Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-08-13
FAMILY MATTERS.
LEMON sxnnp-

TA4ILY KATTKR0.
LEMON SYRUP.
We hnd perfect lemon syrup made by
squeezing lemons and adding ~ much
graduated sugar - the juice will dis
solve.
P1ACH ICE+CREAM.
Use pure cream, whipped, II You can;
II not, make the custard, freeze and
add the eggs and whipped cream. Fiji
teen minutes Afterwards stir in two cup
fus of nice peaches sliced and sweetened
to taste.
MOCK OYSTERS.
Crate from the cob about six ears of
corn; beat two eggs, stirring into It -four
and milk, each q tablespoonful; sea-
son with . little salt and pepper. Have
your spider ready and hot, with q little
butter or drippings drop In your mix.
turo of corn one spoonful in q place,
turning them 10 ~ to fry brown ON both
sides and serve hot. If it were any sea-
son but the month of July, you could
easily pass your corr cakes of for fried
oysters
0KRA SOUP.
Take q shin of beef and q half gallon
Of water. When it has come to . boil,
put it aside after skimming, 30 that it
will simmer. About four hours before
dinner add to it three quarts of young
Eokra cut into thin slices, throwing away
the points and en.ls; put in the same
quantity Of tomatoes, which have been
peeled, scalded, and passed through q
colander; use . heaping tablespoonful of
salt, . s~altspoonful of white pepper, and
one large green pepper cut In slices, this
latter added q half hour before the soup
il served. Just before putting the soup
in the tureen remove the meat bone but
do not strain. It ought to be . thick
soup. Beans OF green's can Be added.
STUFFED EGGPLANT.
Do not peel, but cut the eggplant, q
fairly large one, in two and boil until it
ID soft Then remove the eggplant
from the fire, and, when cool, with Z
spoon remove almost al the cooked sub.
stance leaving the rind. Drain this sub
stance thoroughly, using some pressure.
Take An onion, cut 1t up fine, and add
to 1t chopped parsley, salt and pepper,
and with . piece Of butter, stir them
thoroughly. Then add the cooked inside
of the eggplant, at the end adding the
y0lks of two eggs and some grated nut
meg. When this is thoroughly cooked
introduce into the rind of the eggplant
Take . piece of string, tie up the halves
and bake thoroughly.
CHOCOLATE PUDDIN0.
Three-quarters of . cupful of choco.
late grated in y quart of new milk
Let it boil. Then sit to cool. Beat
until very light and thick the yolks Of
four eggs, reserving the same number Of
whites with which TO make . meringue
sweeten with halt q pound of whit,
sugar, and favor with vanilla. Thu
chocolate being cool, gradually stir II
the sweetened eggs, put into . bakinI
dish, and Let 1t bake slowly. To maxi
the meringue, beat up the whites unit
they will stand alone; add by degree
four tablespoonfuls Of Gifted pulverixes
sugar, and favor with q little vanilla O
lemon juice. When the chocolate Dol
|, ton IL again cool heap up the meringu
upon it, and brown slightly by hOldinI
over it the red-hot lid of the oven.-
Hayper's Basas.
TOMATO PICKLE.
Take the small-sized round tomatoes
those which are called volunteers;
wash thoroughly and dry; take q knit
ting-needle and pass it once or twic
through each tomato; get . large jar AM
put in layer Of salton the bottom, the
layers Of tomatoes and salt until the ia
II full; let them remain for q week. T
each gallon of tomatoes take four ounce
of ground mustard, four ounces Q
ground pepper, m ounce of cloves an
twelve small onions which have beef
sliced. Take out tomatoes from j.,
wipe them and replace again in the ja1
putting in the above Ingredients q
layers Of tomatoes are made. Heat vim
egar almost to boiling point and pour o.
the tomatoeA The tomatoes will keeI
their form and c0lor.