The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-03-10
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EGG BREAD -Ooe quart oil Duttermhk
three eggs, three tablespoons -four, lump OF
butter size of an egg, half teaspoon OF soda
corn meal enough TO make thin batter.
MAcARoSr soup-(Italian Soup Throw
half q pound of macaroni in some boiling
coup, allow it to cook for three quarters OF
an hour, then CRATE into IL Just before serV-
ing one quarter of a pound of cheese.
RHODE ISLAND PANCAKEs.-0ne cup of
sugar, three eggs, three tablespo0niuls OF
melted butter or lard, one cup OF sour milk
one teasPooniul of SAHARA tus; stir in Hour
to make sun batter; drop in spoonfuis
in hot IA.
SuEr PUDDING WITHOUT EGGs Take a
piece OF light bread dough ION baking day.
the size OF quart dipper; hatten out on
your moldIng board; add to this one cup of
suet, one cup chopped raIsins, one cup n ante
currants; mix together thoroughly and set
it to rise on plate; when light enough
steam Two hours,
OVEN Sour One pound of good soup beef
cut i1to small square pieces, two onions, two
carro's, and two potatoes, peeled and cut in
slices two tsblespoonfuls of rice, half pint
of split peas, pepper and salt to taste, one
bunch of pot herbs mtncsd 6ne. aud one
gallon cold water; put all these ingredients
into an esrthen vessel, cover very close, and
put the Jar ia a moderate oven for four
hours; good dish when the top of the stove
Is wanted for other cooking.
COMPoTE OF ORANGES Put a hsndi-. OF
Loaf sugar to boil with gill of water
sauce pan; when it boils, add the rice of
tlrse oranges minced finely or cut into very
narrow STRIPS; let the whole boil five mIE-
utes; add liquor glass OF brandy, and pour
the syrup-hoi-over half q dozsn oranges,
peeled and cored or cut up into any form
you like. The oranges should be left In
basin with the syrup until quite cold, and
then piled upon dish and served.
BEAN Sour One quart of beans, washed
and put into pot with two gallons of cold
water and piecs OF pork weighing pound.
Boil TIL the beans are soft; when the beans
bt gin 10 cook to pieces pour about two
q1ars of water on them taking care they do
not stick ID the bottom OF the kettle; now
add two quarts of rich, sweet milk: let 1t boil
lew moments and season with pepper and
salt A dOZ N or so or whole grains OF all
spice put in after the milk has boiled is in
addition.
BAKED MAcARoNI After soaking in cold
water for an hour, let II boil in milk about
half an hour; drain IL; have some nice
cheese grated very fine; butter baking
dish; sprinkle in little cheese, some small
pieces of butter, little white pepper and
salt, layer OF macsrCni, another OF cheese,
pepper and alt then macarOnI. and so on
until the dish is full, putting cheese on last,
with bits of butter Set it in pretty hot
nice as a vegetable.
butter, one pound of lump sugar, one pound
OF currants. half a pound OF raisins,
chopped, q quarter OF pound OF candled
lemon and grange. one pound and three
quarters of -four, a small teaspoonful of
soda put la the last thing, three eggs and one
pint of milk; beat the butter 10 cream. then
add the flour, eggs and milk by degrees,
b-ating all the TIM; pu. the currants IN
last, then the soda; put spice to taste; bake
IL long time
TO GRILL SLEEPS Tongue Take four
Sleeps tongues and ,ay them in salt and
water for two or three hours; then boil in
fresh water with half tsaspoontul OF salt;
when cooked remove the skin, and divide
the tongue into two in it's length. Put them
to stew with bunch of herbs, some celery
and few mushrooms; pepper slightly, and
add half teaspoonful of salt and pint of
stock; stew slightly; remove the tongues;
dust them with bread crumbs and bfUll on
q gfidiron; strain the sauce and serve.
ALUM IN BREAD To discover whether
bread is adulterated with alum, soak the
bread in water and 10 the water in which il
has been soaked add little OF the solution
of muriate of line upon which, if any
alum be present, the liquid will be perVsded
with milkiness; but IL the bread be pure the
liquid will remain lImPid. r tionale: Sui
phurlc acid has stronger sfhnity Tor lime
than alumina and potassium. with which il
forms alum; It, therefore, quits these bodies
TO form sulphate of lime with the lime of
TIE test, which produces the mllkiness.
PENNsYLvANIA SPoNGE CAKE Seven eggs,
one pound of white sugar, three.quarter
pounds OF -four, one gill OF warm water, put
the sugar in a vessel and pour the water
over it; stand it where il Will get warm, not
hot; break the eggs in tin bucket and pour
the heated sugar on il. beating with the egg
beaten as you pour it; keep the bucket con-
tanning the sugar and eggs over q vessel of
hot water all the time you beat. Continue
this for half an hour. then stir in very lightly
the tiavoring and flour, and bake imme
diately. This makes a large cake and very
nice for dessert, with either custard or sauce
CHOCOLATE WHIP Take one ounce of
cacoa- paste, or the same quantity of sweet
chocolate scraped fine, and add it to one
quart of rich cream and half pound of pull
verified sugar. Pace on the fire and bring
to the boiling point stirring constantly with
q whisk; then remove it, and when it Is
thoroughly cold add to il the whites OF four
eggs and whisk briskly, and remove the
froth as it forms with perforated skinner,
and lay 1t upon a hair sieve TO drain. When
you :hsve sufficient quantity OF whip, fill
your glssses or cups three-fourths full of the
cream aud pile the whip on top of them;
sprinkle little vanilla sugar or powdered
cinnamon on the whip and serve.