The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-06-28
THE HOUSEHOLD.
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"see Naples ana saSe." Is the verdict
Of travellers, the splendons Of that far
famedcity andits lpcelity being other
wise indescribSbTe We suppose. To
the majority OF us this 10 an pnattain.
able glory; our only idea o. Naples is
derived from our Juvenile Lessons In
geography, the. glowing descriptions
OF letter writer's, and from imperfect
wood cuts, or perchance glimpse Of
some rare painting like "Sanset on
the Bay Of Naples" all of which create
but the wish to behold with our own
eyes aud die IL need be. "What on
earth has this to do with strawberries?''
say you. Don't be In hurry, we'll
gee to that pretty sOon.'
Meanwhile let me say, that most
striking evidence OF III breeding, IL the
habit OF interrtlpting ones c0nversa-
ton or discourse. We sometimes
meet y person whose every word we
desire to treasure, and whose gift Of
speech carries untold pleasure to an
appreciative listener. How very an
nOying then, and provoking, to have
some one at your elbow thrusting In q
word here. and whole sentences there,
narring the beauty Of the whole. It
IL like fine piece Of niment, covered
with coarse and unseemly parti-c0lored
patches. Those who have ears let
them hear, but let wagging tongue
keep silence In the presence Of those,
whose words are '.as apples Of gold, In
pictures Of silver" 80
Now, the strawberries. There are
parallel cases you know, and though
we cannot ''see Naples" we can have
our strawberries; and every day, peo-
pie salute each other spasmodicslly,
and observe that they have had straw
ner implying that they are now
Of our readers, especially those who
live in the country and pick their Der
ries fresh from the vines, and who
have plenty Of sweet cream and butter,
no directions are necessary for prepar-
ing this popular and all-satisfylng ar
ticle. Some untutOred minds, however,
insist that the original saucer of ber-
ries, sugar and cream, leaves nothing
to desire. Thankful for 'sthe gifts the
gods provide" they leave the rest to
Ingenious devices for Transforming Ma
lures bounties into Chef deuU-es OF art,
and among them all this stands pre-
eminent. 1903 re Nat 'slfg
Those who purchase berries In mar
ket seldom get them In their best con
dition, the transportation necessitates
their being picked before fully ripened,
50 that only those who grow their own
fruit can have them In perfection.
Placing the berries In q refrigerator
half an hour or 80 before sending to the
table, adds to their refreshing quail
ties, and as they are Of such delicate
flavor, they should never be washed
as some house keepers are In the habit
Of doing. Strawberries that have to
be washed are fit only for ices, or pre-
serving. Strawberries probably lose
moreoft their color and flavor than any
other fruit, but with care IN selecting
the best varieties for this purpose,
very good representatives of the fresh
fruit may be had. The Wilson has,
we think, the preference for canning,
on account Of its acidity and firmness.
STRAWBERRY sHORT-CAKE.T
One quart -four, three table spoon
fuls butter, one coffee cup sour cream,
one egg, one table spoonful white
sugar, one tea spoonful soda dissolved
In warm water, one salt spoon Of salt.
Chop the butter In the sailed -four, as
for pastry; add the egg and soda to the
cream cream put all together, handling as
quickly into two sheets, the one in-
an inch thick, the lower one les than
this. Lay one crust upon the other
and bake. While warm-nOt hot -
separate them, spread with butter, and
upon the lower crust lay Q thick coat
ing Of strawberries; sprinkle powdered
sugar over them and add the upper
crust. t.t.,s j., ..,l.-.r..
STRAWBERRY sHoRT-oAKE NO. q
Mix q dough with buttermilk % for
biscuit, roll 30 that IL will be from one
TO two Inches thick when baked, and
bake In an oven. Nash the straw
berries slightly, and add sugar to your
taste, and water to make Juice sufii-
clent to moisten well the cake; split
the cake while warm, butter each part
well, and pour the strawberries upon
the under half and cover with the
upper.
STRAWBERRY sHoRT-CAKE NO. 8.
One quart OF sifted flour, one quarter
ola pound Of butter. or butter and suet
together, chopped fine In the -four, two
heaping spoonfuls Of white sugar, two
spoonfuls Of baking powder, all wet
with cold milk or water to the right
thickness to roll thin, a. for jelly-cake.
Bake In sheets I'm q hot oven till Just
done, without browning, then spread
the fruit between, twice the thickness
fruit till the whole Is as thick as de-
sired. Return TO the oven and brown
the top aud SIDES, then serve with
cream. The strawberries should be
mashed an hour before and sprinkled
with sugar, 10 be I'm the best state for
cake. then the juice flows freely and
flav0B the Whole. TX Hi'g ~
Strawberry ice cream Is liked by
many, and IL allows the fruit to be
used In q form which presents b Pleas
Ing variety. A quart o. berries n
sprinkled over with half q pOund or
fine white sugar. After standing for
three hours, the berries are mashed and
the juice strained. Add smother half
pound Of sugar to the Jules, and o
quart Of fresh cream stirred I'm Gradual- |
". Freeze In the usual manner, This
may be varied BY adding 10 tho cream
when it II partly frozen B pint or an,
sugAred berries, and when THIS IL done
it II necessary to add IN EXTRA Cnpful |
OF sugar 10 the juice that y preresd
from the first berries, and mixed with
the cream. 49," 10 - - p"
Drskxr WITH srRXwsxxKrEssd
One quart Of boiling milk. three |
sp00nfuls corn starch mixed with q |
little cold milk, sweeten and ,flavor
with lemon II liked. Poor It. into, the |
boiling milk. stir we'll for two or three |