The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-10
I1OlrseI,OId Hints.

CANNING CoHN.-Three fourths of an
ounce of tartaric acid to one gallon of
corn; boil it as fruit and can in glass Jars;
soak well before using, and cook in fresh
water.
FEArBER CAKE.-.One teaspoonful
butter, one cup sugar. ope egg. one cup
milk, one teaspoOnful cream OF tartar,
half teaspoonful soda, two cups of flour.
Flavor to taste.
PRUNE WHp.- Stew one pound Of
prunes with very little water, and sweet
en- to taste with white sugar. Beat tho
whites of five eggs until stiff, and stir
into the prunes. Put into pudding
dish and bake one-half hour, serve when
cold with cream. IT is delicious.
SALAD OF LIMA BEANS. Pint some
lima beans, potatoes and beets tall boiled
tender) on ice, and short time before
serving cut the potatoes and bects into
rather thin slices, add the beans, and
dress with oil, pepper, salt and vinegar.
uartish with n few water crosses.
ARRowRooT PUDDtNG. Take q QUART
of rich milk, and In that put three and
one:half teacupfuls If arrowroot, to this
add green peach-leaf or two grated bit
ter almonds; boil until smooth, stirring
constantly; take off the fire and allow to
cool: when cold add the yolks and whites
If tour eggs, which have been beaten up
thoroughly; sweeten to tastC-one quar-
ter of IL pound of sugar is sufficient;
CRATE lemon-peel, and add little OF the
juice babe i..r an hour, and eat cold.
CALIFORNIA CAKE. .--Uno pint OF flour,
one pint of Indian meal, one pint Of
milk, two eggs, one teaspoonful of soda,
two spoonfuls of cream OF tartar, fo,li
tablespoonfuls of sugar, small piece OF
butter. Mix the eggs and milk togeth'
er, add sugar and butter, well beaten,
then flour aud Indian meal, little at Il
time, alternately; mix the cream Of tar
tar in the -four, and the soda III little
of milk. Bake in pans, and serve hot
for breakfast "a ten,
MILK ToAsT. Gut your btead rather
thick, about tlirec.quarters of an Inch,
allowing u slice for each pcrson' toast II
duicklS before Il good life tn d rich
brown; dip lightly into boiling water
butter each slice and pile In the bowl il
is to be served in; for five person: take Il
quart of milk, boil with teaspoonful
of salt, and when ut the full boil add Il
heaping teaspoonful of butter, creamcd
with light one of -four; stir the milk
until it il az thick as cream: pour over
the toast aud serve immediately.
SctTca ScnNEs. Pit into n basin one
pound of flour, one teaspooiliui oil Cfeaii'
of tartar and II large pinch of salt. Mix
these ingredients well together, then pour
in half pint of buttcr-milk or sour
milk, and make them into a paste.
Turn it out on to bakingboard thickly
covered with -four, work n little with The
hand TO make 1t smooth. then dust the
paste we'll with Hour and roll mt To the
thickness Of quarter of an inch; cut II
into shapes aud lay them on n hot stove
plate. AS soon as they are Il little done
on one side turn the other, and bake un
~ .ne raised parts are slightly brown
When the scenes are done serve. or, if re-
quired to be eaten cold, place them in {
cloth, which will soften them, md LEI
them lilo until wanted. In Scotland
scenes and oat cakes ara baked Oh .
griddle, but when griidles are not t,se'l
The hot stove plate will do as well: