The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-11-27

1t Il convenient to have an iron
holder attached BY long string to the
band Of the apron whom cooking; IL
saves burnt fngors and scorched aprons,
and Is always at'hand-
Drop Ginger Cookies One cup each
Of molasses and sour cream. one-half
cup Of sugar, one egg. one teaspoonful
each Of soda, ginger and cinnamon, and
three heaping cups Of -four. Drop in
spoonfuls on dripping pan Bake
quickly.
II jelly does not form" the next
day after being made. 1t Is useless to
cook 1t over. II it does not become firm
when first cooled. standing it in the sun
before covering 1t will sometimes assist
In hardening it Jelly should be we'll
severed and kept in cool, dry place
-Sarsapari1ia Mead Boil one-fourth
pound Of Spanish sarsaparilla for five
hours Strain of one quart Add four
pounds Of sugar and two ounces Of tar
taric acid. A wine-gfass Of strip and
half . teaspoonful Of soda may be al
lowed to one pint Of water. House
keeper.
a=-H Hungry Mans Dinner.--Take three
slices Of salt pork and cut into bits and
freshens Make > nice biscuit dough.
Roll out one half an inch thick lay the
pork on and sprinkle pepper ON it Roll
up as a cherry pudding, pin securely in
cloth and boil three hours, eat with
apple, butter. or any other sauce
Yankee Blade.
Always sift all kinds Of meal or
-four, taking wire sieve, as a
hair sieve is too fine, measuring be-
fore sitting, unless otherwise directed.
1t makes great deal of difference for
corn bread what kind OF meal is
used. Always use the yellow bolted
meal for brown bread, and for any re-
cipe for corn bread, unless white meal
is specified.
~-Crab-Apple Preserve. Take the red
Siberian crab-apple. Wash, and wipe
dry, leave the stem on, put in water to
cover, and let come to a boil Take up,
let cool, and carefully remove the skins.
Weigh, allow one pound of sugar to
every pound of fruit. Make strip,
flavor with the juice of one lemon to
every three pounds Put the crab-ap-
pies on, and cook until clear; put in jars
while hot.-Boston Budget.
Loaf.-One and half pounds
raw and lean beef chopped fine, one
fourth pound pork, one egg, four
pounded crackers, one-half cup milk,
one teaspoonfu1 OF salt one-half tea
spooniulof pepper, one tablespoonful OF
whole sage. Butter and flour the pan
we'll. Put one-half cup Of water in the
pan and make loaf; smooth the top
and place small pieces OF butter on top.
Bake two hours. Boston Globe.
English Sauce. gallon of
ripe tomatoes, mash them we'll with
wooden masher, and cook slowly in
three quarts of water. Reduce one
third by cooking: strain it through a
sieve, add to the Juice two tablespoon
fuls OF ginger, one of black pepper,
two tablespoonfuls of salt, one table,
spoonful of cloves, half tablespoonful
of cayenne pepper, one nutmeg grated.
and dessertspoonful of mace; reduce to
three pints by cooking; add one pint Of
vinegar, strain through sieve, seal in
bottles Herald.
Apple Charlotte Pudding. Butter a
pudding dish; line bottom and sides
with slices of bread, one-half an inch
thick, buttered and dipped incold water.
Fill dish with sliced, juicy apples, one
cup sugar, one cup cold water, little
spice. Cover with slices of buttered
bread, cover and bake very slowly, four
hours. Sauce: One cup sugar one-half
cup butter. beat to cream; add one
beaten egg, teaspoonful Of -four wet W tn
cold water. Add one-half pint boiling
water and let all boil few moments,
stirring constantly.-La Home jour
IL