The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-12-08
Kitchen kernies.
From the lectures of Mise Monroe celel ratc.l
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From the lectures of Mise Monroa celelratc.l
teacher OF cooking.
There ia not much nourishment in rice
without the addition Of milk or eggs.
Purple tinted beef has died natural
death.
Pork or veal is bad for poor digestion.
Ss:ape carrots slightly, AZ the sweetest
portion is nearest the surface.
Take thick peeling of turnips, as the
outer portion is bitter.
Soup costs less than whiskey and does
more good.
Never wash mutton; always scrape it
lightly.
Cabbage should always be cut across the
grain and before cooking should be soaked
in salt and water half an hour to kill the
slugs.
Scurvy is not caused by salt meat, but
by its poverty, the pickle having robbed tie
meat OF it's strength.
Better pay little more for fresh vegeta-
bles than spoil your dinner with stale Ones
Always boil buildings that contain suet.
You never can err in boiling o pudding
half an hour over time.
TO get the correct blending Of favor, use
double the quantity of carrots you do of
turnips.
Sew piece Of rod braid on one side Of
your pudding cloth to distinguish it from
the dishcloth.
Boil potatoes with their jackets on.
Haddock is very nice for breakfast.
Carrots are very good for children.
Potatoes should be boile d very slowly, or
else the strength will be boiled out Of
them.
There is great deal Of n6urishment in
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new.
|. Celery and asparagus are exceedingly
good for rheunatics.
stew pom.
Never throw away 1 scrap OF fat.
Men employed in the open dir ought to
eat Q good deal Of cheese.
There are four teacupfuls Of dour in .
pound.
Peas don't boil mellow without the help
Of fat Of some kind.
Haooaroni is very nutritious in soup,
% it il made Of the finest wheat.
You require very little butchers meat
the day you have pea soup, % it contains
the same nutriment.
Always parboil onions for mixtures, OF
else they will be half raw when the other
vegetables are cooked.
Bean soupis very nourishiue.
Don't pat bread in your pea soup. II it is
to be used the second day, as the bread will
have turned sour.
Wash your pudding cloth with little
soda AZ soon - used-never use soap.
In selecting beef, press your finger on it.
| II it retains the imprint Of the finger, 10.
| ject It.
There is great deal Of nourishment in
bonee.
Eggs and fish make good brain food.
Wash your vegetables. especially pota-
toes, before cutting them.
Never buy chicken With yellow legs. il
| you want tender one.
suet paste is exceedingly wholesome, il
| it is well boiled.
The head Of rabbit is the best part. and
ought never to be thrown away.
In frying bacon, turn It frequently until
it is nice and crisp.
In mincing suet. use little hour to pre-
vent the smaller portions from adherin2
together.
When cleaning paddock always remove
the scales against the grain, but do not use
hot water as to destroy the favor Of the
fish.
Never bake fish in hasty oven.
Herring contains as much nourlshment
% salmon, and are much cheaper.
Kidneys are difficult OF digestion.
Rabbits are in season now, but ought not
to be used from March to September.
Soft water 10 the best for cooking green
vegetables.
Nothing is 80 bad as undercooked fish. Il
IL better to he overdone.
As herring contains great deal OF car.
bon, or heat producing power, they should
BE- freely used for winter.
Mix your suet the night before you t..
quire il.
Rabbits are : cry lean OF themselves and
ought always to be cooked with little fat
Bright Dyes ond bright red gills indicate
fresh fish.
: When using water to boil green veseta-
bIes, add piece Of washing soda (not bak-
ing soda) half the size Of pea.
In fresh rabbit the eva il very bright
and the body is firm. II it is at all limp, it
has been killed several days.
In baking fish, brush them over With IN
egg. 1t forms nice coating and prevents
tho juices exuding while baking.
Always boil vegetables with the cover of.
When closed up the fine color 10 destroyed.
In boiling asparagus, tie in bundles and
place in the pot with the thick ends down
and the tops above the water. Tho steam
will cook the tops as fast az the boilin2 ~.
ter cooks the stalks.
After vegetables are cooked, do net let
them remsin in the boiling water; but drain
thoroughly and keep hot by setting the
covered dish on tor Of sauce pan Of boil
To eco IL fish il baked. peel offa An.
II it comes of readily the fish II cooked