The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1877-02-10
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GINGER SNAPS.-1 cupful m0lasses,
l cupful brown sugar, l cupful shorten
ing, 1 heaping teaspoonful soda dissolv-
ed in cupful warm water; teaspoon
full ginger; mix stiff and roll thin.
.fAPPLE FRITTERs.-Make . batter, not
very stiff, with quart Of milk, 8 eggs,
and flour to bring it to bright consist
ency; pare and core o dozen large APP
Piles, and mix well in the batter. Fry
in lard as you do doughnuts, and eat
with powdered sugar and the juice of q
lemon. .r poaI = s aEaay vi
A RELIsHFoR BREAKFASr.-Take !
pound fresh cheese, cut in thin slices,
put in fryiDg-pap, turn over it large
cupful sweet mix add ! teaspoonful
dry mustard, q pinch Of salt AMI pepper,
and apiece of butter the size of but
ternut stir the mixture all the time. Roll
8 Boston crackers very fine, and sprinkle
in gradually, then turn at once into .
warm dish; to be sent to table immedi-
ately.
BRo1LED PorAroEs WITH HAx.-
Slice thick some cold broiled potatoes !;
place on q creased gridiron and broil
brown; mince very fine some cold
broiled ham, and ~ little shaloc,
or onion and parsley; fry in butter until
Q light brown color; dish, the potatoes
neatly in q dish, and pour the ham,
etc., on them. Serve very hot. This
is very nice for breakfast, with coffee,
boiled Oatmeal, stewed primes, and
hominy croquettes.
VANILLA CAKE.-14 cups sugar, IL
cups -four, 4 cup butter, Ii cups milk,
cup corn starch, 2 teaspoons baking
powder, the whites of 6 eggs beaten to
q froth, 3 teaspoons vanilla extract.
Bake in layers, 2 or 3, and spread FROST
ing between and on the top. FrOsting:
The whites of 2 eggs, beaten till you
can turn the plate bottom side up, and
1 pound pulverized sugar. 80
PANCAKES. 4-.Into IL quarts of flour
sift tsaspoonful soda; add egg and
little salt; make a thin batter with
milk (buttermi1k is the best, and if
slightly frozen better still), using two
thirds sour and one-third sweet; stir
swiftly around in the middle of the dish {;
it will2create q foam; occasionally lift
the spoon and gather in the remaining
-four. y Wheat ground in 8 grist-min
like corn-meai, then sifted, makes q
a very nice bread, and pancakes equal
! to buckwheat. :St fey. - 10
1SPIcED BEEF.-Chop very fine the
tough end of two. beef-steaks, piece of
suet as large as half an egg; season
with pepper, salt, summer savory, and
q very little nutmeg; add well beaten
eggs; half q pint of dry bread, rolled
fine; pint Of rolled cracker; or 5
tablespoonful sweet cream; butter the
size of an egg, and make into long
roll with flour; place in q baking-pan
with little dripping; bake until cooked
and brown; turn it over several times.
A FRUGAL BREAKFAsr.-Take beef
kidney, wash and let it stand Is min
utes in cold water; then put on to cook
id sailed cold water till it is tender; cut
off the fat and slice the kidney thin and
return to saucepan on the fire; cover
with hot water, just enough for the
gravy; salt and pepper to taste; add .
bay leaf, butter size of walnut, rolled
in brown flour, and stew till gravy is
thick enough; turn this on hot Duttered
toast; a bit of onion may be added if
desired. It will be found very good
breakfast dish, costing 10 or IL cents.