Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-23

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teaspoonful Of mustard. salt and cayenne pep.
Worcestershire sauce. Fin the whites with
this mixture and serve on bed OF lettuce
leaves, which should be carefully selected.
L. s. SWAN.
Mrs. Senator Reagan, of Texas, gives q
recipe for q catsup that is especially appe-
tiEing with baked white fish:
Add six good-sized onions sliced hne. Lay in
Jar first layer of tomatoes, then layer of
onions. Add little salt with each layer, let
stand over night, then boil well, stirring almost
constantly. When done add two pints, one
pint of vinegar and two garlics chopped dne.
Add also red pepper; cinnamon, cloves spice
and ginger, all ground fine. Bottle for use.
MRS. JOHN r. REAGAN.
MRS. ROSWELL P. FLOWERS OYSTERS.
Mrs. Roswell P. Flower, wife of New
York's millionaire Congressman, supervises
her kitchen with as much interest as the
wife of poorer man. Her private table is
one of the best appointed in Washington,
and on it are many dishes that would de-
light bon vivant She has any number Of
recipe books, and on all the blank pages are
written in her own handwriting the recipes
for the dishes which have pleased her at
different hotels:
Blanch dozen oysters in their own liquor,
salt and remove the oysters, add tablespoon.
full of butter, the juice of half lemon, gill OF
cream and tablespoonful Of -four. Beat up
the yolk of an egg while the sauce is simmer
ing: add the egg and simmer the whole until IL
thickens. Place the oysters in a hot dish, pour
the sauce over them, sprinkle little chopped
parsely on top and send to table. To blanch an
SARAH M. FLOWER.
Here is her way of dressing fish:
Half pound of butter, half can tomatoes,
stew for one-half hour. One tablespoonful OF
walnut catsup one tablespoonful Of Worces-
tershire sauce, or two tablespoonfuls Of chow.
chow, add sliced lemon very thin.
MRS. BLAIR's coRNMEAL MUsH.
Mrs. Senator Blair is one of the fest cooks
of the capital. She gives me recipe for
what is known in Vermont as "New En-
gland Indian Pudding" and I doubt
whether the title of corn mush is appropriate
for it. The recipe is warranted, and it has
gained Senator Blair hundreds of votes for
his education bill. Here it is:
Two quarts of milk, one cup of meal, one cup
of molasses, half cup of sugar. one teaspoonful
of salt, one teaspoonful of cinnamon OF ginger,
two eggs. Heat one quart OF the milk milk
warm" then slowly stir in the meal and keep
stirring gently until it thickens, but does not
quite boil Remove from the stove and add the
molasses, sugar, salt and spice. Then beat the
ding dish, remove the mixing spoon and turn
the second quart of milk IN. Send Immediately
to the oven without mixing and cSok Rg steadily
Mrs. Cushmsn Z. Davis is another good
cook, and, though she comes from Mime
sofa, she can cook oysters equal to the best of
the Baltimore chefs. Here is her recipe for
one of her dishes. She heads it "Plain
Broiled Oysters on Toast:"
Take the largest oysters obtainable. Brush
the wire oyster broiler with softened butter, lay
in the oysters and broil over a hot fire two or
butter bush. Dish side by side on long slice
of buttered toast in dish, Garnish with lemon
and parsley. MRS. G. K. DAVIS.
JUSTICE sTRoNG's BoNED CHICKEN.
This dish is not Lenten dish, but it is 30
good that it will, doubt not, cause many a
cook to sin. 1t comes from Miss strong, the
daughter of the retired Justice, and it Is well
worth the trying. The recipe reads:
Cut up a chicken into quite small pieces, skin
it and pour over three pints of cold water. Boil
it until the bones slip out of the meat easily,
then take out all the meat, throw back the
bones to boil in the liquor longer. Chop the
meat with the rind of one lemon, having
squeezed the juice into the boiling liquor. Put
the meat, well seasoned, into jelly mold, and,
when the liquor is boiled down fully one-half,
strain it over the meat in the mold. Next morn
ing turn out and serve with salad.
JULIA DARLING STRONG.
1 have received number of letters from
ladies asking for PUNCH recipes; and though
the subject of drinks hardly comes under
Lenten dishes, the piOus can lay these
recipes aside until after Easter. The more
worldly will certainly appreciate them,
Mrs. General Ricketts, was for years one of
the leading entertainers of Washington, and
here is a recipe which has tickled the palates
and stomachs of Generals, Judges and
statesmen. 1t is no baby drink, and it
should be taken in moderation.
GO CAUTIOUSLY ON THIS.
Pour three quarts of boiling water over three
pounds of sugar. Add one pint of lemon juice,
one pint of fine brandy or a quart of Jamaica
rum. Mix well, and before using stir in one
half pint of peach brandy or cordial. This will
make you a gallon and three-quarters Of very
nice punch.
A claret punch made by one of the leading
ladies of Washington is more of tenn
perance drink. 1t is as follows:
Take the thin rind of three lemons. three
pounds Of sugar, add one one taSlespoOnfuI OF Of
ground cloves and two grated nutmegs. Pour
over this compound two quarts of boiling
water and let it stand one hour until thor
oughly mixed. Before serving add one-half
pint of rum and three bottles of claret, and you
will have gallon of punch. Slice three oranges
and put them in punch bowl and the dish
will be beautiful as well as appetizing.
Some time ago church fair in Washing
ton gathered a number of recipes from noted
women and one of the leading ladies of the
Capital made cook book of them and sold
it at the fair. The book is very interesting.
and take three or four of its most noted
recipes to accompany those which have
gathered for this letter.
MRS. TOM BAYNE'S APPLE DUMPLINGS.
Here, for instance, is the way that Mrs.
Tom Bsyne makes apple dumplings:
Boil three large potatoes mash and work in a
lump of butter the size of an egg, one cup of
milk, stir in with spoon -four enough to work
up with the hand, cut in pieces and wrap
around the apples. Tie in cloths and boil hard
for an hour.
Mrs. Sherman uses this recipe for delicate
cake:
One pound of sugar Qight welght), one
pound of -four (ight weight), a little more than
half q pound of butter, whites of 16 eggs
beaten to stiff froth, beat butter and sugar to
a cream, and add the -four and eggs alter
nately until all are used. Flavor with peach or
lemon. Bake in a moderately quick oven. No
baking powder.
MISS GRUNDY, JR.
COULDN'T SPOIL THE QUINTET.