Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1892-11-08
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Apples are used by French cooks In
almost all fruit pies, and they give that
delicate consistency which is q notable
feature Of their sweet French pastry.
The fruit In many OF these pies Is not
cooked at all, but merely warmed
through and scasoned.--N Y. Tribune
The intense itching OF the gums
| with which teething infants suffer
so greatly may be allayed by giving
| finely cracked Ice every few minutes.
A saucerful may thus be given without
danger and the little one soothed and
quieted because Of the great relief.
Detroit Free Press.
1t is good plan 10 keep In tho
pantry one Of those cold chests for
desserts and other dishes that should
be served directly from the ice. A
good size is about twenty-eight inches,
high, twenty-one inches wide and
twcnty-eight inches long. This chest
requires only six pound Of ice day,
and the temperature can be reduced to
freezinp-point II desired.
--GinVersnapG One cupful of sugar,
one cupful Of treacle, one cupful of but
ter (lard will answer. mixed lard and
suet from the frying.kettle Is better),
one teaspoonful of ginger, one tea.
spoonful OF soda. dissolved In two tea
spoonfuls OF hot water. Make stiff
dough with flour, and lsnead thorough
ly. Roll ms thin ms possible, cut in
small rounds and bake in moderate
oven, Household Monthly.
Eggs poached with tomatoes make
e very nice variety In fiat. bottnmed
granite l;cttle have about pint Of
cooked tomatoes; break five or six eggs
int, plate and slip in carefully upon
the hot tomatoes; loosen the whites Mt
the edges rs they stiffen. When the
whites become co gulated prick the
yolks so they will flow ont. cook few
minutes longer and place the mixture
on thin slices Of toasted bread. slightly
moistencd. ---Ohio Farmer.
bananas and Cream: Allow six
ripe bauqnas peol and slice in dish.
have rendv half n cupful OF granulated
sugar, sprinkle little over each lavcr,
squeeze the Juice from two oranges,
and put little over each laver: when
! all are prepared, put in the ice box for
/ an hour or more. Before ready 10 serve,
whip one pint Of thick. sweet cream
with cgg-beater until stiff, add little
powdered sugar. Pour the bananas
carefully into handsome dish for the
table, have the Whipped cream In an
other dish. Serve the bananas on sweet
meat dishes, heaped with cream. m Y.
| Observer.
Venetian Almond Cake: One an d
one-half pounds of four, one and one
fourth pounds Of coarse powdered
sugar, pint of egg-yolks, almond flavor
ing. Whisk the eggs and sugar TO a
very light batter, add the havoring;
sift the flour, lightly work IL into the
batch. turn II on n tin lined with paper,
spread the mixture an inch thick.
sprinkle the top thiclsly with chopped
almonds and crystal sugar, with Just
slight busting of red sugar sand; bake
in u moderate oven. When cold, re-
move the paper, cut the cake into
squares, then cut them a,ross from
corner to corner, making triangles. =
Good Housekeeping.
Chocolate Pastils: Take little
chocolate. which put in pan over the
fire 10 melt; stir II with spoon; when
it is melted take half pound OF loaf
sugar, pounded in n mortar and sifted,
which dissolve in little clear water.
When that is done put in the chocolates;
II the paste Is too thick, add littlo
water, enough TO bring 1t 10 that de-
gree of liquidity that II may be taken
up on knife; then take half a sheet Of
paper and cover IL with little, round,
fat drops which are called pastils, of
the size Of sixpence; let them dry
naturally in a cupboard, and when dry
take them off from the paper. and put
them In boxes. Boston Herald.