River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-09-10
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.


baked Tomatoes: Wash FIVE or six
smooth tomatoes, cut small piece from
the stem end and put d little salt, pep
per and q piece of butter the size Of a
hutmeg in each. Place them in dish.
and bake in moderate oven for almost
an hour, and serve them hot.-Boston
Herald
Tomato Sandwiches: Slice some ripe
tomatoes and pour over them a very
little vinegar and oil and sprinkle
lightly with pepper. Prepare bread and
butter for the sandwiches, and lay the
tomato slices between the slices of
bread. Thin slices of cucuinbers may
be added with advantage. Y. World.
Artificial coral may be made of four
parts of yellow resin and one part YER
million, melted together Twigs, cin-
ders or stones dipped in this assume the
appearance of coral and are applicable
to grotto or fancy work as substitute
for that costly material Or wrap wire
with candlewick, twist into the shape
of coral branches and dip into the resin.
Detroit Free Press.
Fruit Cake: One cup of molasses,
one cup of brown sugar, one cup of
shortening, two eggs, two teaspoonfuls
of soda, three cups of flour, two cups of
dried apples (before soakingj. Beat
and stir in one egg, and add raisins and
spices to suit. Soak the apples over
night. In the morning put in molasses
and sugar, boiling down until quite
thick.-Detroit Free Press
Lemon cake is very nice made5as
follows: Cream together two cupfuls
of sugar with two.thirds of a cupful of
butter. add the beaten yoll1s of three
eggs then the beaten whites, two-thirds
of cupful of milk, three fcupfuls and
one'half of flour, and at the last the
juice of one lemon. 4 little more than
half a teaspoonfui of soda should be
sifted with the flour before that is
mixed in, or it may be beaten in just
before stirring in the lemon juice.-N.
Y. World.
Chocolate Cream Filling: Mix to-
gether dry quarter of a cake of
chocolate (gratedl, half of a level table
spoonful of sifted flour, three table,
spoonfuls of graduated sugar, and a
cupfuls of milk on to cook, and, when
boiling brislSly, stir in the mixed in
gradients, allowing them few mo-
ments to cook When the chocolate is
thoroughly melted, remove from the
fire and add teaspoonful of vanilla.
II will thiclen TO a cream when cool.
There will be suffice mt for three layers.
Good Housekeeping.
White Mountain Rolls: Four cups
of flour, one cup of milk, ne-quarter
cup of butter, two tablespoonfuls of
sugar. one-third cake of compressed
yeast, half teaspoonful of salt, white of
one egg, beaten stiff. Have the milk
warm. Add the butter melted, warm
but not hot, salt, sugar, yeast and the
flour. Mix we'll; then the white of the
egg, the last thoroughly mixed in with
the hand. Let them rise over night.
In the morning roll into shape. cut and
roll over or make in any other form.
Bake in quick oven after they have
stood one hour.-Boston Budget.
Scotch Shortbred: Take three
quarters of pound of fine flour, half a
pound of butter, six ounces of sugar;
cream the butter, and add the sugar
and flour. When thoroughly mixed
turn onto Toured board and roll ont
quarter of an inch thick. and into a
large round or oval shape. Mark it
prettily round the edge Il use key,
and lay it upon a baking sheet. Donot
butter the paper, but fold it in four TO
prevent the bread from burning at the
candied drops. may be sprinkled over
the top for festive occasions. The oven
should be rather cool, the shortbread,
when baked pale, delicate brown
Detroit Free Press.