The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-07-01

STEWED LOBSTER.-daVlDS Oolcu
the lobster, take the meat from the
shells and Guido not chop-it into
very small pieces; season it with pow
dered nutmeg, few blades of mace
and cayenne, and salt to taste; mix
with it q quarter of pound of butter,
cut small, and two glasses Of white
wine; put it into small stewpan,
stew about twenty min utes, keeping
the pan closely covered lest the flavor
should evaporate; serve it very hot.
If you choose you can send it to the
table in the shell, which must first be
nicely cleaned or stew the meat over
with lifted bread crumbs, and brown
the top with salamander or a red hot
shovel held over it. Wow
FAIRY GINGERBREAD.-O cupful
Of butter, two of sugar, one of milk,
four of -four, three-tourths Of tea
spoonful of soda, one tablespoonful Of
ginger. Beat the butter to q cream.
Add the sugar gradually, and, when
very light, the ginger, the milk, in
which the soda has been dissolved,
and finally the -four. Turn baking
pans upside down and wipe the bot
toms very clean. Butter them and
spread the cake mixture very thin on
them. Bake in moderate oven until
brown. While still hot, cut into
squares with a case-knife and slip
from the pan. Keep in q tin box.
This is delicious. With the quantities
given large dish of gingerbread can
be made. 1t must be spread on the
bottom of the pan as thin as wafer,
and cut the moment it comes from the
oven.
SANDWICH DREssING.-The yolks
of six eggs boiled hard, put into
mortar with two tablespoonfuls of
salad oil, or three Of thick sweet
cream, a large teaspeonful of made
mustard, half teaspoonful Of salt, q
little cayenne, one large tablespoonful
oflemon juice, strained through a fine
sieve. Beat all to a smooth paste.
Have ready some split tea biscuit well
buttered, and dipping some small
pieces of cold boiled smoked salmon
or halibut or boiled ham, in the
dressing, lay between the biscuit and
serve. This makes also a nice dress
ing for sardines to be used for sand
witches. Boiled mackerel or other
smoked fish boiled, boned and picked
to shreds and mixed with dressing, is
also nice; or, instead of fish or meat,
cheese grated into q dressing Is good,
or thin slices of rich cheese may be
dipped in the dressing and laid be-
tween the biscuits.
BANANA CUsTARD.-Make a white
custard as follows: Two tablespoonfuls
of corn-starch wetted with enough
cold water to dissolve it, one cup of
broken loaf or granulated sugar, one
third cup Of butter; stir together in q
pudding mould or earthen dish, and
pour on enough boiling water to make
q thick custard. Beat the whites of
three eggs to snow, stir into the GUS
tard and set in the oven to bake for
fifteen minutes, or for the same length
of time in pot Of boiling water. Set
aside until perfectly cold, and then
remove the slight crust or skin that
will have formed on top, and, having
ready the dish in which you are to
serve your custard and some fresh ripe
bananas, minced finely, mix with the
custard and pour into the dish, and
add . meringue made of the beaten
whites of three eggs, and half tea
cupful of pulverizei pink sugar.
A fine custard may be made accord
ing to above receipt by using peaches
instead of bananas or Bartlett pears.
Milk should never be used with acid
fruits, particularly in warm weather,
and pure cream in any quantity is
sometimes, if not ways, severe tax
on the digestive powers of a weak sto-
mach. The custards for which formu
las are given here can be made thus as
palatable in most cases as the ordi-
nary milk and cream, without danger
Of being curdled by the acidity of the
fruit. Tapioca, arrowroot, etc., may
be substituted for corn. starch in the
making OF these custards, and pine
apples, strawberries and raspberries
are delicious served in this way. Gus.
tards with an extra allowance of
butter and flavoring of vanilla, al.
mond or rose water, make delicious
cream pies. Bake with either one or
two crusts of rich puff paste. If the
former, add a meringue. By using
the yolks as well as the whites of the
eggs, and using. the grated rind and
juice of lemons and oranges, or both,
delicious orange and lemon pies are
made. These should be made with
only one crust.
A Fable of the Period.
A treasurer once went to one of his
bondsmen and said, while the tears
stood in his eyes: