The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-16
THE HOUSE AND FAMILY.
Everyday Bills of Fare.
Written for the Journal by Marion Harland-Copy-


family that have the more satisfaction in intro
ducing it to those who do not yet know its excel
lence. 1t is less heating than oatmeal, less lax
alive than wheat grits, and more palatable than
either. To one quart Of boiling water add one
small cupful of wheat-germ meal, with a half
teaspoonful of salt. Stir and cook in the farIna
kettle for fifteen minutes Eat with sugar and
cream, or with cream alone.
Broiled Shad-Clean, wash and split the fish
down the back. Lay wel-buttered grid
iron, skin upward, and broil over clear fire,
lifting for moment. should it drip on the Goals
or brown into burn. Turn the fish when the in
side is Drowned. When it is done-from twenty
to twenty five minutes should suffice for fair
sized shad-lay on hot platter and rub with
sauce made by beating a tablespoonful Of butter
light with pepper salt and finely minced parsley,
adding. If you like, a little lemon juice Gar
nlsh with parsley.
Melissa's Shortcake--One quart of prepared
flour, half cupful of butter, one even teaspoon
fui OF salt, two cups of milk. If you can get
cup of cream. put half the guam tty of milk less
butter. say two-thirds of cup Sift the salt
with the -four, chop in the butter until you have
yellow dust WI with the milk and roll out with
as little handling as possible half an inch thick.
Bake in broad, shallow pans well creased.
When done cut into squares, spllt and butter
while hot, and send at once to table,
n. BIN answer to a note of inquiry from
reader. state that prepared -four is put up in
packages, for sale by many -four manufacturers.
No soda. saleratus, cream of tartar or other
raising material need be used with it. Heckers
has been longest in the market, and there is no
better.
LUNCHEON.
Scalloped Fish.
Baked Potatoes.
Deviled Biscuits.
Pop-overs.
Chocolate
Scalloped Fish-One heaping cupful of cold
boiled fish, picked into fine fakes with fork,
one cupful of drawn butter, one tablespoonful OF
minced parsley, pepper and salt, half cupful OF
fine crumbs one tablespoonful of grated cheese
Mix all well together except the crumbs, turn
into creased bake-dish strew crumbs on top,
and brown quickly in the oven.
Deviled Bscuits-Splt stale rolls or biscuits
and toast to light brown on the upper grating
of the oven. Prepare mixture of one cupful
of dry cheese, grated fine (Parmesan if you can
geti one tablespoonful of best salad OIL half
teaspoonful Of mustard, half teaspoonful of salt,
mere pinch of cayenne and the tyolks OF three
eggs beaten smooth. Incorporate faithfully;
spread on the inside of the biscuits; set them In
covered with napkin.
Pop-overs-One quart of prepared -four. one
quart of milk, four eggs, one tablespoonful OF
melted butter, one teaspoonful OF salt. Beat
the yolks light and mix with the salted -FOUR
add the butter. then flour, and whipped whites
alternately. Do all this briskly; fill one dozen
stoneware cups with the batter, and bake In a
quick even. Serve in the cups and eat with
liquid sauce. They should not stand one minute
when You have taken them from the oven. but
be served at once.
DINNER.
Mulligatawney Soup.
Imitation Terrapn. Mashed Potatoes.
Succotash.
Marmalade Pudding. Fruit. Coffee.
Mulligatawney Soup-Two quarts of the liq-
uor in which a Calls head has been boiled, sim
mered down to three pints, half an onion,
blade of mace, juice of lemon, halt cupful OF
raw rice soaked in cupful of cold water for two
hours, one tablespoonful of butter cut up in one
teaspoonful of flour, one tablespoonful of curry
powder Strain the liquor through a cloth, put
in the mace, chopped onion and rice and cook
until the latter is very tender Wet the curry
powder with the lemon juice, and when yon
have stirred it in add the Toured butter. Boil
sharply for one minute and serve.
Imitation Terrapin-Boil a calfs head the day
before you wish to make soup and this dish;
and let it get cold in the liquor. Slice the meat
from the head and cut into dice Mince the
tongue fine, and make into forcemeat balls with
fine crumbs, pepper. salt and a raw egg Roll IN
beaten egg then in -four and leave in cold place
until you are ready for them. Season a large cup
full of liquor sharply with Worcestershire sauce
and salt, stir in two tablespoonfuls of butter
rolled in as much Drowned -four, and bring to a
boil Put in the meat and stew gently ten min
utes before adding the juice of lemon and n
glass of brown sherry. Lastly, drop in the force
meat balls cover the saucepan closely and set in
boiling water for ten minutes before dishing.
The yolks of half dozen hard boled eggs i'm
prove this dish
Succotash-Empty a can of corn and one Of
string beans several hours before you wish to
use them, draining off the liquor from both.
Put together into saucepan half an hour be-
fore dinner, and barely cover with milk and
water in equal parts, boiling hot and slightly
sated Cook gently twenty minutes and stir in
a tablespoonful of butter rolled in one of -four.
Season with pepper and salt, stew ten minutes
more and dish. You may substitute Lima for
string beans if you like.
Marmalade Pudding-One quart of milk. four
eggs one cup of sugar, slices Of stale bread but
tered; fruit marmalade. peach is best. il you
have it, but apple ounce or raspberry will do if
you have not. Scald the milk and pour it on the
eggs, which should have been beaten light with
the sugar. Return to the farina kettle and COOK
five minutes, but not until it thickens. Cut the
bread an inch thick, pare off the crust, butter
both sides and cover the bottom of a pudding
dish with slices, fitted in neatly. Spread the mar
malade thickly this layer and wet with the boil
ing custard, waiting to see it absorbed before
putting another layer above it. Proceed in this
order until all the materials are used up. Fit
plate or other lid on the bake dish and let the
whole stand for half an hour to absorb the
custard before it goes into the oven. Bake,
covered. until the pudding is heated through,
then brown nicely. Eat cold with cream. This
excellent pudding may be made more elegant by
whipping the whites or three eggs to meringue
with tablespoonful of powdered sugar and
spreadingit over the top after ir begins to brown.
Shut the oven door until the meringue is family
colored.
Fruit-With the approach Of the warmer
weather the prudent housewife will pay more
attention to this part of her menu. Make the
dish of cooling anti-bilious fruits attractive by
selection and arrangement Nuts belong to
winter time, when fats are needed to produce
carbon. Raisins, always unwhoesome, clog
digestion weakened by spring fever" and irri-
tate morbid livers. Apples are out of season.
but oranges and bananas valianty relieve guard
between them. the grapes and late pears that
lasted after the holidays and the coming berries.
The juice of lemon, mixed with four times as
much water, unsugared, and drunk just before
bedtime, will do more to counterfeit malarial in
fuences and correct surplusage of bile than
dozenbl ne pills.