The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-03-09

following admirable suggestions Tor wnat
is termed "a poor mans dinner" but
which, we'll cooked, is good enough for
ANYBODY:
A POOR MANS DINNER.
Beef soup.
Beet a "a mods P 1a1aoss IN their jackets
Bird's-nest pudding
It must be understood from the begin
ming that poor mans dinner IS to De
always very good eating. The slender
purse which forbids the delicaeies and
fat things of the market must find It's
compensation in skillful, judicious cook
ing and neat, def serving. The bill of
fare here offered, in the actual cost OF the
materials, comes within the means OF
the humblest reader. Just so far as he
enjoys it, is altogether the affair OF
madame, and it is to her assistance We
come with few hints. In selecting beef
it must be kept in view that 1t IS to
furnish also the soup. As this is the
case, it is only as beef a Ia mode that 1t
can do double duty at the same meal.
Let no housewife reject any one OF the
articles necessary for this dish. They
add butlittle to the expense and much
to its proper flavor. The prOvident
housewife will always keep her garden
provided witbthe various sayory herbs
and different condiments.which will mag
.jcally 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, turnips and cabbage, viii as
sert. But to our receipts:
BEEF SOUP.-Take the round of beef,
cut of 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 not strong enough,
add sufficient stock, which as careful
housewife, you have aIways on hand.
Meanwhile slice three onions, and fry
them to light brown. Take teaspoon
full of celery seed, a teaspsonful of cloves,
blade Of mace, half teaspoonful of
pepper, a little allspiee, a tablespoonful
of Worcestershire sauce, and stew al
together for two hours. Strain the soup,
and put it again on the fire; salt it to
the taste.
BEEF A Ia MoDE.--If the round
should be tough it may stew TO adj
vantage in the soup pot; after taking
from the pot it will have lost some of its
richness this will be supplied by larding.
With a larding-needle OF sharp knife stab
it thoroughly, and insert as deeply as
possible pound of salt pork cut into
strips as thick as your finger fill up the
holes to the surface wi>a a force-meat
made in this manner: Take half pint
of vinegar, cts)p into it three or four lit
tie onions, add a teaspoonful of made
mustard, teaspoonful of nutmeg, a tea
spoonful ofaallspice, half d teaspOonful of
pepper, some thyme and summer savory
chopped fine and tablespoonful Of
brown sugar. Let it simmer awhile,
boil up once and then pour over the
pork, letting it stand until cold. After
using the pork, mix with the liquor
sufficient bread crumbs to make . stiff
fcrce-meat. Fill also with the force
meat the hole from which the bone was
taken. Having bound the beet about
with strip of cotton, put it in baking
pan with little water, and cover tightly
to keep in the steam. Basic occasionally :;
into 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.
MACARoNI.-Take half pound of
macaroni and stew in a saucepan of boil
ing water slightly salted, until soft and
tender. When drained, put layer in
baking-dish, and CRATE over it layer Of
cheese, adding bits of butter. Put layer
upon layer until the dish is filled, finish
ing with layer of chease and half cup
of milk. Bake covered half an hour,
then brown and serve in same dish.
COLD SLAw.-Cut cabbage into thin
shreds for the dressing, take one cup OF
vinegar, one tablespoonful of butter, one
of sugar, some of pepper and salt and let
them come to the boil; add two table
spoonfuls of sour cream before serving.
BIRD's-NEsT PUDDING.-Soak a tea
cupful of tapioca in three cupfuls of
lukewarm water.for five or six hours.
stirring occasionally Peel six apples,
cutting them in quarters and arranging
them in the bottom of the dish, or the
apples may be chopped fine; empty in
tho dissolved tapioca with teaspoon
of salt; bake one hour and eat warm
with cream. If the apples are otsweet,
serve with sugar or with hard sauce.
MISTRESS OF HERSELF, THOUGH THE
CHINA FALL.
The desire which possesses many house
wives for complete setsof tableware, such
as for dinner services of two or three
hundred pieces, each piece the counter
part of the rest, makes them to lose in
this joy Of completeness the still sweeter
pleasure of variety. A happier idea to
serve each course on a different style and
pattern of WIFE. There is an advantage
in this to ladies of modest means, who
can thus fill their china-ciesets in in
stalments, while fine china dinner ser.
vice costs frHp two hundred dollars up
wards. 1t may be quietly limited as well
that the change from fish to fowl NAV
even pluck up drowning conversation by
its locks, just as we often see people COM
pairing their painted desert plates. So
many beautiful pieces are now offered
that it is an easy matter to satisfy the
taste.