The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-07-02
Iumsehuld.
HAM SALAD.

HAM L
One pound of boiled ham, chopped fine;
one-half dozen of small pickles, chopped
fine; add a little chopped celery and serve
with salad dressing.
DoUGHNUTs.
Four eggs, one cup each of sour milk
and buttermilk, two cups of brown sugar,
one teaspoon of soda, one-half teaspoon
of salt, flour enough to roll; cut in shape
and fry in hot lard.
DRESSING FOR L.
Two raw eggs, one tablespoonful of
butter, eight spoonfuls of vinegar, one
Tablespoonful of mustard. Put IN a
bowl over boiling water, and stir until it
becomes like cream; salt and pepper 10
taste.
TAPIoCA D
Soak for four hours one cup of tapioca
in one quart of milk; add yolks of three
eggs, one cup of sugar, pinch of salt;
bake, and when ready to serve pour over
the top the whites of the eggs beaten to
a froth.
GRAHAM BREAD.
With one quart of warm water and one
cup of yeast make a stiff batter with
graham flour. Let rise and add a half-cup
of brown sugar and n teaspoon of soda,
mold into loaveS with wheat -four, let rise
and bake in a slow oven.
SWEET POTATOES.
Boil or stew large potatoes until nearly
done, take out, peel and slice not quite
half an inch thick; put in a baking pan
with very little water; spread each slice
with butter, sprinkle thickly with white
sugar, and set in oven to brown.
OYSTER STEW.
Take one two-pound can of oysters
and put the liquid on to boil in a stew
pan; add one tablespoonful of butter in
which the same amount of -four has been
worked; then add one quart of milk,
some pepper and salt, then add the
oysters.
BOILED RICE UDDIEG
Pick and wash the rice, put into a
saucepan with plenty of water; let boil till
the grains are swelled and soft; strain off
the water and set on the back of the fire
till the rice becomes dry; put into a but
tered mold to set, then turn it out and
pour a sweet sauce over it.
GINGER SNAPS.
Ou6 cup O1 UIOWu sugar, OAC-ud1 cup
of butter, one-half cup of lard, one cup of
molasses, one tablespoonful each of Gin
namon, ginger, cloves and baking powder,
one-haf cup of water; -four enough to
make a stiff dough; roll them out into
round cakes and bake quickly.
CUP CAKE.
One cup of sugar, three-quarters of a
Rap of water, ~one-quarter of a cup of
utter, % cups of -four, three eggs, two
kaspoons of baking powder. Beat but
h and sugar together, add yolks of eggs
bd beat well; add water, -four and bak-
g powder, last the beaten whites of the
Gers. Bake in a moderate ovel.
WASHINGTON PIE.
Grated rind and pulp of one lemon, one
beaten egg, four tablespoonfuls OF cold
water, one cup of white sugar; cook over
steam until of the consistency of honey /;
Y spread between the layers of cake made
} Of one cup of sugar, o%ne-fourth cup of
butter. one cup of milk, two tablespoon
fuls of baking powder; flour to make a
batter.
sTEWED RAISINS.
Take one pound of. best ~raisins, pick
them free from stalks; cover in a dish
with cold water, steep all night; put
them in a stewpan aud bring the water to
a boiling point, then simmer until the
Skins are quite tender turn into a dish to
cool. and they are ready for use. This,
w;tb bread. is an excellent dish for per-
sons of weak digestion or for invalids.
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