The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-11-06
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DESSERT RICE
One cup rice, half-cup currants, cooked
with a cup diluted warm water and milk.
Eaten with egg C
EGG SAUCE.
Beat the white of one egg till stiff, then
add the yolk and beat well; one cup sugar,
with a teaspoon lemon or vanilla; then
add half a cup Of cream or rich milk.
..- -5 Fl QUICK
Three eggs, one small cup of -four, four
tablespoonfuls of milk, two t~easpoonfuls
of baking powder; steam in small cups
for twenty-five minutes; this quantity
will make five.
SAUCE FOR d
One cup of sweet milk, one egg, two
tablespoonful of sugar, one spoonful each
of butter and cornstarch; let all boil a few
minutes, being careful to keep from burn
ing; flavor with lemon.
r.- POTATO BUNS.
Boil four good-sized potatoes, mash
and sift through a seive; add II pints of
-four, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder,
one pint of cream or milk; form in small
cakes and bake in a creased tin.
80 GINGER SNAPS.
Three tablespoonfuls of melted lard,
three of boiling water, n teaspsonful
each of salt, soda and ginger, put in a
pint cup, and fill up with molasses, stir in
flour to make dough, roll and bake quickly.
SPONGE PUDDING. - ,
One egg, one cup of sugar, a small
piece of butter, one-half cup of water or
sweet milk, two ~teaspoonfuls of baking
powder, and -four enough to make a good
batter. Bake in a long tin pan in a quick
a SOUR MILK BISCUITS.
One quart of flour, two cups of sour
milk, two level ~teaspoonfuls of soda and
two large tablespoonful of lard. Mix
with the hand as bread dough, only not
so stiff. Roll out about an inch thick,
cut, and bake in a moderate oven.
Line a dish with a rich crust. Put in
a layer of cold beef cut up fine, then one
of onions, one of potatoes, then another
layer of meat. Season with pepper and
salt. Dredge with a little flour. Put on
water enough to make a gravy, then a top
crust. Bake one hour.
RYE GEMS.
Three cups of rye meal, two cups of
-four, 24 cups of sweet milk, one large
tablespoonful of sugar, one ~teaspoonful
of salt, one egg, n te%aspoonful of cream
of tartar and one-half t~easpoonful of soda.
Have your gem pans very hot and we'll
creased, and bake twenty minutes.
FRUIT CAKE.
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One cup brown sugar, ha1f-cup butter
beat together one cup sweet milk, half
cup molasses, two eggs, three cups -four,
one t~easpoonful each of allspice and
ground cloves, one tablespoonful of CHINA
mon, half a nutmeg, n pound of ~raisins,
one cup currants Grub them in -four before
using), two tablespoonful of cream of
tartar, one of soda.
SLICED APPLE PIE. -.
Line pie pan or plate with crust, sprinkle
with sugar, fill with tart apples, sliced
very thin; sprinkle sugar and a very little
cinnamon over them, and add a few small
bits OF butter and a tablespoonful of
water, dredge in -four, cover with the
top crust, and bake about three-quarters
of an hour allowfour or five tablespoon
fuls of sugar to one pie.
Singer CAKE. iaG 4.
One cup of brown sugar, one of
cold water, one-half cup of butter, one
cup of molasses, one heaping t~easpoonful
OF soda, quart of sifted flour, and one
heaping t~easpoonful of ginger. A little
salt must be added unless salt butter is
used. Bake well in a quick oven. By
steamingtwo hours this recipe will answer
for a pudding. Serve with sweet sauce.
THICK ICING. r ~ ~.
Put into a saucepan one pound of
graduated sugar and half a pintof water,
stir continually Owe the fire until the
is dissolved, then boil without STIR
ring untlthe syrup spins a heavy thread