The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-07-01
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

Roast Shoulder of Mutton: A
shoulder of mutton should not be basted
in roasting, but simply rubbed with a
little butter; serve with onion sauce
Boston Herald.
Indian Biscuits: One quart of cold
Indian mush, one quart coarse wheat
-four, one-half pint of milk Make the
biscuits as soft as you can we'll handle
them, bake in quick oven for twenty
minutes. Free Press.
When washing black dress goods,
soap must never under any circum-
stances be applied directly to the ma
terial. In order to obtain the neces-
sary suds, it must be shaved and entire.
ly dissolved in basinful of boiling
water, and then thrown into the wash
tub.
For salad dressing boil together
one-half pint of vinegar, one large Ia
blespoonful of butter and one table,
spoonful of sugar. Beat two whole
eggs or the yollks of four, with one-half
cupful of cream. Add one teaspoonful
OF mustard to the boiling vinegar. .iix
all together and stir constantly till it
thickens.-N. Y. World.
Boiled Turnips: Pare the turnips
and cut them into quarters, put them
into a stewpan with boiling water and
salt, boil them until quite tender; then
drain them dry and rub them through
a colander with wooden spoon. add
one or two tablespoonfuls of cream
and put them into the stewpan again
with large piece of butter and a little
white pepper; stir them over the fire
until thoroughly mixed and very not;
serve with boiled mutton.-Boston Her
aid.
-Omelet: Allow one egg for each
person; two eggs make small .omelet.
Beat the eggs well till light, season
with pepper and salt and spoonful of
finely chopped chives or shallott and
parsley; put little butter in pan,
and when it is melted and hot, put in
the eggs, ETC., and fry. When the UNI
der side is colored and the top is about
the consistency of scrambled eggs, slip
it out Of the pan into hot dish, fold
it over and serve at once.-Boston
Budget.
Bananas in Jelly: Make with boil
ing water quart of strong and sweet
lemonade, using only the juice of the
lemons. Soak half a box of galatine
one hour in a small cup of cold water;
stir it into the boiling lemonade and set
it where it will cool, but not harden.
Cut three bananas in lengthwise halves
and lay them in mold wet with cold
water, cover them with half the jelly
and set the mold upon the ice until the
jelly sets. Then slice in three more
bananas and pour in the remainder OF
the jelly. Serve with cream or soft
custard. Springfield Republican.
Cheap cuts of meat and tough poul-
try require long and slow cooking to
render them tender. Give plate meat,
costing five cents per pound, five or six
hours for quietly simmering, then an
hour before dinner roast it down in lis
own liquor, and it will probably be as
tender as desired. The bones should be
removed and the meat rolled and lied
in shape, then put in pot to cnok.
This cut from the fore shoulder con-
| tains more fat and bones than lean
meat, but five pounds of plate meat is
sufficient for as many persons, and the
bones will make excellent soup.-N.Y.
World.
If you have a young chicken it is
best to split it down the back and broil
1T. 1t is also good dredged with -four
and Drowned in an iron pan in some not
butter, first on the outer side, then on
the inner, sprinkling with salt after the
former is turned uppermost. When
done and removed on to a hot platter,
pour little cream into the frying pan
to boil up and mix with the brown de.
post in it; salt it slightly, add few
drops of lemon-juice and pour over the
chicken. Serve it trimmed with lunches
of parsley, ethics fresh or fried crisp in
some boiling lard.
Cream Meringues: Four eggs (wbi.es
only whipped stiff with one pound Of
powdered sugar, favored with vanilla
or orange. When very stiff heap in the
shape of half an egg upon stiff Letter
paper, lining the bottom of baking.
pan. Have them at least half i,.sh
apart. Do not shut the oven door
closely, as they burn very easily Watch
very closely, and when light yellow.
brown take them out and cool quickly;
slip a thin-bladed knife under each,
scoop out the soft inside and fill with
cream whipped very stiff as for Char.
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