Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-27
EVERY DAY BILLS OF FARE.
BY MARION HARLAND.
BREAKFAST.
Rye Porridge.
Kidneys and Ham.
Flannel Cakes.
Toast. Boiled Eggs.
Cotfea. Tea Fruit

Coffee. Tea. Fruit.
RYE PoRRIDGE.-One cup of rye meal,
three large cups OF boiling water and one
of hot milk, one teaspoonful OF salt. When
the sailed water reaches the boil stir 10
the meal; cook one hour after the water
in the outer vessel begins to bubble again
add the hot milk and simmer five minutes
before turning out.
KIDNEYS AND HAM.-Split each kidney
length wise and cleanse from fat and
strings. Have as many slices of cold
boz led ham, far and lean together. as you
have pieces OF kidney, cutting them into
pieces of the same breadth and length.
String half kidneys and bits of ham alter
nately on slender skewers, a piece of ham
at each end. When the skewers are tu |.
boil over clear fire for eight minutes,
turning often; lay the skewers in a row
on hot dish, pepper, salt and haste with
batter and send to table.
FLANNEL CAKES (withOut eggs )-One
quart of milk, one cup of cornmeal and
nearly three of -four, half cake OF yeast,
stirred in half cup of warm water, one
large cup Of boiling water, one teaspoon
full OF salt, one teaspoOnful of molasses,
bit of soda the size of pea in the milk.
Scald the meal With the boiling water,
stir in the milk and strain through CO.
lander. add -four and yeast and let it rise
until morning, beat in salt and m olasseS,
when the batter is smooth and light bake
on griddle. They are very nice.
LUNCHEON.
Beef Scallop.
Cheese Fingers.
Fried Potatoes.
Brown Bread and Butter.
D0ughnuts.
Tea.
BEEF SCALLoP.--Two cups OF cold I'M
derdone roast beef, one cup Of raw pota-
toes, cut into dice, two beaten eggs. mus
tard, pepper, salt ard teaSpoonful OF
finely minced onion, one cupiul Of gravy
or stock. Peel and cut the potatoes, lay
them in cold water for half an hour, drain,
cover tuem with boiling sailed water and
stew gently ten minutes; drain of the
water, add the gravy and the beef chopped
fine, cook slowly for ten minutes, turn
into bowl. beat in the eggs, the onion,
salt, pepper and mustard, put into
creased bakedish, strew crumbs on top,
bake covered bali an hour, then brown.
CHEESE FINGERs.-Thls Is a good way
to use up scraps of pastry lett over from
baking pies. Cut them into strips as long
as your middle finger and twice as wide;
strew with dry, grated cheese, a lutte salt
and Just pinch Of 2yenne; double them
lengtnwise; pinch the edges together
along their length, sprinkle more cheese
upon them and bake quickly; pile within
a napkin on a hot dish aud serve at once.
DoUGHNUTs.-rwo cups of milk, one
cup OF sugar, one quart of flour, three
eggs, one teaspoonful of salt, one-half OF
a Yeast cake, one full tablespoonful OF
butter, half teaspOoniul mixed cinnamon
and mace; bit of soda in the milk. Heat
the milk and stir in the sugar and butter;
while IL is cooling sift tie salt twice in
the -four and dissolve the yeast cake in
little warm water. Mix all while the milk
is blood warm and let the dough rise till
morning. Then work In the whipped eggs;
knead the soft dough one minute and sell
for the second rising; IL should be very
light before you roll it out into sheet and
cut into shapes; after cutting them let
them stand half an hour and fry In plenty
OF hot lard: in trying dOughnuts always
put them into the kettle with the side
down that was uppermOSt on the dish
from which you take them; they rise bet
ter thus; FISH out when done with split
spoon and put into hot cOlander, sifting
powdered sugar over them while warm.
DINNER.
Turnip Soup.
DeYiled Oysters.
l}raised Beef.
Spinach on Toast.
Fried Parsnips.
Mashed Potatoes.
Cup Plum Pudding.
Fruit. Coffee.
TuRNIP SOUP (without meat Eight
or ten large white turnips, half an onion,
one stalk OF celery, one pint of milk, one
tablespoonful OF minced parsley, one Ia
blespnon iul OF -four rolled in three table,
spoonfuls OF butter, TWO quarts OF water,
bit OF soda in milk; peel, slice and lay the
,urnfna IN oold water for An hour drain