The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-08
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PICKED. TURNIPS.

PICKED. mi
Scald enough vinegar to cover them,
with some whole spice, pour it over them,
and let them cool before using them car
rots, caul;aower, beets, Jerusalem artl-
chokes, cabbage, beans, in fact nearly all
cold boiled vegetables, can be made into
pickles in this way.
MOLAssEs CAKE.
One cuoful Of molasses, one cupful of
brown sugar, one cupful Of cold water.
Boil together, then add a cupful of butter
and set aside to cool; -four as thick as a
pound cake, add fouc well, beaten eggs,
one pound each Of raisins and %currants,
one half pound citron. Bake two hours.
BUCEwHEAT BREAKFAST CAKE.
Take four teaclpS of rich buttermllk
or three of sour milk, and one cup of
cream, a little salt, Que heaping teaspoon
full sofa; stir in the buckWheat -four,
enough to make it a little thicker than
pan2ake batter; bake in an oiled dripping
pan; when partly baked set it on the
upper CRATE to brown.
TAPIoCA ICE.
Soak one cup of pearl tapioca ' er
night; in the morning boil IN water till 1t
is clear, adding one cup Of sugar and a
little salt. Have a Jipe pineapple chopped
not very fne-and turn the tapioca
and sugar over it while boiling hot; stir
and tur1 into a mould to cool. When
cool eat with sugar and cream.
DUoELUM OF COLI VEAL.
Chop fine some cooked veal; to each
half pint add six mushrooms chopped
fine. If you use fresh one cook them
first. Season with sat and pepper, add a
tablespoonful of butter and three table
~spoonfuls of cream. Simmer slowly five
minutes, and serve on buttered toast.
Chicken may be prepared in the same
way.
FROSTED LEMON PIE.
The grated rind and juice of one lemon,
one cup Of brown sugar, the yolks of two
eggs. one-half cup Of 60 d water and two
ta~0lespoonfuls of -four or corn starch.
Line the plate with paste ard Gil. When
baked, frost with the whites Of the eggs
beaten to a stiff froth with three table
~spoonfulS Of sugar, and brown lightly in
the oven.
CURRIED FISH.
VI TWO OuuCcS o. UuIlGI dLlu one SllC6u
onion in a f%ryingpan and cock until a
golden brown, then add a tablespoonful
Of -four. mix, add a gill of the water in
which the fish was boiled, a gill of cream,
and a tablespoonful Of curry powder, stir
continually untilir boils, add the fish, cover
the saucepan, and stand it over hot water
for one hour. SIEVE with boiled rice in
a separate dish.
BEEF RIssOLEs.
Chop fze some cold roast beef, season
it well with salt ani pepper, and to each
half pint Of this add a tablespoonful of
chopped parsley and a half cup of bread
crumbs, then add two whole eggs, and
work the mixture to a smooth paste.
Form it into rou d balls, dip in egg, and
then in bread crumbs, and fry in smoking
hot fat. Serve with a nice, brown sauce
/, poured around them.
DRIED APPLE DUMPLINGs.
One pint Of dried apples, cut, one-halt
pint of sweet milk two ~teaspoonfuls Of
baking powder, and enc tablespoonful
Of butter or larG. Use flour sufficient tt
make into small biscuits, and drop into
boiling water and boil quickly until the
apples are do e. Cut the apples into
small bits with scissors, and soak in warn
water before making. Eat with cream
sauce favored with nutmeg.
BARLEY PUDDING.
Soak a ~teacupful Of pearl barley over
night IN water. In the morning drain of
the surplus water, add to the barley two
n spocntuls OF sugar, a spoonful OF butter
a quarter Of a pound of raisins stoneC
and chopped mix these ingredients 70
gether, turn INTO a small battered pudding
dish and cover with a pint of milk. Graft
a little nutmeg over the top and bake !,
a slow oven one hour and a half.
SPANISH EGGS.
Boil ten eggs for twenty minutes, the
take off the shells, cut them into slices !
a hot dish; have ready to pour over the1
a sauce made as follows: Fry one slice
onlon in two tablespoonful of butter III
nj golden brown; moisten a tablespoon
tul OF AFRO wrOot in a gill of cream, ad
to It a gill Of stock, add it to the butte
and on1or, stir continually until thick an
creamy. Season with salt and pepper.
GINGERBREAD ROLLS.
One cup Of mClasses, one half GIN {
beef shortening, one cup of warm waite
one t~easpoonful each of soda and cassi,
one-half ~teaspoonful of ginger and a lit
salt; mix stiff enough so that the D O
will not stand but fall over slowly. Sor
milk can be used instead of water if on
has it. The above is good baked in
Loaf, but is much nicer if baked in an ire
roll pan. The latter should be hot whe
the dough is put in.