Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-27
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.

HE BEST WAY TO COOK NEW P0xk
| TOES for supper is to take cold boiled
| ones, slice them and cook them in cream
or milk With, a lump Of butter IN IL anC
plenty Of pepper and salt.
WHIPPED CREAM frozen is dainty To
three pinfs of perfectly sweet fresh and
thick cream allow one pint OF powdered
sugar, the whites of two eggs and a table
/ spoonful of vanilla. Whip the cream and
mix the otheringredients gradually; then
| freeze.
| A COOP WAT.TO PREPARE O4DsPoTA-
TOES So tn IT THEY WILL BE EATABL.E.
Mash the potato after boiling, season it
with pepper and salt, then, with the yelk
| OF an egg-CF more, If necessary make
| the potato into cakes, fry them delicate
brown in butter and lard mixed, have the
iat very hot and then the cakes, viii not
be greasy.
CUCUMBERs are sometimes served as an
entree when prepared thus: Take good
sized ones and peel them and slice them
lengthwise; dip each slice into corn
meal seasonGdswi pepper ah6 salt; fry
them in hot lard until they are delicate
brown. If you choose you can vary. the
dish by Dipping the slices into beaten esg
and then into, -four or very fnecraeker
crumbs before frying.
A MOST A2PETIZING SAUCE FOR FISH
is made of q gill of sweet cream, one la
blespOonful Of -four, half a tablespoonful
of butter; aaYer with little powdered
mace. Cock, this by setting bowl con-
tanning it into pan of boiling water; let
II stand in this until the flour is cooked
and the salce about like custard, or gravy.
Pour it over the fish just before serving.
so that it viii go to the table hot. IL you
wish to make it still richer add the yelks-
of two eggs.
THE REGLPE FOR CITRoHg IcE CREAM
comes to rs from kentucky. Make rich
custard, using at least fO1Eeggs to one
quart OF milk and half teaspOonful iof.
gelatine.- The custard should be boiled
until quite thick: then let it cool before
putting il into the freezer. Just asst be
gins to be stiff stir in as much chopped
citrOn IS YOU will wish to have in 4, the
quantity, Of course, depending upon your
taste. Phe citron should be chopped very
fine and be thoroughly Incorporated with
the cream.
TIE BANANA has come to- be almost a
necessity to thousands Of Northern fami-
lies 20 whom it was unknown few years,
age. They are fried and served as an en-
tree; pies are made CT them, with deli
cate upper and under crust with plenty
OF sugar and a suggestion of snice, bat
wien sliced thin and mixed with chopped
pineapple or with chopped oranges they
ara simply delicious. At breakfast they
are served by removing the skin, cutting
the bananas in two pieces, crosswise, and
plling them on a pretty china or fancy
plate.
ONE OF THE NECESSITIES and luxuries
also of the toilet cable is bottle of water
In which you put as much powdered bOraX
as Will dissolve; keep putting it in until
1t begins to fall 70 the bottom and remains
there. When YOU, take yoar bath or sim
ply wash your ACE and hands, pour lit
tie of this into the washhowl. It softens
the water and removes sod without maxi
ing the skin rough. 1t is good 10 use also
when you wash the childraM's hair, as
much soap IS universally condemned for
that purpose. When you feel that clean
illness demGpds soap q little pure CASTLE
soap is recommended.
''WHAT. MOULD ANY ONE do who had
q pitcher full of sweet, fresh buttermilk
sent to her? l don't know how to cook
with IT'D A neighb9r Of mine made this
exclamation, but noted caterer, whose
dishes were the admiration of all who
knew them, speaks highly of buttermilk
and deplores the Ignorance of the average
cook in regard to its good qualities. An
old time rule FOR making crullers is to use
half pint Of buttermilk, one-half cup of
butter, two cups of sugar and three eggs.
Dissolve half a teaspoonful of soda in
little hot water, add a teaspoonful of salt,
half nutmeg grated, half teaSpoOnful
of ground cinnamon of good strength. AS
much -four should be worked in as will
make q smooth dough; cut in rings or any
shape you choose and fry in very hot fat.
Crullers used to be cut in little squares
after being rolled out in thin sheet, then
the squares were slashed.