Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-21
BRAINS AND SKILL
Go Hand in Hand in the Production
of Wholesome Dishes.
THE BRIGHTEST AND BEST WOMEN
To be Found in Washington Are Artists in
the Kitchen.
RECIPES THAT THEY HAVE PREPARED
,con.rspoSpnsor or THE D1srArcH.I

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DIsPATCH.I
WASHINGTON, September 20. - The
domestic virtues of our famous women are
noted the world over. Nine-tenths of our
American Duchesses can play tune on the
cooking stove as well as upon the piano,
and the best of the famous dinners of the
capital are gotten up not by French chefs
but under the supervision of the wives of
our Senators, Generals, Representatives and
Judges. Mrs. Harrison was a noted house.
wife before she demonstrated her skill in
presiding over the Executive Mansion. The
wives of every member of the Cabinet can
roast and stew, boil and bake, serve and
stew all kinds OF dishes to the Queens taste,
and three-fourths of the Senatorial ladies
who keep house here do their own market
ing.
Mrs Speaker Reed is famous cook, and
the palates of the epicures of the capital
with new and delicious dishes, the recipes
for which originated in her own Kentucky
home. In fact, the noted dishes from all
over the United States are brought to WASH
ington by these statesmen's wives. and you
will meet with more new things here in
WluLcT ulu1uS budu duy HuCES Cioo Al tAiC
world.
NOTED woMEN's sPECIALTIEs.
saw to-day the advanced sheets of cook
book, entitled "Statesmen's Dishes, and
How to Cook Them" and each recipe is
signed with fac simile autograph OF the
statesman's wife who has invented or used
| it. There are more than 200 ladies among
| the contributors. Mrs. Harrison has re-
| nhnvrdar and aaEe- Mrs
Chief Justice Miller tells how to cook cod
fish and Ex-Secretary Bayard gives his ter
| rapin diplomatic stomach-tickler to the
world. Mrs. Speaker Reed prescrlbes rules
for baking a chicken, which she says is
much appreciated in Maine, and Mrs. Roger
| @. Mills shows how they dress mutton in
Texas. Mrs. Senator Spooner gives recipe
for pancakes. Mrs. Secretary Window tells
| how to make patties of canned corn, and
Mrs John Wanamaker gives the ingredi-
| ents of q new-fangled lobster salad. Mrs
| ClarksoH has a curious way of roasting a
sucking pig, and Mrs. Senator Reagan has
| tomato catsup which would, l am sure,
| taste we'll with it.
In looking over this book it is easy to see
the specialties of the various women. Some
of our noted ladies have a sweet tooth and
| they run to pies and cake. Others are
strong on breads and the substantials, and
a bakers dozen pride themselves on their
roasts and soups.
RECEIPTS FROM THE LOWER HOUSE.
Some of the best receipts in this book are
among those given by the wives of Con-
gressmen. Here for instance is Mrs. Speaker
Reeds baked chicken:
| Select a tender fowl, if possible--to have 1t
fresh is Imperitive dress It carefully; fill with
| any desired dressing; thrust the legs through
the hole made in drawing it at the back; pinion
the wings close to the sides; dredge with salt
| and little pepper and place in a dripping pan
with about one-half tea cup of water.
Put it in a moderate oven and do not disturb
it for Is or 20 minutes
frequently till testing with fork shows that it
If it browns too rapidly turn another pan
| over it at the last.
Serve with gravy.
If the chicken is tough parboil slowly till
| partly done and put to bake with the broth.
Here is the receipt for Mrs. w. D.
| Bynum's roast beef:
The best pieces for roasting are the tender
loin sirloin and rib pieces of the sixth, seventh
and eight ribs are best. If you get rib piece
have the butcher take out the bone and roll
| and skewer the meat in shapes
If there is much fat on the surface cover the
| roast with paste of -four and water.
This should be removed half an hour before
Have the oven rather hot IL you like beef
rare, and allow IL minutes to the pound If
preferred well done have the oven moderate
| and cook longer time.
Serve with gravy.
SOME BREAD RECIPES.
Most of the Washington society ladies
can make bread. Mrs. Harrison went into
the kitchen at Deer Park while she was
stopping there year or SO ago and made
some for Judge Tyner, who was ill at the
time. The Senator's wives are famous
bread makers, and Mrs. Attorney General
Miller is noted for her graham gems. Mrs.
Senator Wilson, of Iowa, makes delicious
light bread. Mrs. Senator Jones, of
Arkansas, can make corn pone equal with
hoe cake of an old Virginia auntie. Senator
Charley Manderson says his wife makes the
best corn mullins in the world, and you can
not persuade Senator Bate, of Tennessee,
that there is any better recipe for break
fast bite than that which his wife uses in
making her famous egg bread Here it is:
Two cups Of corn meal, three cups of butter:
milk, one tablespoon of lard, one teaspoon of
soda, one teaspoon of salt, one egg.
Eat hot with fresh buttermi1k.
Mrs. Stockdale, of Mississippi, makes a
famous salt rising bread. Mrs. Representa-
tive Arnold, of Rhode Island, is an author
ity on Johnny cakes, and among the receipts
from Kentucky is Mrs. Representative
Caruth's common biscuit, which is:
"Sft well about quart of -four into bowl;
stir into the middle of 1t two heaping teaspoon
fuls of Royal baking powder. an even teaspoon
of salt. and heaping teaspoon of lard. in the
order directed.
Have pint of cold, sweet milk. make a hole
in the center of the -four. pour in the milk and
mix quickly with enough -four to make a soft
dough.
Roll on biscuit board with the rest of the
| flour till you have sheet about one inch thick;
cut out and place in dry pan, setting closely
together 80 that they will rise upward without
spreading.
Put into quick oven on the bottom and
bake to a light brown.
Serve Immediately.
SOME GOOD DRINKS.
Here is Mrs. Representative Wheeler's
recipe for cider nogg:
Beat to foam the yolks Of four eggs, with
two tablespoons of pulverized sugar; add slowly
two quarts of good cider.
} A little ginger may be added if desired.
Another drink which sounds appetizinp is