The Bossier banner., 1892-03-17
FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS.

The old fashioned rule for pumpkin
pie is about two cups of pumpkin To five
of milk or four of ma and one OF
cream, four or five eggs, sweeten1ng
and spices to the taste. Do not forget
to add a teaspoonful of salt to every
quart of milk used in the pies.
Fragrant Southern Rusks: Sift
quart of flour; in the center OF it put
two cups of sugar. one of lard and but
ter each; two beaten eggs, two cups OF
milk, a pint of yeast, and one grated
nutmeg. Mix all together, work well.
and set to rise. When light make in
small rolls, work over with butter and
sugar, let rise again and bake.-Ladies'
Home Journal.
Dried Apple Cake: One heaping
cupful of apple, chopped and soaked
over night in one cupful of warm water;
in the morning simmer two hours in
one cupful each of molasses and sugar,
one egg, one-half cupful of milk, two
thirds cupful of butter, spice, one-half
teaspoonfu1 of soda, two cupfuls of
flour Slow oven.-Good Housekeep-
ing.
Goldfish Croquettes: Pick pound
of salt Goldfish to pieces and let it soak
for several hours in cold water. over
night if the croquettes are for break
fast In the morning dry it and add to
it the following cream sauce: Put two
large tablespoonfuls of butter and
three of flour in a saucepan and cook
together; add cupful of hot milk
gradually, and rub smooth; add the
beaten yolks of two eggs and the cod
| fish; season with salt and pepper cook
| for a few moments and pour into dish
to cool. Make into croquettes and fry
| in boiling lard Household Monthly.
-Cauliflower in Butter: Thoroughly
cleanse and cut away the outer leaves
Of firm, fresh caulifower; boil it in
| plenty of well salted water until nearly
tender: then drain carefully and divide
| it into tiny sprigs. Season these lightly
| with salt and pepper, and dip them sep
/ arately with some rich. well made fry
ing batter; drop carefully into a sauce
| pan containing a generous supply OF
| boiling fat, and let them remain until
| colored a golden brown; when done
| enough drain well in order to render
the sprigs crisp and dry; then pile ur
tastefully in hot, neatly folded napkins
Insert sprigs of parsley here and there
| and serve neutrality-suspicious. Herald
| Dutch Apple Cake: One pint flour
one-half teaspoon salt, one-half tea
spoon soda, one teaspoon cream of tar
tar, one-quarter cup butter, one egg
one scant cup milk, four sour apples
two tablespoons sugar. Mix the dry
ingredients. Add the egg beaten anc
mixed with the milk. The dough shoult
be soft enough to spread half an incl
thick on shallow baking-pan. Core
pare and cut the apples into eighths
lay them in parallel rows on the top o.
the dough, the sharp edge down, ant
| press enough to MAKE the edge pene
| trate slightly. Sprinkle the sugar ovel
| the apple and bake half an hour. Ea
while hot, with butter or with lemon
! sauce Boston Budget.
Potatoes la Custard: Try thi
and you will not want to substitute tn,
old fashioned mashed potatoes, at leas
4 for Christmas dinner. Peel and boi
half dozen good sized potatoes; drail
very dry, then mash and whip with
fork until smooth, adding salt, blacl
pepper, and butter the size of an egg
Press through colander or one of tn
little potato sieves into the dish in whicl
they are to be served, which must ais,
be one that can stand the heat of tn
oven. They will fall into little bits a
light as snowflakes. Smooth the to
very lightly and pour over an egi
beaten with gill of milk. Bake TO
| fifteen minutes when it will resemble
1 golden brown custard. Fold napkin
\ and pin around the dish when it goes t.
1 the table.-American Agriculturist