Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-11-04
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Indian-Meal Delicacies.

INDIAN PUDDING.-IIave one quart oil
milk in a stew-pan over the fire. just ready
10 boil stir into this four tablespoonful
of fine corn-meal which has been moisten-
ed in cold milk enough to render it of a
iumpless, creamy consistency; after it is
thoroughly mixed in the hot milk. add
three tablespoOniuls of moasses add a
spoonful Of salt after it has boiled rap
idly ten or fifteen minutes, and you are
readg to pour it into well buttered pud-
ding dish. II will bake so as to be as good
as the average in two hours, but remem-
her those brick oven buildings that sat in
the oven all night and were the better for
il. and after it has baked thoroughly set
in the shot closet Of your range and
give it all the time you can afford, the
more the better. Six hours is three times
rs well as two. Add butter now and then
to keep the top from burning.
TwO-TnRDs CORN CAKE.-Sift togeth-
er twice $50 as to get it well mixed) Two
cups of Indian meal and one cup of flour,
one heaping teaspoonful of saleratus. one
of salt Beat one egg lightly, mix with
one-hait cup Of molasses and three cups
of new or skinned milk; into this stir
pour into hot gem pans, or into common
pans, and cook in sheets and cut in
squares.
INDIAN BREAD.-TwO cups of Indian
meal, one halt cup each of rye meal and
wheat -four, two-thrds of a cup of mo-
asses, one pint of sour, or buttermilk, one
teaspoonful Of salera'us or cooking soda,
one teaspoonful of salt,
Brown BREAD.-Into one teacupful of
sour milk stir and dissolve saleratus until
it foams; add teaspoonful of salt, two
cups of rye and one cup Of Indian meal {;
thin with warm water if necessary. as it
should be as thick as it can be and yet
pour out
LGLY'S Corn CAKE.-Two cups of sweet
milk, one cup of sour milk, two cups of
meal. one cup of flour, teaspoontul sala-
tus butter the size OF an egg, teasoOniul
Of sugar, teaspoonful of salt, and add one
egg well beaten. These are excellent
baked in roll tins or gem pans, and for
member the rule
Two ~ sweet and one Of sour;
Two Of meal and one OF flour;
One leaspoontul soda to make II rise;
Egg aud butter OF a size;
sugar and salt complete the rule
Who can't make it is a-fool.
FRfrrERs One cup of new milk, two
eggs. one-half teaspoonful saleratus. salt !;
make stiff enough with equal parts Indian
meal and wheat flour to pat with the
hands into fiat, round cakes. This iseasily
done by wetting the hands in cold water,
and with delt handling the cakes will have
an everage look. Drop in n skillet of hot
tat. Go he eaten like biscuit, with but
teri
PANCAKEs.-One cup of milk. either
sour or sweet; two eggs, well beaten
one halt cup of molasses, teaspoontul sal
eratus, little salt. Make a stiff batter OF
half rye and half Indian. Drop the batter
from spoon into hot fat. This latter is
quite an art; the forefnger of the right
hand should be dipped in cold water, the
spoon of batter held in the left hand, and
the aforesaid wet forefnger with a def
twirl should take the batter out so that it
will fall into a perfect ball or it will
"peter out" in thin edges and points
But none but the experts can do this per
fectly The novice can only rely on the
promise that practice makes perfect. y
and regret that "Whipple's snagging ma
chine for trimming edges off pancakes i;
still an unprotected dream.
SUET PUDDING. One pint of Indar
meal. two cups sweet milk. one cup o
chopped suet, little salt, one half cul
of molasses. one-halt teaspoonful of saler
atus, chopped seedless raisins or currant
and citron.
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