The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-09-28
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Coffee Cake: One pint of -four, one
egg, two tablespoons of sugar, two tea
spoons Of baking powder; stir with cold
water into a stiff batter. Bake in a
long fat TN, and before putting it into
the oven pour over it heaping table
spoon of butter, one Il half spoons Of
sugar and little ground cinnamon
Bake in a brisk oven, but watch care
fally Break instead of cutting. 1t
needs TO go on the table hot-Boston
Budget.
Beef Tea: Choose a lean and Juicy
piece of beef about four inches thick and
the size of your hand; boil it three
minutes over very hot Goals, lay it in
howl, sprinkle with salt and pour over
it three gills of boiling hot water; then
cut into small pieces as ii lies in the
water, cover it close and let it stand
where it will keep hot, but not boil. 1t
is fit for use in half an hour and, as it
is very nourishing, but little must be
given the patient at enc time.-N. Y.
Herald
teacupful sour cream, a small teaspoon
full soda well dissolved before adding to
the cream, one-half teacupful molasses,
butter the size of an egg, two and one
half teacupfuls flour. pinch of salt
and little grated nutmeg. Mix the in
gradients very light before adding the
flour, stir this in gradually, then pour
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and one-half hours. Eat hot with
sauce or sweetened cream. Ora nge
Judd Farmer.
Lemon Custard Beat five eggs ire
serving the whites of two with one
cupful of sugar, one tablespoonful of
-four, one tablespoonful of butter Add
three cupfuls of new milk and the
grated rind and the juice Of one large
lemon. Mix all well and pour into Gus
tard cups. Place these in pan of wa
ter in the oven and bake until done.
Beat the reserved whites of eggs to n
stiff froth, stir in one tablespoonful of
powdered sugar, and pile mp on top of
the baked GU stards Toledo Blade.
Tomato S ,up Boil o1e-half dozen
medium-sized ripe tomatoes in a small
a small pinch of soda, and when well
boiled to pic les remove from the fire
and strain Before returning it to the
kettle, brown one tablespoonful of
flour in one tablespoonful of butter.
Pour the tomato ever this, stirring con-
stantly until it boils. Thin with rich,
sweet milk; salt and pepper to taste.
Serve with squares of bread, toasted in
butter. Canned tomatoes may be used
instead of fresh. -Housekeeper.
-Snickerdoodles: These are a quick
substitute for cookies. Stir together
two cups of sugar and half cup of
butter. When creamy add two well
beaten eggs then one cup of milk with
teaspoonful of soda dissolved in it,
and lastly add two and half cups of
-four with two teaspoonfuls of cream
tartar and half teaspoonful of salt.
Beat the batter thoroughly, and bake
in shallow pans, busting the top of the
cake before baking with cinnamon and
sugar. Bake fifteen minutes, and
when cool cut in squares This recipe
will make tw panfuls, which will cut
into twentysour squares - Harper's
Bazaar.
Sponge Steak: Remo7e carefully
every particle of bone, fat and gristle,
as well as the tough end, from four
porterhouse or two sirloin steaks, place
in stewpan with just enough water to
cover them, and let them simmer mot
boiD until they fall to pieces wren
taken from the pan. If the water cCtlls
away before the meat is done add q At
tie more, but keep closely covered and
see that all the water is absorbed.
When the meat is cooked remove from
the fire, mince very fine, add pepper
salt and catsup to taste. Press out all
the juice and add an unbeaten egg.
Form into cakes with your hands,
brown quickly in hot butter and lay
on bed of fresh green parsley.-De,
troit Iree-Press