Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-04-24
HOUSEKEEPING MATTERS.
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QUAIL.
PICK, split down the back, remove all
inside and wash thoroughly with salt
and warm water; drain well, rub with
flour and place in a baking pan, breast
down; sprinkle with salt and D o
and on each bird lay a piece of butter;
keep plenty of water in the pan to keep
from ~scorchlng. Bake Il deep brown.
TOMATO DUP
One small beef bone, two quarts of
water, salt to season, boil about two
hours. then add one can of tomatoes,
boil fifteen minutes, add pepper and
strain.
oRANGE CUsTARD.
The yolks Of three eggs, beaten quite
light, five tablespoonful of white sugar,
the Juice of two and the grated rind Of
one orange, a little salt and one cupful
of a Mix all well together: then
add the whites, beaten to a stiff froth,
stir lightly and bake slowly.
SOFT GINGER CAKE.
Five cupiuls of sifted flour, two cup
fuls brown sugar, one Of molasses, one
OF butter, one or two of sour milk or
clabber, five eggs, one tablespoonful of
ginger, n Of allspice, of cinnamon,
one teaspoonful OF cloves, one teaspoon
full OF soda dissolved in syrup.
HOMINY GEMS
Two cups of boiled hom1ny, one egg,
one small tablespoonful of butter, half a
teaspoonful of salt, half a pint of boil
then add the other ingredients, and thin
all with the boiling water until it will
pour easily, and bake in gem irons in a
hot oven. These are simple and easily
made, but very nice indeed.
FISH CHOWDER.
Take a quarter-pound of salt pork, cut
into small squares and place in a sauce
pan; when 1t is thoroughly rendered
out, remove the pork and add a layer of
th1n-sllced raw potatoes, a thin layer of
onions and five pounds of fresh Rock
Goldfish, boned and skinned; season
with pepper and salt. Take the head of
fish with bones and skin, place it in a
small stewpan and cover with water;
boil until done, and drain the water in
to the pot containing potatoes, onions
and Goldfish; do not boil on too brisk a
fire; just bring to a boil and emove on
the side of the range, SO that the fish
will not be broken into small pieces;
when cooked add q few broken pilot
crackers and about one pint of milk.
BAKED NOE BEEF.
A cup Of cold chopped roast beef, a
cup OF boiled rice, a cup of milk, one
egg, two tablespoonful butter, one
quarter teaspoonful salt, one-eighth lea
spoonful black pepper. Put the milk
over a fire in a saucepan, and when not
add all the other things except the egg.
Stir two minutes, remove from the fire,
and add the egg well beaten, turn it into
a pudding dish, and bake twenty min
utes.
SALLY LUNN.
One and one-half pounds of -four, two
ounces of butter, one pint Of new milk,
one saltspoon salt, and three eggs; one
tablespoon yeast. Warm the milk and
butter over water until the butter is
melted; beat the eggs in a two quart tin
pail, and if the milk is not hot pour it
yer them. Stir in half the flour, then
add the yeast, stirring thoroughly witt
the rest of the flour. Let rise over
night. Bake a little brown in a quick
oven. Some add two tablespoonful
sugar and a teaspoon soda and two of
cream tartar, instead Of the yeast.
PAN CAKES.
One pint of milk, two eggs, a teaspoon
full Of sugar, n cuptu, of flour, one tea
spoonful of baking powder, one cupful
of cream, One pinch of salt. Sift the
flour, salt and powder together, add to it
the eggs beaten with the sugar and di-
luted with the milk and cream; mix in
to a thin batter; have a small, round
frying pan, melt butter in it, turn the
pan around that the batter may cover
the pan, put on hot fire; turn it and
brown the other side; butter each and
roll it up; sprinkle with powdered
sugar.