National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-01-07
THE HOUSEHOLD.
A COLUMN OF FlRsr-RATE RECIPES,
Oyster Soup, stewcd Kidney, Chicken Ia Terra'
pin, Tomato Slew. Baked Griis. Breakfast
Cake, Davis Pudding, Plum Pad
ding, Apple Merngue.


The following recipes and those which may here
nftcr on,cor In mis- column bnve ali been tested,
nnd ,,tit io f, ,.oIo,Io ~, o,o, bous.lconor
,,,, /" - " " iO""u $3.50 " =,
day, with so many books upon the subject, with
cooking schools In every city, and with lectures
from skllled.cooks-eyery one who has a mind to
, o. sN.iV1 o.'e ~ ., ~. ,
leaIh may 20 So some persons insiS. tna' " isa '
natural gin 10 be good cook but this is not tls
nj a' I'm 20
~. po,ii"i' neu' heulilstess' vi eii
Hluslclnh IL Is only by study, pTacuce, ana uK-
ing an interest in the subject that any one becomes
proficient in any art. md ifa lady really desires
10 become - ,,,,,os tns
un eNeelien' 'househeeper"i,u EiF's uu.
attention to the details there is very little doubt
but that she will succeed:
OYSTER soup
cach ono from tbe lion9r Pui thcn,into n 10 cola,
dor and r,ih fablnsnoou mi of so1I throuyh ther,
Pince the colander Under the hydrant and wash
Tho ovsters thoroughiv aud lei tbem drain sirafn
tho iiouor into n Lettic add nenner salt and n
small onion si,,c win cloves III IL bo2l until
min and tbicpen VIM n tehieSnonnfui N bntter
and aonr rubbed togeiher ',T,ir,, in The oysters
and let them remain onT enough To shfvc and
scnd 10 inbIe a., n hnotod ,nrroen " 'N
'o'u " '"'ie III sTryvrp p,gyu r,nTpY .u,Syu
Toto ono iarce hcet ridnay and with n sbor,
nics sri,, Z, n6 ro,,o iii s; ,n MI siio Th
n, & th ,ins ma lp a. in, c,f
~ator nrain ,yeIi nnd dry a in e cionn c,o,h
grn fhrntst
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onion iS n am shaic A. over he Arc min welI
nd ~ ~ @ "a" ~ oNv' 4, e te ~. ino , u,I NJ.
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we, et sur d n Ei tne stewpain hali in oi BOILING
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nnedod nrd ,rh vs pp s .ne uny peiU,v " -
made ihorouehiy hot sary o, h o,nS
,at ThJ oa; Set'e me-, by irieu
aonsdercd rather iToublesome 10 nrenare hyyt ~ ~
VIII ranny ono Tr bo toII W prop"ie' p"'
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po,l Ioroo eat az - 80, a,,ii ~ n;
Il ipio small nieces bnt not as small es e ,,ac.s
M sn ho' ava add n h II i ,,,SU ~ over
boiled Season well With salt cayenne pepper. and
~ Ppoai w .1 IN nuu
G o. ,,,,, : lii @ eshi III, ~ u n VI o,'s
bc boic hall iiI & ~ 1,,t gd ;t b, pa ~
nsn ,.1 ,ar , Iro m 1 CUP oi snerry Wine
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raro,vo orraI g0Shdo ON ian,, srhw, hdnS ,,,,.
leo ~ , vt ledm peei nnu pus 9Ver ,ne
n, nrv IN sewphi win i'tl,e over pm! oI WAFER
@ no siSw,y o,u n1ur & aiiu auu San OF sq,na,oes
tnree s'alks oi eeieLyi salt. pepper; ana Lulo
bGs slue WnoIe Stew Slowly i9I an9iner 3,.e
n n,u, ,, ~ nus ~, .nlDh "un u h.Iie
meat on Hat dish and pour the stew over and
BAKED GRITs.
This Is a nice breakfast dish. Boil large tea
cnpful of corn -grts in sufficient water 70 make Il
.hN VI Nneu NHch ~ D
hot add q tablespoonful of butter. When ready TO
bake add one ogg well beaten, and q small cup OF
milk, and snlt to taste. Pour 1t into a buttered
dish and brown well in aquick oven.
WASHINGTON BREAKFAST CAKE.
Take one pound and q quarter Of -four. sin IL
into n bowl and add q tablespoonful of butter or
lard, two eggs, well beaten half q cup of good
yeast, satspoonful of salt, teaspoonful of sugar.
and rs much milk as will make butter stu
enough to drop from spoon. Beat very hard and
pour 1t into buttered pan and let 1t stand until
quite light and bake three quarters of an hour in
a quick oven. Serve very hot.
Mix together half pound ofgrated bread crumbs,
alt pound of chopped suet, and halfa pound OF
chopped apples Flavor with spice, or. If pre-
ferred the grated rind of q lemon Moisten tho
whole with four beaten eggs and pour into but
tered mold and boil two hours. Turn II out and
send to table with hot or cold sauce.
ENGLISH PLUM PUDDING.
Take two pounds Of rnisns. one pound of cur
rants, half pound OF sliced citron, half a pound
of suet chopped very fine, a small loaf of bakers
bread six eggs yolks and whites beaten sepa-
rately, teacupful of sweet milk juice and grated
rind of two oranges nutmeg and cinnamon to
taste, and one pound Of sugar. Wash and dry tho
currants before using them and mix all the ingre-
dients well together In a large bowl. Boil four
hours in canton -hannel bag which must be wen
floured, or five hours In a tin mould. Serve with
wine sauce,
,,,. APPLE MrRIhaus
fnre hilu stew wsIxiafseIipeappies SIX until tney arc
quite sou, ana win silver spoon mash them
inoroughiy anu au9 sugar 70 taste. FOUR tnen men,
lnIo Wue gus nisn anu, WIEN e coio, cover WIN
meringue maue oi the Wnltes OF tnree eggss
s,cad s,,Sa i'sm VIII III, ~ i,n,t ~ Pouhu VI