Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-12-23
ElREslpe FRAGMENTS.


--Bergamot Drops. Mix the juice OF
four or five lemons, and some sifted
sugar, with wooden spoon; add to
this twenty drops of essence of berga-
mot; mix it we'll in, and having stirred
1t over the fire three or four minutes,
drop it about the size of siXpence on
writing paper, and let them stand till
cold. Home Queen.
-Cornmcal Muffins.-On a cold win
ter morning cornmeal mullins are very
nice. To a pint of meal add one cup
full of -four, lump of butter the size
of an egg, nearly half pint of sweet
milk. two eggs, and quarter of cup
full of fresh yeast. Mix this at night
and bake in the morning in muffin
tins. Farm, Field and Fireside.
--Tripe n la Bordelaise. Two pounds
of tripe cut in strips the size of ones
finger. Put into n stew-pan one table,
spoonful of butter or drippings, or two
of olive oil, with half u teaspoonful OF
chopped parsley, and half chopped
onion. When the oil is very hot put in
the tripe and cook till brown. Salt anG
pepper to aste.-Yankee Blade.
Roast DuclS.-Singe, draw, wipe
| and truss the duck but do not stuff.
Put several raw cranberries inside each
| bird with teaspoonful of melted but
| ter, before trussing. Cover the breast
| with thin slices of bacon, and lay some
| in the pan before putting in the duck.
Roast in quick oven for forty minutes.
N. Y. Observer
Apple Meringue. pint un-
sweetened apple sauce, sifted, one cup
| full sugar, yollls of thr>e eggs (beaten),
and spice to taste. Bake fifteen min
utes. Cover with meringue made of
the whites of the eggs beaten with two
| tablcspoonfuls of sugar. Brown light
| ly aud serve cold, with cream. Sifted
| ounces or peaches may be used instead
of the apples. Country Gentleman.
| --Scalloped Oysters. Butter a deep
pan or baking dish, cover the bottom
with rolled crackers or bread crumbs
slightly toasted. Over this put layer
of oysters seasoned with pepper and
salt and little butter, then another
| layer of crumbs and one more of oys.
ters, salt, pepper and butter. The tor
LAYER should be of crumbs seasoned
with pepper and salt. Over this put
small pieces of butter. Bake about
half an hour-Detroit Free Press.
Dried Beef and Potato-Take hall
pound of shaved beef, carefully re,
move any pieces of fat or tough skin
and pick it up into small pieces, Put
two tablespoons of butter into small
frying-pan, and when hot put in the
beef and let it frizzle over brisk fire
six or eight minutes; add about ar
equal quantity of cold boiled potatoes
sliced very thin; sprinkle over it ar
even tablespoon of -four: add about q
pint of hot water and little white
pepper. Let it boil four or five minutes
and serve hot. Browning the butter
before putting in the beef gives it {
nutty flavor that is much liked by many
Boston Budget.
Small Almond Cakes.-Chop half 6
pound of citron and mix with it three
quarters of a pound shelled almonds
which have been blanched and slicet
into halves. Beat six eggs thoroughly
and cream into them three-quarters o
pound of sugar. Add the nuts ant
citron, and after thoroughly mixing
sift gradually into the mixture half
pound of flour. Pour the batter intt
long, shallow tins, which have beer
we'll buttered. Bake in quick oven
When done roll in powdered almond
and sugar. Packed carefully in til
these cakes will keep almost indefinite
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