St. Landry democrat., 1879-05-03

cup butter; stir this to cream; add two
thirds of cup OF sweet milk, the whites
of eight eggs beaten to froth, one-hali
teaspoon of soda dissolved in milk, one
teaspoonful cream tartar mixed in two
and one>half cups -four; bake III mod
crate oven.
POOR MANS PUR1M CAKE.
Two cups of sugar, eighth pound of
butter, rind of one lemon, one cup OF
milk, two eggs, teaspoontul of baking
powder, three cups of -four beat sugar
and butter together, then the eggs, add
milk last then -four and baking powder,
sitting it in; mix well, and bake in mod
erately heated oven.
BLACK GINGERBREAD.
One cup of sugar house molasses phil
adel phia), one cup of.sugar (brown), one
cup warm water, II heaping teaspoons
iuls of sifted -four, teaspoon Of soda;
mix with the four tablespoon of ginger,
TEASPOON of cinnamon, tablespoon OF
butter, one egg; mix molasses, sugar
and butter we'll together with the warm
water, then the other ingredients, and
bake in Saratoga roll pans.
GRAHAM UNFERMENTED BREAD. :
One and one.half pints of graham, one
half pint -four, one tablespoon sugar, one
teaspoonful salt, two teaspoontuls baking
powder, one and one>half pints of milk
or equal parts milk and water; sift
together graham -four, sugar, salt and
powder; add milk Tor milk and water) !;
mix rapidly into 3 soft dough, which
pour from bowl into creased tin, and
bake in a rather hot oven forty minutes.
Protect the loaf with paper the first few
minutes.
VEGETABLE SOUP.
To one-quarter pound of fresh butter,
boiling hot, add onions chopped very
fine. When they are quite soft, throw
in spinach, celery, carrots, kidney, tur
nip, a small quantity of parsnip, parsley
(all chopped ine), and peas. Stir them
we'll in the onions and butter until they
begin to dry. Have ready kettle CT
boiling water, and pour about pint at
a time over your vegetables until they
have sufficient soup. Serve with bread
or toast in the bottom of the dish
Pepper and salt to taste. A chopped
green pepper improves it.
MUTTON PIE.
Take cold boiled mutton; slice il
thin; have crust made of one cup O.
beef suet one, hall cup of butter, one cuI
of cold water; mix this with prepared
-four, as stiff as Tor tea biscuit; take
two thirds of the crust and line q four
quart earthen pie-dish ; then eli the dist
two thirds full with the meat; have {
quarter OF pound of butter cut il
small pieces, one teaspoonful of fin
sugar, one of salt, and Tablespoonful
of pepper, one cup of water; cover thu
pie with the remainder of the crust
and bake in a moderate oven for on
hour.
GRAHAM CRACKERS.
One quart of best graham flour, on
tablespoonful of sugar, one-half teaspoon
full salt, one-halt teaspoonful bakin!
powder, two teaspoontuls butter, litti
more than hali-pint milk. Silt togethe
graham, sugar, salt and powder; rub il
the lard, cold, and add the milk, ant
mix into q smooth, consistent dough
-four the board, turn out the dough, an
knead it well five minutes roll it wit
the rolling-pin to the thickness of one
quarter inch; cut it with knife int
small envelope-shaped crackers; bake i
rather hot oven, with care (ss they bur
easily, ten minutes; handle CAREFUL
while hot; when cold, store for use.
| BAKED SCOTCH HERRING.
Cut off the heads of six herrings an
split the fish, taking out the backbone
chop spoonful ot parsley and mince u
an onion fine, add little thyme an
maioram; take piece OF stale bread,
not dry enough, put it in the oven whe
crisp, CRATE or pound it P; take spool
fal of SAL and quarter as much grour
pepper and sprinkle it over the fish
make a layer of fish at the bottom of
tin pan, sprinkling over them the bres
crumbs, parsley, onions; add to ea'
layer a small piece of butter, tabl
spoonful altogether will suffice; GOV
over the baking pan with dish, al
, bake by a slow fire about half an hou
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