The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-10-28
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HONE INTERESTS.

TOMATO Souri, quarts of tomatoes
after they have been skinned and cut
up; boil for long time and rub them
through colander. 1 pint of boiling
milk added very gradually that it may
not curdle; heaping tablespoonful Of
butter, same of flour rubbed very
smooth in cold milk; salt, pepper and
cloves. Serve with little squares of
toasted bread.
BLACK BEAN SOUP.-Soak 1 pint of
black beans over night. Next day pour
off the water, add 3 quarts of water, and
boil them to jelly. Strain and mash
them through a colander; add stock
made of pound of beef and 4 pound of
pork. If the soup is watery add some
flour and butter rubbed together. Salt,
pepper, and a small half teaspoonful
Of powdered mace, sliced lemon, 2 hard
boiled eggs chopped fine, and q ladle
full of sherry wine.
To STEW PEARs.-Pare them after
scalding thoroughly, then cut in halves
and core; or, if small, leave them whole
as in preserving. Put them in a porce-
lain kettle and let them stew slowly I'M
til tender, adding only enough water to
keep them from burning on. When
nearly stewcd enough, add a coffeecup-
full of sugar, and stew until cooked suf-
ficiently. A grated or sliced lemon i'm
proves the flavor. A glass of claret
wine added just before they are done is
also liked by many persons.
TOMATO FIGs.-Take 6 pounds of
sugar to / peck or 16 pounds of the
fruit; skin them; their own juice will
make the strip; cook them until clari-
fed; then spread them on dishes, fat
ten them, and dry in the sun. While
drying sprinkle frequently with the
strip; then pack them in boxes, treat
ing each layer with powdered sugar.
The strip is concentrated for use by
boiling. Ordinary brown sugar may be
used, but a better article is preferable.
Small round tomatoes are the best for
this purpose.
MASHED POrArOEs.-Peel 2 quarts,
and, when they are cooked, turn off
every drop of water, put in little salt,
pepper and butter; then take carving
fork and break them up little, next
add'a little more butter, say, in the
whole, piece as large as an egg, and
nearly cup of nice milk or cream.
Now take a silver fork, or 3-pronged
one, and beat them briskly minutes,
or until light and creamy. They must
be carried Immediately to the table, or
they will become heavy and clammy.
If once tried this way you will never
again resort to the old "masher." Re-
member, they must be served immedi-
ately.
SUNDAY DINNERS QUICKLY PRE-
PARED.-A kind sister, helpfully in
clined, writes me as follows: "I've had
it on my mind for several weeks to write
you something about Sunday dinners.
You know when there is a family of five
or six persons, more or less, and all
want to go to the morning service, and
stay to Sunday-school, their appetites
are pretty well sharpened by the time
they get home, especially if there is
ride of two or three miles. have ex-
perimented in various ways that We may
have our dinner as soon as possible af-
ter citing home, or each one begins to
help himself, which causes much con-
fusion and spoils the meal. find that
by leaving the tea-kettle on the stove,
and filed, with little fire, the water is
in condition to boil quickly, and mush
is soon prepared. In cold weather
nothing is better than oyster-soup,
which requires but few minutes cook
ing. A good meal is quickly prepared
by having a chicken made ready over
night, by dressing and stufing, and
then it is ready to put into the oven
when the family sit down to breakfast.
1t requires little care, and is nicely
Drowned by church-time, and keeps
warm in the oven until wanted for din
ner. l find it great help to have pc.
tatoes ready to warm over. Often meat
is boiled or roasted on Saturday, which
relishes well cold. A rice pudding,
made without eggs, and left in the oven,
is nice with sugar and cream. Inner
ican Agriculturtst.