The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-08-07
SEASONABLE RECIPES

OAAOVNADLE hEyt1PES
CANNED CRAB-APPLEs.-To non..
apples take 8 pounds of sugar: ms Saus
slrup, and, when boiling, put IN onS,
and boil until soft; seal immediataGIpp ' !;
heated cans; no pairing. V
CRAB-APPLE JELLY.-Cut arn,...
halves, and boil in water tin e soit, u q
quarts of water to peck Of ann ,,
strain and add pound of sugar to 1r n;sii
of juice; boil rs minutes. put
LADY CAKE.-Whites of 8 well be...
eggs, 2 cups white sugar, p Guns s;;ssa
flour, cup Of butter, ! teaspoon ' aoSs
dissolved in hot water, / taasn~a
cream-tartar sifted in flour; flavor w;I
extract bitter almonds. VIA
ELDERBERRY BUrTER.-Take -,
lon of elderberries, 2 quarts Of ans 81
and pint of vinegar; boil for 5 hoss.
stirring often; for pies, take / tsNs
spoons of the butter for each pie and ~
duce. 80 ~
PICKED ONIoNs.-Peel onions n.
smallest you can find-put in stro uns
salt and water brine 48 hours ,Sas
freshen II hours; put in jars or bottls.
as many as can be packed in, then IN
with best cider vinegar, cold. ,Tba.a
will keep for years white and crisp.
ToMAToEs.-Take - round ripe l.
matoes, cut the tops off for covers: tass
out the inside and mix with 6 soSs
crackers, rolled fine; mix in bntter
pepper and salt; set the tomatoes IN
deep dish and fill with the cracker,.
put cover on each, and place them Il
the oven to bake.
EGG PLANT.--Select of nice ripe con.
plant a sufficient quantity; cut off H.
ends; cut transverselY in slices inch
thick; cook without grease or any thing
whatever, on hot griddle or frying.
pan; when cooked through and nicely
Drowned dress with butter and salt AMI
serve piping hot.
CHILL SAUCE.-12 ripe tomatoes
ripe peppers, 2 onions, 8 cups vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar, 2 of cinnamon. and
2 OF salt; chop the peppers and onions
fine, and add tomatoes; cook together
slowly l hour. 1t is not necessary Il
chop the tomatoes if ripe, they will cool
soft and mix with other ingredients.
MARROW PUDD1Na.-4 pound Of bea
marrow, chopped very fine, | table.
spoonful of powdered sugar, q salt
spoonful of salt, ounce of candied
lemon-peel, pound of currants, wins.
glassful of brandy, and a little nutmeg.
Put border of paste around the dih
and lay the ingredients in it, with
pound of lady-fngers. Pour over Tie
whole a custard, and bake. ~
RICE-wATER FOR INvALIDs.-Tske 4
ounces of rice, and wash carefully in
waters; in skillet put quart OF water
and boil it; put in the rice and boil uu-
til the rice is in q perfect pulp; then
strain carefully land put on the fire again,
adding white sugar to taste, and small
piece of cinnamon, or, if preferred,
little grated nutmeg; skim il necessary,
and strain again; use when cold.
| CHOCOLATE CAKE.-1 cup best but
ter, 2 cups sugar, beaten to a cream, /
cup sweet milk, 81 cups sifted -four,
teaspoon cream-tartar, and teaspoon
soda dissolved in little hot water, the
whites of 4 eggs well beaten, and the
yelks of 6; make frosting Of the whites
of 2 eggs, II cups of powdered sugar, 8
tablespoons grated chocolate and tear
spoon vanilla; frost while cake is warm.
SAvoRY CUsTARD.-Taketh the yelks Of
2 eggs, and the white of 1, and put ms
small basin; add l gill of beef-tea andi
of tablespoonful of salt; whip up the
eggs and the beef-tea; take small cup
which will hold the mixture, and butter
it; take piece of white letter-papers and
butter that, and tie it on the cup; have
a saucepan, with hot water, and put i
on the fire to boil; when the water .
boiling put in the cup, so that the wster
stands below the top of the cup; let !
simmer for of an hour; serve hot.
SNowDRIFr PUDDING.-1 pint rich
milk, 2 tablespoonfuls of corn-starch,
whites of 8 or eggs; dissolve The corn
starch in little Of the milk, stir TIE
sugar into the remainder Of the milk,
which place on the fire; when it begins
to boil stir in the corn-starch; stir con.
stantly for few minutes, when it WI
become smooth paste; now stir in -
whites of the eggs beaten to stiff from,
and let it remain little longer to cook
the eggs; flavor to taste, mold and serys
cold with boiled custard made Of t1
yelks of the eggs, pint of milk, anal
scant half cup of sugar.
| CURRANT JELLY.-Put the currane
into a jar, and place it in . kettle
warm water; let it boil until the frult
crushed, keeping it, meanwhile, Hel
covered; then strain through sou
cloth, allowing / pound Of sugar y
pint of juice; set this juice on tho ~
alone, and, while it is boiling, heat tns
sugar in the oven; spread it on tin pan
and stir occasionally to keep from puir
ing; boil the juice just 20 minutes, sua
then stir in the hot sugar; as soon =
the sugar melts and the strip has polleu
up for an instant remove it at once nos
the fire; having rolled the glasses u :"
water to prevent them from cracklus'
fill with the scalding liquor; when co M
put branded tissue paper on top OF lsun
paste thick paper closely over the s'sn
and keep in a dry, cool place.
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