The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-03-31
HoUsEKEEPER,s CoLUMN

APOOr Mans Dinner arhich assast be Good.
Something about the Art of Buying
China, and the Proceedings dtdn
OnseLettc Matinee.
The New York World contains the
following admirable suggestions 1or what
Is termed "a poor mans dinner" but
which, well cooked, is good enough for
apybody:
A POO MANS DINNER.
Beef soup.
Beef a Ia mode Patatoes in their jackets.
hacaroni, Coii-slaB,
Bird's-ne.t pudding.
1t must be understood from the begin
ming that a poor mans dinner is 10 "a
always very good eating. The Lender
purse which forbids the delic Aeles and
fat things of the market r. nat find its
compensation in skillful judicious cook
ing and neat, def irving. The bill of
lare mere ohered' "A the actual cost of the
materials, cores within the means of
the humo,4 est reader. Just SO far as he
enjoys 1t, is altogether the affair of
mF~dame, and it is to her assistance we
NSne with a few hints. In selecting beef
ut must be kept in view that it is to
furnish also the soup. As this is the
case, it is only as beef Ola mode that it
car do double duty at the same meal.
Let no housewife reject any one of the
articles necessary for this dish. They
add but little to the expense and much
to its proper flavor. The provident
housewife will always keep her garden
provided with the vario ,ts savory herbs
and different condimentswhich will mag
aeally help her to set forth many different
dishes from limited and little varied
materials. Habit is the foe of the table,
as many a weary man, sickening over his
potatoes, durnips and cabbage, viii as
sert, But to our receipts:
BEEF SoUP.-Take the round of beef,
cut off the tough outer gristle, take out
the bone from the centre, break it up,
throw all into the pot, with half enough
water to cover, and stew, allowing half
an hour to each pound of meat. Take
the broth, to which, if notstrong enough,
add sufficient stock, which as careful
housewife, you have always on hand.
Meanwhile slice three onions, and fry
them to a light brown. Take teaspoon
Rul of celery seed, a teaspsonful Of cloves,
"a blade of mace, half a t~easpoonful of
pepper, a little allspice, a tablespoonful
Of Worcestershire sauce, and stew all
together for two hours. Strain the soup,
and put it again on the fire; salt it to
the taste.
BEEF 4 LA MoDE.--H 9he round
should be Gugh it may stew to adj
vantage in the soup pot after taking
from the pot it viii have lost some of its
richness this WILDE supplied by larding.
With d larding-needle o. sharp knife stab
it thoroughly, and insert as deeply as
possible a pound of salt pork cut into
strips as thick as your finger fill up the
holes to the surface with a force-meat
made in this manner: Take a half pint
of vinegar, chop into it three or four lit
tie onions, add 8 teaspoonful of made
mustard, a teaspoonful of nutmeg, a tea
spoonful o~fsalIspice, half a ~teaspoonful Of
pepper, some thyme and summer saVory
chopped fine and a tablespoonful of
brown sugar. Let it simmer awhile,
boil up n and then pour over the
pork, letting it stand until cold. After
using the pork, mix with the liquor
sufficient bfead-crumbs to make a stiff
fcrce-meat. Fill also with the force
meat the hole from which the bone was
taken. Having bound the beef about
with a strip o fcotton, put it in a baking
pancxith a little water, and cover tightly
to keep in the steam. Basic occasionally
sinto the pan when nearly done put car.
rOts sliced very thin. Serve granished
with parsley. In carving cut horizontally
and very thin, and cover with the gravy,
MAoARoNI.-Take half q pound o.
macaroni and stew in a saucepan of boil
ing water slightly salted, until soft and
tender. When drained, put q layer in 8
baking-dish, and CRATE oveE it layer 81
cheese, adding bits Is butter. Put layer
upon layer until the dish is filed, finish
sing with a layer Of cheese and a half cur
of milk. Bake covered half an hour,
then brown and serve in same dish.
Coin SLAw.-Cut cabbage into thin
shreds for the dressing, take III cup b
vinegar, one tablespoonful of butter, one
OF sugar, some of pepper and salt and lei
them come to the boil add two table
sp0Onfuls Of sour cream before serving.
GRD's-NEsT PUDDINa.-soak q tea
cupful OF tapioca in three cupfuls d
lnkewarm water for Eve or six hours
stirring occasionally. Peel six apples
cutting them in quarters and Arranging
them in the bottom of the dish, or til,
apples may be chopped line; empty il
the dissolved tapioca with q teaspoon
Of salt; bake one hour and eat warn
with cream. If the apples are notsweet
serve with sugar or with hard sauce.
MISTRESS OF HERSELF, THoUGH TIL
CHINA FALL.
The desire which possesses many HOUSE
wives for complete setsof tableware, sue