Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-10-16
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

Potato Pie: Slice eight raw pota-
toes and cut into small pieces one-half
pound OF bacon. Line a basin with
some suet pastry and put in the bacon
and potatoes; add boiling water and a
little -four to make gravy. Put to steam
for four hours. Boston Budget
Coffee Sponge: Soak one-half box
gelatine in one-half cup cold water for
an hour. Pour over one pint of hot
coffee, add the juice of lemon and
make quite sweet When it begins to
thicken add the beaten whites of three
eggs, and set on the ice to form. Serve
with cream.-Good Housekeeping.
Soft water is better than hard for
boiling vegetables, as the hard water
toughens them. When cooking always
keep the kettle boiling, then If meat,
vegetables or any thing you may be
boiling needs more water YOU can add
it without stopping the boiling process.
Never put dish containing any
thing hot in the refrigerator, for not
only does it cause the ice to melt rapid
ly, but all other articles of food are af-
fected by the heat, and the lining of
the refrigerator is liable to become
warped. Set the dish in water until it
becomes cool, and then place on the ice.
Economical Cake: Two eggs we'll
beaten, one cupful of sifted flour, one
and one-half teaspoonfuls of baking
powder, mix all together until very
smooth, and add, last thing, half cup
full of boiling water, stir quickly and
bake at once. This is excellent for
jelly roll If baked on a very shallow tin
and rolled at once. indianapolis Sem
tinel
French Fricassee of Beams Boil
beans until tender, drain off water.
Brown some butter, in which fry the
beans until brown and dry. Add some
onions, parsley pepper and salt, and fry
few minutes more. Stir in some milk
and cream, and let them stew a short
time, then add little vinegar and
mushroom catsup, or tomato catsup, and
serve. The onion may be omitted If
wished. --Housekeeper.
Meats should mover be exposed to
the light whether they arc cooked or
uncooked. Too careful attention can
not be given them. A half-hour's de-
lay, or even few minutes, is often
enough for their loss. If one has not
refrigerator, they should be carefully
covered, taking care that no fly has
gotten or can get within the covering,
and consigned to the coolest, darkest
place available. boston Budget.
Almond Cake: Beat the whites of
twelve eggs; sift two cupfuls of sugar
and one cupful of -four and one table
spoonful of baking powder together;
add all to the eggs, stirring gently, but
not heating; bake in shallow pans; for
a filling take the yelks OF four eggs,
one-half pint Of cream, one half cupful
sugar and one teaspoonful OF corn starch;
boil the cream, and add the other ingre-
dents, with half pound OF finely
chopped almonds; spread the cake with
the mixture while it is hot; cover the
top with icing, AMI add chopped almonds
before it hardens. Boston Herald.
-Savory Snow-Balls: One pot rice,
soaked over night and steamed or
boiled in Sigh ly -salted water as for
plain rice pudding. Pare and core,
without dividing, a few good, sour APP
pies. Fill them with some of the rice.
Take some soft white cotton cloth, d.
vide into small, square pieces proper
toned to the size of the apples. Wet
each piece with cold water; spread
about one-half-inch thick with the rice;
wrap in each an apple, and tie securely.
Boil or steam one hour, steaming being
preferable, think. Dip in cold water
before attempting TO remove cloth;
serve with plain cream or sugar or with
pudding sauce. They are very de-
licious. Ladies' Home journal.