Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-01-04
HOUSETVEFEL MATT ERS.
OATMEAL PORRIDGE.

Take two ounces OF oatmeal and
one and one-half pints OF water. Rub
the meal in basin with the back of
O. spoon in a small quantity of water,
pouring off the fluid after the coarser
particles are settled, but while the
milkiness continues repeat the opera
tion until the milkiness disappears.
Put the washings into a small pan;
stir until they boil, adding pinch Of
salt, and boil until soft thick muci-
lage is formed. Sweeten to taste.
JENNIE LIND CAKE.
Two and one-half cups Of sugar, one
cup Of butter, one cup Of sweet milk,
four cups OF -four, four eggs, two
teaspoonfuls Of baking powder; bake
in three sheets 1.-TWO Of white). After
taking out the quantity for the two
of white, leaving less than third, add
two tablespoonful of molasses, one
teaspoonful OF cloves, one teaspoon
full OF cinnamon, one grated nutmeg;
add q little more flour to the dark;
put together with thin frostiug.
BUTTERMILK MUFFINS.
These have but to be tried to be-
come standing breakfast dish. Beat
hard two eggs into g. quart OF butter
milk, and stir in -four to make a thick
batter, about, q quart when it is
mixed, and lastly, q teaspoonful of
salt and the same of soda. Bake in
hot oven in well-greased tins. Mullins
of allkinds should only be cut just
around the edge, then pulled open
with the fingers.
FRIED pApcNJpc
Scrape and leave in cold water for
hot sailed water, wipe, slice length
wise, dip in melted butter, then in
flour, seasoned with salt and pepper,
and fry IN boiling dripping. Drain
free of fat and dish,
GRAHAM GEMS
One egg, we'll beaten, one cup OF
cold wafer, one cup Of sweet milk, g.
little salt. Stir into these enough
graham flour to make stiff batter.
Put in gem pans and bake from TWEEN
ty to thirty minutes in a very hot
oven.
SMALL POTATOES.
Take potatoes about the size Of q
marble, put them into a. stew pan with
plenty of butter and good sDrinkling
of salt, cover and shake occasionally
uLtil they are quite done, about an
hour.
RICE CAKES.
To one and one half cups boiled
rice, add three eggs and -four and
milk enough to make batter, adding
little salt. Fry light brown.
MUFFINS.
One heaping cup of -four, two thirds
cup meal, IL cups sour milk, one
tablespoon lard, one egg, salt and
soda. Beat hard and put one spoon
full of the batter into well -buttered
muffin cups. Bake in a moderate
hot oven. They are so nice for break
fast and can be made SO quickly. 1
have seen many recipes for mullins,
but none just like these.
APPLE TAPlOCA PUDDING.
Cover the bottom Of a pudding dish
with sliced apples. Put little sugar
and lemon peel on them and bake
till tender; add little water if need
ed. Soak one-half package of tapioca
IN one quart of warm water and a
little salt over night; pour over the
apples and bake one hour. Serve
with cream and sugar.
DRESSING FOR FOWLS.
Take as much stale bread as you
will need, pour boiling water over and
cover closely until soft. Beat up well
until fine, then add lump of butter,
the size depending on the condition of
the fowl, whether fat Or lean; add an egg
for each fowl, salt and pepper to
taste. and put in enough onion cut
fine to give a nice flavor.