The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-11-03

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chicken is dished lay the tongue,
skinned and sliced, each piece over
tapping the next in a circle about it
Serve a bit of tongue with each help
of chicken. Thicker two cupfuls Of
strained liquor from the pot in
which the fowl was boiled. With a
tablespoonful of butter rolled in two
Of flour, add two beaten eggs and Il
tablespoonful Of inely-cut parsley.
Season with pepper and salt; boil
two minutes, stirring all the time,
and send to table in a gravy boat.
COCOANUT CAKE.
One cup of sugar, one-half cup
sweet milk, one-half cup butter, two
cups of flour, n teaspoonful soda,
two teaspoonfuls of cream tartar,
three eggs. Bake in three layers.
Put the cocoanut into frosting, made
of the whites of two eggs, between
the layers and on top.
flChLED CADDAuE.
For two quarts of fneiy-shredded
cabbage allow one pint and a half of
minced bell peppers, the seeds re-
moved, n tablespoonful of fine salt
half a cupful of mustard seed, one
small teaspoonful Of ground cloves
and the same amount Of ground Gin
namon. Mix we'll together, put in
jars, and pour over the mixture
enough boiling cider vinegar to sat
urate it, but not to rise above it.
Cover securely and keep in a cool,
dark place.
ICKLE TOMATOES.
One peck Of green tomatoes cut
in slices; three onions, not too large
finely minced a quarter of a pound
of mustard seed, two ounces of mus
tard, one tablespoonful each Of
ground allspice, cinnamon, cloves
and ginger, and a saltspoonful Of
cayenne pepper, half a pound Of
brown sugar and vinegar enough to
cover the tomatoes. Put all in the
preserving kettle and set on the
stove, where the pickle will be kept
just at boiling point for one hour.
CHRISTMAS R
Already the careful gatherers are
looking ahead for the Christmas
tree, and preparing mountain ash
and other berries to keep. The
former will keep if tied in lunches
and hung up with the berries down.
They should be soaked in water for
twenty-four hours before they are
used. Barberries keep we'll immersed
in strong salt and water. Any such
berries can be painted as you want
them with a solution of scarlet seal
ing wax and alcohol.
RAGOUT OF BEEF.
Cut cold underdone beef into neat
dice, lay in a pot with minced onion
parsley and enough gravy or broth
to cover it. Cook very slowly at
the side of the range until tender,
stir in alump of butter the size Of a
walnut, rolled into a tablespoonful
of Drowned -four, the juice of half a
lemon, a te%aspoonful Of Worcester
shire sauce and half a glass of wine;
simmer one minute and turn out on
squares of fried bread. IF you have
no gravy made make it out of the
refuse bits of skin, gristly pieces,
etc.
OLD DOMINION SAUCE.
Bring the juice poured offfrom the
a of peaches to boiling point.
Dissolve one tablespoonful of corn
starch in half a teacupful Of cold
water, add the juice and boil two
minutes. Then add a teacupfnl Of
sugar and if wine is not objected to
n glass of sherry or Madeira. The
may be strained, but does not
require it. In all cases where wine
is mentioned as 1avoring it is of
course optional, many persons re-
garding it's use as sinful. Educa-
ton or conviction will govern
here as elsewhere. In most rules
where wine is specified as ~1avoring,
the juice and grated rind Of a lemon
will be, 50 far as sweet sauces are
concerned, a pleasant substitute.
CHOw-CHow.
Mince half a peck of green toma-
toes, half a peck of small onions, one
neck Of tinv cucumhors and civ