Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-28
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.

OMELET WITH COLD MEAT.--Almost
any cold meat-beef. mutton, chicken
may be chopped fine, seasoned a little,
spread upon the omelet before it is
doubled together, making an excellent
dish and atfording variety.
APPLE CAKE.--One heaping cup of
sugar, one large tablespoonful of butter, 2
eggs, half cup Of milk, two cups of
| flour { or enough 10 make nice, thick,
soft batter J, one teaspoonful of cream of
tartar, half teaspoOnful OF soda. This
will make three layers, If the pan is not
too large.
FILLING FOR LAYERs.-Two large APP
pies screenings are best, or any tart APP
| ple); peel and CRATE; then crate / lemon
peel; squeeze juice and CRATE the pulp; to
| this add one cup Of sugar and one white
of egg; put all into tin cup and cook
| thoroughly; then spread between cakes
as jelly cake.
! CRANBERRY SAUcE.-Pick over / pint
OF cranberries; mash and put into =
saucepan with 1 cupful of water; stew
slowly for about hour; II thick by that
| time, strain through a cOlander; then
sweeten with fine white sugar. Place in
a mold that has previously been wet
with ice water; let stand until ready for
use.
SWEET APPLE PICKLEs.-Take seven
pounds of sweet apples, pare and steam
until tender. Put them in a pan with
three pInts Of vinegar, three pounds of
sugar and one-half pint of ground spices
in equal quantities of cloves, and cook
them as you would preserves. When
done place them In jar, boil down the
LIQUID and pour il over them. III there is
not enough liquid TO cover them nicely
make more syrup in the same proportion.
The pickles must be we'll covered.
SMALL POTATOES are very nice cooked
in this way; Peel them and boil In sailed
water; do not let then. boil until they are
soft. Beat one egg and have ready some
fine cracker crumbs; roll the potato In the
egg, and then In the cracker, and fry in
butter until light brown turn frequent
", that the color may be uniform; or the
potatoes may be dropped in hot lard. In
this case a cloth should be LAID over a
plate and potatoes should be drained for a
moment in this before sending them to the
table.
OUNCE PICKLEs.-Wa ash, peel, quar-
ter and core the ounces. For seven
pounds of the fruit allow three and a
half pounds of sugar, half an ouncel or
whole cloves, halt an ounce OF stick cin-
namon, little white allspice, q blade Of
mace and one pint OF pure vinegar Boil
! the ounces gently for 10 minutes In just
] wafer enough 10 tUNti hhcu8 buu tut
/ vinegar, spices and sugar together for 8
min dtes; drain The ounces and puC them
carefully into the slmmering syrup Of
vinegar. sugar and spice. and boil gently
for minutes; put into jars, covering rs
soon as cold.
APPLE SHoRTcAKE.-One quart OF
sifted -four, 2teaspoOniulso Of baking pow
/ der. half a teaspoonful OF salt, 0ne-quar-
ter OF a pound Of butter, milk or cream
enough TO make stln battor; mix all
we'll roll In one sheet, bake IL we'll; when
done split open, butter we'll, cover with "A
nicely-seasoned apple sauce, some thick
cream and nutmeg; place the other halt
OF the cake on this, crust side down;
/ butter the ton and spread with more APP
/ Pile sauce aud cream. This - delicious
4 either AS a pudding or for . Tea, and Oiled
with well.seas0ned chopped chicken Il
makes a very nice dish.
! SPANISH CRKAM.--uae one ounce OF
isinKlass-the kind that comes IN long
I pieces an "a cieaf-one quart 81 milk. 4
/ eggs aud sugar 10 taste. Dissolve The "a.
l lngiass ia the milk. Beat the yeIks Of the
eggs 70 a cream. With q little sugar. stif
~ the dissolved ltlnIlasss lsaE 70 aee n