The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-06-25
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Very thick cream should be beaten
with fork. As fast as the froth Il
beaten skim it off: r., ri
in making custard, pumpkin or
lemon pies, it is better to partly bake
the crust before adding the mixture,
so that it may not be absorbed by the
paste.
Banana Cake: Bake any light cake
in shallow pans as for cream or jelly
cake. When ready to serve mot be-
fore) cover the cake with sliced bananas,
sprinkle with powdered sugar and
orange juice. Put on the other cake
and cover in the same manner.-Boston
Budget.
Bran water is considered very good
for washing calico. Boil one quart Of
bran in one gallon of water for an hour
or SO, then strain and add one-third Of
it to a enough water to wash dress.
Rinse in two waters, adding a portion
of the bran water to each rinse. Dry
in the shade.-N. Y. World. *
Canned Cherries: Wash first, then
stone them, straining Il e juice and add
ing to the cherries. Allow one cupful
of sugar to every qEart can; let it stand
a few minutes to- extract the juice, then
put in the preserving kettle and cook
slowly ten minutes. Can the same as
any other NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 49,
Saddle of Lamb: Allow one-quars-
ter of an hour for each pound in cook
ing. Cover it with buttered paper, and
roast briskly, constantly basting it after
removing the paper and before, first
with butter, then with the drirpings in
the pan: have it a delicate brown; serve
with mint sauce.-Boston Herald.
Egg Salad: Mince fine halt dozen
hard boiled eggs, and cover them with
a creamed dressing made by beating to-
gether one egg, one teaspoonful OF
sugar, half teaspoonful each of salt
and mustard, one-fourth of q teaspoon
full of pepper, half a cupful of vinegar,
and cook until thick in a bowl set in a
vessel of hot water. Add one teaspoon
full Of chopped onion, and serve either
cold or acknowledgements Monthly.
Beef Loaf Four cupiuls of lean
beef,'chopped ftHeJ one-fou:th cupful OF
salt pork, chopped fine; one teacupful
ofrolled crackers, two well-heaten eggs,
one teaspoonful salt, one teaspoonful
pepper, sage to flavor. Sprinkle crumbs
over the top and bake two hours and a
half. Basic while baking with one-halt
teaspoonful of butter dissolved in one
half cup of hot water. To he served in
slices when cold.-Detroit Free Press.
The eyes should always be wiped
toward the nose, as it presses out the
fine lines from the corners. Every
woman has heard of the virtues of rain
water for the complexion, but it is hare
to procure this in our Cochituate-sup
piled houses. A good substitute is tc
keep pitcher of water for toilet use ir
which lemon, orange or cucumber pee
is allowed to soak. Water so impreg
mated, it is said, impartsa healthy glow
and really freshens the complexion
while it softens the skin.
Cheese Ramakins: -Four table
spoonfuls grated cheese, one gill o.
milk, yolks of two eggs, two table
spoonfuls butter, one-half pint of bread
crumbs, one-third tablespoonful mus
tard, whites of three eggs, dash Of
cayenne pepper, one-half teaspoonful
of salt. Put bread and milk on to boil
stir till smooth, then add the cheese ant
butter, stir over the fire one minute
take off, add seasoning and yolks o.
eggs. Beat whites to stiff froth, ant
stir them carefully in. Pour into {
creased baking tin, and bake fifteer
minutes in quick oven. Some recipe!
call for dried bread crumbs. some fol
stale, The difference is this: Driet
crumbs are those which have dried il
the oven and are then rolled. The stall
crumbs are those which come from the
center of loaf some days old. In thi
recipe use the stale crumbs. Put bi
of soda with the ingredients, and tn
dish will be less apt to hurt the eater
Boston Globe.