The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-02-11
Choice Recipes.

Mince Pies.-Two pounds beef. two
pounds suet, four pounds curraDts, four
pounds rasins, twelve pounds apples, two
pounds sugar, one-half ounce nutmeg, one
pint brandy. some salt. Before baking
add one pint cider (sweet).
Picked Oysters.-Takc large oysters,
put them in their juice on the fire till
they come to a scalding heat only; then
take them out before they come to .
boil and throw into cold water, drying ON
clean towel; then put into tureen.
Take one-half pint vinegar to every hun
bred oysters, some whole allspicc. black
pepper, little mace, the juice Of the
oysters strained, and cork we'll. Let it
cool and pour over the oysters. Ready
to use in one day.
PLUM CAKE.--One pound butter, one
pound sugar, one pound -four. one pound
citron, two pounds raisins, (seedcd), two
pounds curran;s, one pound almonds,
chopped fine. one tea.cup molasses, ono
half tumbler brandy, two teaspoons Gin
namon, Que teaspoon cloves, one nutmeg
(grated.) Mix butter and sugar, beating
we'll; then the eggs beaten separately;
then the -four, molasses, fruit and spices;
last Of all, the brandy. Bake four hours.
TEA RolIs.--Two quarts of -four, one
tcaspoonful Of butter. three tablespoon
fuls Of sugar. one-half cup Of yeast, salt.
Mix thoroughly with one pint of scalded
milk, when it is almost cold. This will
seem very hard, but when raised will
mold easily. Mix at night, and next
morning mold. Roll out and cut with .
cake.cutter. Place a small piece Of but
ter on the edge of each roll. Fold tho
other edge upon it. Let the rolls stand
until raised again, then bake.
Snow PUDDIN0.-One-half box of gela-
tine, cups Of sugar, juice Of 2 lemons,
, whites Of eggs, quart Of milk, 5 eggs,
tablespoonful Of sugar, fla
voring. Dissolve the gclatine in
one-half pint Of cold water. Let it
stand for two hours. Then add one-half
pint OF boiling water, the lemon juice, and
2 cups of the sugar. Strain and set away
TO cool. When it is quite stiff, add the
whites Of the three eggs beaten to stiff
froth. Beat these into the gelatine, and
all looks like snow. Mold and set on ice
: CLstard-Break the eggs into dish
!, with heaping tablespoonfuls Of white
! sugar. Beat until they are light IS it i
{ possible to make them. Add the quart
Of milk. Set the dish in kettle Of boil
ing water over the fire. Stir the custard
slowly, one way all the time, until It y
= about as thick as salad dressing. TAX
IS it from the fire and strain it into COX
q dish. Stir constantly, to keep It from
IS curdling. When it is cold. favor, and 80
e it on ice. When the pudding is removed
T from the mold, place it on the dish y
ie which it Is to be served, and pour thi
IS custard around it.
ie A good soup is easily made in the fol
le lowing manner: Two carrots, tHo tul
re nips. and one onion are cut into smA
70 dice and Drowned in the bottom Of ID
- stewpan with good tablespoonful
er lard; boiling water is poured in accor(
ing to the quantity Of soup to Be provii
~ ed; it is sailed and peppcred to taste;
be should be left to boil three hours: Il
it grease should be carefully skinned OF
d. number Of times; the water should nj
he Re allowed TO boil too much away, b
ch should be replenished once or twice. HI
We an hour before serving, about tabl
at spoonful Of Leibig's meat extract
RS thrown in 1t the same time and lun
r. Of sugar.
Rye Pancakes.-1 IL cups Of =
meal, IL cup Of Indian meal, IL cup
-four, 2 small eggs, tablespoonful 81 ~
'er lasses. IL cups Of milk, "A tcaspoonf
Of soda, IL teaspoonfnl Of cream taTta
Mt salt. Drop from spoon into nos -
T.. Thee cakes are intended 1oE bEsak1nGes
- - eaten WITH syrup.