Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-08-24
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

Cranberry Pie: Three cupfuls OF
berries stewed and put through sieve.
Add while hot one and one-haf cup
fuls of sugar. Put into nice paste
and cover with narrow strips of the
same.-Housekeeper.
Pineapple Sherbet: Three pounds
sugar to two quarts of water, boiled
to three pints- Remove from the fire.
cool with enough water to make five
pints. Add the beaten whites of six
eggs and a half cup sf sweet milk and
one box of grated pineapple. After
putting in all ingredients this should
make six quarts-add water to make it
and freeze.-Detroit Free Press.
Soft Cream Omelet: Beat six eggs
light. Heat together in the chatting
dish until they are just at the boiling
point, one teaspoon of butter and one
half cup of milk Cream is much bet
ter). When the butter and milk are
just beginning to boil add the eggs.
As soon as the mixture begins to set
begin to stir, and continue to do SO un-
til there is no liquid left, it all having
been transformed into a delicious, fahy
omelet. This makes a capital break
fast dish, and one that can be cooked
in five minutes.-Ladies' Home Journal.
Lemon Cheese-cakes (that will keep
for several weeks): To quarter of
pound of butter put a pound of white
sugar, six eggs Qeaving out two
whites), the rinds of three lemons
grated, and the juice of three; put
them all into a pan and let them SIM
mer over the fire until the sugar is dis
solved and it begins to thicken like
honey. When cold put it into sweet
meat-pots for use. When made into
cheese-cakes-thati is, warmed and put
into pastry freshly made-add grated
sweet biscuits.-Harper's Bazaar.
-Quenells: Moiste n one cup of fine
ly-crumbed bread with three table
spoonfuls of cream or milk, add two
tablespoonfuls of melted butter, and as
much finely-chopped meat (stewed veal
or fowl. cold) as you wish; work in
one well-bea ten egg, and season all
Thoroughly With salt and pepper: -four
your hands and shape the mass into
round balls, rolling them in flour
when shaped. Bring to a boiling heat
in a saucepan one large cup of we'll
seasoned gravy, drop in the balls, and
boil fast for five minutes. The gravy
can be thickened and pour over them.
Boston Budget.
Uses for Stale Bread: Bread
moulds SO easily in hot weather that
care is requisite to prevent waste. The
careful housewife will, however, see to
it that every slice of it is turned to ac-
count Place all the small pieces. heels
of loaves. etc, into the. warming oven
and thoroughly dry them out, then
roll, sift and place in glass jars or
paper boxes to keep from moisture.
Bread crumbs are very nice when eaten
with plenty of milk, or milk and cream,
as lunch dish. 1t is also CONVENIENCE
to have supply on hand for coating
fish, outlets, egg plant, ETC., after dip
ping in beaten egg.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
Virginia Mixed Pickles: Take four
dozen large cucumbers, half a peck of
full-grown green tomatoes, a dozen
white onions, two heads of cabbage,
half a pint of grated horse-radish,
fourth of a pound of mustard-seed and
ground pepper each, one ounce of Gin
namon, one ounce of celery-seed. half a
teacup of salad oil, and two ounces of
tumeric. Quarter the cucumbers, cut
the tomatoes in thick slices, chop the
cabbage and onions, sprinkle with
pint of salt, let stand twenty-four
hours and drain. Mix the spice and
seasoning in a gallon of strong vine
gar, scald, and pour boiling hot over
the pickles. Let stand two days, re-
heat the vinegar, add a pound of brown
sugar with the oil, and pour over the
pickles.-Ladies' Home Journal