Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-23
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CHOCOLATE BLANC MAxGE.-One-half box O.
gelatine, wei-soaked; let one pint of milk come
To the boiling point; one cupful OF grated choco
iaSe, Twelve iaoe,poohiuis OF sugar. Add ths
be eaten when cold with sugar and cream
FRIED APPLES make nice entree cut across
the core In slices, and then brow ned i'm lard OIL
butter and lard mixed; drain them and sery G
them not iney make nice garnish for roast
pork Wnen repaired In this way. some cooks
flavor better.
MOCK STRAWBERRY SHoRT-CAKE is thus de-
serioed by one who made fl: A can OF peaches
was opened and the large pieces were cut into
small ones; then some liking apples were
siewed "a little, and were cut into small pieces
also and mixed with the peaches in the proper
ZION Vi one apple To neariy three peaches.
Try This WAY OF cook ing potatoes: Mash to-
gether twelve boiled potatoes and three boiled
onions, adding malt pinto cream, three ounces
OF butter, or even Il smaller quantity, one table
spoon vi OF minced parsley and salt and pepper
10 t.ste- Put In sc.IiiUp shells or small dishes,
grazing IA little lemon peel over each, ana oake
Tor fifteen minutes.
A DAINTY DISH for luncheon or dessert Is
made as follows: Peel six pears and apples,
corning the latter; cook them In u thick syrup
favored with vanilla; whip halt a pint of thick
cream; put IL in the center oil u dish and arrange
the cooked fruit >ymmeiricaiIy around 1t. Pour
over the whole The yTup. To which il added u
MUSHROOM PICKLES are delicate, and the last
weeks vi October are the proper time max ing
them. Choose the young button mushrooms,
take of the skin, sprinkle them with salt and
let them stand Tor few minutes. Then put
them In a saucepan with whoIe peppers, cloves
and sticks OF mace, tossing them over the fire
Tor nVe or six minutes. Put them In jars, COW
eripg them with vinegar; seal and keep in a
dry, cool place.
BREAKFAST KIpNEYs.-They should be first
skinned c1t, lang
root, but without quite separating them. Then
season them with pepper and salt, and fry them
In butter for about eigDt minutes, turning them
when tuey are halt dune. serve Inein very hot,
each one Oh "A slii.il round piece OF buttereu
toast, Tiny piece o. butter being put upon each
kidney. some prefer the kidneys brOiieu instead
Oh irIed, but tI4ey are served in exactly The
same way.
Hor SLAw RED CABBAGE.-Removo the
detective leaves from a small mead of red cab
bage, and shave ii very thin; heat In a porce-
lain lined s;ucc pan TWO tables poonfuls of butter
and One teaspOoniui ol Hour; when they are
stirred smoothly together add cup twu-thirds
luiI oil vinegar, a level teaspOOnIui each OI salt
ana mustard, "a tablespoonful OF SUGAR and u
OuSL Oi Cayenne; STIR these ingrr ulcuts until
they boil; tncn remove them nom the fire, stir
IN the yeik Oh "a raw egg, pour the dressing over
the Cabbage anu serve Ii ~ once.
APPLE Observation-Disclosures six large tart
apples for sauce. While not put IN IL piece oil
butter the size of an egg. When cold add a
cup oi line cracker crumbs, the yelks OF three
eggs, well be'tIen,a cup of sweet milk or cream
NIUE salt, nutmeg anu sugar To taste. Bake
III a large plate, witn an undercrust OI ricu
paste anu 4. rim oi putt paste. Wnen done
tahe the whites vi the eggs, half a teacup vi
white sugar aud a lew drops of essence of
lemon; beat To a stiff roth, pour over and put
back Into lie oven To brown lightly.
FKICASsEED CnICkEN.-ThiS iricassee of
Chicken with peas Is we'll approved: Choose
dry-pcked young iowl; cut 1t into joints, strip
Oh the skin, rinse in warm water. dip in cold
water, drain and dredge with flour. Put the
pieces ia "a warm SAUCE an and cover with hot
water. Add bit oI lennon peel, salt and pep
per and d sprig oI parsley; simmer two hours
and remove tne chIcken. Beat up the yelk OF
one esq "lth IA gin oI creain, add the warm
sauce anc whip thoroughly. Pace the chick en-
on a dish, pour sauce over il, put a border OF
hot peas, iIesn or CANNED around ii, and serve
PLUMs IN GLAss.-Pick all the largest out
and save about two-thirds of the fruit. To the
other THRU put as much water you think
will cover the whole. Let this boil and skim
we'll. When the fruit is boiled very soft strain
IL through "A coarse hair sieve, and 10 every
quart oI liquor put one aha a-lIaii pounds OF
su-ar Boil III and skim IL very well, then
Throw IN the resi- oI Tie fruit; just give them d
scsiid; lake them off the fire, and when COLD
put tneni into bottles with widr snout.,s, pour
Tue syrup over them, lay piece OF white
paper over them, and cover tIem with OIL
BE sure To take the Oil well off when YOU use
THEM, aud do not put them IN larger bottles
than you mink you will use at a time because
all THESE bottled fruits should oe used when the
bottles are once opened.
STEwED MUSHROOMS are prepared by French
cooks in this way: Drain one quart OF mush-
roons alter they have been cleaned, peeled and
lett In the water above, and put them in
boiling water with little vinegar Let them
boil for nye minutes. Take them out oI the
water, plunge them in cold water, and when
cool dry them with SOFT napkin. Put two
ounces vi butter In II stewpan and set it on the
fire, hen melted, sprinkle in IL a pinch Oh flour:
add two small onions, small piece vi Carrot, q
lar h.lv P..f "a
pepper. Cover with broth and boil until the
ONIONS Cooked. Remove The Carrot onions
bay leai AMI parsley ami put in the ush rooms;
simmer Ior twenty minu,es and then take from
tine nre. Aud the yeIks III two eggs we'll
beaten, with u lew drops of vinegar, and serve
very warm.
WEDDING CAKE.-Take five pounds of the
finest -four Hungarian is BEST, dry IL WE'LL i've
pounus OF currants washed, we'll picned and
dried before the fire; two pounds OF LOAF SUGAR
we'll pounded aud sited; two nuImegs grated
one-iourlh ounce OF Iu.ce, nalf that quantity oi
well pOunueu cloves; sixteen eggs thoroughly
wnisheG, the whites and yelks separately; one
pound OF sweet aIinOnuS pounded with a lille
orange-Eower water: iIaii pound each OF citrou
peeI, orange anu lenIOn peel cut into nea slices
Mix aIl these ingredients follows: Work The
butter with the Iaiid Till IL creams; stir in the
sugar slowly; mix III the whites the egg,
wnisked TO a solid roth. then The yeiks preyi-
Ously beaten Tor ten minutes, "a Itn the nun,
nulmegs, mace and cloves. Beat the whole to.
getner for hail al hour longer, till required
for the oven. then mix In igntly the currants
almonds aud ca,ndIed peel with one gill oil berry
anu one Oh brandy. Liz d hoop ~ Itu but tered
paper, iii IL with the and bs e the C., X :
In tOieraby quick oNe si, taking care not To lei
IL born. To prevent this the top may be GOV.
cred with a 1uttefed paper. To aScertai In il The
cake Dc sufficiently baked put a clean bright
knife into tine midule oil IL, via ndraw IL at once
IL tli, blade Ue bright anu OF the cake adj
heres Ia IL ii is done. In baking SO large a cake
great attention must be pat. the neat OF
line oven- II should be too fierce,
but still nave gOOi. heat, about five or 81
hours For the almond icing: To evely pound
"a nneiy pounded iUai sugar allow one pound OF
sweet anoads, - little rose water, ana the
whites Vi hour eggs BiIuch and pound the al
fnouds "a iew-sai "A tInie) 20 paste ia mortar,
adding little rose :rs,ter 10 la iitate The opera
ton. W iIsS ts.e whites oi the eggs (wn.cu must
be ifesliy 10 y strDns i.otn; mix Ineiu with the
ceiEeT- Lay this lt4lckiy ana evenly ON line
cake. ana put II into the oven To drS. Before
laying the icii2 on the cake be sure IL Is very
smooth aud Tree from Jumps; over lhIs IN u,t be
placed The sugar icIns. For llIls allow TO each
pound oil loaI sugar tHe whites oi Iour fresh
eggs, with One ounce OF fine starch. lca,t ne
eggs tea very sin irOtil, and gradually siir i'm
the sugar. wialca must be Reduced 10 tue finest
po>sI1ir powder. Gradually add the starch
which must also be finely powdered Beat IN /,
mixture well until tne sugar l. smool N: then
with "A 0roII- blade knIie lay the icing equally
over the almond icing Ii Ia list then piac q
In a c oi oven To allow the icing dry and
harden, but OB DO account To color. All iced
Cakes must BE- sept IN "a very dry pace or "A Tin
Case Alter the sugar Icing becomes HARD IL
may be OgLaIncntCu with some more OF il: This
Also must DC ur!ed III the cool oven.
Evening Hymn.
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