The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-22
Housekeepers' Help.

+ SOUP WILL KERP.-Manv souns -
better on the day after thesy are made
provided they are not warmed 81.
qslekiy, or left too long over The fr
after they have become hot.
fEAcH FRTTTERs.--A batter of eiob
eggs, eight tablespoonful -four. and on,
quart OF milk. Have ready ID a frvins
pan some nice butter hot. To ever
tablespoonful Of the batter add half !
peach, and fry, draining each through J
sugar. ~ wiz
Green TOMATO SAUcE.-Take full
grown tomatoes while yet green, cut out
tne stems, and stew until tender; press
through a sieve; seoson highly with
cayenne pepper, salt ground cloves. all.
sPlce and nutmeg; boil the pulp until
timex: Worcestershire sauce NAV be
added if liked. "
MOCK MINcE Pies One cup Of
ralsins, one cup of syrup, one cup OF
sugar, three-fourths of cup of vinegar.
one teaspoonful of allspice, one teaspoon
ful of cinnamon, three cnps of water.
Poll all together, and when cold add
three soda crackers rolled fine. This
will make three pies.
FoR JULIEN SoUR.-Use vegetables
OF three colOrs; white turnips. carrots
and some green vegetables, string beans.
lettuce or wood sorrel (from the French
name of which the soup derives its
name.) First cut blocks of turnip and
carrot, then slice them very thin and
Doll In salted water until tender; then
drain and throw into cold water.
PIcKLED ONIoNs.-Take off the outer
skin OF small white onions; let them lie
IN salt and water for a week, changing
1t daily; then put them in Jar and
pour over them boiling salt water; cover
them closely; drain off the pickle W hen
cold. Put the onions in wfde-mouthed
bottles aud fill them up with strcng
vinegar, putting in little sliced ginger.
Cork the fottles closely.
OUNCE AND APPLE PRESERVE
Have one-third weight of sweet apples
pared, cored and quartered equal weight
of sugar and fruit. When the ounce is
boiled tender take it out, boil the apple
IN the ounce water, put them into the
syrup and let them boil until they look
red and clear; an hour and half is not
too long. Do not boil the ounce in the
syrup, but put layers of the apple, when
done into jars,wIth the ounce, previous
ly cooled in water, and pour The syrup
over them.
CATEIP.-This is an herb too common
and too well known to need any deserip-
ton. 1t is a native of Europe. 1t
flowers from June to December, and it
has become naturalized in this country.
1t takes its, name from the fact that cats
like to eat it. Catnip promotes perspi-
ration. Is a tonic when taken cold. A
warm tea of catnip and saffron is excel
lent in smallpox, measles, and scarlet
fever, and may be used with advantage
in all cases of colds. 1t is also good for
poultices which are applied to painful
swellings.
PIGEoNs WITH BREAD SAUCE.-Split
the pigeons at the back, season, roll them
in melted butter and bread crumbs, and
broil, basting them with butter. Roll a
pint of dry bread crumbs and pass one
half of them through a sieve, put one
onion in pint of milk, boil the milk,
take out the onion and thicken the milk
with one-h2lf the sifted crumbs, take
from the fire and stir in some butter,
little grated nutmeg, pepper and salt.
Put tablespoonful of butter in a sauce
pan, and, when boiling throw in the
other half of the bread crumbs, stir
them over until brown, season with a
little cayenne pepper, lay the pigeons on
the crumbs, pour the sauce over the
pigeons, garnish the dish with water
crosses.
FRUIT AT BREAKFAsT,-Custom sane |
tions the use of fruit at breakfast, and |
physicians are recommending green
apple sauce as being cooling and laxa-
tive. However this may be, any one
who has followed the custom of having |
fresh fruit at breakfast will speak hearth
to serve strawberries, if large and per
fectly fresh, is to put them on individual
dishes, leaving the hulls on, then they |
may be held by these and dipped into
powdered sugar, which should also be
put in tiny bowls, one at each plate. If
oranges are served in the morning cut
them into very small pieces and scatter
sugar over them. This wav will be ap-
preciated by every one, for the most
graceful woman may appear awkward
NueH SdtlilS dll OIduScJ VI deGOAn PblhS w |
cut it with teaspoon.
BOILED APPLE DUMPLINGs.-0ne
pound of -four; half a pound of suet.
half a teaspoon of salt; chop the suet
in some -four to keep it from caking; |
chop very fine; add -four and mix
thoroughly; then add cold water
enough to make paste and roll as thin
as pie crust. A biscuit crust or potato
crust can be used for the dumplings;
the potato crust if properly made is ex-
cellent; it must be rolled rather thicker
than ordinary paste. Pare eight large |
apples; quarter and core them, keeping |
each apple by itself; place the quarters
together again and cut the paste in a
square to cover the apples, wrap each |
apple loosely in a square cloth and tie
closely. Boil one hour. Serve i'm
mediately with rich wine sauce. To |
bake dumplings put tthem into buttered |
pan, lay the folded side down; bake
three-quarters of an hour.