Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-08-07
Summer Desserts.

cake can be MADE, AT leasl, d III e' No"'
in to strawberry shortcake, too good
for anything" One pint OF -four one
teaspoon of baking powder, one-third
cup shortening, made moist with milk.
Slice bananas in the propotion OF
three to one orange, crate the best OF
the yellow orange rind, and mix with
cup OF sugar. Split the freshly baked
cake, butter, and fill will the prepared
fruit Four spoons OF sweet cream
beaten stiff, is great addition. The
white of an egg can be beaten withlt
and sweetening and flavor added.
MILK SHERBET.- is an excel
lent dessert for warm weather. II
sbould be served within an hour after
it is made, lest it becomes too nara.
Mix the Juice of four lemons and one
pint of granulated sugar, then pour
On SLOWLY one quart Of milk. III the
mixture curdles when stirred together
II will become smooth in Feezing'
Pour the mixture into the can ana
fill the freezer with ice and salt-three
pints OF finely-broken ice to one pint
Of rock salt. Put in first pint OF salt
then three pints of ice, and so on I'M
til the freezer is well filled. The lem
on Juice should be strained to take out
the seeds.
PINEAPPLE ICE.-To one quart OF
grated pineapple add one and one
fourth pounds sugar aud one pint wa
ter; beat the whites Of two eggs to
froth and add the above, little by lit
tie. beating it well to mix; freeze.
LEMON ICE.-To one pint lemon
Juice add one quart OF sugar, one
quart water in which the thin outside
rind of three lemons has been stepped
until highly favored. When partly
frozen, add the whites OF four eggs
beaten to a stiff froth; freeze again.
CURRANT ICE.-To one pint currant
Juice add one pound sugar, and one
pint water. When partly frozen add
the whites of three eggs whisked TO Il
stiff froth; freeze again.
RASPBERRY ICE.-Crush two quarts
raspberries with two pounds sugar,
let them stand an hour or more;
squeeze them in a straining cloth,
pressing out all the juice, add TO It
an equal measure of water, and when
partly frozen, the beaten whites OF
four eggs; freeze again.
COFFEE ICE CREAM half-pint
of strong, clear coffee, one pint sugar,
three pints cream, one tablespoon ar
rowroot; scald one pint Of the cream
and stir in the arrowroot mixed
smooth in little cold cream, add the
sugar and coffee, and, when cold, the
rest Of the cream; freeze. This is
nice recipe when one does not have
eggs to use.
CHOCOLATE Lex CREAM.-Three
quarts cream and milk, mixed, one
and one-half pints sugar, one gill boil
ing water, four squares of Bakers
chocolate, grated. Put the chocolate
i'm a small saucepan with the water
and stir over a slow fire until dissolved
and smooth, add by d agrees a pint OF
the cream, them the sugar, and when
Of tha and
freeze.
RICE PUDDING.-B one-fourth cup
rice in one cup milk until thick. Then
add one and one-half cups milk and
let it boil up once; add one table
spoon butter; when cold, add two
heaping tablespoons sugar, one-half
saltspoon cinnamon and little grated
nutmeg, and the beaten yolks OF four
eggs and the hites Of two, and one
fourth teaspoon vanilla. Butter cups
and fill Bake three-quarters OF an
hour.
The rice must be carefully washed;
before cooking rub the grains in the
hands. There is no danger OF the
rice burning after two or three min
utes, if YOU watch it. 1t is as apt to
curdle custard, and should be treated
similarly. Put into little cups and
bake in pan of water. 1t requires
not more than twenty or thirty min
utes for cooking, and is nice when
served with rose sauce.
ROSE SAUCB.-Peel and slice arge
beet and boil it quietly for twenty
minutes in one and one-half pints
of water, then add two and one-halt
pounds sugar, the thin rind and juice
Of one lemon, boil until it becomes a
thick syrup, strain, and add one teas
pooh vanilla. 1t is contrary to the
rule to pare beet before cooking,
but in this instance it is done to Sc
cure all the juices. This sauce is nice
for all plain buildings. 1t has pref
ty rose colored hue and its flavor is
nice. The sugar may be either
weighed or measured for this. One
pound of sugar is two cups. There Is
not enough lemon Juice added to give