Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-08-16
SOMETHING FOR DESSERT.

There is so much to entice one out of
doors now, let US save time in the heated
kitchen by preparing plain desserts. The
recipes here given have been thoroughly
tested, and are we'll liked. Rice, we
consider wholesome, economical and easy
to prepare; three important points to one
who has to consider the outlay Of both
money and strength.
Rice Pudding With Eggs-One quart
of milk, three eggs, one cup of boiled
rice, good pinch of salt, one half cup
of sugar, raisins and favoring. Bake
half an hour.
Boiled Rice With Cream Sauce-Boil
a cup full of rice the usual way. For
the sauce take one pint of milk, yoll1s of
two eggs, one-half cup sugar, pinch of
salt, and two tablespoonful of flour or
cornstarch. Put the milk in a double
boiler. Beat the eggs, sugar and flour
together with a little cold milk, strain
and thlcken the boiling milk. Add
vanilla or lemon favoring when cold.
Have the rice and sauce as cold as posi-
bic when served.
fequot Pudding-One-half cup of
sugar, two tablespoonfuls melted butter,
cream tartar, one-half cup milk, one and
one-half cups -four, ne-half cup of seeded
and chopped raisins, one cup of stoned
cherries or currants, and any berry may
be substituted for the raisins, and now
that we are in the midst of the fruit
season we want to make the most of it.
Sliced apples are excellent in this pud-
ding, but instead of stirring in with the
flour, cover the bottom of the dish and
pour the butter over them.
Sauce for Above-No. /. Butter size
of an egg, and as much sugar as it will
take up easily; flavor to taste. No. Z.
thirds cup of sugar, small spoonful Of
butter, one cup of hot water. Boil to-
gether, and thicken with a heaping table
spoonful of corn starch or flour, add one
teaspoonful of vinegar and favOring just
before serving.
Cookies or cakes can be made in the
early morning, and with fruit, makes a
good dessert. We have tried a good
many recipes for cookies, but find none
so easy and satisfactory as the follow
ing:
Sugar Cookies-One cup Of sugar, one
tablespoonful butter (heaping), one egg,
one teaspoonful soda, two of cream tar
tar, third cup of sweet milk, flour to
make as soft as possible. Bake In hot
oven. Cookies should be made and baked
as quickly as possible, and handled light
ly-don't knead them. If you want to
please the chi1dren-both big and small
put thin frosting on them; you will
be repaid for the extra trouble. We some
times add chopped raisins or currants to
the cookies, and call them hermits. AS
young friend of mine remarked, after
taste of them" they tasce moreish."
Pequot Cake-For a good cake that
can be made different way every
dav in the week, and which never
fails, at least at our house, let me
recommend one cup of sugar, but
Der, size of an egg, one teaspoonful of
soda, two of cream tartar, one-half cup OF
milk, two eggs, two cups of -four. Beat
sugar and butter together, add the eggs,
then the milk with the soda and cream
tartar stirred in the milk until foaming,
then the -four. This can be favored and
baked in plain loaf, or in cup cakes
larger cake, ribbon cake-which is made
by taking one-third of the mixture and
adding fruit and spice, bake in three
layers and put them together with frost
ing. Or baked like marbled cake. One
cup of raisins or currants, or both, and
spices added makes an excellent plain
fruit cake.