The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-07-10
RECIPES.

Rice Batter Cdkes.-Mix one
fourth wheat flour to three-fourths Of
rice flour, add little salt; raise and
bake as buckwheat cakes.
Boston Cahe.-One cup of sugar
one cup of milk; one tablespoonful Of
butter; one egg; two and one-half
cups OF flour; two teaspoonfuls Of
cream tartar; one teaspoonful soda
flavor with nutmeg or lemon.
4 quick Pttading.-Pour pint of
boiling milk on ten tablespoonful OF
grated bread crumbs let them stand
ten minutes then add the yolks of
four eggs, well beaten, six table
spoonfuls Of sugar, and two of butter;
season with lemon extract. Stir well,
add the whites Of the eggs, previously
beaten to a stiff froth; pour into
buttered pudding dish, and bake
quickly. To be eaten with wine sauce,
or cream and sugar.
TO BroH FGM.-When fish is
broiled the bars ofthe gridiron should
be rubbed over with little butter.
Then place your fish, skin side down,
and do not turn till nearly done
through. Save all your butter till
the fish is dished In this way you
save the juices of the fish too. Fish
should be brolled slowly. When
served, fish should not be laid over
each other, if it can be avoided. The
top ones will be made tender and
moist by the steam. and will break to
pieces.
P'nepki,a Short-caAe.-One cup Of
stewed or strained pumpkin or squash,
one cup &C" oatmeal porridge and
one cup of water. Beat these up
together, and then add three cups
fine Graham flour. Mix thoroughly,
spread half an inch thick on baking
tin, and bake half an hour in a good
oven. Cover for ten minutes, and
serve warm or cold.
Tomato C0tS,p-I-Boil one
bushel of tomatoes until soft; squeeze
them through a sieve add half gal
lon of vinegar, one pint of salt, two
ounces of cloves, quarter ounce of all
spice, two ounces of cayenne pepper,
three tablespoonfuls black pepper,
mix these together, and boiInot less
than three hours pour in jar or keg
till cool, then bottle it will keen we'll
the cloves and allspice put in whole;
when boiled strain thorugh colander.
Tomato Cotswo-II,-One bushel
tomatoes boiled until soft; must be
ripe, but not too soft, and need not be
peeled; rub through fine wire sieve;
when cold add one-half gallon vinegar,
one and one-fourth pint of salt two
ounces of cloves. three ounces of all
spice, two ounces of cayenne, three
tablespoonful black pepper, one
pound of sugar; boil slowly three
hours, or until reduced to one-half
Bottle without straining.
'Scrctilla.-A tea made OF ripe,
dried whortle berries, and drank in
place OF water, is sure and speedy
cure for scrofula difficulties, however
bad.
Rye aud Indian Drop Cahes.-One
pint of Indian meal, ono-half pint of
rye meal, two spoonfuls of molasses, a
little salt; work it with cold milk so
as to drop from spoon into hot fat;
be sure to have smooth batter
italian Beetteah.-Score a steak
transversely with a sharp knife, cut
ting it through; lay it in a stew pan
with small piece of butter; season it
with pepper and salt and an onion
chopped fine. Let it cook three quar-.
tiers OF an hour in it's own gravy. and
serve hot.
Il Substitute for Better MlM-
Take one quart strained sour orange
juice, the fruit having been peeled
before squeezing, and one pound
sugar, boil for about fifteen minutes
skimming off all impurities, allow to
cool, and bottle. In any cookery
where butter milk is used, one.eigbtb
the Quantity of the sour orange mix.
ture will answer the same purpose.