestibility,  and  here  is  a  field  for 
far  more  knowledge  than  a  housekeeper  can  command  with 
eve  n  extensive  study  of  the  subject.  More  food  in  this  country 
is  rendered  useless  for  its  purpose  by  poor  cooking  than  can  be 
estimated  and  much  of  this  wastefulness  is  due  to  the  desire  to 
have  the  work  done  quickly.  In  general  it  may  be  said  that 
the  more  hurriedly  food  is  prepared  the  less  palatable  and  the 
less  digestible  it  is.  A  return  to  the  slow  cooking  which  was 
known  in  the  days  of  the  Dutch   oven  and  the  banishing  of 


the  present  methods  of  using  gas  would  be  real  steps  in  ad- 
vance. It  must  be  remembered  that  the  slow  cooking  demands 
less  strength  and  time  and  attention  from  the  cook  than  do 
the  quick  methods. 

The  popular  idea  that  the  nutritive  value  of  food  can  be 
judged  from  its  cost  is  altogether  incorrect.  The  housekeeper, 
too,  needs  even  more  to  be  on  her  guard  against  so-called 
"health  foods"  than  against  adulterations.  They  are  frequently 
less  wholesome  for  people  with  normal  digestions  than  ordi- 
nary foods  well  prepared,  besides  involving  a  large  waste  of 
money  and  a  wrong  conception  of  the  value  of  food. 

There  is  no  more  effective  way  of  counteracting  some  of 
the  vicious  tendencies  of  the  social  world  of  today  than  by  in- 
sisting upon  simplicity  in  the  preparation  and  serving  of  food, 
and  every  written  or  printed  word  that  can  help  the  house- 
keeper toward  accomplishing  this  end  is  to  be  highly  prized. 

Miss  Marion  Talbot, 

Dean  of  Women  Uuiversity  of  Chicago. 


MARKETING 

Any  article  on  marketing  is  necessarily  unsatisfactory  ;  for 
no  hard  and  fast  rule  can  be  laid  down  as  to  how  to  buy 
successfully.  You  must  know  first  what  you  want  to  ac- 
complish. Your  problem  may  be  to  furnish  a  dinner  for  twelve 
persons  with  an  expenditure  of  ^24 ;  or  you  may  have  to 
provide  a  family  of  six  with  three  meals  a  day  for  a  week  for 
the  same  sum.  Neither  of  these  problems  is  a  difficult  one  ; 
but  both  give  opportunities  for  comparative  degrees  of  success 
or  failure. 

Good  buying  means  getting  good  value  for  your  money 
and  choosing  what  is  most  suitable  for  the  need  of  the  delicate 
invalid,  the  breadwinner,  or  the  sturdy,  growing  children.  Too 
much  attention  cannot  be  paid  to  the  children  ;  for  they  are  the 
future  citizens,  and  on  them  wisdom  more  than  money  must  be 
expended.  There  is  little  excuse  at  the  present  day  for  the 
woman  who  has  no  knowledge  of  the  physical  needs  of  her 
children. 

A  little  experience  teaches  one  how  to  choose  good  meat, 
fresh  fruit,  and  vegetables.  Longer  experience  will  teach  one 
how  to  substitute  one  vegetable  for  another.  Prices,  like  sup- 
plies, vary  from  day  to  day.  Luxuries  can  and  should  be  bought 
sometimes,  cheaper  foods  being  sandwiched  in  and  the  ave- 
erage  cost  being  kept  within  bounds. 

In  choosing  meats  and  poultry,  until  experience  is  gained, 
go  to  a  reliable  meat  store.  The  law  regulating  the  sale  of  dis- 
eased meats  is  so  strict  that  there  is  little  reason  for  fear  from 
this  source.  Meat  which  is  tough  or  that  from  animals  which 
have  not  been  well  fed  is  often  sold,  and  this  should  be  care- 
fully guarded  against.  In  buying  meat,  choose  that  which  is 
of  a  bright  red  color,  fine  grained,  and  well  mottled  with  fat. 
What  are  the  best  joints,  each  housekeeper  must  decide  for  her- 
self. She  must  know  whether  time  or  money  is  of  the  greater 
value.  The  best  results  for  the  benefit  of  the  family  are  usually 
obtained  when  time  is  plentiful  and  well  expended  ;  then  good 
nourishment  can  be  gotten  from  the  cheapest  and  toughest  of 
joints. 

There  is  economy  in  buying  some  articles  in  large  quanti- 
ties ;  but  unless  the  household  is  large  and  there  is  a  good 
place  for  storage,  it  is  not  advisable  to  buy  perishable  articles 
in  quantities  larger  than  can  be  quickly  used.  Canned  goods, 
soups,  sapolio,  candles,  starch,  etc.,  do  not  deteriorate  and  so 
may  be  bought  in  bulk.  In  the  case  of  other  articles,  much 
depends  on  the  size  of  the  family  and  the  distance  from  the 
source  of  supplies.  Miss  Elizabeth  Yeomans, 

Dean  Wonan's  Commons,  University  of  Chicago. 


SOUPS 


Expect  spoon  meat — or  bespeak  a  long  spoon. 

^  — Shakespeare. 


TOMATO 

Take  one  can  tomatoes,  strain  out  all  the  pulp  and  seeds. 
Set  on  the  fire  with  salt  and  pepper  to  taste,  add  also  a  little 
sugar.  When  the  tomatoes  come  almost  to  a  boil,  add  a  pinch 
of  soda,  a  little  thickening  made  of  teaspoon  of  flour  smoothed 
in  water;  lastly  add  one  pint  milk  and  let  the  mixture  come  al- 
most to  the  boil.  Do  not  allow  it  to  boil,  as  the  tomatoes  will 
curdle.  Mrs.  W.  B,  Owen. 

CLAM 

Mince  one  onion  very  fine,  boil  it  twenty  minutes  in  a  little 
water.  Take  one  dozen  clams  minced  very  fine,  then  scald 
them  in  their  own  liquor;  take  one  quart  milk  and  boil  sepa- 
rately; add  together  but  do  not  let  it  boil.  Pour  immediately 
into  tureen  where  minced  parsley  and  small  crackers  or  crou- 
tons are  placed.     Add  pepper  and  salt  and  a  lump  of  butter 

before  putting  into  tureen. 

Mrs.  Charles  Allen  Marsh. 

FRENCH   TOMATO 

One  quart  can  tomatoes,  one  pint  hot  water,  one  table- 
spoon sugar,  one  teaspoon  salt,  one  small  salt-spoon  red  pepper, 
one  tablespoon  butter,  one  heaping  tablespoon  chopped  onion, 
one  tablespoon  corn  starch.  Put  the  tomatoes,  water,  sugar, 
,salt  and  pepper  on  to  boil  in  a  porcelain  stew  pan;  put  the 
butter  in  a  small  sauce  pan  and  when  it  bubbles  put  in  the 
onion.  Fry  five  minutes,  being  careful  not  to  burn  it;  add  the 
corn  starch  and  when  well  mixed  stir  in  the  tomatoes.  Let  it 
simmer  ten  minutes,  add  more  salt  and  pepper  if  needed,  strain 

and  serve  with  toasted  crackers. 

Marion  Ousley  Russell 


CORN  PUREE 

One  can  corn,  one  quart  milk,  two  tablespoons  butter,  one 
tablespoon  flour,  one  teaspoon  of  grated  onion,  little  pepper, 
yolk  of  one  egg.  Chop  the  corn,  cook  with  one  quart  milk  in 
double  boiler.  Take  one  tablespoon  butter,  brown  it  with  the 
onion  and  the  flour  in  skillet,  then  add  second  tablespoon  but- 
ter, pour  in  gradually  one  pint  cold  milk.  Strain  cooked  corn 
and  add  the  second  preparation;  let  thoroughly  cook;  just  be- 
fore serving  stir  in  one  egg  and  salt. 

Mrs.  B.  S.  Terry. 

PEANUT 

Shell  one  pint  roasted  peanuts;  remove  the  red  skin  and 
roll  the  nuts  fine.  Make  a  thin  cream  soup  of  one  pint  milk 
and  one  pint  water,  thickened  with  one  level  tablespoon  flour 
rolled  into  one  heaping  tablespoon  butter.  When  this  is  cooked 
through,  add  the  powdered  nuts,  salt  and  pepper. 

Contributed. 
CREAM 

Heat  two  quarts  of  milk.  Put  one-half  cup  melted  butter 
in  double  boiler;  when  hot  stir  in  one  cup  flour;  let  cook  five 
to  ten  minutes,  so  the  flour  will  not  be  raw,  then  add  milk 
slowly,  stir  well,  so  it  will  be  smooth.  Any  vegetable,  either 
canned  or  fresh,  may  be  added.  Cook  it  well  and  strain.  Or 
one  can  lobster  or  shrimp  make  a  fine  soup — cut  up  fine. 

Contributed. 
MOCK  BISQUE 

Use  double  boiler.  Two  tablespoons  butter,  two  table- 
spoons flour,  one  pint  of  milk  and  one  pint  of  boiling  water 
mixed;  salt  and  pepper  to  taste.  Mix  butter  and  flour  together 
in  sauce  pan  and  stir  until  thoroughly  blended;  then  add  about 
four  ounces  of  the  milk  and  water  and  stir  constantly  until 
boiling;  continue  to  add  liquid  and  let  boil  each  time  until  all 
the  milk  and  water  .is  added.  Into  this  strain  a  can  of  tomatoes 
which  has  been  cooked  and  to  which  a  piuch  of  soda  has  been 
added.  Mrs.  Hutchinson. 


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BOUILLON 

Boil  one  large  chicken,  five  pounds  beef  with  bone,  and  one 
slice  of  ham  slowly,  putting  on  in  cold  water,  keeping  covered 
until  meat  is  tender.  Remove  the  meat,  strain  the  liquor  and 
when  cold  remove  the  grease.  Season  to  taste  and  just  before 
serving  add  one  teacup  of  good  sherry  wine.  Enough  for 
sixteen  cups.  Mrs.  F.  W.  Shepardson 

CLAM  AND  CELERY 

One  cup  clam  broth,  one  cup  stewed  celery  strained,  two 
cups  sweet  milk,  one  tablespoon  butter,  one  tablespoon  flour, 
salt  if  need.  Cut  off  the  coarse  stalks  of  the  celery  and  stew 
with  the  tops,  when  tender  strain  through  a  coarse  seive;  wash 
six  large  clams,  put  on  in  a  little  water  and  set  over  a  hot  fire 
and  let  them  cook  until  the  shells  open,  strain  off  the  broth  and 
add  the  celery.  Mix  the  butter  and  flour  carefully  ov.er  the 
stove  and  add  milk  gradually,  stirring  until  it  all  creams,  then 
stir  the  milk  into  the  broth — not  the  broth  into  the  milk,  or  it 
will  curdle  it.  Mrs.  G.  C.  Baldwin. 

CREAM  OF  CELERY 

Cut  four  stalks  of  celery  into  small  pieces,  and  cook  forty 
minutes  in  sufficient  water  to  make  one  quart  when  done. 
Mash  through  a  colander,  return  to  fire,  have  ready  one  quart 
boiling  milk,  which  add,  and  season  with  a  sprig  of  mace,  a 
little  onion,  butter  the  size  of  an  egg,  salt  and  pepper  to  taste. 
Thicken  with  tablespoon  of  flour  ;  just  before  serving  add  a 
cup  of  whipped  cream.  Alma  B.  Simpson. 

SQUASH 

One-third  cup  of  cooked  squash,  one  pint  of  milk,  one 
slice  onion,  one  tablespoon  butter,  one  and  one-half  table- 
spoons flour,  one-half  teaspoon  of  salt,  a  few  grains  of  pepper 
and  celery  salt  ;  scald  the  milk  with  the  squash  and  onion  ; 
remove  the  onion;  stir  in  butter  and  flour  rubbed  smooth;  add 
seasoning,  cook  two  or  three  minutes.  Miss  Sherwin, 

Boston  School  of  Housekeeping 


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CELERY 

One  pint  milk,  one  tablespoon  of  butter,  one  head  of 
celery,  one-half  slice  of  onion,  one  small  piece  of  mace.  Boil 
celery  in  a  pint  of  water  from  30  to  45  minutes  (until  tender.) 
Heat  mace,  onion  and  milk  together.  Mix  flour  with  two 
tablespoons  cold  milk,  add  this  to  the  boiling  milk  and  cook 
ten  minutes.  Mash  celery  in  the  water  in  which  it  is  boiled, 
stir  it  into  the  boiling  milk,  add  butter,  and  season  with  pepper 
and  salt  to  taste.  Strain  and  serve  at  once,  adding  a  cup  of 
whipped  cream  in  tureen.  Mrs.  T.  W.  Goodspeed. 

POTATO 

Six  moderate-sized  potatoes,  three  cups  milk,  one  and  one- 
half  cups  water,  one  and  one-half  small  onions,  three  teaspoons 
salt,  sprinkle  of  white  pepper,  three  tablespoons  flour,  three 
tablespoons  drippings.  Boil  the  potatoes  till  soft,  then 
drain  and  mash  them.  Cook  the  onion  in  the  milk  ;  when  the 
potatoes  are  mashed,  add  the  scalded  milk,  salt  and  pepper; 
rub  it  through'a  strainer  ;  melt  the  drippings  in  a  small  sauce- 
pan, add  the  flour  and  a  little  of  the  soup,  if  required,  add  the 
thickening  to  the  soup,  let  it  boil  up  and  serve  with  croutons. 

Mrs.  H.  E.  Slaught. 

CLAM  CHOWDER 

One  can  clams,  one-half  dozen  onions,  one-half  pound  soda 
crackers,  little  salt  and  pepper,  one  pound  salt  pork,  one-half 
dozen  potatoes.  Pour  off  juice  of  the  clams  and  chop  a  little; 
cut  pork  into  small  pieces  and  try  out  in  the  pot  ;  slice  pota- 
toes and  onions  ;  when  pork  is  well  done  put  in  a  layer  of 
onions  and  a  layer  of  potatoes  ;  season  well  with  pepper  and 
salt  ;  just  cover  them  with  water,  cover  the  pot  close  and  boil 
half  an  hour  or  until  they  are  done,  then  put  in  juice  of  clams 
and  half  pound  soda  crackers  dipped  for  a  moment  in  cold 
water  ;  have  a  quart  of  milk  hot  and  pour  in  last  of  all.  Ex- 
cellent. Mrs.  a.  O.  Parker. 


FISH 


This  fish  was. well  fished  for. 

—  Shakspeare. 

It  is  unseasonable  and  unwholesome  in  all  months  that   have  not  an 
R"  in  their  name  to  eat  an  oyster. — Butler  (1599),  "  Djets,  Dinner." 


CHOWDER  OF  CLAMS  AND  CELERY 

Cook  three  dozen  Little  Neck  clams  in  a  quart  and  a  half 
of  water  until  the  shells  open.  Remove  the  shells  and  the 
beards  of  the  clams  when  cooked.  Heat  a  pint  of  cream  and 
a  pint  of  milk  to  boiling.  Have  the  clam  broth  hot  and 
reduced  by  boiling  to  about  one  quart.  Mix  these  hot  liquids. 
Thicken  with  one  tablespoon  of  flour  and  two  ounces  of  butter. 
Cut  about  two  ounces  of  fat  salt  pork  into  tiny  squares  and 
fry,  without  browning,  in  a  pan  with  a  little  grated  onion. 
Crush  five  hard  Bent's  crackers  into  small  pieces.  Chop  a 
stalk  of  celery  and  cook  in  a  little  soup  stock.  Add  the  salt 
pork,  the  crushed  cracker,  the  celery,  and  the  potato  to  the 
clam  broth,  and  salt  and  pepper  to  taste. 

Mrs.  H.  R.  Brainard, 

Home  Delicacy  Association. 

FISH  TURBET  IN    SHELLS 

One  pint  cooked  fish  meat,  four  tablespoons  bread  crumbs, 
two  yolks  hard-boiled  eggs,  one  tablespoon  butter,  two  table- 
spoons flour,  one  cup  cream  or  milk,  one  tablespoon  chopped 
parsley,  salt  and  pepper  to  taste.  Scald  the  milk,  rub  the 
butter  and  flour  together  until  smooth,  add  the  hot  milk  and 
stir  until  it  thickens,  add  the  bread  crumbs  and  stir  for  two 
minutes  over  hot  water.  Take  from  the  fire,  add  the  fish, 
parsley  and  seasoning.  Mix  gently,  that  the  fish  may  not 
become  stringy.  Fill  the  greased  shells,  brush  over  with 
beaten  egg,  cover  with  fine  bread  crumbs,  and  bake  in  a  quick 
oven.  Alice  Ayling. 


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OYSTER  AND  BACON  SAUTE 

Twent3'-four  oysters,  two  ounces  bacon  cut  fine  (or  six  thin 
slices),  half-saltspoon  cayenne.  Optional:  One  tablespoon 
finely  grated  celery  or  half-saltspoon  celery  salt;  one  table- 
spoon finely  chopped  parsley;  half-saltspoon  onion  juice.  Crisp 
bacon  in  hot  pan.  Dry  oysters,  dip  in  flour  and  add  to  crisped 
bacon.     Cook  till  mantle  curls.     May  be  served  on  toast. 

Miss  Harmer. 
FISH  LOAF 

Take  a  left-over  of  creamed  codfish,  add  bread  crumbs  or 
wheatena  until  the  mixture  is  thick  enough  to  hold  together, 
season  with  salt  and  pepper.  Steam,  or  bake  in  the  oven  until 
heated  through.     Serve  with  Hollandaise  sauce. 

Miss  Sherwin, 

Boston  School  of  Housekeeping. 

BAKED  FISH  WITH  OYSTER  FILLING 

Rub  fish  with  soft  butter  and  seasoning,  dredge  with  flour. 
Put  strips  of  cotton  cloth  in  pan  and  lay  in  fish.  When  flour 
has  browned  baste  with  pork  fat. 

Oyster  filling:  One  pint  oysters,  one  cup  seasoned  butter 
cracker  crumbs.  Drain  and  roll  each  oyster  in  crumbs  and 
lay  in  cavity  of  fish.  Miss  Althea  Harmer, 

University  Primary  5'cliool. 

STUFFING  FOR  FISH 

Two  cups  breadcrumbs,  the  juice  of  one  lemon,  one-fourth 
cup  of  melted  butter,  one  and  one-half  teaspoons  of  salt,  one 
teaspoon  of  chopped  parsley,  two  cups  of  hot  water. 

Miss  Sherwin, 

Boston  School  of  Cooking. 

LOBSTER  CUTLETS 

One  can  lobster  rubbed  rubbed  fine,  one  tablespoon  melted 
butter,  one  egg,  salt  and  pepper.  Form  in  flat  cakes,  roll  in 
egg  and  bread  crumbs,  and  fry  in  bacon  drippings. 

Mrs.  N.  I.  Getz. 


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OYSTER    PATTIES 

One  quart  oysters,  one  pint  milk,  one  cup  oyster  liquor, 
four  level  tablespoons  butter,  four  level  tablespoons  flour,  a 
few  drops  onion  juice.  Cream  butter  and  flour,  add  hot  milk, 
salt  and  pepper,  and  cook  in  double  boiler  until  smooth.  Add 
oysters  ;  when  thoroughly  hot  pour  into  hot  patty  shells, 

Mrs.  L.  C.  Haynes. 

CREAMED  OYSTERS 

Drop  cooked  oysters  in  a  sauce  made  by  boiling  one  pint 
cream  for  every  pint  of  uncooked  oysters.  While  the  cream  is 
heating  melt  one  heaping  tablespoon  of  butter  and  when  it 
boils  stir  into  it  two  heaping  tablespoons  flour,  cook  three 
minutes,  stirring  all  the  time;  to  this  add  slowly  the  boiling 
cream  and  rub  smooth;  when  the  oysters  have  boiled  in  this 
sauce  place  in  a  shell,  sprinkle  with  fine  bread  crumbs  and 
brown  quickly  in  the  oven.  Mrs.  C.  F.  Castle. 

OYSTER  CANAPES 

Toast  as  many  slices  of  bread  as  required,  trim  the  edges, 
and  keep  warm  until  needed.  Put  two  tablespoons  of  butter 
to  quart  of  oysters  in  a  very  hot  frying  pan  ;  when  butter  is 
melted,  but  not  browned,  pour  in  the  oysters  which  have  been 
previously  drained ;  pepper  and  salt  to  taste.  The  edges  of 
the  oysters  will  curl  if  the  pan  is  sufficiently  heated,  in  a  few 
moments.     Serve  immediately.  Mrs.  W.  F.  Farmer. 

FILLING  FOR  OYSTER   PATTIES 

For  one  dozen  crusts  :  One  quart  medium  sized  oysters, 
butter  the  size  of  an  egg,  three  heaping  tablespoons  flour,  one 
pint  sweet  cream.  Melt  the  butter  and  stir  in  the  flour  ;  have 
the  cream  come  to  the  boiling  point  and  stir  the  butter  and 
flour  into  it.  Drain  the  oysters  and  let  the  liquor  come  to  a 
boil  and  skim,  then  add  the  oysters  and  let  them  come  to  a 
boil,  then  stir  all  together  and  fill  the  crusts,  which  should  be 
heated  in  the  oven  first.  Mrs.  A.  H.  McGrew. 


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CREAM   FINNAN  HADDIE, 

Half  of  a  two  and  one-fourth  pound  Finnan  haddie,  picked 
up  and  braised  in  butter,  one  cup  cream,  one  hard  boiled  egg  cut 
up  in  small  squares,  yolk  of  one  raw  egg,  one  teaspoon  grated 
Edam  cheese,  or  two  teaspoons  American  cheese.  Thicken 
with  a  little  flour  and  cook  seven  or  eight  minutes.  Serve  on 
small  pieces  of  dry  toast.  Mrs.  B.  W.  Bingham. 

PUREE  OF  SALMON 

Remove  oil,  bones  and  skin  from  one-half  can  of  salmon, 
chop  fine.  Add  to  salmon  one  quart  white  sauce,  one  table- 
spoon butter,  two  tablespoons  flour,  one  quart  milk. 

Miss  Althea  Harmer. 

CODFISH  A  LA  MODE 

Two  cups  of  codfish,  two  cups  of  mashed  potatoes,  two 
eggs  beaten  separately,  one-half  cup  butter,  one  cup  cream  or 
rich  milk,  a  little  pepper.  Pour  boiling  water  over  codfish 
three  or  four  times,  to  extract  salt,  then  chop  very  fine.  The 
potatoes  should  be  strained  through  a  colander  or  sieve.  Mix 
all  the  ingredients  well  together,  and  bake  twenty-five  minutes. 

Mrs.  W.  F.  Farmer. 

SALMON    LOAF 

One  can  salmon,  one  cup  grated  bread  crumbs,  four  well 
beaten  eggs,  one-half  cup  melted  butter,  salt  and  pepper  to 
taste.  Take  the  bones  out  of  the  salmon  and  expose  to  the  air 
one  hour.  Rub  the  fish  until  it  is  fine;  add  the  butter  and  stir 
until  smooth;  to  this  add  the  crumbs  and  eggs  previously 
mixed  together;  make  into  a  loaf  and  put  the  loaf  into  a  pan 
with  plenty  of  drippings;  sprinkle  with  bread  crumbs  and  bits 
of  butter  and  bake  forty  minutes. 

Sauce:  One  and  one-half  tablespoons  corn-starch,  one 
pint  cream,  one-half  cup  butter,  three  teaspoons  capers.  Heat 
the  cream  in  a  double  boiler  and  thicken  with  the  corn-starch, 
then  add  the  butter  and  capers;  pepper  and  salt  to  taste. 

Mrs.  C.  F.  Castle. 


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BOILED  FISH 
Wash,  fish,  remove  fins  and  scales.  Place  in  a  drainer 
which  is  placed  in  a  kettle  of  boiling  water,  salted.  Cook 
gently.  Allow  ten  minutes  for  each  pound  and  ten  minutes 
extra.  Garnish  with  parsley  and  lemon.  Serve  it  with  a  white 
sauce  as  gravy.  Mary  Bass. 

PIGS  IN  BLANKETS 
Wrap  each  seasoned  oyster  in  a  thin  slice  of  bacon,  and 
fasten  with  a    wooden   skewer.     Brown    in  hot  pan  until  the 
bacon  is  crisp.  ^  Miss  Althea  Harmer. 

SAUTE  OF  SMELTS 
Dip  smelts  in  seasoned  flour,  then  in  melted  butter,  and 
again  in  the  flour.     Brown  in  hot  butter. 

Miss  Althea  Harmer. 

BOSTON  FISH  BALLS 
Roll  salt  codfish  tightly  in  a  thin  cloth  and  drop  into  pot 
of  boiling  potatoes,  when  they  are  partly  cooked.  Rice  the 
potatoes  when  cooked  and  chop  the  fish.  Beat  one  egg,  one 
spoon  of  corn  starch,  one  of  butter,  a  pinch  of  pepper,  a  half 
cup  of  boiled  milk  and  two  cups  of  riced  potatoes  together. 
Stir  in  lightly  one  cup  of  fish  ;  deftly  mold  with  flour  into 
small,  round  balls.  Drop  into  a  wire  basket  and  plunge  into 
boiling  fat.  This  should  be  cotton  seed  oil  and  suet  in  equal 
parts.     Fry  a  golden  brown  and  send  at  once  to  the  table. 

Mrs.  Talbot. 
CODFISH  BALLS 

One  cup  salt  codfish,  shredded  and  free  from  bones  ;  one 
pint  potatoes  peeled  and  quartered;  three  pints  boiling  vyater; 
one  egg;  one  teaspoon  butter;  put  fish  and  potatoes  in  kettle, 
pour  over  water  and  cook  until  potatoes  are  done  ;  drain  off 
water,  mash,  add  butter  and  well  beaten  egg  ;  beat  until  light; 
drop  a  tablespoon  of  this  mixture  in  a  kettle  of  deep  boiling 
lard,  dipping  the  spoon  in  first  to  prevent  sticking,  each  time. 

Mrs.  Rothman. 


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PUREE   OF  CLAMS 

One  pint  boiled  clams  ;  remove  dark  substance  ;  chop 
hard  portion  fine.  Add  to  clams,  one  pint  cream  sauce,  one 
tablespoon  butter,  one  tablespoon  flour,  one  pint  cream.  Serve 
very  hot.  Miss  Althea  Harmer. 

WHITE  FISH  A  LA  CREME 

Take  two  pounds  white  fish,  clean,  tie  in  a  napkin,  and 
boil  in-salt  water  ten  minutes.  While  fish  is  cooking  make  a 
dressing  of  one  pint  of  milk,  a  sprig  of  mace  and  half  an  onion. 
Let  come  to  a  boil  and  strain  to  remove  mace  and  onion,  then 
thicken  milk  with  one  and  one-half  tablespoons  flour,  and  pour 
over  the  beaten  yolks  of  two  eggs.  Add  butter  the  size  of  a 
walnut,  a  sprig  of  parsle}^  salt  to  taste.  When  fish  is  done 
remove  napkin,  when  it  will  fall  apart  and  the  bones  can  be 
easily  lifted  out.  Pick  the  fish  into  small  bits  and  put  into  a 
baking  dish  a  layer  of  fish  and  dressing  alternately  until  all  is 
used,  having  the  top  layer  of  dressing.  Sprinkle  with  bread 
crumbs  and  bits  of  butter.  Bake  in  oven  twenty  to  thirty 
minutes.  Alma  B.  Simpson. 

SALMON    LOAF 

Beat  two  eggs,  add  four  tablespoons  melted  butter,  cup 
bread  crumbs,  and  the  fish  contained  in  a  pound  can  of  salmon, 
from  which  the  liquor  has  been  drained  and  set  aside  for  use 
in  the  sauce;  salt  and  pepper  to  taste.  Steam  in  a  buttered 
dish  one  hour. 

Sauce:  One  egg  beaten  lightly,  two  tablespoons  melted 
butter  and  one  tablespoon  corn-starch;  after  mixing  stir  in  one 
cup  scalding  milk,  cook  for  a  moment  and  add  the  liquor. 

Mrs.  a.  Decker. 

FRIED  OYSTERS 

One  quart  select  oysters,  two  eggs  well  beaten,  one-half 
pound  crackers,  rolled  fine;  drain  the  oysters,  dip  in  the  egg  and 
roll  in  cracker-crumbs;  fry  in  butter,  with  enough  lard  added  to 
keep  from  burning.  Mrs.  James  Peabody; 


MEATS  AND   SAUCES 


Oh,  the  roast  beef  of  Old  England!    and  oh,  the  old 
English  roast  beef! — Fielding. 


FILLET  OF  BEEF  WITH  MUSHROOM  SAUCE 

Have  fillet  larded;  put  one  small  onion  sliced,  one  carrot, 
a  few  pieces  of  celery,  four  cloves  and  a  sprig  of  parsley  in  the 
bottom  of  baking  pan,  and  then  put  in  the  fillet;  dredge  with 
pepper  and  spread  with  butter;  put  a  teaspoon  of  salt  and  a 
cup  of  water  or  stock-.  Bake  in  a  quick  oven,  basting  with 
melted  butter  four  or  five  times;  place  in  hot  platter.  Put  in 
the  pan  one  pint  boiling  water  or  stock  and  let  simmer; 
thicken  with  two  ounces  of  butter  browned  with  two  tablespoons 
flour;  add  a  can  of  French  mushrooms,  cook  five  minutes.  Sea- 
son with  salt  and  pepper  and   a  tablespoon  of  tomato  catsup. 

Mrs.    Ernest  D.  Burton. 

MEAT  PIE 

One  and  one-half  pounds  round  steak,  1  small  onion,  a 
little  parsely,  one  teaspoon  cinnamon,  one-quarter  teaspoon 
cloves,  one  teaspoon  salt,  one-half  teaspoon  pepper;  boil  to- 
gether until  the  meat  is  tender,  then  thicken  a  very  little. 

Crust:  One  egg,  one  and  one-half  cups  milk,  two  cups 
flour,  two  teaspoons  baking-powder.  Put  meat  in  a  pan  and 
pour  batter  over  it,  allowing  the  gravy  to  come  above  the 
batter.  Ivah  Emmons. 

MOCK  DUCK 

One  pound  flank  steak,  well  pounded;  dressing  as  for 
chicken — bread  crumbs,  salt,  pepper,  sage  or  onion  and  a  little 
melted  butter.  Roll  in  steak  and  tie  carefully  with  string. 
Bake  in  covered  pan  one-half  to  three-fourths  hour.  Make 
gravy  by  thickening  and  seasoning  the  water  in  pan. 

Mrs.  J.  Archy  Smith. 


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TOMATO  SAUCE 

Put  into  saucepan  one  pint  of  tomatoes,  one-half  onion, 
a  sprig  of  parsley  and  a  piece  of  celery.  Cook  five  minutes. 
Mix  in  another  saucepan  one  tablespoon  butter  and  one  of  flour, 
until  thick.  Strain  tomatoes  and  add  with  one-half  teaspoon 
of  salt  a  dash  of  red  pepper,  one  tablespoon  of  sugar  and  a 
little  catsup.     Let  come  to  boiling  point. 

Mrs.  Ernest  D.  Burton. 

SWEDISH    HAMBURG  STEAK 

One  pound  steak,  one-fourth  pound  fresh  pork,  one  cup  of 
mashed  potatoes,  one-half  cup  of  bread  crumbs,  one  egg,  one- 
half  onion  ;  salt  and  pepper  to  taste.  Have  the  pork  and  steak 
chopped  together.  Mix  thoroughly  with  the  other  ingredients 
and  roll  into  small  balls  and  fry.  Mrs.  D.  H.  Lingle. 

BEEF  LOAF 

One  pound  round  steak  well  chopped,  one  egg  well  beaten* 
four  crackers  rolled  fine,  butter  size  of  an  egg,  melted  ;  pepper, 
salt,  sage,  or  one  small  onion  chopped.  Make  into  loaf  and 
roll  in  flour.  Bake  in  covered  pan  three-fourths  of  an  hour 
and  serve  hot.  Mrs.  J.  Archy  Smith. 

PRESSED   VEAL 

Boil  a  shin  of  veal  in  four  quarts  of  water;  when  well  done 
pick  out  bones,  chop  fine  and  season  with  salt  and  pepper  and 
finely  chopped  parsley;  mix  well  with  two  crackers  rolled  fine 
and  the  water  that  remained  after  boiling;  put  in  a  mould  with 
weight  on  top;  let  stand  until  firmly  pressed.  Hard  boiled 
eggs  may  be  inserted  in  the  mould.  H.  G.  Walker. 

BAKED    HAM 

For  every  pound  of  ham  boil  one  hour;  when  done  dress 
and  remove  bone;  then  rub  with  brown  sugar  and  .stick  full  of 
cloves;  then  bake  one  hour,  basting  with  one  cup  vinegar  and 
two  cups  water,  or  one  cup  wine  and  two  cups  water. 

Mrs.  C.  A.  Marsh. 


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MEAT  SOUFFLE 

Make  one  cup  white  sauce,  using  one  cup  milk,  one  table- 
spoon butter  and  one  tablespoon  flour.  Stir  one  cup  finely- 
chopped  meat  into  the  sauce,  creamed  with  parsley  and  onion 
juice,  and  when  hot  add  the  beaten  yolks  of  two  eggs;  cook 
one  minute  and  set  away  to  cool.  When  cool,  stir  in  whites 
beaten  stiff.     Bake  in  a  buttered  dish  about  twenty  minutes. 

Mrs.  McLean. 
BOUDINS 

Add  to  one  pint  of  finely  chopped  cold  meat  one  teaspoon 
salt  and  one-fourth  teaspoon  of  pepper  ;  put  into  a  sauce- 
pan one-half  cup  water,  one  tablespoon  butter  and  two 
tablespoons  bread  crumbs;  stir  until  it  comes  to  boiling  point ; 
add  two  eggs  well  beaten,  and  one  teaspoon  of  onion  juice  and 
stir  into  the  meat.  A  little  catsup  may  be  added.  Put  in 
greased  moulds  or  gem  pans  and  stand  the  moulds  in  a  pan  of 
hot  water.  Bake  in  a  quick  oven  ten  or  fifteen  minutes.  Serve 
with  tomato  sauce  ;  garnish  with  parsley, 

Mrs.  Ernest  Burton. 

CREAMED    SWEETBREADS 

Wash  four  large  breast  sweetbreads  thoroughly  in  salted 
water,  removing  all  fat,  blood,  etc.;  boil  until  very  tender;  place 
for  a  few  moments  in  cold  water  to  whiten.  Cut  in  pieces 
one-half  inch  square;  add  one  can  French  mushrooms,  split  if 
large,  without  the  liquor.  To  the  water  in  which  sweetbreads 
were  boiled  add  one-half  pint  of  milk,  thicken  with  flour  and 
one  tablespoon  of  butter;  when  cream  is  thick  add  sweetbreads^ 
mushrooms,  and  one  well  beaten  egg. 

Mrs.  F.  W.  Shepardson. 

BAKED    MUTTONETTES 

Fill  a  baking  dish  two-thirds  full  with  sliced  potatoes, 
seasoned  with  salt  and  pepper;  cover  with  lamb  chops  fastened 
in  rounds  by  skewers.  Fill  the  dish  one-half  full  of  water 
and  bake  three-fourths  hour.  Mrs,  Decker. 


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CHOPS  IN  GREEN  AND  WHITE  GARNISH 

Broil  chops;  put  them  on  a  bed  of  mashed  potato,  garnish 
with  potato  and  puree  of  peas. 

Puree  of  Peas:  Use  coarse  marrowfat  peas.  Stew  until 
soft,  mash  through  a  strainer  into  warm  bowl,  return  to  kettle 
and  evaporate;  moisten  until  proper  consistency. 

Garnishing:  Moisten  pastry  bag,  fill  one-half  of  bag  with 
potato,  the  other  half  with  puree  of  peas;  have  platter  over 
pan  of  boiling  water  and  garnish,  using  rose  tube. 

Miss  Althea  Harmer, 

University  Primary  School. 

VEAL    LOAF 

Five  pounds  veal,  one  slice  salt  pork,  a  small  piece  butter, 
one  tablespoon  salt,  one  teaspoon  pepper,  one  teaspoon  sage. 
Chop  all  together  fine.  Add  five  Boston  crackers  rolled  fine, 
two  eggs;  make  into  a  loaf,  roll  in  flour  and  bake  two  hours. 

Mrs.  L.  M.  Peirce. 

VEAL  BIRDS 

Get  slices  of  veal  from  the  loin  ;  remove  the  bones,  skin 
and  fat  and  pound  until  one-fourth  of  an  inch  thick  ;  trim  into 
pieces  two  and  one-half  by  four  and  one-half  inches.  Chop 
the  trimmings  fine  with  one  square  inch  of  fat  salt  pork  for 
each  bird.  Add  one-half  as  much  fine  cracker  crumbs  as  you 
have  meat.  Season  highly  with  salt,  pepper,  thyme,  lemon 
and  onion.  Moisten  with  one  egg  and  a  little  hot  water. 
Spread  the  mixture  on  each  slice  nearly  to  the  edge,  roll  up 
tightly  and  tie  or  sew.  Dredge  with  salt,  pepper  and  flour. 
Fry  them  slowly  in  hot  butter  until  a  golden  brown.  Then  half 
cover  with  cream  and  simmer  one  hour.  Remove  the  strings 
and  serve  on  toast.     Pour  the  cream  over  them. 

FRICASSEE  CHICKEN 

Brown  chicken  in  butter  ;  cover  with  cold  water,  bring 
quickly  to  a  boil  and  simmer  until  tender.  Thicken  with  one 
egg)  o"^  tablespoon  flour,  juice  of  one-half  lemon. 


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BISCUIT  DOUGH  FOR  CHICKEN  PIE 

One  pint  flour,  two  tablespoons  butter,  one  egg,  two  tea- 
spoons baking  powder,  milk.  Sift  baking  powder  with  flour; 
cut  in  the  butter  ;  mix  egg  with  half  the  milk.  Mix  enough 
to  make  a  soft  dough. 

CREAM  CHICKEN 

Four  and  one-half  pounds  chicken,  four  sweetbreads,  one 
can  mushrooms.  Boil  chicken  and  sweetbreads;  when  cool 
cut  up  as  for  salad.  Heat  four  cups  of  cream  in  saucepan.  In 
another  pan  mix  four  tablespoons  butter  and  five  tablespoons 
flour;  when  melted  pour  on  hot  cream  and  stir  until  thick. 
Season  with  one-half  onion  grated,  a  little  salt,  red  pepper  and 
nutmeg.  Put  chicken,  sweetbreads,  mushrooms  and  cream  in 
a  baking  dish,  cover  with  bread  crumbs  and  pieces  of  butter, 
and  bake  twenty  minutes.  Mrs.  E.  D.  Burton. 

CHICKEN  PIE 

Boil  chicken  until  tender.  When  two-thirds  done  salt 
When  cooked  take  out  bones  leaving  meat  in  good  sized  pieces. 
Place  in  baking  dish.  To  four  cups  stock  add  two  tablespoons 
butter  rubbed  into  three  tablespoons  flour  and  one  cup  cream. 

For  crust :  Two  cups  flour,  one  teaspoon  salt,  two  tea- 
spoons baking  powders,  two  tablespoons  shortening  rubbed 
into  the  flour.  Mix  with  two  cups  milk  and  one  egg  well.beaten. 
Drop  over  pie  with  spoon  and  bake. 

Mrs.  F.  W.  Shepardson. 

CROQUETTES 

Put  one  tablespoon  butter  and  one-half  cup  milk  in  double 
boiler.  When  butter  has  melted  add  one  beaten  egg,  salt,  pep- 
per, and  one  tablespoon  cornstarch.  Remove  from  fire  and 
cool.  Have  meat  chopped  fine;  add  one-half  cup  rolled  crack- 
ers; to  this  stir  in  the  cool  mixture.  Shape  in  balls,  dip  in 
beaten  egg,  roll  in  cracker  crumbs  and  set  aside  three  or  four 
hours.  Fry  brown  in  hot  lard.  This  is  nice  for  turkey,  veal, 
chicken  or  beef.  Mrs.  O.  S.  Bass. 


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OLIVE  SAUCE 

One  pint  hot  brown  stock,  four  tablespoons  minced  onions, 
four  tablespoons  butter,  four  tablespoons  flour,  one-half  tea- 
spoon salt,  one-half  saltspoon  pepper,  one  tablespoon  lemon 
juice,  caramel  or  bay  to  color.  Minced  onion  and  brown  in 
butter,  then  add  flour  and  proceed  as  for  white  sauce.  Cook 
24  olives  in  hot  water  for  half  hour,  pare  and  add  to  brown 
sauce.     Simmer  ten  minutes.  Miss   Harmer. 

CRANBERRY  SAUCE 

One  quart  cranberries,  one  pint  water,  one  cup  sugar.  Cook 
cranberries  in  a  covered  shallow  dish  with  water;  when  the 
skins  burst  strain  and  add  the  sugar.     Pour  in  mould  and  cool. 

MUSHROOM    SAUCE 

One-half  can  mushrooms  added  to  one  cup  brown  sauce. 
Simmer  three  minutes.  Miss  Harmer. 


THINGS  TO  REMEMBER 


(The  following  suggestions  which  have  been  written  in  a 

'  very  condensed  form,  may   perhaps    serve  as  a  guide  to  the 

housekeeper  in  the  purchase  of  provisions  in  every  day  use,  and 

among. which  there  is  a  greater  liability  of  contamination  or 

adulteration): 

Good  meat  should  present  a  marbled  appearance,  from  an 
intermixture  of  streaks  of  fat  with  muscle.  This  shows  that 
the  animal  has  been  well  fed.  Both  muscle  and  fat  should  be 
firm  to  the  touch.  The  suet  fat  should  be  hard  and  white. 
The  odor  should  be  slight  and  by  no  means  disagreeable. 

Good  poultry  should  be  firm  to  the  touch  and  have  a  pink 
or  yellowish  color,  while  the  smell  should  be  fresh  and  not  un- 
pleasant. Stale  poultry  becomes  bluish  in  color,  often  green 
over  the  crop  and  abdomen,  has  a  disagreeable  odor,  and  the 
skin  breaks  readily.  ' 

Game,  according  to  modern  ideas,  must  be  in  a  state  of 
decomposition  before  it  is  considered  fit  for  the  table.  It  is 
diflficult  to  decide  when  such  a  stage  of  decomposition  has 
been  reached  as  would  warrant  its  use.  When  the  flesh  be- 
comes discolored,  and  the  odor  offensive,  there  is  no  doubt  of 
its  unwholesomeness,  and  it  should  be  condemned. 

Fresh  fish  should  be  firm  and  without  any  disagreeable  odor. 
If  the  whole  fish  is  held  out  horizontally,  there  should  be  little 
dropping  of  the  tail. 

Fruit  and  vegetables  may  become  unwholesome  from  decay 
or  disease,  the  principal  indications  of  which  are  softening,  dis- 
coloration and  mouldiness.  Unripe  foods  are  certainly  un- 
wholesome unless  well  cooked. 

Good  potatoes  should  be  of  fair  size,  firm  to  the  touch  and 
when  cooked  should  not  be  watery.  Tinned  fruits,  vegetables 
and  meats  are  generally  more  or  less  contaminated  with  tin, 


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but  as  the  metal  is  not  poisonous  except  in  large  doses,  the 
small  amount  present  is  generally  not  sufficient  to  be  injurious. 
Peas,  French  beans  and  pickles  are  often  adulterated  with  cop- 
per to  retain  the  fresh  green  color.  This  adulteration  is  injuri- 
ous and  may  be  detected  by  leaving  the  clean  blade  of  a  knife 
in  the  liquor  for  a  short  time,  when  the  copper  will  become  de- 
posited on  the  blade.  Good  flour  should  be  quite  white,  or 
onh^  slightly  tinged  with  yellow;  it  should  give  no  acidity  nor 
musty  flavor  to  the  taste;  it  should  not  be  gritty  nor  lumpy, 
nor  should  it  have  any  odor  of  mouldiness. 

Good  butter  should  give  no  unpleasant  or  rancid  taste.  If 
made  in  dairies  where  scrupulous  cleanliness  is  not  maintained, 
or  if  the  milk  is  from 'cows  not  properly  cared  for,  it  is  apt  to 
become  rancid  and  is  often  badly  flavored.  Fresh  eggs  when 
looked  through  are  more  transparent  at  the  centre;  stale  ones 
at  the  top.  In  a  solution  of  one  part  of  salt  to  ten  of  water, 
good  eggs  sink  while  stale  ones    float. 

In  oatmeal,  if  husks  are  present  the  meal  is  probabl}^ 
adulterated  with  barley. 

Any  attempts  at  adulterations  in  tea  are  best  detected  by 
shaking  the  leaves  in  cold  water,  straining  through  muslin  and 
afterward  examining  the  leaves  and  deposit.  Inferior  mix- 
tures consist  of  exhausted  tea  leaves,  leaves  of  other  plants 
and  iron  filings.  The  test  of  tea  of  the  first  quality  is  to  put  a 
small  quantity  in  a  cup,  pour  water  at  the  boiling  point  upon 
it,  then  allow  it  to  stands  until  it  cools,  when  it  should  throw 
up  what  is  called  a  cream.  The  leaves  when  spread  out  should 
be  small,  serrated,  elongated  and  liver-colored. 

In  coffee  the  principal  adulteration  is  chicory.  The  adul- 
teration may  be  detected  b}^  sprinkling  a  small  quantity  on  the 
surface  of  a  bowl  of  water:  the  coffee  will  float  and  the  chicory 
will  sink.  The  presence  of  chicory  may  also  be  detected  if  on 
opening  the  package  the  coffee  shows  an}^  signs  of   caking. 


VEGETABLES 


"  Better  is  a  dinner  of  herbs  where  love  is,  than  a  stalled  ox  and  hatred 
therewith." 


SPINACH  WITH  CREAM 

Boil  spinach,  chop  fine  and  keep  hot.  Make  sauce  of  one 
tablespoon  butter,  yolks  of  two  eggs,  pepper,  salt  and  one  and 
one-half  cups  of  cream,  beaten.  Heat  slowly  and  stir  into 
spinach.     Serve  in  hot  dish. 

PUREE  OF  SPINACH 

Cook  in  uncovered  kettle  with  very  little  water  until  ten- 
der. Rub  through  very  fine  strainer, season  with  one  cup  cream, 
one-fourth  cup  vinegar  for  each  quart  of  puree.  Use  to  gar- 
nish meat  or  fish. 

SWEET  POTATO  BALLS 

Mash  thoroughly  the  boiled  sweet  potatoes,  season  with 
salt,  pepper  and  butter  ;  if  necessary  add  hot  milk  until  the 
mixture  is  of  the  right  consistency  to  mold.  Make  into 
small  balls.      Flour  lightly  and  saute  in  butter. 

Miss  Sherwin. 

Boston  School  of    Cooking. 

LYONNAISE  POTATOES 

Three  cups  cold  boiled  potatoes  cut  into  inch  dice,  one 
and  one-half  teaspoons  salt  and  a  speck  of  pepper  sprinkled 
over  the  potatoes.  Melt  a  teaspoon  of  butter  in  a  frying  pan; 
when  smoking  stir  into  it  one  teaspoon  finely  chopped  onion. 
When  onion  is  golden  brown  add  the  potatoes.  Stir  occasion- 
ally. When  brown,  two  teaspoons  finely  chopped  parsley, 
teaspoon  vinegar  or  lemon  juice.     Serve  hot. 

Mrs.  H.  E.  Slaught. 


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DUCHESSE  POTATOES 

Six  fine  potatoes,  boiled,  mashed  and  rubbed  through  a 
sieve.  Add  cream,  yolks  of  two  eggs  well  beaten,  salt  and  pep- 
per. Beat  together  and  make  into  balls  and  brown  quickly  in 
a  hot  oven.  Mrs.  C.  F.  Gardner. 

BOSTON  BAKED    BEANS 

Select  very  small  pea  beans  grown  in  California.  After 
washing,  let  them  soak  in  cold  water  all  night,  simmer  on  the 
back  of  the  range  very  slowly  two  hours;  drain  in  a  colander 
and  fill  a  two-quart  earthen  bean  pot  with  a  close  mouth,  full; 
crowd  in  a  piece  of  salt  pork  striped  with  lean  and  scored 
through  the  skin.  To  a  cup  and  a  half  of  boiling  water,  add 
one  large  spoonful  of  molasses,  a  pinch  each  of  salt,  pepper 
and  mustard  and  pour  over  the  beans  and  cover  closely.  Bake 
in  a  slow  oven  all  the  afternoon  and  evening,  adding  boiling 
water  through  the  evening,  but  never  to  cover  the  beans,  else 
they  will  break  and  become  mushy  and  the  flavor  be  spoiled. 
Neither  at  any  time  let  them  become  in  the  least  dry.  In  the 
morning  set  the  pot  in  a  pan  of  boiling  water  in  the  oven  and 
send  to  the  breakfast  table  steaming  hot.     Mrs.  Talbot. 

BEIGUETS  DE   TOMATOES 

Cut  four  tomatoes  into  slices;  put  them  in  a  deep  dish; 
season  with  pepper,  salt,  and  sprinkle  with  teaspoon  of  chop- 
ped parsley,  tablespoon  of  salad  oil  and  one-half  lemon.  Make 
a  batter  of  four  ounces  of  flour,  one  tablespoon  of  oil,  pinch  of 
salt,  one  egg  and  a  little  warm  water.  Drop  a  piece  of  tomato 
into  the  batter,  take  out  with  fork;  drop  into  boiling  fat  and 
fry  a  golden  brown.  Mrs.  Jennings. 

PRESERVED    PUMPKIN 

Six  pounds  pumpkin,  six  pounds  sugar,  three  lemons,  one- 
half  pound  ginger  root;  cut  pumpkin  into  dice  and  put  into 
dish  with  ginger,  sugar  and  lemon;  let  stand  over  night.  Cook 
next  morning  until  a  straw  will  pass  through  easily. 

Mrs.  J.  H.  Boyd. 


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VEGETABLE  CUPS 

Prepare  hollow  cups  of  potato,  boil  in  salted  water  until 
nearly  tender,  or  fry  in  deep  fat.  Fill  with  creamed  peas,  car- 
rots or  cabbage. 

CREAMED  CABBAGE 

Cut  cabbage  a  little  coarser  than  for  slaw,  steam  for  thirty 
■or  thirty-five  minutes,  until  it  is  tender  but  not  yellow.  Salt, 
and  pour  over  a  dressing  of  milk,  butter  and  flour,  as  for  cauli- 
flower. 

EGG  PLANT 

Slice  thin,  pepper  and  salt  each  slice  and  lay  one  on  the 
other.  Place  plate  on  top  with  weight,  let  stand  an  hour. 
Dip  each  slice  in  beaten  yolk  of  egg,  roll  in  bread  or  cracker 
crumbs  and  brown  in  butter.  Mrs.  C.  E.  Hewitt. 

CREAMED  PARSNIPS 

Wash  and  boil  parsnips.  When  done  remove  skin  and  cut 
in  cubes.  Make  white  sauce  with  three  cups  milk,  six  table- 
spoons flour,  six  tablespoons  butter,  three  tablespoons  chopped 
parsley,  one  tablespoon  salt.  Melt  the  butter  and  add  flour 
and  beat  well.  Then  add  milk,  parsley  and  salt,  cook  until 
•creamy.  Mary  Bass. 

MACARONI 

Break  one-fourth  pound  of  macaroni  into  three  inch  pieces 
and  boil  in  three  pints  salted  water  twenty  or  thirty  minutes. 
Drain  in  colander.  Pour  on  cold  water  and  shake  well.  Cut 
into  inch  pieces.  Put  into  a  buttered  baking  dish  and  cover 
with  a  white  sauce  made  with  one  and  a  half  cups  of  hot  milk 
stirred  into  one  tablespoon  butter  and  one  tablespoon  flour, 
cooked  together.  Add  one-half  teaspoon  salt.  Mix  two- 
thirds  cup  fine  cracker  crumbs  with  one-third  cup  melted  butter, 
and  sprinkle  on  top.  Bake  until  brown.  If  cheese  is  liked 
mix  one-half  cup  of  grated  cheese  with  macaroni  and  crumbs. 

Mrs.  B.  H.  Bingham. 


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BOSTON  BAKED    BEANS 

Soak  one  quart  small  navy  beans  in  cold  water  over  night. 
Place  one-half  pound  lean  salt  pork  in  the  bottom  of  a  covered 
earthen  bean  pot  in  the  morning;  then  pour  in  the  beans. 
Season  with  one  teaspoon  salt,  one-half  teaspoon  each  of  black 
pepper,  mustard  and  baking  soda,  and  four  tablespoons  mo- 
lasses. Bake  slowly,  keeping  the  beans  well  covered  with 
water  until  4  o'clock,  then  remove  cover.  When  done  the 
beans  should  be  whole  with  gravy  in  the  bottom  of  pot. 

Mrs.  C.  p.  Small. 

TURNIPS  AND  PEAS 

Peel  turnips  evenly  and  hollow  out  the  inside  with  a 
spoon,  making  cup  the  size  of  an  egg;  let  them  stand  in  cold 
water  an  hour;  boil  in  salt  water  until  tender;  prepare  peas 
without  cream;  drain  turnips  and  arrange  on  platter;  fill  with 
seasoned  hot  peas;  garnish  with  parsley. 

Mrs.  J.  W.  MoNCRiEF. 

TOMATO   ASPIC 

One  can  tomatoes;  strain  and  put  in  saucepan  with  one 
slice  onion,  two  bay  leaves,  a  few  celery  tops,  one  teaspoon 
salt,  one-half  teaspoon  paprika;  bring  to  boiling  point  and 
add  three-fourths  box  gelatine  soaked  in  one-half  cup  of  cold 
water  for  half  an  hour.  Mix  until  dissolved;  add  juice  of  one- 
half  lemon  and  strain  again.  Pour  in  egg  cups  or  small  fancy 
moulds.     Serve  on  lettuce  with  boiled  salad  dressing. 

Mrs.  B.  H.  Bingham. 


SALADS  AND  DRESSINGS 


I  think  this  word  '  sailed  '  was  born  to  do  me  good." — Shakespeare. 


SALAD 

Equal  parts  of  celery  and  apple,  pared  and  cut  in  slices. 
Chestnuts,  shell,  blanch,  boil  till  tender,  cut  in  one-eighth  inch 
strips  and  slice.     Mix  with  cream  dressing,  garnish. 

Miss  Althea  Harmer, 

University  Primary  School. 

LINCOLN  SALAD 

One  quart  oysters,  parboiled,  drained,  cooled,  cut  in  small 
pieces.  Three  cucumbers,  pare,  freshen  in  cold  water,  dry 
thoroughly,  cut  lengthwise  in  four  or  six  pieces,  remove 
large  seeds,  cut  in  small  slices.  Mix  cucumbers  and  oysters, 
season,  mix  with  uncooked  dressing.     Garnish  with   cress. 

Miss  Althea  Harmer, 

University  Primary  School. 

FRENCH  DRESSING 

One  saltspoon  salt,  one-half  saltspoon  pepper,  three 
tablespoons  oil,  one-fourth  teaspoon  onion  juice,  one  table- 
spoon vinegar.     Mix  in  order  given,  adding  oil  slowly. 

Miss  Althea  Harmer, 

University  Primary  School. 

SALAD 

Blanch  and  peel  one  cup  English  walnut  meats  and  break 
(not  chop)  into  small  pieces;  add  an  equal  measure  of  fineh^ 
cut  celery;  arrange  cup  of  the  smaller  bleached  lettuce  leaves 
and  fill  with  this  mixture.  Drop  a  dessert  spoon  of  mayonnaise 
on  each  individual  salad.  Mrs.  Silver. 


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SALAD  DRESSING 

Two  tablespoons  sugar,  one  level  tablespoon  butter  beaten 
together;  add  one  level  teaspoon  mustard,  one-half  teaspoon 
salt,  one-third  teaspoon  pepper  and  a  tiny  pinch  red  pepper, 
stir  well;  add  yolks  of  three  eggs  and  beat  again;  lastly  add 
seven  tablespoons  vinegar;  cook  in  double  boiler  removing  as 
soon  as  thickened.  When  cool,  add  two  tablespoons  cream  if 
desired.     For  some  salads  it  is  nicer  without  the  cream. 

Mrs.  J.  W.  MoNCRiEF. 

SALAD  DRESSING  WITHOUT  OIL 

Two  eggs,  one  heaping  teaspoon  sugar,  one-half  teaspoon 
salt,  one-quarter  teaspoon  mustard,  three  tablespoons  vinegar,, 
one  cup  whipped  cream.  Beat  eggs,  add  seasoning,  vinegar 
and  one  tablespoon  cream  not  whipped;  cook  in  double  boiler 
until  thick;  add  cream  before  using.  Dressing  will  keep  several 
.days  if  cream  is  not  added.  Mrs.  J.  E.  Raycroft. 

STUFFED  TOMATO  SALAD 

Select  round  tomatoes  of  equal  size,  peel  and  scoop  from 
the  stem  and  a  part  of  the  center.  Place  them  on  ice  until 
ready  to  serve,  then  fill  them  with  celery  cut  fine  and  mixed 
with  Mayonnaise  dressing.  Let  it  rise  above  the  top  of  the 
tomato.  Put  a  little  Mayonnaise  on  small  lettuce  leaves  and 
place  a  stuffed  tomato  on  the  dressing  in  the  centre  of  each 
leaf.     Arrange  them  in  a  circle  on  a  flat  dish. 

Contributed. 

SALAD  DRESSING 

Three  eggs  well  beaten,  one-half  cup  milk,  butter  size  of 
an  egg,  one-fourth  cup  sugar,  three-fourths  cup  vinegar,  one 
heaping  teaspoon  mustard,  one  teaspoon  salt,  pinch  red  pepper. 
Mix  all  dry  ingredients  together,  add  eggs,  pour  in  hot  milk, 
add  vinegar  slowly.  Take  from  fire,  set  in  a  dish  of  cold  water 
and  stir  until  cold.     Use  double  boiler. 

Mrs.  a.  O.  Parker. 


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SALAD  DRESSING 
One  cup  oil,  yolk  one  egg,  one  level  teaspoon  mustard,  one 
leA^el  teaspoon  powdered  sugar,  one  saltspoon  salt,  pinch  red 
pepper.  Stir  mustard,  sugar,  salt  and  pepper  dry  into  the  Qgg. 
When  well  mixed  add  oil  a  drop  at  a  time  at  first,  then  a  hair 
stream.  This  may  be  beaten  with  an  egg  beater.  Add  juice 
one-half  lemon  and  one  teaspoon  vinegar.  Thin  with  cream 
when  ready  for  use.  Mrs.  F.  B.  Lester. 

FRENCH  SALAD  DRESSING 
Two  raw  egg  yolks,  two  hard  boiled  egg  yolks,  one  table- 
spoon prepared  mustard.  Have  dishes  used  and  oil  very  cold. 
Rub  raw  and  boiled  yolks  together  with  silver  fork  until  smooth, 
then  add  oil  a  tablespoon  or  so  at  a  time,  mixing  each  time 
thoroughly  before  adding  more.  Use  oil  according  to  taste,  a 
cup  may  easily  be  used,  more  or  less  as  wished.  When  oil  is. 
thoroughly  blended,  add  salt,  pepper,  mustard  and  thin  to 
proper  consistency  with  vinegar  or  lemon  juice— vinegar  with 
vegetable  salads  and  lemon  juice  for  meat  or  fish.  By  using 
the  hard  boiled  yolks,  the  oil  will  never  curdle  the  mixture. 

Mrs.  Rothman. 

POTATO  SALAD 

Eight  good  sized  boiled  potatoes  cut  into  cubes,  one-fourth 
as  much  celery  as  potato,  one  small  onion  chopped  fine,  four 
hard  boiled  eggs. 

Dressing:  The  yolks  of  four  well  beaten  eggs,  two  tea- 
spoons each  of  salt,  mustard  and  sugar,  one  cup  vinegar, 
butter  size  of  an  egg.  Cook  and  strain.  When  cold  add  one 
cup  cream.  Mrs.  C.  H.  Rice. 

TOMATO  AND  ASPARAGUS  SALAD 

Take  medium  size  sound  tomatoes,  peeland  scoop  out  a 
little  of  the  stem  end;  have  ready  the  tender  tips  of  boiled 
asparagus;  insert  three  or  four  of  these  into  the  hole  made  in 
the  end  of  tomatoes.     Serve  with  Mayonnaise  dressing. 

Mrs.  Baxter. 


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ORANGE  SALAD 

Yolks  of  two  eggs,  one  teaspoon  salt,  one  teaspoon  mus- 
tard (scant),  one  teaspoon  sugar  very  heaping,  one  tablespoon 
cornstarch  very  heaping,  one-half  cup  vinegar,  one  large  cup 
sweet  or  sour  cream,  butter  one-half  size  of  an  egg.  Mix  salt, 
sugar,  cornstarch,  mustard  and  a  little  vinegar  before  adding 
the  well  beaten  yolks  of  eggs.  Then  add  cream  and  \'inegar 
and  cook  in  double  boiler.  Stir  until  it  thickens.  Halve 
the  oranges  and  divide  into  sections;  pile  on  lettuce 
leaves;  put  salad  dressing  on  top  and  three  or  four  halves  of 
English  walnuts  on  top  of  dressing.  Serve  with  salted  crackers. 

Mrs.  J.  Archy  Smith. 

ROYAL  SALAD 

One  head  of  head  lettuce,  one  stalk  celery,  one  ripe  to- 
mato, two  hard-boiled  eggs,  all  cut  into  convenient  size  for  use. 

Dressing:  One  teaspoon  made  mustard,  one  teaspoon 
salt,  one-fourth  teaspoon  black  pepper,  oli^'e  oil  and  vinegar  in 
equal  quantifies  to  make  one-half  to  three-fourths  cup.  Mix 
all  together,  turn  on  salad,  stir  and  ser^'e.      Contributed. 

CELERY  SALAD 

Cut  celery  into  small  slices,  add  an  equal  amount  of  Eng- 
lish walnuts  chopped  coarse,  pour  Mayonnaise  dressing  over 
this  mixture  and  serve  on  lettuce  leaves. 

Mrs.  C.  F.  Gardner. 

SALAD  DRESSING  FOR  TOMATOES   WITHOUT   OIL 

Yolks  four  eggs  well  beaten,  one-half  cup  butter,  one  table- 
spoon sugar,  one  teaspoon  prepared  mustard,  one-half  gill  vin- 
egar. Mix  these  together  and  set  over  boiling  water,  stirring 
until  thick.  Whip  with  egg  beater  till  light  and  stand  in  cold 
place.  Just  before  serving  add  a  pinch  of  cayenne  pepper,  the 
juice  of  half  a  lemon  and  a  half  cup  cream  whipped  until 
thick.  Heap  a  large  spoonful  of  this  dressing  on  half  of  an  ice 
cold  tomato  laid  on  crisp  white  leaves  of  head  lettuce. 

Mrs.  Ella  M.  Burns. 


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TOMATO    JELLY     FORM     FILLED     WITH     CELERY 
MAYONNAISE 

Crush  a  can  of  nice  rich  tomatoes  through  a  sieve  to  ob- 
tain all  the  juice.  Put  on  to  cook,  adding  a  stalk  of  celery,  a 
small  piece  of  onion,  a  bay  leaf,  a  whole  small  pepper  and  a 
few  cloves.  Cook  until  slightl}^  flavored  by  all  these  vegeta- 
bles and  spices.  Strain  through  a  fine  cloth  or  sieve.  To  this 
liquid  add  one  tablespoonful  of  Tarragon  vinegar  for  every 
quart  and  one  box  of  gelatine.  Cox's  will  do,  which  has  been 
previously  soaked  for  some  hours  in  about  half  a  cup  of  water. 
Strain  and  set  in  individual  moulds.  To  make  a  hollow,  cup- 
shaped  form,  put  a  little  mould  inside  a  large  one  and  pour 
the  liquid  in  between.  Let  the  moulds  set  in  ice  until  the  to- 
mato jelly  has  hardened.  When  set,  pour  hot  water  into  the 
inner  mould  and  let  it  stand  until  the  mould  loosens  from  the 
jelly.  Then  you  have  a  hollow  mould  of  tomato  jelly.  Fill 
this  -with  celery  Mayonnaise,  and  pour  a  little  more  of  the 
liquid  tomato  on  the  top.  Let  this  harden  and  then  add  a 
tablespoonful  more  of  the  tomato  to  eaph  form,  so  that  the 
Mayonnaise  and  oil  will  not  soak  through  the  jelly.  The 
moulds  must  be  kept  in  ice  until  time  to  serve.  To  serve,  set 
the  moulds  into  warm  water,  but  remove  quickly  so  that  the 
jelly  will  not  melt  too  much.     Turn  the  contents  of  the  moulds 

out  on  to  lettuce  leaves.  Mrs.  H.  K.  Brainard, 

Home  Delicacy  Association. 

CREAM  DRESSING 

Two  large  tablespoons  butter,  one  egg,  one  tablespoon 
water,  one  tablespoon  vinegar,  three  tablespoons  whipped 
cream,  one-fourth  teaspoon  salt,  one-half  saltspoon  mustard^ 
one-half  saltspoon  paprika.  Beat  yolks  in  saucepan,  then  add 
vinegar  and  water  and  cook  over  hot  water  until  egg  thickens^ 
stirring  constantly.  When  thick  and  smooth  stir  in  gradually 
the  creamed  butter.  When  ready  to  serve  stir  in  equal  amount 
thick  whipped  cream  or  white  of  one  egg. 

Miss  Althea  Harmer, 

University  Primary  School. 


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MAYONNAISE    DRESSING 

One  teaspoon  mustard,  one-half  teaspoon  salt,  one-fourth 
saltspoon  cayenne,  yolk  of  two  raw  eggs,  one  pint  oil,  two 
tablespoons  vinegar,  two  tablespoons  lemon  juice.  Blend  sea- 
soning, then  add  eggs.  Stir  well.  Add  oil  very  slowly,  blend- 
ing each  portion  thoroughly  before  adding  more.  When  the 
dressing  is  thick,  thin  with  lemon  juice,  then  add  acid  and  oil, 
alternately.  Miss   Althea  Harmer, 

University  Primary  School. 

UNCOOKED  DRESSING 

One-half  pint  cream,  two  tablespoons  lemon  juice,  one- 
lialf  teaspoon  salt,  one  saltspoon  paprika,  one-fourth  cup  grated 
liorseradish.  Miss  Althea  Harmer, 

University  Primary  School. 


BREAD 


"He  that  will  have  a  cake  of  the  wheat  must  needs  tarry  the  grinding." 
-Shakespeare. 


PLAIN  BREAD 

One  cup  scalded  milk,  or  equal  parts  milk  and  water,  one 
fourth  cup  butter,  three  yeast  cakes  for  two  hour  bread  or  one- 
half  yeast  cake  if  set  over  night,  one  tablespoon  sugar,  one- 
half  teaspoon  salt,  white  one  egg,  three  or  four  cups  of  flour. 
Make  sponge.  Let  stand  in  pan  of  warm  water  until  full  of  bub- 
bles, then  add  flour,  knead  and  mould  into  loaves,  let  rise  until 
double  in  size.     Bake.  Miss  Althea  Harmer. 

CONNECTICUT  BROWN  BREAD 

One  cup  rye,  graham  or  whole  wheat  flour,  one  cup  yel- 
low corn  meal,  one  cup  wheat  flour,  one  even  teaspoon  of  salt, 
one  cup  of  molasses,  one  cup  of  milk — if  sour  dissolve  in  it 
one  and  one-half  teaspoon  soda;  if  sweet,  one  teaspoon  soda 
and  one-half  teaspoon  baking  powder — one  cup  hot  water,  one 
tablespoon  melted  butter,  mix  as  given.  Steam  in  a  covered 
cylindrical  pail  two  and  one-half  or  three  hours.     Uncover  and 

bake  in  oven  one-half  hour.  Miss  Sherwin, 

Boston  Cooking  School. 

HICKORY  NUT  ENTIRE  WHEAT    BREAD 

One  and  one-half  cups  sweet  millk,  one  ounce  butter,  a 
small  piece  yeast,  one  tablespoon  sugar,  one  small  teaspoon 
salt;  mix  stiff  with  one-third  of  white  flour  and  the  rest  of  en- 
tire wheat  flour,  adding  during  the  mixing  four  ounces  of  cut 
hickory  nuts.     Let  it  rise  and  then  knead  again  and  mould  into 

a  loaf  for  baking.  Mrs.  H.  K.  Brainard, 

Home  Delicacy  Association. 


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-      GRAHAM  ROLLS 

One  pint  hot  water,  one  tablespoon  butter,  one  heaping- 
tablespoon  granulated  sugar,  one  heaping  teaspoon  salt,  one- 
half  pound  (equal  to  one  pint)  white  flour,  one  pound  (equal  to 
one  quart)  graham  flour,  sifted;  one-fourth  cup  New  Orleans 
molasses,  one-fourth  teaspoon  soda,  beaten  into  the  molasses; 
one  cake  compressed  yeast  dissolved  in  a  small  cup  of  luke- 
warm water.  Melt  the  butter  in  the  pint  of  hot  water  and  add 
the  sugar  and  salt  to  it;  sift  the  white  flour  into  the  bread 
bowl  and  pour  the  water  (which  should  be  at  this  timie  only 
warm)  into  it  a  little  at  a  time,  to  prevent  lumping.  Add  the 
graham  flour  (sifted)  to  this  and  then  the  molasses,  which 
should  have  been  heated  and  the  soda  put  into  it  and  allowed 
to  cool  to  blood  heat.  It  should  be  foaming  when  put  into 
the  flour  and  water.  Beat  hard,  stir  in  the  yeast,  cover  and  set 
in  a  warm  place  to  rise.  When  the  sponge  is  light  add  enough 
sifted  white  flour  to  make  a  soft  dough.  Knead  well,  make  into 
rolls,  and  put  in  buttered  pans  to  rise;  when  light,  bake  in  a 
slow  oven  three-fourths  of  an  hour.  Can  rise  overnight  and 
bake  in  the  morning,  or  be  mixed  in  the  morning  and  be  ready 
for  tea;  also  can  be  made  into  loaves  and  baked  one  and  one- 
half  hours  in  a  slow  oven.  Mrs.  Eckels. 

ENTIRE  WHEAT  BISCUITS  (FRANKLIN  FLOUR) 
Three  cups  of  entire  wheat  placed  in  a  bowl,  to  which  is 
added  three  teaspoons  of  baking  powder,  two  tablespoons  of 
sugar  and  a  little  salt;  after  they  are  thoroughly  mixed  add 
two  beaten  eggs  and  a  cup  of  milk.  Have  ready  a  kettle  of 
boiling  fat,  dip  a  teaspoon  into  cold  milk  and  then  into  batter, 
and  drop  into  the  boiling  fat.  Miss  Thompson. 

SOUTHERN  SOFT-CORN  PONE 
Scald  one  cup  corn  meal  to  the  consistency  of  mush;  add 
one  heaping  tablespoon  lard  or  butter,  two  beaten  eggs,  two 
cups  sour  milk,  one  teaspoon  soda,  one  teaspoon  salt.  Bake 
in  a  pudding  dish  three-quarters  of  an  hour.  Serve  with  a 
spoon.  Mrs.  Effinger. 


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PERFECT  ROLLS 

Pour  one  pint  boiling  milk  over  one  quart  sifted  flour,  two 
tablespoons  sugar,  two  of  butter,  one  of  lard,  and  a  little  salt. 
When  lukewarm  add  one-half  cup  of  yeast.  Mix  early  in  the 
morning,  knead  at  noon  adding  flour  enough  for  rolls.  When 
light  roll  thin,  cut  with  biscuit  cutter,  roll  oblong,  spread  a 
little  butter  on  one  end  and  roll  over.  Place  in  pans,  let  them 
rise  and  bake  ten  or  fifteen  minutes.  These  are  nice  biscuits, 
and  should  be  sponged  at  night  in  cold  weather. 

Mrs.  Jennings. 

BROWN  BREAD 

One  cup  sweet  milk,  one  large  teaspoon  of  soda  in  one 
cup  of  sour  milk,  one  cup  of  flour,  two  cups  of  corn  meal,  one 
cup  of  molasses,  a  little  salt.  Steam  two  hours.  Place  in  oven 
a  few  rr^inutes  after  steaming.  Irma  Rice. 

RYE    MUFFINS 

Mix  one  cup  rye  flour,  one-fourth  cup  sugar,  one-half  tea- 
spoon salt,  one  cup  wheat  flour,  two  teaspoons  baking  powder. 
Beat  one  egg  and  add  one  cup  water  (or  milk)  and  stir  into 
the  dry  ingredients.  Mrs.   O.  S.  Bass. 

CHICAGO    MUFFINS 

Two  scant  cups  flour,  one  cup  sweet  milk,  two  teaspoons 
baking  powder,  one  egg,  butter  half  the  size  of  an  egg,  two 
tablespoons  sugar,  pinch  of  salt.  Mix  dry  ingredients.  Beat 
egg  and  add  to  the  milk;  beat  to  a  good  batter  with  the  other 
ingredients;  add  butter  (melted)  and  bake  in  a  quick  oven. 

Mrs.  C.  H.  Burton. 

EGG  ROLLS 

Two  eggs  well  beaten,  one  scant  teacup  milk,  one  rounded 
tablespoon  of  lard  or  butter,  melted,  two  rounded  teaspoons 
baking  powder,  enough  flour  to  make  a  soft  biscuit  dough. 
Roll  out,  cut  in  circles,  butter  and  fold  over  like  pocket-book 
rolls.     Bake  in  quick  oven.  Mrs,  J.  Archy  Smith. 


GOLDEN  CREAM  TOAST. 

Cut  bread  into  even  pieces;  toast,  butter  and  moisten  them 
with  hot  water.  Boil. six  eggs  hard,  separate  the  whites  from 
the  yolks,  chop  the  whites  and  press  the  yolks  through  a  sieve. 
Make  a  white  sauce,  using  one  tablespoon  each  of  butter  and 
flour  cooked  together,  and  then  add  a  cup  of  cream  or  milk. 
When  it  is  well  thickened  add  the  chopped  whites  and  season 
with  pepper  and  salt.  Spread  this  mixture  on  the  slices  of 
toast  and  cover  evenly  with  the  mashed  yolks.  Serve  very 
hot.  Mrs.  Matthews. 

GRIDDLE  CAKES 

One  pint  sour  milk,  one  pint  flour,  two  eggs,  yolks  and 
whites  beaten  separately,  one  level  teaspoon  soda  crushed  fine 
and  sifted  with  one-half  teaspoon  salt  and  flour  three  times. 
Add  whites  just  before  baking.  Mrs.  Rothman. 

WAFFLES 

One  and  one-half  pints  of  flour,  two  heaping  teaspoons 
baking  powder,  one  teaspoon  salt;  sift  this  together;  add  sweet 
milk  enough  to  make  thin  batter,  stirring  briskly.  Add  the 
beaten  yolks  of  three  eggs,  one-half  cup  melted  butter,  stirring 
constantly,  then  stir  in  very  carefully  the  whites  of  three  eggs 
beaten  stiff.     Have  irons  hot.  Mrs.  O.  S,  Bass. 

COFFEE   CAKE 

Two  cups  bread  sponge,  one  egg  well  beaten,  one-half  cup 
sugar,  one  tablespoon  butter,  one  cup  tepid  water,  flour  for  a 
thin  dough.  Let  double  in  bulk.  Roll  out  one  inch  thick, 
place  in  baking  tin,  let  rise  until  light.  Divide  dough  in  three 
portions. 

First  portion  :  Add  one  cup  of  currants  and  raisins. 
Brush  top  with  one  egg  and  one  teaspoon  sugar,  mixed. 

Second  portion  :  Brush  dough  with  sugar  and  egg  water. 
Sprinkle  with  granulated  sugar  and  blanched  chopped  almonds. 

Third  portion:  Twist  dough  and  shape  into  rings.  Cover 
with  nuts  and  sugar.  Miss.  Althea  Harmer. 


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CINNAMON    BUNS 

One  pint  milk,  two  tablespoons  butter,  one-half  teaspoon 
salt,  three  eggs  well  beaten.  Scald  milk,  add  butter  and  salt^ 
pour  over  eggs  when  tepid.  Add  one-half  cake  yeast  dissolved 
in  warm  water,  flour  to  make  a  drop  batter.  Beat  until 
smooth.  Stand  in  warm  place  to  grow  light,  then  add  flour  to 
make  a  soft  dough.  Knead  until  smooth.  Let  rise  again,  then 
turn  on  board  and  roll  one-half  inch  thick.  Spread  with  soft 
butter,  granulated  sugar,  currants,  cinnamon.  Roll  up  like 
jelly-roll,  cut  in  two  inch  slices,  stand  slices  on  end.  When 
light,  bake  forty  minutes  in  moderate  oven. 

Miss  Althea  Harmer. 

FRIED  INDIAN  MUFFINS 

One  pint  Indian  meal,  one  pint  boiling  water,  two  eggs, 
one  teaspoon  salt,  one  tablespoon  sugar,  one  heaping  table- 
spoon flour.  Pour  the  boiling  water  gradually  on  the  meal, 
salt  and  sugar;  beat  thoroughly  and  set  away  in  a  cool  place. 
In  the  morning  add  the  eggs  well  beaten  and  the  flour.  Dip  a 
tablespoon  in  cold  milk,  fill  it  with  batter,  and  drop  into  boil- 
ing fat.     Cook  ten  minutes.  Miss  Thompson. 

DROP  BISCUIT 

With  a  pint  of  flour  mix  two  teaspoons  of  sugar,  one-half 
teaspoon  of  salt,  one  and  one-half  teaspoons  of  baking  powder. 
Rub  in  one  tablespoon  of  butter  and  add  milk  until  too  stiff  to 
stir  but  not  stiff  enough  to  knead.  Drop  on  buttered  tins  a 
distance  apart.     Bake  ten  or  twelve  minutes  in  quick  oven. 

Mrs.  W.  I.  Getz. 

MOST  DELICIOUS  WAFFLES 

One  cup  of  buttermilk,  one  cup  of  flour,  one  egg,  butter 
size  of  a  hickory  nut,  one-half  teaspoon  soda,  pinch  of  salt. 
Beat  the  white  of  the  egg  and  add  just  before  baking. 

H.  T.  H, 


CAKES 

"The  doughty  doughnut,  the  crisp  and  crumbling  cruller;  sweet  cakes 
and  short-cakes,  ginger  cakes  and  honey  cakes  and  the  whole  family  of 
cakes." — Irving's  Sketch  Book. 


FRENCH    FRUIT  LOAF 

Cream  one  cup  of  butter  and  two  cups  of  sugar;  then  add 
one  cup  of  sour  cream,  four  cups  of  flour,  one  pound  of  raisins 
one-half  pound  of  citron,  one-half  pound  English  walnuts,  one 
wine  glass  of  sherry,  one  wine  glass  of  brandy,  one  nutmeg, 
two  tablespoons  cinnamon,  one  tablespoon  alspice,  one  table- 
spoon cloves,  one  even  teaspoon  soda.  Bake  one  hour  in  an 
oven  suitable  for  baking  bread.        Mrs.  H.  K.  Brainard, 

Home  Delicacy  Association. 

MOLASSES  CAKE 

One  egg,  one-half  cup  sugar,  one-half  cup  molasses,  one- 
half  cup  shortening,  one  teaspoon  soda  dissolved  in  one-half 
cup  hot  coffee,  two  and  one-fourth  cups  flour,  salt,  ginger 
and  cinnamon.  Mrs.  Mason. 

ALMOND  CRACKERS 

Boil  one  cup  sugar  in  one-fourth  cup  of  water  until  it 
hairs,  then  add  the  white  of  an  egg  and  mix  with  one-fourth 
pound  almonds  chopped  fine;  spread  quickly  while  warm  on 
oblong  wafers  (not  salted).     Put  in  the  oven  until   brown. 

Mrs.  L.  M.  Peirce. 

DELICIOUS  SOFT  GINGERBREAD 

Two  cups  molasses,  two-thirds  cup  butter,  three  cups  flour, 
one  teaspoon  ginger  (more  if  preferred,)  two  teaspoons  soda 
dissolved  in  one  cup  sour  milk.  Beat  thoroughly,  adding  the 
sour  milk  just  before  putting  in  the  oven.  Bake  in  two  tins 
lined  with  paper  as  gingerbread  burns  easily.  H.  Y.  H. 


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WHITE  SUGAR  COOKIES 

One  and  one-half  cups  sugar,  two-thirds  cup  butter,  stir 
well  together,  then  add  one  cup  sweet  cream,  two  well  beaten 
eggs  and  flour  to  roll  out  into  which  your  baking  powder  has 
been  well  sifted.  Beat  these  cookies  as  you  would  a  cake. 
Any  seasoning  desired.  Flour  enough  can  be  stirred  in  so 
they  can  be  rolled  out  easily.     Bake  in  a  quick  oven. 

Mrs.  H.  a.  Jacobs. 

GERMAN  COFFEE  CAKE 

One-half  cup  sugar,  one  cup  milk,  one  egg,  one  tablespoon 
butter,  a  little  salt,  three  teaspoons  baking  powder,  flour 
enough  to  make  a  batter.  Put  in  two  shallow  pans,  sprinkle 
mixed  sugar  and  cinnamon  over  the  top.  Bake  and  eat  warm 
with  butter.  Mrs.  L.  C.  Haynes. 

GINGERBREAD 

One  egg,  one  cup  sugar,  one  cup  molasses,  one-half  cup 
shortening,  one  tablespoon  ginger,  one-half  teaspoon  cinnamon, 
one-half  teaspoon  ground  cloves,  one  teaspoon  of  soda  in  one 
cup  of  boiling  water,  three  cups  flour.  Irma  Rice. 

GINGERBREAD 

One  egg,  one-half  cup  brown  sugar,  one  cup  molasses,  one- 
half  cup  shortening,  one  cup  sour  cream,  one  teaspoon  soda, 
one  tablespoon  ginger,  three  and  one-half  cups  flour.  Bake  in 
a  slow  oven.  Mrs.  C.  Chandler. 

GINGER  COOKIES 

One-half  cup  butter,  one  cup  molasses,  one- third  cup  sugar, 
one  teaspoon  ginger,  one  teaspoon  soda  in  one-third  cup  hot 
water,  pinch  of  salt.     Flour  enough  to  roll  lightly. 

F.  M.  G. 
FRIED    CAKES 

One  cup  sugar,  two  eggs,  two  tablespoons  melted  butter, 
one  and  one-half  cups  sour  milk,  one  and  one-half  teaspoons 
soda  (level),  a  little  salt  and  nutmeg.  Mrs.  J.  S.  Carter. 


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SUNSHINE    CAKE 

Whites  of  seven  eggs,  yolks  of  five  eggs,  one  cup  granu- 
lated sugar,  two-thirds  cup  flour,  one-third  teaspoon  crearrb 
tartar,  pinch  of  salt.  Sift,  measure,  and  set  aside  flour  and 
sugar  as  for  angel  cake.  Beat  yolks  thoroughly,  then  whites 
about  half,  add  cream  of  tartar  and  beat  until  very,  very  stiff; 
stir  in  sugar  lightly,  then  beaten  yolks,  and  lastly  the  flour. 
Bake  in  tube  pan  about  thirty-five  to  fifty  minutes,  moderate 
oven.  F.  I.  C. 

ORANGE  CAKE 

Yolks  of  eight  eggs,  one-half  cup  butter^  one  and  one-half 
cups  sugar,  two  and  one-half  cups  flour,  two-thirds  cup  milk, 
two  teaspoons  baking  powder.     Bake  in  layers. 

Filling:  Yolks  of  four  eggs,  one  and  one-fourth  cups 
milk,  one-half  cup  sugar,  two  large  teaspoons  corn  starch, 
grated  rind  and  juice  of  one, orange.  Do  not  put  in  orange 
until  cream  is  nearly  thick  enough.  Mrs.  Bowen. 

GINGER    SNAPS 

Two  cups  molasses,  one  large  cup  butter,  one  large  cup 
sugar,  two  teaspoons  ginger,  two  teaspoons  soda.  Boil  mo- 
lasses and  butter  together;  flour  enough  to  roll  out  very  thin. 

'  Mrs.  N.  I.  Getz. 

FRUIT  COOKIES 

One  and  one-half  cups  sugar,  one  cup  butter,  one  and  one- 
half  cups  chopped  raisins,  three-fourths  cup  buttermilk,  one 
cup  molasses,  two  eggs,  one  teaspoon  soda,  one-half  teaspoon 
nutmeg,  cloves  and  cinnamon,  ginger  to  taste,  flour  enough  to 
roll.     Bake  in  quick  oven.  Mrs.  Bowen. 

LEMON  COOKIES 

One  cup  butter,  two  cups  sugar,  the  juice  and  grated  peel 
of  one  lemon,  three  eggs  whipped  very  light,  four  cups  sifted 
flour.  Beat  thoroughly  adding  lastly  one-half  teaspoon  of 
soda  dissolved  in  one  tablespoon  of  milk.  Roll  thin  and  bake 
a  light  brown.  Mrs.  A.  N.  Decker. 


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SPICE  CAKE 

One  egg,  three-fourths  cup  molasses,  two-thirds  cup  sugar, 
two-thirds  cup  melted  butter,  one  cup  milk,  two  and  one-half 
cups  flour,  one  scant  teaspoon  soda,  two  teaspoons  cream 
tartar,  one  tablespoon  mixed  spice,  one  cup  raisins.  Bake 
in    gem    pans.     White  frosting.    .        Mary  E.  Chandler. 

HARD  FRIED  CAKES 

One  cup  sugar,  four  eggs,  piece  of  butter  half  the  size  of 
an  egg,  nutmeg,  mix  very  hard,  pinch  of  soda. 

Mrs  Ella  A.  Jackson. 

JUMBLES 

Two  eggs,  two  cups  sugar,  one  and  one-half  cups  butter, 
one-half  cup  sour  milk,  one  teaspoon  soda,  flour  enough  to 
roll  out  well.  ,  Alice  Ayling. 

DOUGHNUTS 

One  cup  sugar,  one  tablespoon  butter,  one  cup  sweet  milk, 
three  eggs,  one  teaspoon  salt,  two  teaspoons  baking  powder 
and  sufficient  flour  to  make  as  soft  a  dough  as  you  can  roll. 

E    B    T 
DOUGHNUTS 

One  coffee  cup  sugar,  butter  size  of  egg,  pinch  of  salt,  nut- 
meg, three  eggs  beaten  separately,  one  pint  milk,  three  tea- 
spoons baking  powder,  flour,  roll  soft,  fry  in  hot  lard. 

Mrs.  Isaac  N.  Neeld. 

VANILLA  JUMBLES 

One  cup  butter,  one  cup  sugar,  two  eggs,  one  teaspoon 
soda  dissolved  in  two  tablespoons  of  sweet  milk,  two  teaspoons 
cream  tartar,  two  teaspoons  vanilla;  mix  soft  and  roll. 

Mrs.   Mason.     " 
COOKIES 

One  and  one-half  cups  sugar,  one-half  cup  sour  milk, 
three-fourths  cup  butter,  one  egg,  one-half  teaspoon  soda,  flour 
sufficient  to  roll.  Mrs.  C.  F.  Gardner., 


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CREAM  LAYER  CAKE 

One  cup  sugar,  three  eggs,  one-half  cup  boiling  water,  one 
and  one-half  cups  flour,  one  heaping  teaspoon  baking  powder; 
beat  the  yolks,  add  sugar  and  beat  again  well,  then  add  boiling 
water;  next  the  well  beaten  whites;  lastly,  the  flour,  stirring 
lightly.     Put  in  oven  as  quickly  as  possible. 

Custard  Filling:  Two  cups  milk  boiled,  two  tablespoons 
cornstarch  dissolved  in  one-half  cup  cold  milk,  yolks  of  two 
eggs,  one  cup  sugar,  vanilla  flavoring.  Mix  well  beaten  yolks, 
sugar  and  cornstarch;  add  to  that  milk,  stirring  briskly  until 
it  begins  to  thicken.  Spread  between  layers  while  boiling  hot. 
Frost  the  top  with  the  remaining  whites. 

Mrs.  C.  B.  Rockwell. 

FLANNEL  CAKES 

One-half  tablespoon  butter,  one  tablespoon  sugar,  one- 
half  teaspoon  salt,  yolks  of  three  eggs.  Beat  these  together, 
then  add  one  and  one-half  cups  milk,  one-half  cup  water,  three 
cups  flour,  two  teaspoons  baking  powder.  Mix  the  baking 
powder  with  one  cup  of  the  flour  and  add  last.  Just  before 
baking  add  the  beaten  whites  of  three  eggs. 

Alma  B.  Simpson. 

GREEN  MOUNTAIN  CAKE 

Two  cups  sugar,  one-  half  cup  butter,  one  cup  sweet  milk, 
two  eggs,  two  teaspoons  cream  tartar,  one  teaspoon  soda,  three 
cups  flour.     Stir  in  the  eggs  last.  Mrs.  J.  L.  Jackson. 

ECONOMY  CAKE 

One  cup  sugar,  one  tablespoon  butter,  one-half  cup  sweet 
milk,  whites  of  two  eggs,  one  cup  flour,  one  teaspoon  baking 
powder,  flavor  to  taste.  Mrs.  E.  J.  Clark. 

DELICATE  CAKE 

One-half  cup  butter,  one  and  one-half  cups  sugar,  whites 
of  three  eggs,  one  cup  sweet  milk,  three  cups  flour,  two  spoons 
baking  powder,  one  spoon  flavoring.        Mrs.  N.  I.  Getz. 


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APPLE  CAKE 

One  egg,  one  cup  sugar,  one-half  cup  sweet  milk,  one  heap- 
ing teaspoon  baking  powder,  one  tablespoon  butter,  one  and 
one-half  cups  flour,  one-half  teaspoon  vanilla.  Bake  in  two  sheets. 

Filling:  White  one  egg  beaten  stiff,  to  which  add  one 
cup  pulverized  sugar  and  beat  a  few  moments.  Grate  two 
apples  and  add  to  this  and  beat  till  stiff  as  whipped  cream, 
then  add  one-half  teaspoon  lemon.     To  be  eaten  while  fresh. 

Mrs.  a.  H.  McGrew. 

NUT  CAKE 

One  cup  butter,  two  cups  granulated  sugar,  one  and  one- 
half  cups  sweet  milk,  four  cups  sifted  flour,  one  teaspoon  bak- 
ing powder,  whites  of  nine  eggs  beaten  stiff,  yolks  of  two  eggs, 
^-anilla  flavoring,  one  pint  English  walnuts  and  pecans  cut  fine 
and  rolled  in  flour.  Beat  thoroughly  before  adding  nuts  and 
baking  powder.  Mrs.  D.  H.  Lingle. 

PLAIN  FRUIT  CAKE 

One  cup  butter,  one  cup  brown  sugar,  one  cup  molasses, 
one  cup  sweet  milk,  three  and  one-half  cups  flour,  four  eggs, 
two  teaspoons  baking  powder,  one  pound  raisins,  one  pound 
currants,  one  teaspoon  cinnamon,  one-half  teaspoon  cloves,  one 
nutmeg.     Bake  two  hours  slowly.     Makes  two  loaves. 

Mrs.  G.  S,  Goodspeed. 

WHITE    CAKE 

Scant  one-half  cup  butter,  one  cup  sugar,  one-half  cup 
milk,  one  and  one-half  cups  flour,  one  teaspoon  baking  powder, 
whites  of  three  eggs,  flavor  to  taste.     Mks.  W.  F.  Farmre. 

SOUTH  BERWICK  CAKE 

Two-thirds  cup  butter,  two  cups  sugar,  one  cup  molasses, 
five  cups  flour,  one  and  one-half  cups  water,  two  eggs,  one  tea- 
spoon salt,  one  teaspoon  soda,  one  pint  chopped  raisins,  nut- 
meg and  cloves  to  taste.     Makes  two  loves. 

Mrs.  H.  M.  Stevens. 


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MEASURE  POUND  CAKE 

Two-thirds  cup  butter,  one  cup  sugar,  one  and  one-half 
cups  flour,  one  small  teaspoon  baking  powder,  four  eggs,  one 
tablespoon  milk,  one-fourth  teaspoon  nutmeg.  Cream  butter 
and  sugar,  add  yolks  and  beat  very  light,  add  a  little  flour.  When 
well  mixed  add  the  milk  and  more  flour  alternately  with  the 
whites  beaten  to  a  stiff  froth.  Mix  baking  powder  with  flour. 
Bake  in  moderate  oven  thirty-five  or  forty  minutes. 

Mrs.  C.  H.  Burton. 

pou'nd  cake 

One  and  one-half  cups  of  pulverized  sugar,  one  and  one- 
half  cups  flour,  one  cup  of  butter,  one  cup  of  eggs.  Rub  sugar 
and  eggs  together,  mixing  eggs  a  little  before  adding  sugar; 
rub  butter  and  flour  to  a  cream,  then  mix  two  creams  together 
and  beat  thoroughly,  adding  salt  and  flavoring.  Sift  in  through 
a  fine  sieve  one-fourth  teaspoon  baking  powder  and  put  into 
tins  as  soon  as  possible.  Miss  Thompson. 

SILVER  CAKE 

Whites  four  eggs,  one  cup  sugar,  one-half  cup  butter,  one 
and  one-half  cups  flour,  one-half  cup  milk,  one  and  one-fourth 
teaspoons  baking  powder  thoroughly  sifted  with  the  flour. 
Cream  butter  and  sugar,  whites  beaten  to  a  stiff  froth  added 
slowly.  ^  Mrs.  S.  E.  Mills. 

GOLD  CAKE 

Yolks  four  eggs,  one-third  cup  butter,  one  cup  sugar,  one 
heaping  cup  flour,  one-fourth  cup  milk,  one  teaspoon  baking 
powder,  vanilla  flavoring  and  frost.     Bake  slowly. 

Mrs.  S.  E.  Mills. 

COLD  WATER  CAKE 

One  cup  sugar,  one-half  cup  butter,  one  cup  water,  one- 
half  cup  chopped  raisins,  one  egg,  two  even  teaspoons  baking 
powder,  two  cups  flour.     Always  cream  the  butter  and  sugar. 

Mrs.  H.  M.  Stevens. 


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CHOCOLATE  CAKE 

Two  cups  granulated  sugar,  one  cup  butter,  two  full  cups 
flour,  one  cup  sweet  milk,  one  cup  grated  chocolate  (Baker's), 
four  eggs,  one-half  teaspoon  soda,  two  teaspoons  baking 
powder,  one  teaspoon  vanilla.  Dissolve  the  soda  in  the  milk 
and  sift  the  baking  powder  with  the  flour,  cream  butter  and 
sugar,  add  well  beaten  yolks  and  milk.  Next  one  cup  of  flour, 
then  the  chocolate,  then  the  other  cup  of  flour,  and  lastly  the 
beaten  whites.     Bake  in  three  layers. 

Filling  for  the  Chocolate  Cake:  One  and  one-half  cups 
sugar  and  a  full  half  cup  milk;  boil  the  sugar  and  milk  five 
minutes  or  until  it  begins  to  string.  Beat  this,  stirring  con- 
stantly until  it  becomes  a  cream,  melt  one  cup  Baker's  choco- 
late, spread  two  layers  with  the  melted  chocolate  and  a  thicker 
one  of  the  creamed  sugar  and  milk  in  between.  A  chocolate 
icing  on  top.  Mrs.  Clarence  F.  Castle. 

SPONGE  CAKE  WITHOUT  BAKING  POWDER 

Separate  whites  and  yolks  of  four  eggs,  beat  whites  until 
they  will  remain  in  dish  if  turned  upside  down;  beat  into  them- 
with  egg  beater  one-half  cup  granulated  sugar,  beating  five 
minutes.  Add  to  yolks  the  juice  and  grated  rind  of  one 
orange.  Add  the  two  mixtures,  beating  well.  Fold  in  lightly 
with  a  spoon — not  beating — one  cup  flour  sifted  three  times. 
Bake  twenty-five  minutes  in  moderate  oven.  Just  before  put- 
ting in  stove  sift  over  top  one  tablespoon  granulated  sugar. 

Mrs.  Shepardson. 

ANGEL  FOOD 

One  and  one-half  cups  sugar  sifted  six  times,  one  cup  flour 
measured  after  one  sifting,  add  one  even  teaspoon  cream  of 
tartar  to  flour  and  sift  five  times.  Beat  the  whites  eleven  eggs 
very  stiff  ;  add  sugar  gradually,  beating  all  the  time.  Add 
flour  carefully.  One  teaspoon  vanilla.  Bake  in  ungreased 
pan  forty-five  minutes  to  one  hour.  Invert  the  pan  and  do 
not  remove  from  pan  till  cool.  Mrs.  O.  S.  Bass. 


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CHOCOLATE  CAKE 

Two  even  cups  powdered  sugar,  three-fourths  cup  butter 
creamed  with  sugar,  whites  five  eggs  very  stiff,  one- cup  milk, 
three  cups  flour,  two  teaspoons  baking  powder,  vanilla.  Bake 
in  jelly-cake  tins  in  hot  oven. 

Frosting:  Two  cups  sugar,  three-fourths  cup  water,  whites 
two  eggs,  one-fourth  cake  Baker's  chocolate,  vanilla.  Boil 
sugar  and  water  until  it  threads,  then  pour  over  the  well-beaten 
whites,  add  melted  chocolate  and  vanilla.  Beat  well  and  spread 
between  layers.  Mabel  Burton. 

DEVILS'  FOOD 

One-half  cake  Baker's  chocolate,  one  cup  milk,  cook  until 
thick.  Yolk  of  one  egg,  one  cup  sugar,  stir  together  and  mix 
with  chocolate.  One  cup  sugar,  two  eggs,  one  tablespoon  but- 
ter, one  cup  milk;  mix  with  chocolate  before  putting  in  the 
flour,  two  cups  flour,-  three  heaping  teaspoons  baking  powder- 
Bake  in  layers.  Ivah  Emmons. 

CHOCOLATE  LOAF  CAKE 

Two  and  one-half  cups  sugar,  one  cup  butter,  five  eggs, 
one  cup  milk,  three  cups  flour,  three  spoons  baking  powder, 
three  spoons  vanilla,  one-half  cake  chocolate  melted  and  added 
last  of  all. 

Icing:  White  of  one  egg,  water  to  fill  shell;  add  powdered 
sugar  until  stiff.  Mrs.  H.  G.  Walker. 

WHITE   CAKE 

One  cup  butter,  two  cups  sugar,  one  cup  sweet  milk,  three 
cups  flour,  almond  or  lemon  extract,  whites  of  five  eggs,  two 
teaspoons  baking  powder.     Easily  made  and  very  good, 

Emily  Stansburry. 

WHITE  CAKE 

Whites  Seven  eggs,  two  cups  sugar,  two-thirds  cup  butter^ 
one  cup  milk,  three  cups  flour,  two  teaspoons  baking  powder.. 

Mrs.  C.  Chandler. 


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BERWICK  SPONGE  CAKE 

Beat  six  eggs,  3^olks  and  whites  together,  two  minutes;  add 
three  cups  sugar  and  beat  five  minutes;  mix  three  teaspoons 
baking  powder  thoroughly  with  four  cups  flour,  addhalf  of  it 
and  beat  two  minutes;  add  one  cup  cold  water,  the  grated  rind 
and  one-half  the  juice  of  One  lemon,  a  little  salt  and  beat  one 
minute;  add  the  remainder  of  the  flour  and  beat  another  min- 
ute.    Bake  in  two  deep  cup  cake  pans. 

Mrs.  N.  W.Carey. 

DEVIL'S  FOOD 

Grate  one-half  cake  of  Baker's  chocolate,  mix  it  well  with 
one-half  cup  sweet  milk,  one  cup  sugar,  3^olk  one  egg.  Boil 
until  the  sugar  and  chocolate  are  well  dissolved  and  let  it  cool. 
For  the  cake  take  one  cup  granulated  sugar,  one-quarter  cup 
butter,  one-half  cup  sweet  milk,  two  eggs,  two  and  one-quarter 
cups  flour,  two  teaspoons  baking  powder,  one  teaspoon  vanilla. 
Add  to  this  the  boiled  chocolate  cooled.  Mix  thoroughly  and 
bake  in  three  la^^ers,  with  thin  white  frosting  between  layers. 

Davida  Harper. 

NUT   CAKE 

Two  cups  sugar,  one  cup  butter,  three  cups  flour,  one  cup 
cold  water,  four  eggs,  one  pound  English  walnuts,  three  tea- 
spoons baking  powder.  Roll  nuts  fine,  using  less  than  one  pound 
if  plainer  cake  is  desired.  Save  some  perfect  halves  to  put  on  the 
top  after  frosting.  Make,  two  loaves,  but  may  be  divided  evenly 
for  one  loaf.  Mrs.  H.  M.  Stevens. 

FILLING  FOR  LAYER  CAKE 

One  cup  sour  cream,  one  cup  walnuts  and  one-half  cup 
raisins  chopped  fine,  one-half  cup  sugar,  white  of  one  egg. 
Beat  the  cream  until  thick,  add  the  white  beaten  to  a  stiff 
froth,  lastly  the  raisins  and  walnuts.     Mix  well  and  spread. 

Mrs.  C.  H.  Rice. 


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CHOCOLATE  CARAMEL  CAKE 

Caramel:  One  cup  grated  chocolate,  one  cup  sugar,  one- 
half  cup  sweet  milk,  yolk  of  one  egg.  Boil  until  it  thickens 
in  a  double  boiler.     Allow  to  cool. 

Cake:  One  cup  sugar,  one-half  cup  butter,  one  cup  sweet 
milk,  three  cups  flour,  three  eggs,  two  teaspoons  baking  pow- 
der, one  teaspoon  vanilla.  Add  chocolate  caramel  before 
flour.     Bake  in  layers. 

Lemon  Icing:  Two  cups  pulverized  sugar,  two  tablespoons 
milk,  two  tablespoons  melted  butter,  juice  of  one  lemon;  stir 
until  smooth.     Allow  cake  to  cool  before  using. 

Mrs.  E.  J.  Clark. 

MINNEHAHA  CAKE 

The  whites  of  three  eggs,  two  cups  sugar,  one  cup  sweet 
milk,  two  large  tablespoons  butter,  three  cups  flour,  two  heap- 
ing teaspoons  baking  powder. 

Filling:  Teacup  sugar,  little  water,  and  boil  together  un- 
til brittle  in  cold  water,  remove  from  stove,  stir  into  the  well- 
beaten  white  of  one  egg.  Add  to  this  one  cup  chopped  rai- 
sins and  one  cup  English  walnuts  or  hickory  nuts. 

Mrs.  J.  B.  Jackson. 

BOILED   FROSTING  No.  1 

One  and  one-half  cups  granulated  sugar,  one-half  cup 
sweet  milk  ;  boil  five  or  six  minutes  without  stirring.  Beat 
until  cool  enough  to  spread.  Mrs.  W.  F.  Farmkr. 

BOILED   FROSTING  No.  2 

To  one  small  teacup  of  granulated  sugar  add  enough  water 
to  dissolve.  Boil  without  stirring  until  it  just  begins  to  be 
stringy.  Have  ready  white  of  one  egg  beaten  very  stiff ;  add 
slowly  the  syrup,  beating  constantly  until  the  frosting  is  nearly 
cold,  then  spread.  C.  F, 


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ONE  EGG  LAYER  CAKE 

One  cup  sugar  and  one  tablespoon  butter,  creamed,  one 
egg  beaten  well,  one  cup  milk;  flavor  to  taste.  Two  cups  flour, 
two  teaspoons  baking  powder.  Mix  quickly  but  thoroughly. 
An  inexpensive  but  very  good  foundation  for  all  layer   cakes. 

C.  F. 


PIE 


"  Moderation  is  the  silken  string  running  through  the 
pearl  chain  of  all  virtues." — Hall. 


PUMPKIN    PIE 

One  cup  pumpkin,  one  cup  sugar,  one  and  one-half  cups 
milk,  one  egg,  one  heaping  teaspoon  cornstarch,  one  level  tea- 
spoon ginger,  one  level  teaspoon  cinnamon,  pinch  of  salt. 

Mrs.  Bowen. 

BAKEWELL   PIES 

Two-thirds  cup  sugar,  two-thirds  cup  butter,  yolks  six  eggs, 
whites  three  eggs.  Beat  butter  and  sugar  to  a  cream,  add 
the  yolks  which  should  be  beaten  till  very  light,  lastly  add 
whites  of  eggs  and  teaspoon  lemon.  Line  mujffin  tins  with 
puff  paste,  spread  currant  jelly  over  the  bottom  and  fill  with  the 
above  mixture  until  pans  are  two-thirds  full.  An  old  English 
recipe.  Mrs.  A.  H.  McGrew. 

PIE  CRUST  WITHOUT  LARD 

One  heaping  cup  flour,  one-quarter  cup  butter,  rubbed 
together.  Add  a  little  salt  and  one  teaspoon  baking  powder. 
Wet  with  water  or  milk  enough  to  roll.     This  makes  one  pie. 

Mrs.  a.  G.  Lester. 

RHUBARB   PIE 

Strip  off  the  outside  skin  from  the  stalks  of  rhubarb,  cut 
in  pieces  one-half  inch  long  ;  line  the  pie  dish  with  paste,  and 
fill  with  rhubarb.  '  Sweeten  with  one  large  cup  of  sugar  ;  sprin- 
kle a  saltspoon  of  salt,  a  little  grated  nutmeg,  and  a  shake  of 
flour  over  the  top.     Cover  with  a  rich  pie  crust. 

Mrs.  Decker. 


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MINCE  MEAT 

Two  pounds  leanfresh  meat  boiled,  and  when  cool  chop  it 
fine.  The  meat  from  the  upper  part  of  the  round  is  good  for 
this  purpose.  One  pound  of  beef  suet  cleared  of  strings  and 
chopped  fine,  five  pounds  apples  pared  and  chopped  fine,  two 
pounds  raisins  seeded  and  chopped,  one  pound  Sultana  raisins 
picked  over,  two  pounds  currants  (or  another  pound  of  rai- 
sins), three-fourths  pound  of  citron  cut  fine,  two  tablespoons 
cinnamon,  one  tablespoon  ground  nutmeg,  two  tablespoons 
mace,  one  tablespoon  cloves,  one  tablespoon  allspice,  one 
tablespoon  salt,  two  and  one-half  pounds  brown  sugar.  Mois- 
ten with  boiled  cider  or  lemon  juice.  A  jar  of  sweet  pickled 
peaches  and  liquid  will  give  the  mince  meat  a  fine  flavor.  Of 
course  the  peaches  should  be  chopped  fine. 

Mrs.  Ernest  D.  Burton. 

CHOCOLATE    PIE 

One  cup  sugar,  one  cup  milk,  two  tablespoons  grated 
chocolate,  two  and  one-half  heaping  tablespoons  flour  (or  two 
tablespoons  cornstarch),  yolks  of  two  eggs.  Cook  until  thick- 
ened; flavor  to  taste.  Put  this  mixture  into  a  crust  that  has 
been  baked.  Beat  the  whites  stiff,  add  two  tablespoons  sugar, 
and  put  on  top  of  pie.     Set  in  the  oven  and  brown. 

Mrs.  a.  H.  Cole. 

APPLE  PIE 

Two  tablespoons  of  lard,  large  pinch  of  salt,  pinch  of  bak- 
ing powder,  large  cup  flour.  Rub  lard  lightly  into  the  flour, 
add  three  tablespoons  of  ice  water,  divide  into  two  parts  and 
roll  rather  thin.  Pare  four  large  apples  and  slice.  Strew  over 
bottom  crust  a  large  handful  of  raisins,  put  in  apples  and 
sprinkle  over  one-half  cup  sugar,  grate  nutmeg  over  and  dot 
with  butter,  cover  with  top  crust  and  bake  one-half  hour. 

Mrs.  Rothman. 


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ORANGE  PIE 

Mix  one  cup  of  sugar  and  two  tablespoons  flour-with  the 
juice  of  one  orange  and  its  grated  rind,  add  one  whole  egg  and 
the  yolks  of  two  more,  stir  well  and  then  add  milk  enough  to 
fill  pie  tin.  Beat  whites  of  two  eggs  to  a  stiff  froth,  add  a  lit- 
tle sugar  and  put  on  top  of  pie.  Mrs.  Le  Roy  Hill. 

RIPE  CURRANT  PIE 

Juice  from  one  box  of  currants,  one  cup  sugar,  one-half 
cup  cold  water,  two  small  tablespoons  flour.  Bake  without  an 
upper  crust.  Beat  whites  of  two  eggs  to  a  stiff  froth,  add  one- 
half  cup  of  sugar  and  put  on  top  of  pie        Mrs.  Bingham. 

LEMON  TURNOVERS 

Three  soft  crackers  rolled  fine,  two  lemons  peeled  and 
chopped,  two  eggs,  two  cups  chopped  raisins,  two  cups  sugar, 
pinch  of  salt.  Roll  crust  quite  thin,  cut  in  rounds  and  fill  with 
mixture.     Bake  one-half  hour.         Mrs.  Janette  Parker. 

SQUASH  .PIE 

To  two  cups  of  squash  after  it  is  stewed  and  sifted,  add 
one-half  teaspoon  ginger,  a  little  cinnamon,  nutmeg  and  salt, 
one  cup  sugar  and  a  little  more  than  a  pint  of  boiling  milk. 
Add  two  eggs  well  beaten  to  the  above  mixture  after  it  has 
slightly  cooled.  Mrs.  A.  G.  Lester. 

SCOTCH    PIE 

Make  batter  as  for  drop  biscuit,  only  richer  and  thinner. 
Fill  a  square  pan  one-third  full  of  sliced  apples.  Pour  over 
these  the  batter.  Bake  until  done,  turn  out  on  hot  dish.  Dress 
with  butter,  sugar  and  vinegar.     Serve  hot. 

Mrs.  N.  I.  Getz. 


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LEMON    PIE 

Juice  and  grated  rind  of  one  large  lemon,  two  cups  sugar, 
two  tablespoons  cornstarch  mixed  with  a  little  cold  water, 
butter  size  walnut,  yolks  four  eggs,  two  cups  boiling  water. 
Cook  in  double  boiler  until  thickened.  Put  this  mixture  into 
two  pie  crusts  that  have  been  baked.  Beat  the  white  of  eggs 
to  a  stiff  froth,  add  one  tablespoon  of  sugar,  put  on  top  of 
pies  and  set  in  oven  to  brown.  Mrs.  J.  Fulton. 


PUDDIIVGS 


"A  smell  like  an  eating  house  and  a  pastry  cook's. next 
door  to  each  other,  with  a  laundress  next  door  to  that !  That 
was  the  pudding." — Dickens'  Christmas  Carol. 


CHARLOTTE  RUSSE 

Sponge  Cake:  Six  eggs,  three  cups  sugar,  four  cups  flour, 
•one  cup  cold  water,  two  teaspoons  baking  powder,  juice  and 
grated  rind  one  lemon,  one-quarter  teaspoon  salt. 

Filling:  One  pint  cream  or  milk,  one-quarter  cup  sugar, 
yolks  four  eggs,  one-half  saltspoon  salt.  Prepare  custard  and 
while  hot  dissolve  with  it  the  soaked  gelatine.  One  ounce 
gelatine  soaked  in  one-half  cup  cold  water.  Stir  until  gelatine 
has  dissolved.  When  beginning  to  set,  mix  in  lightly  one  pint 
whipped  cream  or  whites  three  eggs  beaten  stiff.  Add  to 
custard  mixture  berore  the  gelatine  one  of  the  following 
flavorings:  One-half  vanilla  bean,  one  teaspoon  vanilla  extract, 
two  ounces  chocolate  dissolved  in  milk,  five  tablespoons  pis- 
tachio nuts,  three  tablespoons  Maraschino  or  three  table- 
spoons sherry,  or  both.  Miss  Harmer. 

BAKED  BANANAS 

Peel  six  bananas  and  la}^  them  in  an  earthen  baking  dish. 
Prepare  in  a  bowl  three  tablespoons  melted  butter,  six  table- 
spoons sugar,  three  tablespoons  lemon  juice.  Baste  the  bananas 
with  this  mixture  and  bake  half  an  hour.         Mrs.  Silver. 

ANGEL   CREAM 

One  cup  sugar,  one-fourth  cup  water,  one  pint  cream,  one 
tablespoon  gelatine;  soak  in  a  little  cold  milk.  Dissolve  in  hot 
milk  three  tablespoons  sherry,  one  orange.  Beat  gelatine  as 
for  charlotte.     Fold  cream.  Miss  Harmer. 


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FRUIT  CHARLOTTE 

One  quart  cream,  one-half  package  of  gelatine,  one  cup 
milk,  one  tablespoon  vanilla,  one-half  cup  powdered  sugar,  one- 
third  cup  preserved  ginger,  one-third  cup  preserved  pineapple, 
one-third  cup  candied  cherries.  Soak  gelatine  for  two  hours 
in  half  the  milk.  Whip  the  cream  until  stiff.  Sprinkle  the 
sugar  and  vanilla  over  it,  fold  it  in.  Then  dissolve  the  gela- 
tine in  the  rest  of  the  milk,  which  should  be  heated,  stirring 
until  dissolved.  Strain  over  the  top  of  the  cream,  and  stir 
from  the  bottom  until  the  mixture  will  hardly  flow.  It  is  then 
ready  for  the  moulds.  The  fruit  can  be  added  just  before  put- 
ting in  the  moulds  if  desired  ;  but  it  is  good  without  the  addi- 
tion of  fruit.  Mrs.  Ernest  D.  Burton, 

PINEAPPLE    PUDDING. 

Place  in  pudding  dish  two-thirds  can  grated  pineapple  and 
one-half  cup  sugar.  Make  a  boiled  custard,  using  one  pint 
milk,  one  tablespoon  cornstarch,  yolks  of  three  eggs.  When 
cooked  pour  it  over  pineapple.  Beat  the  whites  of  the  eggs  to 
a  stiff  froth  and  add  three  tablespoons  sugar.  Spread  over  top 
of  custard  and  place  in  hot  oven  for  from  three  to  five  minutes, 
just  long  enough  to  tip  the  meringue  with  a  golden  brown. 
Serve  cold,  Mrs.  Thomas  McCall. 

BLUEBERRY  SHORTCAKE 
One  and  one-half  pints  sifted   flour,  one   cup   sweet   milk, 
two  eggs,  one  cup  sugar,  two-thirds  cup  butter,  two  heaping 
teaspoons    baking  powder,  one  cup  blueberries  well    covered 
with  flour  and  stirred  in  last.     Bake  in  moderate  oven. 

Mrs.  Hutchinson. 

HUCKLEBERRY  PUDDING 
One  loaf  baker's  bread,  butter  it,    cut  off  crust,    slice    it, 
place    in    pudding    dish.     One    quart    huckleberries,    one    cup 
sugar,  scald  and  pour  over    bread.     Allow  to  stand  some  time. 
When  very  cold  turn  out  and  serve  with  cream, 

Mrs.  K,  R.  Spencer. 


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WHOLE  WHEAT  PUDDING 

Use  the  Franklin  Mills  fine  flour  of  the  entire  wheat  for 
this  pudding.  Two  cups  entire  wheat  flour,  one-half  teaspoon 
soda,  one-half  teaspoo*n  salt,  one  cup  sweet  milk,  one-half  cup 
molasses,  one  cup  stoned  and  chopped  raisins.  Steam  three 
hours.  Serve  with  cream  or  any  plain  liquid  pudding  sauce. 
Dates,  figs,  prunes,  stewed  or  chopped  apple  may  be  substi- 
tuted for  the  raisins.  Mrs.  W.  C.  Wilkinson. 

WHITE    CUSTARDS 

One  pint  milk,  heated,  not  boiled;  sweeten  and  flavor  to 
taste.  Stir  into  the  milk  the  whites  of  four  eggs  unbeaten;; 
pour  the  custards  into  cups  set  in  a  pan  of  hot  water;  cover 
them  with  thick  paper  and  place  them  in  a  moderate  oven  ta 
become  firm.  Do  not  beat  the  eggs  and  do  not  allow  the 
custards  to  become  brown.  E.  D.  E. 

GERMAN  PUDDING 

Beat  three  eggs  separately  until  very  light,  one  cup  milk 
added  to  yolks,  three  tablespoons  flour,  one-half  tablespoon 
melted  butter,  a  little  nutmeg  and  salt;  stir  in  whites  last.  Bake 
in  moderate  oven  twenty  minutes  or  half  an  hour.  Serve  at 
once  with  hard  sauce.  F.  I.  C. 

HUCKLEBERRY    PUDDING 

One  quart  ripe  huckleberries,  three  eggs  beaten  separately,, 
two  cups  sugar,  four  large  teaspoons  butter,  one  pint  flour,  one 
cup  sweet  milk,  one-half  teaspoon  baking  pov/der.  Roll  the 
berries  in  the  flour  and  add  them  last.  Bake  one-half  hour  and 
eat  warm  with  sauce.  Mrs.  L.  C.  Haynes. 

CUP  PUDDING 

One  quart  milk,  six  eggs  beaten  separately,  six  tablespoons 
flour,  a  little  salt,  two  tablespoons  sugar.  Mix  flour,  yolks, 
sugar,  salt  and  milk,  add  white  of  eggs.  Bake  in  buttered  cups 
and  serve  with  sugar,  butter  and  a  little  nutmeg. 

Mrs.  J.  E.  Raycroft. 


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CHOCOLATE  PUDDING 

Yolks  three  eggs,  one  cup  sugar,  three  tablespoons  sweet 
milk,  one  ounce  chocolate  melted,  one  cup  flour,  two  teaspoons 
baking  powder.  To  the  beaten  yolks,  add  sugar  and  beat  till 
light.  Add  milk  and  chocolate,  mix  well,  add  the  flour;  beat 
until  smooth  and  light.  Beat  whites  of  eggs  till  very  light  and 
mix  with  baking  powder,  then  add  quickly  to  the  other  mix- 
ture. Put  a  large  spoonful  into  greased  cups  and  steam  thirt>r 
minutes. 

Sauce:  One  cup  powdered  sugar,  one-half  cup  butter, 
beat  to  a  cream  and  add  one-half  teaspoon  vanilla  and  one- 
half  cup  milk.  Stir  constantly  over  hot  water,  cooking  until 
smooth  and  creamy.  Vashti  Chandler. 

PUDDING    SAUCE 

One  cup  milk,  one-third  cup  butter,  two-thirds  cup  sugar, 
one  egg,  two  tablespoons  wine,  one  teaspoon  cornstarch.  Let 
the  milk  come  to  a  boil,  then  stir  in  the  cornstarch  (dissolved), 
then  add  sugar,  butter  and  egg  which  have  been  beaten  to- 
gether, take  from  stove  and  add  the  wine.  Especially  nice  for 
suet  pudding.  F.  B.  L. 

STEAMED  SUET  AND  FRUIT  PUDDING 

One  cup  molasses,  one  cup  chopped  suet,  one  cup  milk, 
two  and  one-half  cups  flour,  one  cup  chopped  raisins,  one  cup 
currants,  one  teaspoon  soda,  one-half  teaspoon  salt,  one  tea- 
spoon cinnamon,  one-fourth  teaspoon  cloves,  one-fourth  tea- 
spoon nutmeg.     Steam  three  hours. 

Mrs.  Thomas  McCall. 

VITOS  PUDDING 

Cook  one  cup  of  vitos  fifteen  minutes  as  for  mush,  then 
add  one  and  one-half  cups  strawberry  or  raspberry  preserves 
and  cook  fifteen  minutes  more.     When  done  season  with  juice 
of  half  an  orange  and  half  a  lemon;  sweeten  to  taste,  put  in  a  - 
mould  and  serve  cold  with  whipped  cream. 

Alma  B.  Simpson. 


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ENGLISH  BOILED  PUDDING 

One  quart  flour,  two  teaspoons  baking  powder,  one  teacup 
sugar,  one  teacup  syrup,  one  cup  raisins,  one  cup  currants,  twa 
eggs,  one  teaspoon  salt,  two  teaspoons  finely  chopped  suet, 
two  small  pieces  lemon  peel,  one-third  teaspoon  cloves,  cinna- 
mon and  allspice.  Dip  pudding  cloth  in  hot  water,  wring  out, 
place  over  pan,  dredge  with  flour.  Put  pudding  in,  tie  tightly; 
place  in  boiling  water  and  boil  two  and  one-half  hours. 

Mrs.  Kleuf'er. 

ORANGE   PUDDING 

Peel  and  slice  three  or  four  oranges,  lay  in  pudding  dish 
with  one-third  cup  sugar.  Make  custard  of  one  pint  milk, 
yolks  three  eggs,  one  rounded  tablespoon  cornstarch,  one- 
third  cup  sugar.  When  cold  pour  over  the  oranges.  Beat  whites 
of  three  eggs  to  a  stiff  froth,  add  one-third  cup  pulverized 
sugar  and  pour  over  pudding.  Brown  slightly  and  serve  when 
cold.  Mrs.  J.  Archy  Smith. 

CAKE  PUDDING  . 

Partly  fill  a  pudding  dish  with  cake  too  dry  for  the  table, 
cover  with  cream  made  of  two  tablespoons  cornstarch,  yolks 
of  two  eggs,  one-half  cup  sugar,  and  one  pint  of  scalding  milk. 
Pour  over  cake  while  hot.  When  cold  frost  with  icing  made 
as  follows :  One  cup  granulated  sugar,  three  and,  one-half 
tablespoons  hot  water.  Set  on  stove  and  let  boil  about  five 
minutes.  Pour  over  the  white  of  one  egg,  partially  beaten, 
and  beat  until  cool.  Mrs.  J.  Archy  Smith. 

CHERRY  PUDDING 
One  box  cherries  stewed,  remove  juice  and  add  enough 
water  to  make  one  and  ohe-half  pints.  In  this  dissolve  one-third 
box  gelatine,  one  cup  sugar,  let  it  cool  until  you  can  stir  with  a 
spoon,  then  add  the  cherries  and  mould.  With  canned  cherries 
little  or  no  sugar  is  needed.  The  juice  of  one  lemon  may  be 
added.     To  be  served  with  whipped  or  plain  cream. 

F.  B.  L. 


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ENGLISH  CHRISTMAS  PLUM  PUDDING 

Three-fourths  pound  suet,  one  pound  raisins,  one  pound 
currants,  one  pound  chopped  apples,  one-half  nutmeg,  one  cup 
brown  sugar,  one-fourth  minced  candied  peel,  one  teaspoon 
ground  ginger,  one  teaspoon  mixed  spices,  two  ounces  bread 
crumbs,  seven  ounces  flour,  one-fourth  cup  molasses,  one 
quart  milk,  four  eggs.  Put  into  mixing  bowl  in  order  named, 
mix  very  thoroughly,  adding  eggs  and  milk  last.  The  mixture 
should  "drop  from  the  spoon,  not  run.  This  is  sufficient  for  two 
puddings.  Fill  buttered  bowl  giving  space  to  rise,  cover  first 
with  white  paper,  then  with  a  strong  cotton  cloth,  tie  firmly 
and  boil  six  hours.  These  puddings  will  keep  a  year;  when  re- 
heated steam  one  and  one-half  hours.  Mrs.  Smith. 

FLOATING  ISLAND  ON  FRUIT 

One  pint  milk,  two  teaspoons  cornstarch,  two  eggs,  one- 
half  cup  sugar,  one-half  teaspoon  vanilla,  one  orange,  one 
banana,  one  lemon.  Put  milk  on  in  double  boiler,  wet  corn- 
starch with  a  little  cold  milk,  when  milk  is  hot  stir  in.  Beat 
yolks,  add  sugar  and  stir  in  cooked  cornstarch.  Let  cook  until 
creamy,  then  add  vanilla.  Beat  whites  stiff  and  cut  off  small 
portions,  putting  in  the  custard  while  hot,  dipping  the  hot 
custard  over  the  whites  to  cook  it.  Cut  up  the  bananas  and 
squeeze  the  lemon  over  it,  then  pare  the  orange  and  cut  in 
small  pieces,  mingle  orange,  bananas  and  two  tablespoons 
pulverized  sugar.  Let  stand  until  very  cold.  Put  some  of  the 
fruit  in  each  serving  dish,  then  dip  an  island  and  some  custard 
over  each  dish  of  fruit.  Mrs.  G.  C.  Baldwin. 

ENGLISH  PLUM  PUDDING 

One  cup  chopped  suet,  one  cup  currants,  little  citron,  one 
cup  raisins  stoned  and  chopped,  one  cup  molasses,  one  cup 
bread  crumbs,  one  and  one-half  cups  flour.  Mix  suet,  bread 
crums  and  flour  well  together  ;  one  teaspoon  cinnamon,  one 
teaspoon  cloves,  one  teaspoon  soda  in  molasses;  all  well  mixed. 
Steam  three  hours.     Serve  with  hard  sauce.  S.  E.  M. 


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MERINGUE  RICE  PUDDING 

Three-quarters  cup  rice,  four  eggs,  one-third  cup  butter, 
one  cup  seeded  raisins,  one  cup  sugar,  one  pint  milk,  pinch 
salt.  Wash  and  rinse  rice,  cover  with  milk  and  cook  until  soft 
in  double  boiler.  Pour  in  granite  pudding  dish,  add  one  pint 
milk,  sugar,  ^^olks  of  eggs  well  beaten,  salt,  vanilla  and  nut- 
meg to  fast-.  Add  raisins,  mix  butter  and  rice  before  adding 
other  ingredients.  Bake  slowly  thirt}^  minutes.  Beat  whites 
to  a  stiff  froth  with  three  tablespoons  powdered  sugar.  Spread 
over  top  and  brown  in  oven.     Good  hot  or  cold. 

Mrs.  Rothman. 
NUT  PUDDING 

Soak  one-half  box  gelatine,  add  two  cups  boiling  water, 
the  juice  of  half  a  lemon,  one-half  cup  sugar.  Set  one  side  to 
cool.  Chop  the  meats  of  a  pound  of  English  walnuts  and  a 
pound  of  dates.  Beat  to  a  stiff  froth  the  whites  of  a  dozen 
eggs.  When  the  gelatine  mixture  cools,  add  the  nuts,  fruit 
and  the  wfiites  of  the  eggs,  beating  the  mixture  all  the  time  to 
keep  it  smooth.  For  sauce,  take  yolks  of  four  eggs,  one  cup 
sugar,  one  pint  milk.  Make  a  soft  custard  of  this  and  use  as  a 
sauce.  Mrs.  Owen.   • 

ORANGE  CREAM 

Soak  two  tablespoons  white  gelatine  in  one  pint  warm 
water;  when  dissolved,  heat  and  strain,  and  add  juice  of  three 
oranges  and  grated  rind  of  one,  the  juice  of  one  lemon;  add 
yolks  of  four  eggs  well  beaten  and  one  cup  sugar.  Stir  over  a 
gentle  fire  until  it  just  boils,  then  pour  into  a  quart  mould.  If 
desired  garnish  the  platter  with  beaten  whites  of  two  eggs. 

Mrs.  Moncrief. 
COFFEE  JLELY 

One-half  box  gelatine,  one-half  cup  cold  water,  one 
pint  strong  coffee  sweetened  to  taste.  Soak  gelatine  half  an 
hour  in  cold  water.  Add  the  hot  coffee,  stir  well,  strain  into 
a  mould  and  set  on  ice  or  in  a  very  cold  place.  Serve  with 
whipped  cream,  Mrs.  McLean. 


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CHOCOLATE  WHIPS 

One  quart  milk,  one  (ounce  square)  Baker's  chocolate,, 
one-half  cup  sugar,  six  eggs,  a  speck  salt,  scrape  chocolate  fine 
and  put  it  in  a  small  frying  pan  with  two  tablespoons  sugar 
and  one  of  boiling  water.  When  dissolved  add  it  to  a 
pint  and  a  half  of  the  milk  which  should  be  hot  in  the  double 
iDoiler.  Beat  eggs  and  remainder  of  sugar  together,  add  the 
cold  water  and  stir  into  boiling  milk.  Stir  constantly  until  it 
begins  to  thicken;  add  salt  and  set  away  to  cool.  Season  one 
pint  cream  with  two  tablespoons  sugar  and  one-half  teaspoons 
vanilla.  Whip  to  a  stiff  froth.  Half  fill  glasses  with  the  cold 
custard  and  drop  whipped  cream  upon  it. 

Mrs.  E.  M.  Burns. 

HOT  GINGERBREAD  PUDDING 

One  cup  New  Orleans  molasses,  one-half  cup  butter,  one- 
half  cup  sweet  milk,  one  egg,  two  and  one-fourth  cups  flour, 
one  teaspoon  soda  in  two  tablespoons  boiling  water,  one  tea- 
spoon ginger,  one  teaspoon  cinnamon,  a  little  salt.  Bake  in 
two  cake  tins.  To  be  eaten  warm  with  a  sauce  of  sweet  cream 
whipped  stiff,  sweetened  and  flavored.    Mrs.  G.  C.  Baldwin. 

RICE  BAKED  WITH  DATES 

Two  even  tablespoons  rice,  one  quart  milk,  one  cup  dates- 
stoned,  one  saltspoon  salt.  Bake  very  slowly  with  just  enough 
heat  to  keep  mixture  bubbling  gently.  Stir  once  or  twice  and 
then  allow  to  brown.  Bake  one  and  a-half  hours  or  until  rice 
is  thoroughly  soft.     Serve  very  cold.  Miss  Sherwin, 

Boston  School  of  Housekeeping. 

SNOW  PUDDING 

One  quart  sweet  milk,  one-half  box  gelatine,  dissolve 
slowly;  yolks  of  three  eggs  beaten  well  with  four  tablespoons 
suo-ar,  turn  little  milk  and  stir  well.  Put  on  stove  and  beat. 
Beat  whites  to  a  stiff  froth,  one-  half  teaspoon  vanilla.  Pour 
in  mould.  Serve  cold  with  cream,  sugar  and  jelly.    S.  E.  M. 


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CHOCOLATE  PUDDING 

One  quart  milk,  two  squares  chocolate,  one-half  cup  sugar, 
four  tablespoons  cornstarch,  one  teaspoon  vanilla.  Heat  milk 
in  rice  boiler.  Grate  chocolate  and  add  with  sugar  to  the 
heated  milk.  Mix  cornstarch  in  cold  milk  and  stir  into  milk 
and  chocolate,  stir  until  thick  and  even  color.  Add  vanilla 
last,  pour  into  a  mould  set  in  cold  water.  Eat  with  sugar  and 
cream.  Mrs.  James  Peabody. 

PLUM    PUDDING 

One-half  pound  citron,  one  pound  raisins,  one  pound  cur- 
rants, three-fourths  pound  suet,  one  ounce  cinnamon,  four  eggs, 
one  cup  molasses,  one  cup  very  brown  sugar,  one  tablespoon 
essence  lemon,  one-half  cup  sweet  milk,  three  cups  flour.  Chop 
suet,  add  fruit  and  flour  well.  Beat  eggs,  add  sugar,  milk  and 
molasses  together  with  the  other  ingredients.  Stir  fruit  into 
this  mixture  just  enough  to  mix  well.  Steam  or  boil  in  baking 
powder  cans  four  to  six  hours  according  to  size  of  can. 

Mrs.  C.  Chandler. 


FROZEN   DAINTIES 


"Trifles  light  as  air." — 


CHOCOLATE    GLACE 

One  and  one-halt  cups  granulated  sugar,  one-half  cup 
chocolate  mixed;  add  one-half  cup  cream  and  cook  until  it 
bubbles  in  the  centre.  Add  a  piece  of  butter  the  size  of  a  hick-. 
ory  nut,  take  from  the  fire  and  beat  until  the  mixture  thickens 
Keep  warm  enough  to  pour  slowly,  over  plain  ice-cream. 

Contributed. 

TORTQNI 

One  pint  thick  cream,  one-fourth  pound  rolled  or  grated 
macaroons,  two  tablespoons  powdered  sugar,  one-fourth  tea- 
spoon almond  flavoring.  Put  into  freezer  and  pack  in  ice  and 
salt  for  three  hours.  Mrs.  Ernest  D.  Burton. 

LEMON    ICE 

Let  the  juice  of  six  lemons  and  two  cups  granulated  sugar 
stand  together  for  two  hours.  Add  one  quart  of  milk  and 
freeze,  Mrs.  J.  E.  Raycroft.    ■ 

ANGEL    PARFAIT 

Whip  the  whites  of  three  eggs  to  a  stiff  froth.  Put  one- 
half  cup  sugar  and  one-half  cup  water  into  a  saucepan  on  the 
fire.  Stir  until  the  sugar  is  dissolved,  then  let  it  cook  slowly, 
without  touching,  until  a  little  dropped  into  cold  water  will 
form  a  ball  when  rolled  between  the  fingers.  Pour  three  table- 
spoons of  the  boiling  hot  syrup  slowly  on  to  the  whipped 
whites,  beating  constantly.  Add  one  teaspoon  vanilla  or  of 
sherry,  or  any  other  flavoring.  When  the  Italian  meringue  is 
cold  add  pint  of  cream  whipped  to  a  stiff  froth.  Do  not  let 
any  liquid  that  has  drained  from  the  cream  go  into  the  mixture 
Mold  and  pack  in  ice  and  salt  for  four  hours. 

Mrs.  S.  Mathews. 


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QUINCE   ICE   CREAM 

Three  cups  cream,  one  cup  preserved  quince  chopped  fine, 
juice  of  one  lemon,  three-fourths  cup  sugar.     Pack  and  freeze. 

Miss  Sherwin, 

Boston  School  of  Housekeeping 

PRUNE  ICE  CREAM 

One  pond  prunes,  washed  and  soaked  over  night.  Cook 
until  soft  in  water,  remove  seeds  and  put  the  balance  through  a 
colander.  Add  one  cup  sugar,  whites  of  two  eggs  beaten  to  a 
stiff  froth  and  one  quart  cream.     Freeze. 

Mrs.  I.  N.  Neeld. 

COFFEE  ICE  CREAM 

Steep  one-third  cup  coarsely  ground  coffee  in  one  pint 
cream  or  milk  for  ten  minutes.  Remove  from  the  fire,  let  it 
settle  and  pour  off  carefully.  Strain  through  cheese  cloth  and 
add  it  to  the  remainder  of  the  cream  or  custard.  This  will 
flavor  one  quart  of  ice  cream.  E.  M.  C. 

CARAMEL  ICE  CREAM 

Beat  the  yolks  of  six  eggs  until  creamy,  add  one-half 
pound  of  sugar,  beat  until  light,  and  add  the  stiffly  whipped 
whites  of  six  eggs.  Stir  this  mixture  into  one  quart  of  rich 
cream  which  is  boiling  hot,  cook,  stirring  constantly,  until  it 
begins  to  thicken.  Take  from  the  fire,  strain,  and  let  stand 
until  cold.  Add  one  tablespoonful  vanilla  and  three  table- 
spoons caramel  (made  by  browning  one-half  cup  granulated 
sugar).     Pack  and  freeze.  Contributed. 

NEW  YORK  ICE  CREAM 

Cook  one  quart  cream,  four  eggs  and  one-half  pint  sugar 
about  fifteen  minutes,  in  a  double  boiler.  When  cold,  strain, 
add  one  teaspoon  vanilla  and  freeze. 

Mrs.  N.  I.  Getz. 


SPONGE   ICE 

Make  a  boiling  syrup  of  one  pound  of  sugar  and  one  and 
one-half  pints  water.  Pour  into  the  yolks  of  twelve  eggs, 
beaten  very  light.  Dissolve  a  scant  one-half  box  of  Cox's 
gelatine  and  pour  into  the  boiling  syrup,  then  add  one-fourth 
pint  of  brandy.  Put  into  the  freezer  and  when  partially  frozen 
add  the  beaten  whites  of  twelve  eggs. 

Mrs.  Chas.  Allen  Marsh. 

CREAM    BALM 

One  pint  extra  cream  whipped  stiff.  Sweeten  and  flavor 
to  taste.  Put  into  quart  mold,  cover  with  ice  sprinkled  with 
salt  until  ready  for  use.  Mrs.  Jennings. 

PINEAPPLE  SHERBET 

One  and  one-half  pint  can  of  pineapple,  or,  if  fresh  fruit  is 
used,  one  large  pineapple  chopped  fine.  Add  one  scant  pint  of 
sugar,  two  tablespoons  gelatine,  soaked  in  cold  water  to  cover, 
for  one  or  two  hours.  Have  one  pint  of  water  hot  and  dis- 
solve the  gelatine  in  it,  stir  this,  with  one  pint  of  cold  water, 
into  the  mixture  and  freeze.  This  sherbet  will  be  white  and 
creamy.  Mrs.  Gardner. 

LEMON  SHERBET 

Pour  about  three  quarts  of  water  over  the  juice  and  grate. i 
rind  of  six  lemons,  one  can  grated  pineapple,  three  pints  sugar, 
and  let  stand  to  season.  Strain,  add  a  little  of  the  pineapple, 
the  white  of  one  egg  and  freeze. 

Mrs.  J.  G.  Pratt. 

PINEAPPLE    FRAPPE 

Strain  the  juice  of  four  large  lemons  into  two  quarts  of 
water,  add  one  can  grated  pineapple  and  two  pounds  sugar. 
Put  into  freezer,  and  when  nearly  frozen  add  the  beaten  whites 
of  four  eggs.  Mrs.  J.  Fulton. 


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GRAPE  SHERBET 

Boil  two  cups  sugar,  with  the  grated  rind  of  one  lemon  and 
two  cups  water,  for  five  minutes.  Pour  over  one-half  table- 
spoon gelatine  which  has  been  soaked  in  one-fourth  cup  of 
cold  water.  Add  one  cup  grape  juice  and  the  juice  of  two 
lemons.  Strain  and  freeze,  adding  the  beaten  white  of  one  egg, 
when  the  mixture  is  of  the  consistenc}^  of  mush. 

Miss  Sherwin, 

Boston  School  of  Cooking. 


CHAFING  DISH  and  FANCY  COOKERY 


Thou  seest  how  diligent  I  am  to  dress  thy  meat  myself  and  bring   it 
thee. — Shakespeare. 


By  Miss  Harmer, 

University  Primary  School. 

ORANGE   SOUFFLE 

Three  oranges  (juice  and  pulp),  six  tablespoons  sugar 
(powdered),  one  saltspoon  salt,  one-half  teaspoon  orange  ex- 
tract, three  eggs,  one  teaspoon  butter.  Beat  yolks  thick.  Add 
three  large  tablespoons  sugar,  and  flavoring.  Add  the  salt  to 
whites  and  beat  stiff,  adding  gradually  three  large  tablespoons 
sugar.  Put  butter  in  chafing  dish.  Have  hot  water  pan  ready. 
Add  one-half  the  whites  to  yolk  and  put  souffle  in  chafing  dish, 
cooking  same  as  for  omelette.  When  a  delicate  brown,  put  over 
hot  water  pan.  Let  remain  until  well  puffed,  then  spread  over 
center  the  orange  pulp  ;  then  spread  over  the  remainder  of  the 
whites.  Cook  until  white  is  set.  Two  tablespoons  sherry  may 
be  added  at  the  last. 

OYSTER   SOUP 

Large  Quantity  :  One  large  pint  oysters,  one  large  table- 
spoon butter,  two  large  tablespoons  flour,  one-fourth  saltspoon 
red  pepper  (Hungarian),  one  quart  milk,  one  grate  of  nutmeg, 
one  saltspoon  thin  yellow  lemon  rind. 

OMELET 

Two  eggs,  two  tablespoons  milk,  one  saltspoon  salt,  one- 
fourth   saltspoon   pepper,  one    teaspoon  butter. 


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FANCY  OMELETS 

Add  one  of  the  following  ingredients  just  before  folding. 
One  tablespoon  chopped  parsley,  one  teaspoon  finely  grated 
onion,  three  tablespoons  grated  sweet  corn,  three  tablespoons 
chopped  ham,  three  tablespoons  chopped  chicken,  three  table- 
spoons chopped  veal,  three  tablespoons  chopped  mushrooms, 
parboil  and  drain.  Three  tablespoons  grated  cheese,  three 
oysters,  parboil  and  drain.  Three  tablespoons  chestnuts, 
boil  and  mash. 

SWEET  OMELETS 

One  teaspoon  powdered  sugar  for  each  egg.  Omit  pepper. 
Add  just  before  folding  :  Three  tablespoons  preserves,  jelly, 
or  marmalade.     Fold  and  sprinkle  with  sugar. 

PIGS   IN    BLANKETS 

Wrap  each  seasoned  oyster  in  a  thin  slice  of  bacon,  and 
fasten  with  wooden  skewer.  Saute  in  hot  cutlet  pan  until  bacon 
is  crisp.     Serve  on  toast. 

LOBSTER  NEWBURG 

Meat  of  one  lobster,  steam  in  one  tablespoon  butter. 
Add  three  tablespoons  sherry  and  cook  five  minutes.  Blend 
yolks  two  eggs,  one  teaspoon  cornstarch.  Add  slowly  one  cup 
cream.  Pour  cream  mixture  over  lobster.  Stir  constantly 
until  thick  and  creamy.     Add  glass  of  brandy  and  serve. 

SWEET  FRITTERS  OR  "WONDERS." 

Three  eggs,  one  tablespoon  sugar,  one  saltspoon  mace, 
two  tablespoons  rum  or  sherry,  two  tablespoons  butter,  two 
cups  flour.  Chop  butter  with  flour,  beat  eggs.  ,  Add  sugar  and 
flavoring,  then  flour.  Roll  out  ver)^  thin.  Cut  in  strips  two 
and  one-half  by  one-half.  Let  dry  for  two  hours,  then  fry  in 
deep  fat.  Powder  with  mixed  sugar  and  cinnamon.  Serve  at 
afternoon  tea. 


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FRITTER    BATTER 

Oyster  kromskies,  clam  fritters,  apple  fritters,  orange  frit- 
ters, two  eggs,  one  tablespoon  oil,  one  cup  flour,  one-half  cup 
cold  liquid.  Stir  seasoning  into  beaten  yolk,  add  oil  slowly,  then 
flour.  Beat  well  and  then  set  aside  two  hours  or  more.  When 
ready  to  use  fold  in  stiff  whites. 

ALMOND  ROCK 

One  pound  finely  powdered  sugar,  whites  four  eggs. 
Meringue.  Add  one  pound  blanched  ground  almonds.  Form 
in  small  cones.     Bake  in  very  hot  oven. 

QUEEN  FRITTERS 

One  cup  hot  water,  four  tablespoons  butter,  one  large 
tablespoon  sugar,  yellow  rind  one-half  lemon.  Boil  together 
five  minutes.  Skim  out  rind.  Stir  in  quickly  one  cup  flour. 
Beat  until  dough  does  not  adhere  to  spoon  or  pan.  Cover  and 
set  aside  fifteen  minutes  to  cool.  Then  work  in  five  raw  eggs, 
one  at  a  time.  Drop  by  small  spoonsful  into  hot  fat.  Serve 
with  liquid  sauce. 

CRULLERS 

One  cup  butter,  two  cups  sugar,  four  eggs,  one-fourth  tea- 
spoon nutmeg,  one  and  one-half  teaspoons  baking  powder,  one 
cup  milk,  one-half  teaspoon  salt.  Flour  to  form  dough  to  roll. 
Cream  butter  and  sugar.  Add  beaten  eggs  and  flavoring,  then 
flour  with  baking  powder,  alternating  with  the  milk.  Fry  in 
hot  fat. 

FROZEN  SOUFFLE 

.  Eight  tablespoons  sugar,  six  yolks.  Beat  slowly  over  hot 
water  to  a  solid  froth.  Remove  and  cool.  Mix  in  gently  one 
pint  cream  (stiff  whip),  one  dozen  lady  fingers  cut  in  small 
pieces  and  dipped  in  sherry.  Turn  into  wetted  mold,  bury  in 
ice,  and  salt  for  two  hours.     Serve  in  mold 


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DATE  PUFF 

Two  eggs,  one  cup  sugar,  one-fourth  cup  butter,  one-fourth 
cup  milk,  one  teaspoon  baking  powder.  Flour  for  thin  batter. 
One  cup  dates  (stoned,  quartered,  floured).  Fill  mufifin  cups 
one-half  full.      Steam  twenty  minutes. 

SPANISH    HAM 

One  tablespoon  butter,  one  tablespoon  fat  from  ham 
(minced),  two  tablespoons  bread  crumbs,  one  tablesoon  parsle}^ 
one-fourth  saltspoon  redpepper,  one-fourth  or  one-half  cup 
sweet  cider,  Add  butter  and  fat  to  chafing  dish,  when  fat  is 
yellow  add  ham  which  has  been  sprinkled  with  pepper.  Brown 
both  sides  slightly,  then  add  cider  and  simmer.  Remove  ham, 
add  parsely  and  bread  crubs  to  absorb  moisture  in  pan.  Beech 
nuts  may  be  added. 

SWEETBREADS  WITH  ORANGE  SAUCE 

Keep  in  iced  water  with  one  tablespoon  vinegar  for  one 
hour,  parboil  twenty  minutes,  return  to  iced  water.  Dry  thor- 
oughl}^;  add  to  chafing  dish  one  tablespoon  butter.  When 
brown  add'  sweetbreads  and  brown.  Remove  and  prepare 
sauce:  One  tablespon  butter,  one  tablespoon  flour  (brown), 
one  large  teaspoon  thin  orange  rind,  two  teaspoons  orange  juice, 
one-half  cup  stock.  One  tablespoon  orange  marmalade  may 
be  used. 

SAUSAGE  AND  VEAL  ROLLS 

One-half  pound  sausage,  one-half  pound  A-eal  (minced 
raw),  one-half  cup  bread  crumbs,  one  teaspoon  celery  salt;  one 
teaspoon  lemon  juice,  one  teaspoon  scraped  onion,  one-half 
saltspoon  red  pepper,  one  teaspoon  chopped  celery,  one  tea- 
spoon chopped  pickle.  Mix  together  and  moisten  with  white 
of  egg,  make  into  small  balls,  brown  in  butter,  coN'er  one  min- 
ute.    Ser\'e  with  horseradish  sauce. 


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SPANISH    EGGS 

One  cup  stewed  tomatoes,  one  teaspoon  finely  scraped 
onion,  one  tablespoon  butter,  one  saltspoon  salt,  one-fourth- 
salt-spoon  pepper,  three  eggs.  Cook  onion  in  hot  butter,  add 
tomatoes.  When  tomatoes  are  simmering,  break  in  three  eggs, 
lift  with  fork  while  cooking,  so  that  the  red,  white  and  3^ellow 
shows  in  the  dish.  Flavor  with  three  tablespoons  catsup.  Two 
tablespoons  chopped  cold  ham  and  one  tablespoon  parsley 
may  be  added. 

BRAINS  WITH  PEAS 

Prepare  brains  as  for  sweetbreads;  add  to  chafing  dish 
one  and  one-half  cup  peas  with  juice.  When  hot  add  the 
brains  and  simmer  ten  minutes.  Prepare  cream  sauce  in  hot- 
water  pan:  One  tablespoon  flour,  one  tablespoon  butter,  one- 
half  teaspoon  salt,  one-half  saltspoon  pepper,  one-fourth  cup 
cream.     Add  brains  and  peas  to  sauce  and  serve. 


CREAMED    DATES 

One  cup  sugar,  one-third  cup  water,  boil  to  a  thread  about 
eight  minutes.  Whites  two  eggs,  beat  till  stiff.  One  saltspoon 
cream  tarter.  Put  a  blanched  almond  in  the  centre  of  each 
date,  removing  stone.  When  syrup  is  hot  put  in  dates,  ex- 
tinguish flame,  turn  in  the  white  of  egg  and  stir  rapidly  until 
creamy,  then  add  two  tablespoons  sherry. 

BACON  AND  LIVER  SAUTE 

One  cup  bacon,  crisped,  add  one  cup  calf's  or  lamb's  liver, 
one  teaspoon  finely  scraped  onion.  Cook  until  onion  is  a  good 
yellow,  then  add  one  tablespoon  chopped  parsley,  two  table- 
spoons Tarragon  vinegar.     Serve  on  lettuce  leaves. 


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FRIZZLED  BEEF 

One  cup  smoked  beef  (packed  solid),  one  cup  rich  milk 
or  half  cream,  two  level  tablespoons  butter,  t^yo  level  table- 
spoons flour,  two  eggs,  one  round  teaspoon  parsley,  one-fourth 
saltspoon  pepper.  Cover  beef  with  one  and  one-half  cup  boil- 
ing water.  While  water  is  boiling  measure  butter  and  flour 
then  drain  beef.  Make  white  sauce  with  one  tablespoon  butter, 
add  another  tablespoon  butter  to  beef  and  frizzle  until  it  curls; 
add  unbeaten  eggs  to  white  sauce,  then  add  beef.  Add  parsley 
and  serve. 

PINEAPPLE  PUFF 

Whites  three  eggs,  one-half  saltspoon  salt  added  to  whites 
when  beating, one  saltspoon  cream  tartar, one  to  three  teaspoons 
lemon  juice.  Fold  in  stiff  whites  three  tablespoons  pineapple. 
Grease  pan  with  butter  and  cook  same  as  omelet.  Serve  with 
whipped  cream,  sweetened  and  flavored  with  fruit  juice  or  wine. 
Three  tablespoons  syrup  to  one  pint  cream,  two  tablespoons 
powdered  sugar  to  one  pint  cream, 

MISSISSIPPI  STEAMBOAT    POTATOES 

One  pint  potato  cubes,  one  level  tablespoon  finely  chopped 
onion,  one  level  tablespoon  butter,  one  tablespoon  Tarragon 
vinegar,  one  tablespoon  parsley,  one  saltspoon  'pepper,  one 
well-beaten  egg.  Cook  onion  yellow  in  butter,  then  add  po- 
tato cubes  which  have  been  cooked  in  boiling  salted  water,  one 
tablespoon  salt  to  six  potatoes.  When  potatoes  have  absorbed 
the  butter,  add  the  vinegar.  Cover  and  steam  a  minute.  Add 
last  parsley  and  beaten  egg.     Cook  until  egg  is  set. 

TERRAPIN  OYSTERS 

One  tablespoon  butter,  one  teaspoon  paprika,  one  salt- 
spoon salt,  one-fourth  saltspoon  pepper,  two  tablespoons  celery, 
two  tablepoons  fresh  sliced  mushrooms,  eight  oyster  crabs. 
Add  to  chafing  dish;  cover  and  cook  fifteen  minutes.  Add 
fifteen  oysters  and  juice,  one-fourth  cup  cream,  one-half 
glass  sherry.     Serve  hot. 


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EGGS  A  LA  JARDINIERE 

Two  tablespoons  butter,  two  tablespoons  mushrooms 
minced,  one  saltspoon  pepper,  tw^o-thirds  teaspoon  salt,  five 
eggs.  Toast.  Put  butter  in  chafing  dish;  add  mushrooms  and 
seasoning,  add  beaten  eggs  and  stir  until  set.     Serve  on  toast. 

LOBSTER  NEWBERG 

Meat  of  one  lobster  in  one  inch  pieces,  add  three  table- 
spoons sherry  and  cook  five  minutes,  yolks  two  eggs,  blend 
one  teaspoon  cornstarch,  add  slowly  one  cup  cream.  Pour 
cream  mixture  over  lobster.  Stir  constantly  from  sides  to  mid- 
dle until  thick  and  creani}^.     Add  glass  of  brandy  and  serve. 

DEVILED  TOMATOES 

Four  or  six  tomatoes  cut  in  thick  slices,  sprinkle  with  flour, 
saute  in  hot  butter.  Serve  on  hot  platter  with  one  tablespoon 
following  sauce  on  each  slice:  two  tablespoons  butter,  one 
teaspoon  powdered  sugar,  one  teaspoon  drj^  mustard,  one  salt- 
spoon  salt,  one-fourth  saltspoon  cayenne,  yolk  one-half  boiled 
egg.  Cream  the  mixture  and  add  one  teaspoon  chopped  pep- 
per, one  tablespoon  parsley,  one  tablespoon  vinegar,  one  table- 
spoon scraped  onion.     Slightly  warm  in  pan  and  serve. 

BEEFSTEAK  A  LA  MODE 

One  pound  steak  one  inch  thick,  two  tablespoons  butter, 
three  slices  lemon,  one-half  cup  stock  or  port  wine,  add  butter 
to  pan:  when  melted  add  steak  and  lemon.  Brown  on  both 
sides.  Add  stock  and  cook  slowly  from  five  to  ten  minutes. 
Add  wine  and  serve. 

CREAM  LOBSTER 

Meat  one  small  lobster,  one-fourth  teaspoon  salt,  one- 
fourth  saltspoon  pepper,  one-half  cup  cream,  one  saltspoon 
thin  lemon  rind,  one  tablespoon  lemon  juice,  yolks  three  eggs, 
one-fourth  saltspoon  nutmeg,  one  tablespoon  butter.  Put  but- 
ter in  pan,  add  lobster.  When  hot  add  cream  and,  seasoning 
add  egg  diluted  with  a  little  cream,  stir  rapidly  until  thickened. 
Add  lemon  juice  and  serve. 


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CARAMEL  PUDDING 

One  teaspoon  butter,  grease  pan  as  for  omelet,  add  one 
cup  caramel  thick,  made  by  caramelizing  one  cup  sugar  and  add- 
ing one  cup  boiling  water.  Add  three  slices  toast  cut  in  squares. 
Cover  well  with  the  caramel.  Prepare  a  custard  and  pour 
carefully  over  top  of  caramel.  Cover  and  cook  till  custard  is  set. 
Custard:  Three  eggs,  two  tablespoons  sugar,  one  cup  milk, 
one-half  cup  cream,  one-half  teaspoon  vanilla. 

OYSTERS  FRIED  IN  BATTER 

Prepare  batter  of  three  eggs,  three  tablespoons  milk,  one 
tablespoon  flour,  juice  of  oysters,  seasoning.  Drop  oysters  in 
batter.     Saute  in  butter  to  a  rich  brown. 

PORK  TENDERLOIN  WITH  APPLES 

Cut  in  small  slices  one-half  inch  thick,  sprinkle  lightly 
with  red  pepper;  add  to  the  chafing  dish  one  teaspoon  butter 
one  teaspoon  scraped  onion.  When  onion  is  yellow  add  pork. 
When  a  delicate  brown,  turn  and  cover  with  one  bay  leaf,  four 
apples  (wiped,  cored,  cut  in  rings),  one  tablespoon  butter 
(sprinkle  in  small  dots  on  top),  two  tablespoons  sugar.  Cover 
and  cook  till  apples  are  tender. 

STUFFED    APPLES 

Eighteen  Siberian  crabapples;  core  out  at  blossom  end, 
forming  cup.  Make  syrup  of  one  cup  water,  one  cup  sugar. 
Cook  apples  in  syrup  until  tender,  about  one-quarter  hour. 

Cherried  Cranberries:  Take  one-half  pint  cranberries, 
one-half  cup  sugar,  one-fourth  cup  water,  cook  ten  minutes, 
with  chafing  dish  closely  covered.  When  apples  are  cooked 
fill  cup  with  cherried  cranberries.  Whip  one-half  pint  cream, 
pile  cream  around  apples.     Garnish  with  Tokay  grapes  seeded- 


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MUSHROOMS 

,  Cover  bottom  of  chafing-  dish  with  olive  oil;  add  one 
pint  murhrooms  (hollow  part  upward),  one  teaspoon  paprika, 
one  saltspoon  salt.  Cover  closely  for  ten  minutes  to  brown. 
Serve  on  toast. 

Braised  Mushroons:  Two  tablespoons  butter.  Heat  in 
chafing  dish  and  add  thirt}^  medium-sized  mushrooms,  washed 
arid  peeled.  Cook  fifteen  minutes,  being  careful  not  to  burn 
butter.     Season  and  serve  on  toast. 

EGGS   WITH    MACARONI 

One-half  cup  milk,  two  tablespoons  mushroom  (cut  fine), 
one  cup  cold  boiled  macaroni,  four  eggs,  well  mixed.  Stir 
over  boiling  water  ten  minutes.     Season  to  suit. 

CHICKEN  FILLET  WITH  ALMOND  SAUCE 

Two  fillets  of  chicken  (not  fowl).  For  each  fillet,  two 
saltspoons  salt,  one-fourth  saltspoon  pepper  and  cayenne,  one 
tablespoon  olive  oil,  two  tablespoons  flour,  one  cup  cream  and 
stock  (equal  parts),  one-half  cup  thinly  sliced  almonds.  Sprinkle 
fillet  with  seasoning  and  spread  with  oil.  When  pan  is  hot 
add  fillet  and  turn  when  a  delicate  brown.  Add  flour  and 
while  stirring  gradually  add  the  cream.  When  sauce  is  thick 
add  the  almonds. 

CHICKEN    AND    RICE    SOUP 

Two  cups  chicken  stock,  one  cup  milk  or  cream,  one  table- 
spoon butter,  one  tablespoon  flour  or  two  tablespoons  cracker 
crumbs,  one-fourth  teaspoon  celery  salt,  one  hard  boiled  egg,. 
one  tablespoon  Sultana  raisins,  one  tablespoon  chopped 
almonds,  three  heaping  tablespoons  soft-boiled  rice,  four 
heaping  tablespoons  finely  chopped  chicken,  one-fourth 
tablespoon  lemon  rind.  Begin  as  for  white  sauce  add- 
ing ingredients  in  order  given.  When  crackers  are  used 
mix  them  with  the  cream  and  add  last.  When  cream  is  used 
omit  butter.     Season  highly  with  salt  and  pepper. 


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STEAMED    BANANAS 

One  cup  boling  water,  one  cup  granulated  sugar,  one  salt- 
spoon  yellow  lemon  rind,  one  small  ba}^  leaf,  six  cloves,  one 
inch  stick  cinnamon,  one-half  lemon  (juice),  six  under-ripe 
bananas.  Put  sugar  on  with  water  and  spices,  cut  bananas  in 
half  then  across,  add  bananas  and  separate  in  syrup.  Cover 
and  cook  till  clear  and  soft.  Add  lemon  juice  before  serving. 
Serve  with  whipped  cream,  plus  one-half  cup  powdered  sugar, 
one  saltspoon  cinnamon. 

MOCK  TERRAPIN 

One  cup  dark  meat  of  boiled  chicken,  two  tablespoons  but- 
ter, one  tablespoon  flour,  one-fourth  cup  cream,  one  saltspoon 
salt,  one-fourth  saltspoon  mace,  one-fourth  saltspoon  cloves, 
one-fourth  saltspoon  cayenne,  one-fourth  teaspoon  Worces- 
tershire, one  hardboiled  egg,  one-fourth  cup  stock  with 
giblets,  one-fourth  cup  sherry.  Start  as  for  white  sauce.  Add 
sherry   just    before  serving. 

COMPOTE  OF  FRUIT  AND  RICE 

One  cup  fruit  mixture:  Banana,  orange,  cherries,  cinna- 
mon and  cloves;  peaches  and  plums;  pineapple,  peaches  and 
green  gages;  two  cups  soft  boiled  rice,  whites  two  eggs,  six 
tablespoons  powdered  sugar.  One-half  cup  sugar  for  un- 
cooked fruit.  When  syrup  of  fruit  boils  add  fruit  cut  in  small 
pieces,  add  spice,  etc.  Beat  whites  stiff,  adding  powdered 
sugar,  then  fold  through  rice.  When  fruit  boils  arrange  souffle 
of  rice  around  edge  of  dish  and  cook  until  egg  is  set.  Deco- 
rate rice  with  angelica,  cherries,  or  cherried  cranberries. 


JELLIES    AND    PRESERVES 


Delectable  dishes  of  preserved  plums,  and  peaches  and  pears  and 
quinces  together  with  bowls  of  milk  and  cream  all  mingled  higgledj, 
piggledy. — Irving's  Sketch  Book. 


SPICED   GOOSEBERRIES 

Six  pounds  fruit,  three  pounds  sugar,  three  tablespoons 
cinnamon,  three  tablespoons  cloves,  one-fourth  pint  vinegar. 
Boil  half  an  hour.  Mrs.  J.  Fulton. 

SPICED  GRAPES 

Five  pounds  grapes,  three  pounds  sugar,  two  teaspoons 
each  cinnamon  and  allspice,  one-half  teaspoon  cloves.  Pulp 
grapes,  cook  and  strain  through  sieve.  Boil  skins  until  tender, 
add  pulp,  sugar,  spices  and  vinegar  to  taste.     Boil  thoroughly 

Mrs.  Mason. 

PRUNE  JELLY 

One  pound  prunes,  water  to  cover,  one-fourth  box  gelatine, 
one  cup  sugar,  one  teaspoon  vanilla.  Wash  prunes,  soak  over 
night.  In  the  morning  cook  in  water  in  which  they  were  soaked 
until  very  tender;  drain  off  liquor,  seed  the  prunes,  and  cut 
into  small  pieces  with  knife;  put  stones  into  liquor  back'[on 
stove,  add  sugar  and  gelatine  previously  dissolved  in  a  little 
cold  water.  Strain,  add  prunes  and  vanilla  and  turn  into  mold 
to  cool.     Serve  with  sugar  and  whipped  cream. 

Mrs.  W.  C.  Wilkinson. 

CRANBERRY  SAUCE 

One  quart  cranberries,  two  small  cups  water,  two  large 
cups  granulated  sugar.  Cover  and  stew  gently  one  hour. 
Strain  and  mould.  Contributed. 


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GRAPE   RELISH 

Ten  pounds  grapes,  six  pounds  brown  sugar,  one  quart 
vinegar,  one  teaspoon  each  cloves,  allspice,  cinnamon,  pepper 
and  salt.  Separate  pulp  and  skins.  Cook  pulp  until  seeds 
are  free  and  strain  through  a  seive.  Put  all  together  and  cook 
one  hour.  Mrs.  J.  S.  Carter. 


Night. 


PICKLES 

'I  warrant  there's  vinegar  and  pepper  in  it." — Shakespeare,   Twelfth 


FRENCH  PICKLES 
Let  stand  in  weak  salt  water  three  days  closely  covered 
then  take  weakened  vinegar  scalding  hot  and  pour  over  three 
mornings.  It  may  be  necessary  to  add  a  little  vinegar  each 
day.  Wipe  them  dry.  Take  a  few  small  onions  boiled  soft  and 
drain;  then  to  half-gallon  vinegar  add  three  tablespoons  white 
mustard  seed  and  three  tablespoons  black  mustard  seed,  three 
of  celery  seed,  a  handful  of  juniper  berries.  To  this  vinegar 
add  one-fourth  pound  of  ground  mustard  mixed  in  cold  vine- 
gar, two  pounds  granulated  sugar.  This  is  enough  for  three 
hundred  pickles.  Add  to  the  mixture  one  handful  small  green 
peppers  and  a  bottle  of  English  chow  chow.  Let  all  this  boil 
down  rich  and  pour  over  pickles  in  jars  hot. 

Mrs.  Charles  Allen  Marsh. 

GREEN  TOMATO  SLICED  PICKLES 
Select  green  tomatoes,  slice  thin,  sprinkle  salt  over  them 
and  let  them  remain  all  night.  In  the  morning  drain  off  the 
water.  To  a  gallon  of  tomatoes  add  two  tablespoons  of  cloves, 
two  of  pepper,  two  of  allspice,  two  of  cinnamon,  two  green 
peppers  chopped  fine,  two  cups  brown  sugar,  one  cup  grated 
horseradish,  one  spoonful  mustard.  The  spices  should  be 
whole  and  tied  in  a  cloth  and  scalded  in  the  vinegar.  Put  in 
the  tomatoes,  cook  until  tender.     Cover  well  in  the  vinegar. 

Mrs.  D.  a.  Peirce. 

TOMATO  CATSUP 
One  peck  ripe  tomatoes,  one  cup  salt,  one  quart  vinegar, 
one  small  teaspoon  cayenne  pepper,  four  red  peppers,  two 
tablespoons  mustard,  six  tablespoons  cinnamon.  Cook  toma- 
toes and  pepper  a  little  and  strain  through  a  sieve,  then  cook 
all  together  one  hour.  Mrs.  J.  S.  Carter. 


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CHILI    SAUCE 

One  dozen  large  ripe  tomatoes,  four  onions,  two  red  pep- 
pers. Chop  these  together  fine.  Two  tablespoons  salt,  two 
tablespoons  brown  sugar,  one  tablespoon  cinnamon,  three  cups 
vinegar.     Boil  one  and  one-half  hours.     Mrs.  W.  I,  Getz. 

SWEET    PICKLED  PEACHES 

Peel  one  peck  peaches;  they  should  not  be  too  ripe  or  they 
will  be  too  soft.  Boil  three  quarts  of  vinegar,  one  cup  of  water,, 
three  pounds  granulated  sugar,  one  ounce  mixed  spices  (taking 
out  most  of  the  mustard  seeds)  and  a  few  sticks  of  cinnamon, 
and  also  a  few  cloves.  Boil  this  mixture  for  half  an  hour  then 
add  the  peeled  peaches  and  cook  until  tender  and  put  inta 
glass  jars.  Mrs-  Ernest  D.  Burton. 

CHOW    CHOW 

One  large  cauliflower,  one  quart  green  cucumbers  sliced 
legthwise,  three  dozen  small  cucumbers,  two  dozen  small 
onions.  Soak  cucumbers  in  brine  two  or  three  days  and  scald 
the  rest  in  strong  salt  and  water.  Add  pepper,  whole  cloves,, 
alspice  and  stick  of  cinnamon  as  you  choose.  Scald  the  fol- 
lowing and  when  well  mixed  pour  over  the  pickles:  Two  and 
one-half  quarts  vinegar,  two  and  one-half  cups  brown  sugar, 
one-half  cup  flour,  six  tablespoons  ground  mustard.  Bottle 
in  wide-mouthed  bottles  or  glass  cans.     Seal. 

Mrs.  O.  S.  Bass. 

WATERMELON   PICKLE 

Prepare  rind  and  let  stand  in  salt  and  water  over  night. 
In  the  morning  boil  in  clear  water  till  tender;  five  minutes  be- 
fore taking  up  add  one  teaspoon  pulverized  alum.  Take  up 
and  drain  well.  Make  syrup  of  six  pirvts  sugar,  three  and  one-half 
pints  vinegar.  Tie  up  spices  in  a  thin  bag  and  put  into  syrup. 
Put  in  the  rinds,  boil  gently  one  hour  and  seal  in  jars. 

Mrs.  H.  G.  Walker. 


GREEN  TOMATO  PICKLE 

Eight  pounds  green  tomatoes  chopped  fine,  four  pounds 
light  brown  sugar,  and  boil  three  hours.  Add  one  quart  vine- 
gar, one  teaspoon  each  mace,  cinnamon  and  cloves.  Boil  fif- 
teen minutes.  Mrs.  Mason. 

CHOW    CHOW 

One  peck  green  tomatoes,  one  cabbage,  one-half  dozen 
onions,  one-half  dozen  peppers  (seeded),  one-half  pound  mus- 
tard seed,  one  tablespoon  dry  mustard,  one  tablespoon  black 
pepper.  Chop  the  tomato  fine,  put  into  an  earthen  vessel,  and 
stew  gently  with  a  cup  salt  allowing  them  to  stand  several 
hours  to  draw  out  juice.  Chop  cabbage  and  pour  over  it  scald- 
ing water,  drain  in  twenty  minutes.  Over  the  mixture  pour 
three  quarts  scalding  vinegar.     Ready  for  use  in  one  week. 

Mrs.  F.  J.  Miller. 

RIPE  TOMATO  PICKLES 

One  cup  chopped  celery,  six  medium-sized  onions,  one  cup 
sugar,  one-half  cup  salt,  two  ounces  ground  cinnamon,  one 
ounce  each  white  mustard  seed  and  black  pepper,  one  peck 
tomatoes.  Mrs.  Le  Roy  Hill. 


CANDY 

"As  the  last  taste  of  sweets  is  sweetest  last." 

— Shakespeare,  Richard  ii. 


PLANTATION  DROPS 

One  cup  molasses,  one  cup  sugar,  one-half  cup  water,  two 
tablespoons  vinegar,  butter  size  of  walnut.  Boil  until  brittle  in 
cold  water.  Cool  just  a  little  and  add  one-fourth  teaspoon  es- 
sence peppermint.  Pull  on  hook  If  possible  until  light  colored. 
Cut  in  small  oblongs  and  dip  in  powdered  sugar. 

Miss  Grace  Peabody. 

FUDGES 

Let  two  cups  sugar,  one  cup  milk,  one-eighth  pound 
Baker's  chocolate,  and  one  fourth  cup  butter  come  to  a  boil, 
then  stir  continually  until  done.  This  may  be  determined 
by  pouring  a  little  of  the  candy  out  into  cold  water.  If  it 
hardens  enough  so  that  it  can  be  worked  into  a  soft  ball  it  is 
done.  After  taking  off  the  stove  stir  until  it  thickens, 
then  add  a  few  drops  vanilla  and  pour  into  a  buttered  pan. 
Chopped  nuts  or  coocanut  may  be  added.     Cut  into  squares. 

Miss  Mary  Chandler. 

FUDGES. 

Three  cups  granulated  sugar,  one  cup  milk,  one  teaspoon 
butter,  one  fourth  cake  Baker's  chocolate.  Boil  till  gummy  in 
cold  water  then  beat  in  a  pan  of  cold  water  and  pour  into  but- 
tered pans  to  cool.  Mrs.  H.  E.  Slaught. 

PEANUT  BRITTLE 

Put  four  cups  granulated  sugar  into  a  dry  granite  pan. 
Melt  over  a  slow  fire,  stirring  all  the  time.  When  it  is  all 
smooth  add  one  cup  finely  chopped  peanuts.  Pour  the  candy 
into  an  unbuttered  pan  to  cool  and  then  break  into  small 
pieces.  Miss  Chandler. 


87 

CREAM  TAFFY 

One  pound  granulated  sugar,  one  teaspoon  butter,  one 
tablespoon  vinegar,  water  to  wet  thoroughly.  When  the  mix- 
ture boils  add  one-half  teaspoon  cream  of  tartar  mxied  in 
cold  water.  Boil  until  it  is  brittle  when  tried  in  cold  water. 
Pull  over  a  hook,  adding  vanilla  to  taste. 

Miss  Grace  Peabody. 

CANDIED    WALNUTS 

One  cup  C.  sugar,  one  of  granulated,  one-half  cup  water. 
Boil  until  it  is  very  brittle  in  cold  water.  Do  not  stir  at  all. 
Have  a  pound  of  walnuts  cracked  and  halved,  then  put  them 
into  candy  a  few  at  a  time  and  remove  them  with  the  sharp 
point  of  a  knife.  Put  them  on  a  buttered  plate  or  marble  slab 
and  let  them  get  very  cold. 

.    Miss  Grace  Peabody. 

PEPPERMINT  DROPS  OR  WAFERS 

Two  cups  granulated  sugar,  one-half  cup  boiling  water.  Let 
boil  hard  four  minutes.  Take  off,  stir  in  a  tablespoon  con- 
fectioner's sugar  and  four  drops  peppermint,  drop  on  greased 
paper  and  let  cool.  Any  flavor  may  be  used.  Stir  all  the 
time  until  cool  enough  to  drop.  Mrs.  Jennings. 

OPERA  CARAMELS 

Two  cups  confectioner's  sugar,  one  cup  half  milk  half 
cream.  Take  care  not  to  stir  until  after  it  has  boiled.  Boil 
until  it  makes  a  ball  in  cold  water,  then  beat  as  rapidly  as  pos- 
sible, and  add  two  teaspoons  vanilla  or  one-third  cup  finely 
grated  chocolate.  When  too  stiff  to  beat  longer  work  with 
hands  like  dough  until  it  is  perfectly  smooth,  then  flatten  it 
out  and  cut  into  caramels.  Miss  Grace  Peabody. 


CHOCOLATE  CREAMS 

White  of  one  egg,  same  amount  of  water,  one-half  tea- 
spoon vanilla,  then  put  in  confectioner's  sugar  until  it  is  stiff 
enough  to  handle.  Make  out  into  little  balls  and  let  stand  for 
a  few  minutes,  then  dip  in  melted  chocolate. 

Miss  Burton. 

FRENCH  CREAMS 

Use  half  as  much  water  as  granulated  sugar.  Boil  until  it 
strings,  but  take  it  off  the  fire  the  instant  it  does.  While  it 
boils  keep  the  edges  clear  of  sugar  by  rubbing  with  a  wet  cloth 
tied  around  a  stick.  Pour  the  syrup  out  upon  a  marble  slab. 
Let  it  cool  a  little  and  then  stir  until  it  is  white  and  creamy. 
This  cream  is  called  "foudant"  and  may  be  made  up  into  dif- 
ferent kinds  of  candy.  English  walnuts  or  candied  cherries 
may  be  put  on  top  of  each  candy,  almonds  are  generally 
blanched  and  covered  with  the  cream.         Miss  Chandler 

COCOANUT  BALLS 

Cocoanut  balls  are  made  by  adding  dessicated  cocoanut 
to  the  foudant  described  in  the  preceeding  recipe.  Roll  into 
balls  and  dip  in  granulated  sugar.  Miss  Chandler. 

CHOCOLATE    CREAMS 

Make  the  foudant  as  for  French  creams  into  round  or 
conical  shapes.  Melt  Baker's  chocolate  over  steam;  push  a 
broom-straw  into  each  cream  shape,  and  holding  it  by  the  two 
ends  of  the  straw  dip  it  into  the  chocolate,  making  a  thin  coat- 
ing. The  chocolate  dries  almost  immediately  and  the  creams 
are  covered  unbrokenly  all  over.  '  Miss  Chandler. 

STUFFED  DATES 

Remove  seeds  from  dates  then  stuff  with  nuts,  which  may 
be  chopped  or  otherwise.  If  chopped,  firmly  pinch  dates  to- 
gether, then  roll  in  granulated  sugar. 

Miss  Mary  Chandler. 
L.ofC. 


SALTED  ALMONDS 
Blanch  nuts  by  placing  them  in  boiling  water   until  'skins 
ifeadily  peel  off,  then  put  into  a  pan   with   butter  and  salt  and 
brown,  stirring  often  to  prevent  burning. 

Miss  Mary  Chandler. 

FINE  CREAM  CANDY 

To  four  cups  of  granulated  sugar  add  three  tablespoons  of 
glucose  and  one  cup  boiling  water.  Cook  on  a  hot  fire  until  it 
will  make  a  soft  ball  in  cold  water.  Remove  from  fire  and 
beat  until  stiff  enough  to  mould.  Roll  into  balls  and  put  on 
these  nuts  or  cherry,  or  use  as  stufifing  for  dates.  Flavoring 
and  coloring  matter  should  be  added  while  the  mixture  is  be- 
ing beaten.  Cocoanut  may  be  used,  making  a  cocoanut  candy 
or  the  candy  may  be  used  as  a  foundation  for  chocolate  creams. 
Care  must  be  taken  in  the  use  of  glucose,  as  too  much  makes 
the  candy  pasty.  Miss  Whittlesy. 

BUTTERSCOTCH 

Four  cups  brown  sugar,  one-half  cup  of  butter,  one  cup 
of  water.  Boil  until  it  strings  or  is  brittle  when  tried  in  cold 
water.  Do  notstii.  Add  a  little  vanilla.  Pour  on  a  marble  slab 
or  into  a  pan  set  in  cold  water.  Miss  Chandler. 

PATTIES 

One  pound  powdered  sugar,  six  tablespoons  of  water, 
pinch  of  cream  tartar,  eight  drops  of  oil  of  peppermint  or  win- 
tergreen.  Take  out  spoonful  of  dry  sugar  and  put  in  cup  and 
mix  oil  and  cream  of  tartar  with  it.  Put  the  water  with  rest  of 
sugar  and  cook  until  it  threads  then  add  the  mixture  from  cup 
and  stir  until  creamy.  Drop  from  end  of  spoon  on  to  buttered 
papers.  Miss  Burton. 

WALNUT  CREAMS 

One  cup  C  sugar,  one  cup  granulated,  one  cup  milk,  butter 
size  of  an  egg,  one  small  cup  chopped  walnuts.  Let  sugar  and 
milk  come  to  boil,  add  butter.  Let  boil  till  it  will  make  ball 
in  cold  water,  remove  from  fire,  add  nuts  and  one  teaspoon 
vanilla,  beat  a  few  minutes  and  pour  onto  marble  slab.  Flatten 
and  cut  into  squares.  Miss  Grace  Peabody. 


90 

VINEGAR  CANDY 

Three  cups  white  sugar,  one-half  cup  water,  one-half  cup 
vinegar,  butter  size  of  walnut.  After  it  begins  to  boil  stir  con- 
tinually until  it  strings  when  dropped  from  spoon.  Pour  out 
on  buttered  plates  until  cool  enough  to  handle  then  pull  until 
white.  Miss  Chandler. 

MOLASSES  TAFFY 

One  and  one-half  cups  sugar,  one  and  one. fourth  cups  mo- 
lasses, one-half  cup  water,  one  tablespoon  vinegar,  one  table- 
spoon butter.  Do  not  stir  more  than  necessary  to  keep  from 
burning.  Boil  until  it  strings  when  dropped  from  spoon,  add 
pinch  of  soda  before  pouring  out  on  buttered  plates.  When 
cool  enough  to  handle  place  on  hook  and  pull  to  a  bright  yel- 
low color.     Pull  out  into  long  strips  and  cut  into  small  pieces. 

Miss  Chandler. 
POPCORN  BALLS 

Boil  one  pint  molasses  for  twenty  minutes  after  it  begins 
to  boil.  Pour  it  over  six  quarts  popped  corn.  Wet  the  hands 
in  cold  water  and  form  the  mixture  into  balls.  This  makes 
tnenty  large  balls.  Miss  Chandler. 

MAPLE    FUDGE 

Over  one  pound  cake  of  maple  sugar  chopped  into  small 
pieces  pour  enough  hot  water  to  cover.  Add  one-half  cup 
granulated  sugar,  butter  size  of  egg.  Stir  constantly.  When 
boiling  add  slowly  one  cup  milk.  Cook  until  by  dropping  in 
cold  water  it  can  be  moulded  with  the  fingers  then  remove 
from  fire  and  beat  until  very  thick.  Pour  into  buttered  pans. 
Nuts  may  be  added  to  this.  Miss  Whittlesy. 

"CHAIN-'O-LAKES   CANDY." 

Granulated  sugar  three  pounds,  two  cups  rich  cream,  one- 
half  cup  water,  one  heaping  tablespoon  butter.  Stir 
these  together  in  the  cold.  Boil  twenty  or  twenty-five 
minutes.  Don't  stir  on  stove.  Flavor  to  taste  with  va- 
nilla. Pull  until  white.  Allow  to  cream  twenty  minutes  or 
half  an  hour.  Contributed. 


SUNDRIES. 


"Get  me  some  repast,  I  care  not  what  so  it  be  wholesome  food. 

— Shakespeare. 


CHEESE    BALLS 

Three  Neufchatel  cheeses  or  one  Waukesha  cream  cheese^ 
one-half  pound  nuts,  almonds  or  walnuts  with  shells  or  about 
one-third  pound  shelled.  Chop  the  nuts  quite  fine  and  mix 
cheese  and  nuts  with  a  spoon.  Mould  into  balls  the  size  of 
small  walnuts.     They  improve  on  standing  twenty-four  hours. 

Mrs.  Baxter. 
CHEESE    SOUFFLE 

Put  two  tablespoons  of  butter  in  a  saucepan,  add  one  heap- 
ing tablespoon  of  flour.  When  smooth,  add  one-ha-lf  cup  of 
milk,  one-half  teaspoon  of  salt  and  a  few  grains  cayenne.  Cook 
two  minutes.  Add  the  yolks  of  three  eggs  well  beaten  and 
one  cup  grated  cheese.  Set  away  to  cool.  When  cold 
add  the  whites  beaten  to  a  stiff  frpth.  Turn  into  a  buttered 
dish  and  bake  twenty-five  or  thirty  minutes.  Serve  immediately. 

Mrs.  a.  H.  Cole. 

CHEESE   STRAWS 

Two  tablespoons  flour,  three  tablespoons  grated  cheese,  a 
little  cayenne,  a  little  salt.  Use  enough  egg  to  moisten  to.  a 
stiff  dough.     Roll  our  thin  and  bake  in  a  moderate  oven. 

Mrs.  LeRoy   Hill. 

BAKED    OMELET. 

Stir  a  tablespoon  of  flour  into  a  little  milk  and  make  a 
paste.  Cook  a  little.  Add  a  teaspoon  of  butter  and  pepper 
and  salt  to  taste.  Beat  the  whites  and  yolks  of  six  eggs  separ- 
ately. Stir  the  yolks  into  the  paste  and  add  one-half  teaspoon 
of  baking  powder  and  then  the  whites.  Grease  a  frying-pan 
on  the  stove,  pour  in  the  mixture  and  leave  on  stove  until  it 
sets.  Finish  in  moderate  oven.  Test  by  opening  a  place  with 
a  knife  blade.  Fold  over  and  turn  into  a  hot  platter.  Serve 
immediately.  Mrs.  Carey. 


92 
BIRDS  NEST  OF  EGGS 

Toast  rounds  of  bread  and  dip  in  hot  cream  salted.  For 
each  round  beat  to  a  stiff  froth  the  white  of  one  egg  slightly 
salted  jleaving  each  yolk  in  its  shell.  Heap  the  white  on  the 
round  of  toast.  In  a  depression  made  in  the  center  of  each 
heap  put  a  lump  of  butter.  On  this  put  a  yolk  dusted  with 
salt  and  pepper.  Bake  in  oven  till  yolk  is  done  and  white 
slig-htly  browned.     Serve  immediately. 

Mrs.  Ella  M.  Burns. 


OMELET 

Take  the  crumb  of  slice  of  bread',  soak  it  in  hot  milk,  beat 
whites  of  four  eggs  to  a  stiff  froth,  mix  the  bread  with  all  the 
milk  it  will  absorb,  no  more,  into  a  paste,  add  the  yolks  of  eggs 
with  a  little  salt.  Set  the  pan  on  the  fire  with  an  ounce  of 
butter.  Let  it  get  very  hot  then  mix  the  whites  of  the  eggs 
with  the  yolks  and  bread  lightly.  Pour  into  the  pan  and  move 
about  for  a  minute;  when  brown  underneath  put  in  the  ov^n 
until  the  top  is  set.  Mrs.  C.  M.  MacLean. 


FRUIT  PUNCH 

Boil  together  for  five  minutes,  one  pound  of  sugar  and  one 
and  one-half  cups  water.  Skim  and  cool.  Add  one  and  one- 
fourth  cups  Ceylon  tea,  one  pint  of  syrup  drained  from  canned 
strawberries,  one  cup  lemon  juice,  one  and  one-half  cups  orange 
juice  and  one  quart  of  grated  pineapple.  Cover  and  let  stand 
for  one  hour;  strain  and  add  ice  water  enough  to  make  six 
quarts.  Add  one  quart  Apollinaris  water  and  serve,  dropping 
on  surface  a  few  strawberries,  candied  cherries  or  bits  of  pine- 
apple. Mrs.  a.  H.  Cole. 


93 
NUT   SANDWICHES 

Four  hard  boiled  eggs  chopped  fine  or  put  through  a 
press,  one  cup  of  English  walnuts  chopped,  stir  together 
until  moist  with  the  following  dressing:  Two  cups  sweet  cream 
one  cup  vinegar,  two  tablespoons  cornstarch,  two  tablespoons 
sugar,  one  tablespoon  dry  mustard,  four  eggs,  yolks  and  whites 
beaten  separately.  Mix  all  dry  ingredients  together,  put  in 
yolks  of  eggs,  pour  in  hot  milk  and  vinegar  slowly  and  cook 
until  like  custard.  Stir  beaten  whites  in  after  the  custard  is 
removed  from  fire,  set  in  a  dish  of  cold  water  and  stir  until 
cold.     Use  double  boiler.     This  dressing  will  keep  some  time. 

Mrs.  J.  Fulton. 
HORSERADISH  SAUCE  FOR  SANDWICHES 

One-fourth  cup  butter,  four  even  tablespoons  cream,  one- 
half  even  teaspoon  Tarragon  vinegar,  one-fourth  teaspoon 
salt.     Cream   the  butter,  add  the  other  ingredients. 

Miss  Shervv^in, 

Boston  School  of  Housekeeping.^ 

PRUNE    SOUFFLE 

Whites  of  five  eggs,  one-half  cup  chopped  prunes,  one-half 
cup  sugar.  Cook  the  prunes,  seed  and  chop  very  fine  without 
the  juice.  Put  a  pinch  of  salt  into  eggs  and  beat  very  stiff, 
add  the  sugar  gradually  beating  all  the  time.  Then  add  the 
prunes  a  little  at  a  time.  Put  all  into  a  granite  pudding  dish 
which  has  been  greased  and  bake  in  a  moderate  oven  about 
twenty  minutes,  or  until  set.  Serve  with  whipped  cream. 
Chopped  apples  or  peaches  may  be  used  instead  of  thc- 
prunes.  Miss  Culton. 


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BEVERAGES 

RASPBERRY    SHRUB 

Take  any  quantity  of  berries  red  or  black.  Cover  with 
vinegar  and  stand  over  night.  Cook  until  well  heated  through, 
then  drip,  not  squeeze,  through  a  bag.  Add  the  same  quantity  of 
sugar  as  juice  and  cook  until  sugar  is  well  dissolved.  Skim 
and  bottle.     It  will  not  ferment. 

Mrs.  a.  G.  LESTER. 

GRAPE   SHRUB 

Wash  the  grapes  and  put  them  on  to  cook  with  just  enough 
water  to  cover  them.  When  the  skins  are  well  broken  strain 
off  the  juice  through  a  cloth  or  fine  colander.  Add  to  the  juice 
enough  sugar  to  make  it  fairly  sweet,  bring  to  a  boil  and  can 

Miss  Chandler. 

RULES  FOR  BREWING  COFFEE 

Use  one  part  coffee  (Chase  &  Sanborn's  "Seal  Brand")  to 
six  parts  water — i.  e.,  to  one  cup  even  full  of  dry  ground 
coffee,  use  six  cups  of  water.  Heating  (not  burning)  just  the 
required  quantity  of  coffee  (roasted  berry  or  ground)  for  each 
batch,  immediately  before  brewing,  by  placing  in  a  pan  in  the 
oven,  stiring  gently,  will  greatly  improve  the  aroma  and  fra- 
grance. Have  your  coffee  ground  as  fine  as  ordinary  granu- 
lated sugar,  or  so  that  the  large  particles  will  not  exceed  in 
size  the  head  of  a  pin. 

Place  in  the  pot  your  coffee  and  pour  boiling  water  on  it. 
Be  sure  the  water  is  boiling.  Then  allow  the  entire  contents  to 
boil  five  minutes,  (not  longer).  As  soon  as  brewed,  clarify 
with  the  white  of  an  egg  dissolved  in  small  amount  of  water, 
and  to  render  the  coffee  liquor  absolutely  free  from  floating 
particles  strain  through  fine  flannelette  cloth  into  the  table  cof- 
fee pot.  Serve  as  soon  as  these  directions  are  completed.  A 
delay  of  fiifteen  minutes  will  allow  much  of  the  aroma  and  fla- 
vor to  escape. 

The  above  rules  apply  to  the  making  of  coffee  in  the  plain 
old  fashioned  cylinder  coffee-pot. 


ADDENDA 


PIE-CRUSTS  AND  PANCAKES  FOR  DYSPEPTICS. 

One  and  one-fourth  cups  each  of  sifted  almond  meal  and 
pastry  flour:  salt  and  one-third  cup  water.  Have  all  ingredi- 
ents as  cold  as  possible.  Mix  the  meal,  flour  and  salt,  add 
water,  and  roll  out  without  kneading.  This  is  a  rich,  tender 
crust,  but  less  almond  meal  and  more  flour  also  give  good  re- 
sults. A  good  crust-  can  also  be  made  of  the  almond  paste 
used  for  macaroons.  These  crusts  can  be  easily  digested  when 
lard  and  butter  crusts  cannot  be  eaten. 

Mrs.  Kate  Nuding. 

PANCAKES  ON  SHREDDED  WHEAT   BISCUITS 

Four  eggs,  two  pints  sweet  milk,  five  and  one-half  shred- 
ded wheat  biscuits  rolled  and  sifted,  one  and  one-fourth  cup 
entire  wheat  flour  and  one  teaspoon  salt.  Beat  eggs  very  light, 
add  salt,  crumbs  and  flour^  Mix  well  and  add  the  milk  a  little 
at  a  time;  beat  well.  If  the  flour,  which  maybe  white  if  pre- 
ferred, is  nicely  brown  first,  a  confirmed  dj^speptic  need  not; 
fear  to  eat  these  cakes.  Rolled  and  sifted  granose  may  be 
used  in  place  of  the  shredded  wheat  biscuits — a  cup  and  one- 
half  being  required  for  above  rule.  It  is  well  to  brown  lightly 
a  quantity  of  flour  and  keep  it  closely  covered.  It  can  then 
be  used  usually  in  place  of  ordinary  flour  in  cooking,  though 
of  course  it  is  not  necessary  where  the  family's  digestions  are 
unimpaired. 

DATE  CUSTARD  FILLING  FOR  PIE 

Remove  the  seeds  from  one  pound  dates,  cover  with  water,, 
boil  until  tender  and  press  through  colander.  Stir  in  two 
beaten  eggs,  two  tablespoons  cornstarch  or  flour  and  one  quart 
new  or  unskimmed  milk.  Prepare  a  crust  as  for  custard-pie. 
This  will  make  two  pies,  Celia  A.  Cole. 


INDEIX 


Addenda gg 

Advertisements 98-114 

Beverages 95 

Bread _ _ 35_39 

Candy 86-90 

Cakes,  Cookies,  etc 41-52 

Chafing  Dish _ 71-80 

Dressings ...: ' _ 29-34 

Fancy  Cookery 71-80 

Fish  ._....__.: __, ii_iQ 

Frozen  Dainties 67-70 

Introduction 3 

Jelly- -- 81-82 

Meats 17-22 

Marketing _ 5 

Oysters. _ ; ii_i6 

•P'cl^Ies 83_85 

Preserves 81-82 

Pies :._. 53_56 

Puddings __ 57_65 

Sauces 1 7-22 

Salads 29-34 

Salad  Dressings 29-34 

Sundries 91-93 

Soups _       _  7_2  0 

Things  to  Remember ....23-24 

Vegetables. ._ 25-28 


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Piano  Cuner  and 
Repairer 

5406  Kimbark  Avenue 


REFERENCES 


Hallet  &  Davis  Co.,  Piano  Mfrs, 
Schaff  Bros.  Co.,  Piano  Mfrs. 
The  l?'lajton  Lyceum  Bureau 
A.  J.  Goodrich,  Musical  Author  and 
Theorist 


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Recitals 


Teaching 


You  are  invited   to  visit   and   inspect 

1.     Ques.:     Where  can  I  be  best 

at  any  time  the  improved  work- 

fed? 

rooms  of  the  consolidated 

Ans.:     At  home. 

and  enlarged  business 
of 

2.    Ques.:     And  best  clothed.? 

Ans.:     At 

G.  W.  Show's  Bakery 

fierzka  Dm. 

246-48  55th  St. 

Tailors 

Removed  to 

We  -wish  you  to  see  that  our  rooms, 

U5  Fifty-third  St. 

utensils  and  workmen  are  clean  and 
that   our   goods   are    made    from  the 

Cleaning  and  Pressing 

purest  and  best  of  materials. 

Orders  called  for  and  delivered 

FOR  PURE  FOOD  GO  TO 

P.  A.  LINDBLAD 

H.  D.  HESS 

Practical 

Painter 

5436-38 
LAKE  AVENUE 

and 
Paperhang'er 

DEALER     IN 

Staple  and  Fancy 
Groceries 

QRAININQ  AND  CALCiniNINQ 

Estimates  Furnished 
Tel.  Oak.  136 

Residence  5616  Jefferson  Ave. 

Telephone  Oakland  693 

247  E.  57th  St. 

B.  M.  PARKER 


L.  A.  PARKER 


PARKER   BROS. 


Livery  and  Boarding  Stables 


5317-5323 
Lake  Avenue 


Carriages   furnished  at  short  notice. 


Cabs  to  all  depots 


Telephone  Oakland  1246 


Call  up  Oakland  J 243 


OFFICE  OF 


m.  L  Robinson 
Coaieo. 

5229  Lake  Avenue 


WHEN  YOU  WANT  COAL 
QUICK  FROM 
LARGE  STOCK 


M.  L.  BRENNAN 

fine 
millinery 

23J  FIFTY-FIFTH  ST. 
CHICAGO 


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UPHOLSTERING 
DRAPERY  AND 


SHADE  WORK 


MATTRESS   RENOVATINQ 


Carpet  cleaning,  lay- 
ing, and  renovating 
on  floor.  Furniture 
packed  for  shipment. 


Estimates  Cheerfully  Given 


Tel.  Oak.  206        212  E.  Fifty-fifth  St. 


midmanns 


LEADERS 

IN  GOOD  THINGS 

TO  EAT 


TWO    STORES 


53rd  St.  and 
Lake  Ave. 


47th  St.  and 
Lake  Ave. 


3Bor6en*6 


CONDENSED 
MILK 

FLUID  MILK 

Cream  and  Buttermilk 

All  bottled  in  the 
country 

Borden's  Condensed  Milk  Co. 

627-633  E.  47th  St. 


Carr  Brothers 

DEALERS    IN 

TINWARE       HARDWARE 

HOT  AIR  FURNACES 

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS 

CROCKERY  and  GLASSWARE 

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Co. 


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liMt  Ave. 


5  Wheels      rented,     repaired 
ffi  and  exchanged 

]§  Furniture  bought,  sold  on 

ffi  commission    or    exchanged 

£  Separate  rooms  for  storage 

H  PackingjShipping, expressing 

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Bearing trade  Mark;  ARM  and  HAMMER. 

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Poultry  and  Game 
Fish  and  Oysters 

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BLACK  BROS. 

IMPORTERS  OF 

Teas 

and 

Coffees 


Agents  for  the  famous  Fatfst 
Mocha  and  Java  Coffee 


Satisfaction  insured 
or  money  refunded. 


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Dry  Goods 

and 

men's 
f  urnisbings 


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Without   the    addition    of    anj 
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Cbeipist  iiDi  Fb&rmaicist 

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Telephone  Oakland  175 


BORAX        AMMONIA         SODA 


C.  H.  Rice 


HARDWARE 


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Tel.  Oak.  464 

COMPLETE  LINE  OF  KITCHEN 
UTENSILS 


Including  Pearl  Agateware,  Tinware, 
Oil  and  Gas  Stoves,  Wash  Boilers, 
Wash  Tubs,  Wringers,  Wash  Boards, 
Pails,  Brooms,  Mops,  Scrub  Brushes,, 
Dusters,  in  fact  everything  needed  in 
the  kitchen. 

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Henry  C.  Malzen 

Groceries 

and 

meats 


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We  keep  down  the  price 
You  should  trade  with  us 


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Telephone  Oakland  691 


TEL.   OAKLAND    718 


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FLORIST 


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Cor.  53rd  St.  and  Kimbark  Ave. 
Chicago 


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NOTARY   PUBLIC 


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REAL 

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LOANS 
RENTING 
INSURANCE 


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NAGLE  SISTERS 


Tine  Tee  Creams 
and  Ices 


GENERAL  CATERING 


Tamily  trade 
a  Specialty 


102  Oakland  2J5  E.  57th  St. 


Milk 


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Union,  Illinois,  certified  by 
State  Board  of  Live  Stock 
Commissioners  to  be  free 
from  tuberculosis. 


F.  Leonard 


5314 

MONROE 

AVE. 


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and  MANICURING  PARLORS 

.   242  55th  St.,  Pullman   Bldg., 
Hyde  Park 


Open  evenings 
'til  8 


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Tel.  542  Oak. 

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M.  L.  PARKER 
D.RV     GOODS 

FURNISHINGS 

312  East  5STh  Street 
Cor.  Monroe  Ave. 

BUTTERICK   PATTERNS 
MENTHOL  TOOTH  POWDER 

ANTISEPTIC 

Preserves  the  gums  and 
beautifies  the  teeth 

For  sale  bj 

JOHN  &  W.  E.  HOLLAND 

55TH  St.  and  Madison  Ave. 

A.  J.  SACHTLEBEN 
BOOTS   AND    SHOES 

Repairing  on  short  notice 

290  East  Fifty-fifth  Street 
and  6304  Cottage  Grove  Avenue 


EGGERS 

FOR 

QUALITY 


THE  BEST  IS  NONE  TOO 
GOOD  FOR  YOU  " 


EGGERS 

FOR 
QUALITY 


To  obtain  good  results  in  trying  the 
recipes  in  tiiis  book  use  only  the 
best   materials.     To  be  posi- 
tive   you    are    receiving 
such  goods  buy  of  a 
reliable  dealer 


H.  R  EGGERS 

FINE 

Groceries  and  Meats 

Corner  Madison  Ave. 
and  55th  St. 


No  sidewalk 

display  exposing  edibles 

to    the    mercy  of    wind,    dust 

and  rain.      No  alluring  signs,  but 

Honest   Goods  at  Honest    Prices 


Chase  &  Sanborn's  ''Famous"  Boston 
Coffees 

Tel.  Oak.  88 


EGGERS 

FOR 

QUALITY 


TO   LIVE  WELL^EAT 
THE   "  BEST" 


EGGERS 

FOR 
QUALITY 


See  nie  for 

5.  1b,  1kint3 

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all  kinds  of 
Interior 

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Decorating" 

Park 

Paper 
Hanging- 

Stables 

Tinting" 

Painting  and 

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Hard  Wood 

Helepbone  552  ©aftlanS 

Finishing 

C_7 

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Del  Prado 

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Windermere 

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AMERICAN 

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George  C.  Pape 

Manager 

Screens,  Storm  Doors  and   Sash 

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Choice   meats   of  all   kinds    ■ 

tended  to. 

Poultry  and  game  in  season 

SHOP 

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REAR 

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