Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-31
HOUSEHOI D HINTS.
CREAM BISCUIT


Three eggs, one cup OF sugar, one
cup flour, one and one-half teaspoons
baking poWde
iS APPLE GUsTARD. h.
N One pint OF mashed steWed apples, &
one pint sweet milk, four eggs, one s.
cup sugar and q little nutmeg. Bake
slowly. s5t 81
5 III HONEY CAKE. .t
One cup of white sugar, one cup
rich. sour cream, half a teaspoon Of
soda, TWO cups of -four, Havor to taste.
Bake half an hour and eat while warm. Il
55 IS CAKE--GpODs
One cup sweet milk, one egg, one
cup sugar, one teaspoon cream tartar,
fone-half teaspoon SODA one teaspoon
butter, spice to taste, slft sugar on top
when baked. .5srl,
- !: 2 HARD GINGERBREAD.
On cup Of molasses, two tablespoons
melted butter Cor lard), two table
spoons sour milk, one teaspoon of GIN
ger, and one OF saleratus. Roll out
quite stiff with flour.
..zAs COOKIES. as:&
One and a half cups OF butter, two
aud a half cups sugar, three eggs, one
half cup Of sweet milk, one and a. half
teaspoons OF soda. nutmeg to taste,
-four to roll out. This will make alb out
three dozen cookies
TEA BISCUIT
One quart Of tioyr, four teaspoons of
baking powder, shortening size of an
egg, a little salt. Put the baking
powder in the flour and mix thorough
~, then soften with milk till they are
soft enough to roll out.
JELLY CAKE.
One cup OF sugar, q tablespoonful
OF butter, one egg, two-thirds cup OF
sweet milk, one and a half cups of
flour, three heaping tcaspoonfuls of
baking powder; put together with
jelly Or whipped cream.
DEyILED EGGS.
Cut hard boiled eggs into halves,
remove the yolk, and rub them to. a
smooth paste with a little melted but
ter, dash of cayenne, a few drops of
mustard and a little vinegar; rcfll the
whites and join them and lay the eggs
among fresh lettuce leaves.
GRAHAM BISCUIT.
Three cups of graham -four, one
cup of wheat flour, two. tab]espoonfuls
melted butter, one teaspoon of soda,
two tablespoons brown sugar, two tea
spoons cream uartar,. one-half salt
spoon Of salt, milk enough to mix, and
make into biscuit; bake in a moderate
oven.
pOTTED BEEF.
Boil the shank OF beef with as little
water as possible, ILL which few
cloves, whole peppers and a blade OF
mace have been dropped. When
thoroughly done chop the meat and
season with salt and pepper. While
warm, pack in a mold and turn over it
the liquor in which it was boiled.
GINGER SNAPS.
Two coffee cups. moIasses, one of
sugar, one~half cup of butter, one-half
cup of lard, tablespoon of ginger. The
butter, lard and ginger to. be rubbed
in the flour. Two tablespoons salera-
tus dissolved in a little water, and put
with the molasses and sugar, which
may be warmed a little flour to roll.
This makes q gallon jar OF ginger
snaps.
ORANGE FLOAT.
One quart of water, the juice and
pulp of two lemons, one coffee cup
sugar. When boiling hot add four
tablespoons corn starch, Let boil tif-
teen minutes, stirring all the time,
W hen cold pour it over four or five
or anges that have been sliced into q
glass dish, and over the top spread the
beaten whites Of three eggs, sweetened
and Favored with vanilla
RuSKs.
Melt half pound of butter and mix
with it two-thirds of a pint Of milk,
flour enough to make &; thick batter,
add three tabIespoonfuls of yeast, and
set it in a warm place to rise. When
light, beat two eggs with half a pound
OF rolled sugar, add a teaspoon OF
salt, a teaspoon of cinnamon, and -four
enough to mold out. Let them rise,
sCRAPPLE.
Boil fresh pork, such as is used for
d-cheese, nntn it drops from the
bone, turn out into colander, remove
the bones, chop and season with SALT,
pepper and sage. take all OF the fat
from the liquor, retufn the meat to
the kettle and thicken with corn meal
and flour; pack in pans, and eat cold
for tea. This is also nice fried in
slices.
LEMON JELLY CAKE.
One cup of sugar, piece Of butter
the size of an eggr two eggs; put sugar,
eggs and butter together and beat
them; add one-half cup of water, two
cups Of -four, one tablespoon of baking
powder; this makes three layers and
is to he put together with this jelly.
The juice and grated rlnd of one
lemon, one cup OF sugar, one egg, a
piece Of butter the size OF a nutmeg;
cook it over hot water, as custard, till
it hollis. -. fAA+
FARMERS FRUIT CAKE. ".
Soak three cups Of dried apples over
night in warm water; chop slightly in
the morning, and then simmer two
hours, or more, in two cups of molas-
SOS until the apples resemble citron.
Make cake Of two eggs, one cup
sugar, one cup sweet milk, three
fourths cup butter, one and one-halt
teaspoons soda, flour to make g rather
thick batter, spice in plenty; put in
the apples and bake in quick oven.
This is very nice ...
j, SURPRISE EGGS. a.4z.
One dozen eggs, hard boiled; ono
tablespoonful Of vinegar; three small
pickles, chopped; one teaspoonful Of j
made mustard; ham, lobster or chick
Ell, chopped; season with salt, pepper
and melted butter; alittle chopped
celery; cool the eggs in cold water and B.
remove the shells; cut lengthwise, not
quite through;sstak six of the yolks,
chopped meat, celery, vinegar and
seasoning, and mix well together; ELL
the boiled whites with the mixture,
carefully closing again. Garish with.
celery leaves or parsley. s. .8 sss