The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1877-08-18

SUR PtDDfna.-a cupful chopped
suet, 1.cupful Indian meal, teaspoon
fnl soda scald these together; make o
thick batter; cupfnl chopped apples,
/ cupfnl sugar, eggs, 9 large table
spoonfuls Of -four, pound raisins,
spices to tastei baked in hot oven for
hours. t,lis.5z slsrei9 ~
ORANGE CAKE.-2 cupfuls -four, Q
cupfuls sugar, cupful boiling water, .
teaspoonful soda, ye'ks of 8 eggs and
whites of 4 beaten separately, grated
irind and juice of l orange; bake as jelly
cake and spread between frosting
made of the whites of two eggs stiffened
with powdered sugar; rind grated and
juice of one orange: if the orange is
very large do not add all the Juice, as it
makes the frosting too thin; do not put
any on the top Of the cake.
/ WASHINGTON PEE cups of sugar,
cup of butter, cups Of sifted -four, 4
eggs, 4 teaspoonful Of soda, 1 teaspoon
full of cream-tartar. For the filing: 1
tablespoonful of corn-starch boiled in 1
pint of milk; beat the yelk of egg
very light, and stir into the milk, flavor
with vanilla, and when cold add the
other half of the milk and the white of
the egg beaten to stiff froth and
stirred in quickly; spread this between
the cakes and ice it with the white of 1
egg and tablespoonful of fine sifted
sugar favored with lemon.
MINCED VEAL.-Cut, but do not chop,
cold veal in small pieces rub some but
ter and flour together to cream, &C
cording to the quantity of your veal,
and stir it into sufficient quantity of
boiling milk; also the grated rind of a
lemon, let these boil together until
the consistency of cream; sprinkle
little -four, salt and white pepper over
the cut veal and add it to the cream;
stand it where it will keep up to the
boiling point, but not boil; when thor
oughly heated through squeeze the juice
of a lemon over it, and serve quickly on
bits of dry toast.
TOMATO CATsUP.-For or quarts
Of catsup boil peck of ripe tomatoes
Is minutes without removing the skins,
ard strain through a sieve; put into a
little bag teaspoOnful of whole cloves,
l tablespoonful of ground cinnamon,
alspice and black pepper, and put these
with l pint of good vinegar into the
strained tomatoes, and boil the whole
carefully from to 5 hours; when
sufficiently boiled and condensed stir in
l tablespoonful of ground mustard and
l teaspoonful of ground cayenne pep
per, salt to taste, and keep in well cork
ed bottles. This catsup will keep for
years. +
RICE CROQUETTEs.-Boil pound of
best rice in II pints of milk and table
spoonful butter; put the milk on cold;
when it comes to boil set it where it
will only simmer until soft; then add /
pound of white sugar and a grated rind
of lemon and the yelks of eggs; stir
all the time until it thickens; do not let
it boil; spread it out on dish, and
when quite cold form it into small balls
or squares; dip them into beaten egg and
then into bread-crumbs twice; lay them
one by one into wire basket, which
put in pan of boiling lard; let fry a
light brown; drain well and sift pow
dered sugar over them.
CURRANT JELLY.-Take ripe cherry
currants, place on the fire to get thor
oughly heated. When cool enough,
strain through coarse crash towel till
the seeds are dry. Measure the juice
into a clean porcelain pot, let it boil 5
minutes hard, then pour over the sugar,
which has been previously measured in
to stone jar large enough to hold SUI
gar and juice. Stir constantly while
pouring on the sirup and from the bot
tom, till every particle of sugar is dis
solved. Use granulated sugar, pound
to pint of juice. Have the jelly glasses
all ready, as the jelly often forms while |
stirring. This makes splendid, clear
jelly, very firm, and will Keep 2 years.