The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-23
BREAKFAST DEL|cAcY
More to Be Desired Than the Right
OF Women to,
Vote.
Beaten Biscuit and Beaten Steak,
Which Beat All Others
Ever Prepared.
To Ee Found on Southern Tables In Old
Fashioned Homes-Rs0ipss for
the Household.

Among the dnintiaa one sees upon tho
table in an old fashioned southern home,
none are more toothsoms than the 'bsatsn
biscuit" OF these there are two varieties;
the one il ths real genuine article. first in
troducsd during the 'din aRes Of anti
putty" when, TO be . super6ns cook and
housewife was = higher honor than to wear
divided skirts and to vote; the other is the
beaten biscuit Of to-day. To make the
first, Aunt Chloe places her long, wooden
mixing board (which IL . hollow bow
about two feet wide by three md q half in
lengthy upon the table; into this she puts
two quarts Of -four, 'tssspoonful ench Of
soda and salt. twoh saping t~ssspoonfuls of
lard, and one of butter; these ingredients
she mixes thoroughly, then pours in good
fresh butternilk in suf1ioisnt quantity to
make q thick batter (t must be just AZ
thick as can possibly be moved with the
HANDY. Now comes the beating. which
Aunt Chloe does with her strong
right hand, moving the light mass
quickly up and down. until it breaks out
into bubbles all over the snow white sar-
face, when she drops portion of it into
her bake kettle, shaping it like = biscuit,
by stirring IL round and round with her
forefinRsr; this IL followed by another por-
sion, and 10 on till the kettle 10 full. A bed
OF coal 10 drawn from beneath the blazing
logs of the fireplace, and the kettle placed
thereon, its oover adjusted, and ashes sprin-
kled thiokly upon it; Goals nre laid on the
ashes, and almost sooner than you can i'm
aeine the process in your mind while read
ing this description, the biscuits have risen
to t-sNA Ahntv Dvsr,-r rs-. .,l 80 L~--u
on both sides. with a snowy, q onRs-like
interior. They are carried TO the table i'm
mediately, and q new supply placed in the
bake kettle.
The second kind of beaten biscuits is
made in a different manner.
The dough is prepared like the first, but
10 stiff like ordinary bread dough; whom it
has been we'll mixed, it is removed from the
board and thrown upon q stone slab, u little
hour is sprinkled over 1t, and then Aunt
Chloe, arming herself with y wooden mallet
Cor failing that. . large rolling pin). begins
the process of beating. Down comes the
mallet, thud, thud, over and over the dough
is whisked by the left hand. up puffs the
snowy mass higher and higher, until the
blisters begin to break, and the dough
nallet is laid aside, and with a sharp knife
the biscuits are cut out diamond shaped
and baked as the first.
Often the guest IMMERSED in southern
cookery will say, as he adjusts his nscktis
in the early morning, 1T seems We are to
have steak for breakfast, and very tough it
must DO to require so much pounding"
But on reaching the table he will discover
his mistake, unless, indeed he finds himself
helped to the most delicious steak he has
ever had tho pleasure Of eating, prepared a.
only a genuine Aunt Chloe could repate it,
and in the following manner: JUICY beef
is out in pieces the size of her hand; each
piece, after being chopped with the butcher
knife until it is a perfect rag, is seasoned
with salt and pepper, rolled in sifted corn
meal. then laid in a hot skillet creased
with sweet lard; this skillet is placed over
glowing Goals, and the meat browning al
most instantly on one side is quickly
turned, and served the moment it is done.
There ia but one difficulty about cooking
this beefsteak, and that is the impossibility
of preparing enough to satisfy the demands
of the consumers. 1t melts in the mouth
and tickles the most epiourean taste.-Good
Housekeeping.