Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-27
EVERY Day BILLS OF FARE.


EVERY Day BILLS OF FARE.
BY MARION HARLAND.
Copyrighted, 1861
BREAKFAST.
ArrowrOot Porridge.
Broiled Chickens (deviled).
Egg Biscuits.
Potatoes a la Parisienne.
Fruit. Tea. Coffee.
ARROwROOT PoRRIDGE.-One quart Of
milk, the richer the better; a large cupful
OF cold water; six full teaspoonfuls of
arrowroot; half teaspoonful Of salt. Scald
the milk, wet the arrowrOot to u smooth
paste with the water, gradually; take the
hot milk from the fire and pour it, few
spoonfulS at time at first, slowly after
ward, on the arrowroot paste; salt and,
returning it to the fire (ot course in ia
rIna kettle J, stir 1t five minutes after the
water in the outer vessel boils. You can
eat it hot with sugar and cream, or pour
into cups to form, and when cold set on
the ice until next morning. Turn out and
eat with cream and sugar.
BRoILED CHICKENS (DEvILED).-
Clean, split down the back ana Droil over
a clear fire in the usual way until they
are done and begin to brown. Lay in a
dripping pan and rub all over with sauce
made by whipping light a tablespoonful
of butter with half teaspoonful of made
mustard, teaspoonful of vinegar aud a
pinch OF cayenne. Sift fine crumbs over
all and set on the upper grating OF hot
oven to brown. Transfer to hot chsting
dish; lay little of the sauce on each leg
and breast and serve.
EGG BIsCUITs.-One quart of prepared
-four, a tablespoonful OF lard and twice
as much butter, teaspoonful OF salt,
two cups OF milk, the yolks OF two eggs,
beaten light. Salt the flour and sIft it
twice in bowl, rub in the shortening
thoroughly and lightly; mix yolks and
milk together, pour into u hole in the flour,
work into paste with as little handling as
possible; roll into a sheet half an inch
thick; cut into round cakes and bake in a
Toured pan. Eat hot.
POTATOEs A LA PARISIENNE.-Cut into
small. round marbles with potato gouge
and throw into Ice cold wafer; leave them
there for half an hour; dry them well be-
tween two clean towels and drop into q
kettle of boiling lard, slightly sailed and
peppered. Cook-not too fast--to yell
low brown; drain and serve In dish lined
with hot napkin.
LUNCHEON.
Ham Rarebit.
Corn Frtters.
Bread, Butter and Olives.
Radishes.
Pink and White Cake.
Lemonade.
HAM RAREBIT-One cupful Of minced
corned ham, one cuptul of dry, grated
cheese, two eggs, three tablespOoniuls OF
cream or milk, cayenne to taste, slices Of
toasted bread, buttered. Beat the eggs
light mix meat and cheese, stir the eggs
into the milk and put all together in
bowl; work to batter, spread thickly on
the upper grating of the oven and send at
once 10 table. 4.
CORN FRITTERS.--Cutt the corn from the
COO and mlnce with keen chopper, bruis-
ing as little as may be; allow two eggs TO
q heaping cuptul of the minced grains, q
halt cupiul of milk. tablespoonful OF
prepared -four, a tablespoonful Of salt and
IA teacupful of melted butter. Beat the
eggs light, add the milk, butter, salt,
finally the -four. Bake ON a griddle and
send In very not.
PINK AND WHITE UAKE.-Three cups
of prepared flour, two cups of sugar,
whites Of five eggs, one cup OF butter, one
cup of milk, one teaspOoniul of powdered
cochineal, one teaspo0nfui OF rose water
and the same of essence of bitter almond;
cream, butter and sugar. Add the milk
and the -four, beating uu lightly. Halye
the batter and mix with one portion the
powdered cochineal dissolved in q table
spoonful OF cold water and tablespoon
full OF rose water, then strain through
double muslin; to the other add the bitter
almond flayoring. Put alternate spoon
fuls OF pink and white batter into but
tered cake mold and bake in steady oven.
II judIciously mixed the cake Will be
prettily notified.
DINNER.
Baked Soup.
Oysters au Gratin.
Stewed Pigeons.
String Beans au Maitre d'Hotel.
ScallOp of Corn and Tomatoes,
Apple Meringue.
Peaches. Pears.
Coffee.
BAKED SoUP.-Two pounds OF lean beef
chopped small, half pound of corned
ham also minced, one onion, one carrot
quarter cabbage, pint OF string beans,
and the sane OF corn cut from the cob:
six large tomatoes sliced, one turnip, four
potatoes (par boiled J, Tablespoonful OF
minced parsley, one tart apple pared and
quariered, four quarts OF cold water, a
heaping teaspoonful OF salt and nalf as
much pepper, one teaspoontul OF sugar.
Peel and cut the vegetables small; pack
them alternately with the meat In u stone
lar; season, cover with the water; at n
top on the jar and cover the CRACKS around
the edges with paste OF -four and water;
set in deep pan Of cold water, put into
the oven and cook steadily tor ak hours;
as the water in the pan boils down, re-
plenish from the boiling teakettle. A
good family soup; serve without strain
ing.
OYSTERS AU GRATrN.--One quart OF
oysters, one cupful OF thick drawn but
ter, In which, after it is taken from the
fire, have been mixed two beaten eggs aud
teaspoonful Of ancbovy paste, bread
crumbs. pepper and salt. Drain the oys-
ters, lay them on soft cloth, and spread
Ing another over them pat IL gently 10
absorb all the moisture; on a layer OF
these, arranged IN bake dish, sailed and
peppered, put one of drawn butter, more
oysters, more drawn butter, ETC., until tie
materials are used va cover with line