The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-10-04
The Household.

CHOCOLATE ECLAIREs. --This delicious
bit of French pastry has been considered
quite beyond the abilities of ordinary
American cooks, but its make up Is not
so difficult, after ALL and the batter, or,
as called in French pate ch0ur, when
made can be turned into such a variety
of fancy dishes, it is really one of tn.
most interesting of desserts to prepare
Under the special teaching of one of the
best Frenc / cooks in the country, we
were initiated into the hitherto wonder
full process of making the batter, the first
part of the eclaire, and we give the
Ilodus Operandi as plainly as possible. 1t
is necessary to be very particular in
weighing and measuring. Weig four
ounces OF -four, and add half teaspoon
full of sugar. Then put two gills of cold
waite in a saucepan with two ounces of
butter, and set on the fire, stirring with
a wooden spoon till the butter melts.
Just as soon s the water bOils throw in
four ounces Of sifted -four, stir very fast,
and remove at once from the fire. after
which stir briskly for at least fifteen
minutes. It is on the amount and quick
ness of the stirring that its brightness
most depends. If it is all right, it will
c cave from the pans and be as smooth as
velvet. When stirred five minutes after
removing from the fire break in one egg,
stir till smooth, then break in another
and stir, and so on, till four eggs are
used, thus consuming fifteen minutes of
time in stirring. The paste is better to
stand half an hour before using; then
stir little, and put in a pastry bag
before described in this column--with
No. ] tin tube in the end of it. Force
the paste out upon a well buttered tin.
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should be in strips about three inches
long, and lay two inches apart on the
tin, as they enlarge miraculOusly, when
light, as they ought to be. Bake about
fifteen minutes in q quick even. Do not
open the door if possible, as the fresh air
let in is apt TO cause them to fall, if not
ready to be taken out. When cold, slit
one side about half through-they will
be found perfectly hOllow-and fill with
cream and close it.
CREAM.-In a tin saucepan put three
spoonfuls of sugar, two OF -four, and four
yolks of eggs, and mix all with a wooden
spoon. Then add very gradually pint
of milk, stirring all the while. Set on
the fire, mixing well till it becomes quite
thick. When cold fill the eclaires, and
you are ready for the chocolate, of which
take one ounce, and one teaspOOnful of
water, and put in q saucepan on the fire,
melt slowly and stir in two spoonfuls of
sugar Shortly it will be like a thick
paste, right to spread on the top of
the eclaires, but not o run down the
sides. Just take each, one by one, and
dip the top only in the chocolate, and it
is more easily and quickly done than by
spreading. The chocolate should be
thinly put on-only enough to hide en-
tirely the color of the foundation. This
is charming desert but, as will be OBJ
served, one cannot sleep while making 1T,
and the mere stirring it gets all the bet
ter. We forgot to mention that the
cream should be favored with vanilla, or
when three spOOnfuls of strong coffee are
added they are called cafe eclaires. In
deed the cream may be favored with any
essence, or a nice jelly may be used in
place of the cream and the coating of
chocolate the same. We have known of
the cream being favored with strong tea.
ANY kind of smooth, fine preserved fruit,
in jam or marmalade may be substituted
in the place of cream, to make change
and variety. Cream cakes are but the
batter, baked in round cakes and the
cream put in, with no icing or chocolate
glacing.
We wish we could impress On the
minds of our readers the importance of
fall over spring for setting all kinds oil
cane and tip-rOoted plants, such as red
and black raspberries, blackberries. cur
rants, goOseberries and grapes; and.
setting IN the fall, we advise early set
tlng-even by or before the leaf drops-
| say any time after middle to Doth of this
month to last of October. The reasons
why we advise early setting is, that most,
/ il not all kinds of plants, after being
/ transplanted, getting the benefit of fall
rains, get we'll settled in their place TO
/ begin 10 throw out fine roOtlets even this
/ fall then, as the ground freezes, by
d. a wing right over the earth or throwing