The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-24
Domestic Recipes.

BAKED TOMATOES FOR BREAKFAsT.-,
Take quart of cold stewed tomatoes,
beat into it two eggs, two tablespoon
fuls of bread-crumbs, tablespoonful of
chopped parsley, a little more salt and
pepper, and bake for 20 minutes in a
quick oven.
BATTER CAKEs.-With one quart OF
-four sift five times two teaspoonfuls OF
baking powder, or one teaspOonful OF
soda and two of cream tartar, add q
tablespoonful of salt and sweet milk till
the batter is of the right consistency.
Then add two eggs, beaten whites and
yelks apart and then together. Fry on
a hot griddle using as little fat to fry
with as possible. Ii the griddle is OF
polished steel no fat at all be needed.
APPLE FRUIT CAKE.-Soak two cups
dried apples over night; in the morning
drain and chop fine in chopping-bowl;
add one cup mOlasses and let it boil slow.
ly on back of stove three or four hours,
until the molasses has thickened; let il
cool; add one and one-half cups of brown
sugar, one cup butter, half cup sour
milk, one tablespoonful each Of cloves,
allspice and cinnamon, one teaspoonful
soda, three eggs, three and one-half cups
of -four; bake in two square tins or one
large five-quart basin; if baked in the
latter bake slowly two and half hours.
This will keep six months.
PoTTING SLIPs.-The plants should
have been slipped all through the sum.
mer and be growing nicely by this time.
In potting plants, press the soil firmly,
30 that the plant shall set well in it. Dc
not give too large pot; the plant will
bloom better if it is in one of the proper
size. Window plants need rich soil, and
powdered charcoal in the soil will give
rich, dark, green leaves and brilliant
coloring to the flowers. Pot your plants
now, and bring them in the house about
two weeks before the fire is lighted.
Use liquid manure, very weak, once O
week. Stirring the soil is very good, es-
pecially for roses.
How TO Cook GREEN CoRN.-The fol-
lowing seasonable advice is given by q
lady: "The kernels of sweet corn some
what resemble the semi-transparency of
pearls. Most of the corn bought at the
groceries appears dull and chalky, and
there is little sweetness in it. Many
persons think that green corn will cause
sickness if not well cooked. 1t really
requires but little cooking. When the
milk in the kernels is set it is suffi-
GENTLY done; longer cooking toughens it.
The ears should be put into pot where
the water is already boiling, and in from
seven to ten minutes it is ready to serve.
I took some corn to a friends house, and
saw her put on it great quantity of cold
water and then set it on the stove to cook
for dinner. In about forty minutes il
was served, toughened and most of its
sweetness left in the water.-HarifOrd
Times.
MAKING VINEGAR.-The apple crop il
abundant, and the thrifty farmer and
housewife are casting about to know
what they will do with the apples. 1t ia
too early to make apple butter, or cider
for winter use. We can, however, now
make good article of vinegar. II the
sound apples are pressed now and the
Juice put into clean barrels and placed in
the sun, with bottle neck downward in
the bung, to let in the heat and keep out
the gnats and flies, good article Of vim
egar may be made before cold weather.
The process may not be completed be-
fore that time, but it Gun be 10 far adj
vanced that when freezing weather makes
it necessary to put the barrels in the cell
lar, the cider may be racked off and put
in the cellar to complete the second fer
mentation. Don't fail to rack it off after
the first fermentation, if you would have
clear and pure vinegar free from any un-
pleasant taste. Now is the timeto make
n good pure article of vinegar at little
cost. 1t often happens that vinegar can
be made one-third or one-half rain water,
with small quantity of molasses. but
while this hastens the process of fer
mentation, it does not improve the quail.
ity of the vinegar. 1t will lack body
and richness. 1t may be sour enough
to sell for good cider vinegar, and may
be far better article than the majority
of the stuff sold for cider vinegar.
Louis Post DesnntcH.