West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-03-01
Recipes.


Mullins; One egg, one cup sugar, ono
third cup butter one-half cup milk, salt,
spices, one teaspoon baking powder and
oven.
Picked Fish: Spice the vinegar, cook
ing the spices in bag When hot put
the fish in and let il boil slowly until ten
der. Take out carefully and lay away in
astOnc jar.
Cocoanut Cookies: Three cups Of sugar,
one cup of sweet milk, two eggs. one
cup OF grated cocoanut, two tcaspoonfuls
Of baking powder, flour enough 10 make
a dough; roll out, cut in shape and bake.
To make mock mince pies take one cup
Of vinegar, two Of water, one cup Of
molasses, one cup of chopped raisins,
two cups OF bread crumbs, one half cup
OF butter, two eggs, spices to suit the
taste. Bake with two crusts.
Cho olate Jelly Take seven spoonfuls
Of grated chocolate, the same Of white
sugar, one cup Of sweet cream; mix to-
gcther and set over the fire and let como
10 boil. Pourit over cornstarch pud-
ding or put between layers Of cake.
Buttermilk Cake Cne cup of butter
milk, one large cup Of sugar, two-thirds
cup Of shortening two eggs and one tea
spoonful OF soda Flavor to taste. BY
putting in mixed spices il makes good
spice cake, and sometimes put in a cup
Of raisins
Brown Bread One pint each Of Indian
meal an rye meal, onc-half pint Of wheat
hou-, one-haf cup of mo,Gsses, one
tablespoonful OF salt, two thirds Of cup
Of yeast and ono pint Of hot water; mix,
let IL rise, steam three or four hours and
brown the top little in the oven.
Mackcrcl Balls Let the fish stand in
the water over night; In the morning
pour some boiling water over III pick IL
carefully from the bones, and add an
equal quantity Of cold mashed potatoes,
two beaten eggs aud a pinch Of pepper.
shape into balls and fry in hot butter.
Plum Pudding One pint Of chopped
suct, ono pint Of tart apples, ono pint Of
raisins, one pint Of currants, One-half
pint Of sweet milk, one cup Of citron /,
beat eight cVgs and mix with the above,
aud add sufficient -four to make It stick
together boil three hours in cloth bag
and serve with sauce.
Corned Beef Boil until soft enough
to remove the bouos; place in an carthcn
dish and pour over IL the water IL was
bo led in Place plate on II and a heavy
weight; have sufficient water, so that
when the weight Is on IL will come to
the top Of the meat; let il stand until
cold, then cut in slices.
For Charlotte Ru Sc, dissolve one.
third Of box Of gelatine In pint Of hot
water. One pint Of sweet cream beaten
to froth, flavor with vanilla and
sweetcn 90 taste when cool mis- gclatinc,
cream, sugar and navoring together
Line a glass dish with sponge cako and
pour the mixture oscr it.
Faiscd Doughnuts a little less than
one half cup Of melted lard rubbed into
one cup Of sugar, one cup OF warm sweet
milk, one half cup Of yeast, one egg,
one half teaspoonful Of baking soda, a
little salt aud nutmeg or cinnamon let it
rise tili light, then turn out on n warm
dough board, but do not roll 30 all let 10
rise till light, then fry
Talatablo desserts can be made Of stale
cake; sponge cake is best, but IL is
cheaper aud healthier 10 wrap n cloth
around it ard steam &c or TO feed SC to
thc chickens. Lovers OF rich desserts
wlil ike whipped cream, swcciened and
highly favored with rose water on
pineapple. pourcd over the cake. This
can be kept three days 10 az ice box.