The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-10-21
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

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Jelly Pie.-One cupful of fruit juic,
or jelly, one cupful of sugar, one egg
and one tablespoonful of cornstarch
Mix all together and bake with two
crusts. -Housekeeper.
--Gelatine Icing for Cakes.-ons
| scant tablespoonful of gelatine, dis
solved in two tablespoons of hot water
mix with powdered sugar till quite
stiff, spread on the cake and smooth
with a knife dipped In hot water.-De.
troit Free Press.
delicious Fried Eggs.-Melt just
enough butter to grease the bottom OF
the pan, then add the eggs, taking care
not to break the yollxs Cover, and
cook till the white is all set, or longer
If you like the yolk hard Eggs fried
thus are immeasurably- better than
when cooked by the ordinary method.
Ladies' Home Journal
Feather Cake.-One egg, one cup
ful OF sugar, butter the size of wal
nut, half a cupful of sweet milk, one
heaping teaspoon of cream of tartar,
half teaspoonful of soda, one and a
half cupfuls of sifted flour; stir only
enough to mix we'll. By using different
fiavorings | have variety of cake. 1t
il excellent for jelly, cocoanut or any
layer cake.
-Gingerette-One gallon of water,
one pound white sugar, one-haf ounce
OF best ginger root, one-fourth ounce of
cream of tartar, and two sliced lemons.
Boil ginger and lemons ten minutes in
part of the water; dissolve the sugar
and cream of tartar in cold water; mix
all, and add one gill of good yeast. Let
it ferment through the night, and strain
and bottle in the morning.
Globe.
-Cornmeal Cake.-Scald a quart of
sweet milk at night and stir into it
gradually pint of corn-meal, a table
spoonful of butter and a teaspoonful of
salt. Mix together well and set in
cool place to rise. In the morning add
two well beaten eggs and beat the
whole thoroughly, as its excellence de-
ponds on this; then bake in buttered
pans thirty minutes. Cut and serve
hot-Orange Judd Farmer
Chocolate Pudding.-Let one pint
OF milk come tc the boiling point; mix
together one-half cupful of sugar. two
tablespoonfuls of grated chocolate, a
tiny pinch of salt and two heaping
tablespoonfuls of corn starch; wet with
a little cold milk and stir into the boil
ing milk. When it thickens pour into
a wet mould and set in cool place.
Serve with cream, sweetened and flaw
ored with vanilla. -Housekeeper.
Cherry Dumping. cherry time
often make what is called cherry
Fill deep earthen dish
half full of stoned cherries, with sugar
and little water, cover with thick
crust made as for biscuit, and steam
over kettle of boiling water until the
crust is done. 1t may be eaten with
sauce made of one part butter and two
of-sugar stirred to a cream; or with on
ly sugar and cherry juice for sauce
make similar crust for cherry pies,
as long ago discarded rich pastry
Prairie Farmer
Elves Pudding. cups -four,
one cup sugar, one cup sweet milk, one1
cup molasses into which stir one tea
spoon soda, one-fourth cup butter, two
beaten eggs. Make this into batter
and add one-half pound raisins, one
half pound currants, a little acid pre-.
serves, one teaspoon each of nutmeg
and cinnamon and one-half teaspoon
cloves. Bake slowly. or boil two and
\ half or three hours in tin pail set in
! kettle of water. Keep covered while
boiling. Serve with butter sauce.