The National tribune., 1890-04-03


To the other ingredients; beat The eggs light and
stir into the mixture; add the -four and beat thor
oughly. Butter two small or one large brown.
bread mold: turn the mixture into the mold and
steam five hours. Serve will, cream sauce.
Mrs. CAROLINE s. HARRISON.
MRS. SENATOR oUAY's FROZEN APRICoTs.
Now that the trying time is coming when
thore are neither vegetables nor fruits on the
market, the puzzled housewife can surprise her
family with the easily purchased and prepared
dessert of which Mrs. Senator Quay furnishes
the recipe. 1t reads:
One can of aprcots q generous pint of sugar n
quart of winter, pint of whipped cream measured
after being whipped. Cut The apricot- Ia small
pieces, add the sugar and water, and freeze When
Mrs. NJ. S. QUAY.
FISH THAT A SUPREME JUDGE LIKES.
The wife of ono of the Supreme Court JUS
tees keeps up the record of that august body
for good cookery by the two following recipes:
soALLoPED FISH.
Three md one half pounds of rock white fish
OF any kind. Take one quart of milk and three
eggs, suit aud pepper TO taste (red well rs bnclS
peppcr), add bread crumbs and butter the size of
an egg. Arrange in bnking-dish Hs you would
Tor scailoped oysters aud bake 30 minutes.
BLACK CAKE.
One pound flour, one pound sugar. one and
half pounds butter. ouehalf pound citron, -four
pounds cnrrants. four pounds raisins nine eggs.
three gills of brandy, ond~ tablespoonful each of
ground cloves, cinnamon mace aud nutmeg. Stone
raisins very carefully chop fine, md mix butter
for any cake. Bake in "a slow oven
MRS. GEN. CuTcHEoN's BOILED cusTARD.
Mrs. Congressman Cutchcon, of Michigan. Is
authority for "A third dessert, q custard, which
those who have tasted pronounce good. 1t is
made rs follows:
Take quart Of now milk and bring II TO
boiling heat ia double boiler. Add one teaspoon
ful OF snit. Beat up four fresh eggs very light nnd
just before adding them TO the milk bcst in four
hGHpug tRblpspu0nfuls of Then tHke the
milk off tile fire md stir in the eggs aud sugar
slowly. Return to the FIR, and stir constantly until
the Custard begins to ihclcn. Then remove and
sirhtn through fine wire Skinner. Add vanilla or
lemon or almond havoring To taste. When the ous-
tara ~ cold beat IN one cup of good rich milk.
Mrs. u. NJ. CUTCuEoN.
MRS. SENATOR REAGAN's SPONGE CAKE.
There are famous cooks in tho South. and
someway they always give a preference to
dishes that have their origin in Kentucky.
"Oh, that's Kentucky dish" is with them a
seal OF its worth. and in giving me the follow
ing recipe Mrs. Reagan, of Texas, said that the
cake had had q long career Of fame in old
Kaiutuck before she carried il with her to
Texas. Hor aunt, Mrs. james HodRkins, of
Winchester, KY, was tue Que from whose brain
1t WAS evolved. aud it twice took the premium
at tho Bourbon County fair;
Take the whites Of 20 eggs two gobletsful OF
flour three of puiver,zcd sugar, two tcasppoufuls
of extract Of lemon tSsrtice and one OF cream Of
tartar. sin the -four carefully mix the sugar eggs
and lemon thoroughly md stir ia the -four grad
unlly. taking etre not TO tougheu 1t by too much
bc'dinR. TIC great test IL IN the baking Tie
oven should be very hot. aud 1t should be baked
bat q few minutes, until It is a light brown.
Mrs. .foHs II. REAGAS.
THIS TIcKLEs MiLLIoSAiRE Flowers
gTOMACn.
With this Bourbon County cake nothing
could DO better than punch made with old
Bourbon whisky Mrs Roswell f. Flower tells
hpNy 1 EiuutI Iva 10 uI Har
from Old England, the land of milk punch aud
plum. pudding. She says it Is delicious and If
properly prepared will keep all Winter:
Steep the thiuiy-pBred rinds Of IS lemons Ia
quart of proof whrky or RUN tbcttcrl for three
days la closely covered vegetable. dish Then
add Ave quarts uf whisky three quarts Of boiling
wafer, aud pour II uH the sugar nud dissolve IT.
lemon Juice (which has been squeezed mud bottled
when tic lemons were peeled. white sugar three
and a half pounds, grated nntsueEs two, mix Nil
Va large crock. aud tcH pour iu boiling milk two
quarts Let Il stand tili cool stirring Il well, then
strain through Hnnnri bag a. ur jolly, the ctITs
ou account To- lac removed nuti tho liquor has
been strained quito clear. Return the first quart
the Rg Il may not he quite clear when strain
through flannel wills q tSring paper, Bottle aud
cork well. II improves by HEs.
MRS. Roswell p. FLOWERS CORN SOUP.
Mrs. Flower also gives rec, pes for corn soup,
which can be made nowhere but at the farm
house. where green Germ is found In all its
freshness. aud for simple dish made from
cabbage. which will commend Itself TO the
womnn who struggles with the problem Of get
ting up savory dinner Tor a large family for
% cents 1t Is made she writes. as follows:
THE CORN SOUP.
One pint Of grated green corn one quart Of milk
one pint Of bot water one hcHpins Tablespoonful OF
| -four. two tubienpoouuts Of butter one sliced
onion. sat aud pepper to taste Cook tlc corn III
| ths water 90 minutes. Let the milk aud onion
| GENE to "a boil, hRye the flour and hnttcr mixed
together then add few tnhlcspounf,ilz Of boiling
milk. When perfectly smDoih. stir into the milk
aud cook eight minutes take out the onion and the
/ corn season 10 taste.
HER MINCED CABBAGE
Drain boiled cabbage ia the coander nut Il I'm
/ the ohUpping tray aud chop fine. For each qunri
OF chopped cabbage put two toaspoonfuis of butter
aud one OF flour ia tlte fTyngphu. A.
and hot put Ia The cabbage which we'll with
salt and pepper and, " you Ike II, two table
npoonfuls OF vinegar. Stir constantly for Eve tc
eight minutes. When done hemp on "a dish max c
smooth with knife, and garuish with hard boiled
eggs.
Mrs. ROSWELL p. FLOWER.
A SENATOR'S wIFE's PASSED OYSTERS
The wife Of Senator from one of the new
| States adds TO cooking lore with two excellent
recipes but she bcRs that her name shall not bt
| used, because, as she said, she once showed
| recipe OF hers for mince pies 10 90 into paper
aud for two weeks she received letters from al
over the country begging her To tell just how
bne the meat must be chopped or how hard tht
cider should be- aud her disgust illuminated
wheu she received request from Maine to sent
one Of the pies as sample. Therefore pannel
oysters" aud "scalloped potatoes" must z,
down the ages as anonymous:
Gut stale bread Ia thin slices then round them
removing all crust, make them to 1T pRltypnns
toast ahd butter them aud place ia the pans
Moisten with three or four tcHspoonfulu of oy-tc
liquor, then place the toast /, layer OF oysters
sprinkle with pepper aud put top small piece a
butter. Place pnliypnns In baking pan. aud pu
la the oven. covering with lin lid or If that Is uu
large enough. with another pan, To keep Ia TIA
steam and flavor Have quick oven, aud whe
cooked seven eight minutes until "Tufiled' - 70
move cover aud sprinkle with snit; replace cove
and cook another minute. Serve in patty pans o
platter. This Is delicious
The same woman gives me the follow in
recipe for scallOped potatoes:
slice thin for frying. let remain ia cold waite
half an hour, put into pudding dish or drippingpn
with salt, pepper ana. Aomo milk about one liza
pint 10 ordinary dish, Put iuto oven aud bnk
: for uu hour take out aud add u lump of butler Ina
tile size Of egi. into snHl bits ana scatIere
over the top. SiiCiHE allows the interior of enc
potato 10 DO e2hInI.ed, Soaking n cuid waite
hHfdebs the slices that tley will hold their ahap
"A iice brown on the top. The quantity can oni
be learned by experience; If just little il left ns
rich gravy, mOinteHing nli the slices, Then IL
r right. In year of small Bnd poor polnioes th
method Of serving them Will he very welcome
many housekeepers,
EGGS AS sENAroR MORRILL, EATS THEM
. There is an old saying that an egg properl
cooked is as good AS the niglitngaes' tongues ,