The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-11-13
THE household.
Useful Recipes.

BLACK BEAN SOUP .-Soak over
night one quart black beans, which can
be purchased for twelve cents quart,
in two quarts cold water. In the morn.
ing put them in to boil gently with one
onion until very soft. Then strain
through course sieve and season with
black pepper, salt and dash of red
pepper. and one tablespoonful of any
catsup you may haye. This will make
smooth delicious soup. Serve very
hot.
YANKEE Plum PUDDING.-Soak
over night a half Loaf of stale bread,
pour over bread pint of boiling milk,
a tablespoonful of butter and little
salt. The next morning add the yolks
of six beaten eggs, and half pound
seeded raisins, bake until set, draw out
and cover with beaten whites, brown
slightly and serve either hot or cold
CHOCOLATE FRosTINa Boil to-
gether one cup of light brown sugar
and one half cup of water. Remove it
from the stove as soon as it strings from
the spoon, and stir in the whites of two
eggs beaten to stiff froth, together
with quarter of cake Of Bakers
chocolate, grated. Spread this between
the layers Of the cake and over the top
while the frosting is warm.
CARRors.-Carrots may be cooked
like mashed potatoes, or picked sour or
sweet. They make pie much like a
pumpkin. Cook entirely done, mash,
rub through colander. For one cup Of
mashed carrot, take one cup of sweet
milk. one egg, one-half teaspoon each
of cinnamon, all-spice and ginger, and
sweeten with equal parts Of molasses
and brown sugar. Bake as pumpkin,
and if you are mum, the men folks will
ask for second piece.
PEPPER Porto four quarts of
water put one pound Of corned pork.
two pounds of neck or scrag of mutton,
and small mutton of veal. Let this
simmer slowly for three hours, skimm-
ing all the while, and then take out the
mutton las that will serve for dish for
table. with drawn butter and celery).
Into this broth put four sliced white
turnips, if in season, six or eight toma.
toes, if not, tablespoonful Of tomato
ketchup, an onion sliced thinly. little
pepper and half teaspoonful of salt
Have ready boiled quarter ola pound
of nice white tripe, cut this into strips
one inch in length; ada six potatoes
thinly sliced, and about q dozen whole
cloves and pint bowl full of nice little
light dumplings the size of walnut
let this simmer slowly for an hour. Serve
bot. but take out the pork and veal bone
before serving.
| A DELIGHTFUL CouaH CANDY
Break up cupful Of slippery elm bark
and let it soaksan hour or two in q cup
full of water. Half ill cup (use The
same cup tor measurine) with faxseed
and fill up to the brim with water, leav
ing it TO soak at the same time as the
slippery.elm. When you are ready to
make the candy put one pound and q
half of brown sugar in stew pan over
the fire; pour the water from the slippery
elm and Aaxseed over it (straining the
latter, and stir constantly until it boils
and begins to turn back to sugar; then
turn it out, and it will break up into
small, crumbly pieces. For teachers
or preachers who use their voices much
it will be an admirable and agreeable
medicine, the taste being peculiarly
pleasant. 1t is highly recommended to
any one subject to throat affections. A
little lemon juice can be added, if de-
sired.