The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-02-17
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Ito have poached eggs look very
nice, cook each egg in muffin ring
placed in the bottom Of saucepan of
boiling water.
Exercise enough to make rest de-
lightful is good; sufficient to make one
toss YEARLY and sleeplessly through
the night hours is wasteful and ex-
haustive.
Graham Griddle Cakes: One pint
Graham flour into which has been well
mixed two teaspoonfuls of baking-pow-
der and a Tablespoonful of salt;
make thin batter with sweet milk and
cook in thin cakes on soapstone
griddle. Cheer.
To one hundred pounds of meat
take six pounds of salt. two pounds
dark-brown sugar and one-half ounce
saltpeter. Mix and rub the meat thor
oughly and lay in tubs; let stand two
days, then rub again. and this time lay
on boards and let lay three weeks. then
smoke.
Tea Cake: One even cup white
sugar. one-half cup butter. two eggs
Beat these until they are creamy, then
add good half-cup cold water and
two cups flour, two teaspoonfuls bak-
ing-powder, one teaspoonful lemon;
beat thoroughly. Bake in long tin.
and cut while warm in squares.
Fried Whole Potatoes: Peel the
potatoes and boil in sailed water; re-
move from the Ere as soon rs done, SO
that they will remain whole; have
ready one beaten egg and some bread
and cracker crumbs. then dip the pota-
toes first in the egg, then in the crumbs.
and fry to light brown. Old pota-
toes can be cooked this way.
This is the way to cure dried beef.
For every twenty pounds Of beef take
a pint of salt, teaspoonful of salt
peter. a quarter of pound of brown
sugar. Mix we'll together, divided in
three equal parts. and rub well with
one-third of it for three successive days.
Let it lie on the dish in the pickle it
makes, and in six days it will be ready
to hang up. We consider this receipt
perfect.
Corn Soup.-One can sweet corn.
one pint and half of milk; flour. one
tablespoons; butter, one tablespoon;
egg. one; salt. one teaspoon; celery.
one sprig; pepper. Heat the sweet
corn and celery slowly in the milk till
it reaches the boiling point. Rub but
ter and flour together and add to the
milk. then the salt and pepper. Beat
the egg and pour it into the tureen.
strain the soup and pour it upon it
Good Cheer.
Cocoanut Cake: Two cups of sugar.
three cups of flour. two thirds of cup
of butter. one cup of sweet milk. the
white Of five eggs. two teaspoonfuls Of
baking powder. Bake in layers. Fill
ing for the above cake: Take one pint
of sweet milk. halls a cup of sugar. one
egg, three teaspoonfuls of corn starch.
and cook thoroughly. Stir in this one
gra' ed cocoanut and spread between
the cakes.
i'm making waffles never put sugar
in the batter, as it causes them to be
heavy and tough. They should be beat
en- thoroughly and made quickly. The
batter should be made very thin. Take
one pint of buttermilk. one teaspoon
full of soda. one tablespoonful of melted
butter. one teacup of flour. the yolks of
four eggs and small pinch of salt; beat
the whites separately to q froth and
add them the last thing. Have the
waffle tins we'll CREASED and very hot.
pour in the batter and bake brown.
When taken up spread with butter and
sift with sugar, if preferred.