The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-07-29
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Vinegar Whey: Take half a pint O
hot milk, and stir n tablespoonful of
strong vinegar into it and boil. When
the clear whey separates from the milk
it will be done. Strain off. Two Ia
b~lespoonfuls of vinegar may be used. If
it is very OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Graham Gems: One quart of but
termilk, two teaspoonfuls of soda, one
Of salt and one-half cup of maple strip.
Stir in graham flour enough to make a
very stiff batter and dip into hot, we'll
creased gem-pans: bake in hot oven
fifteen minutes.-Ohio Farmer.
Ham Fingers: Cut thin slices of
lean cold boiled ham; cut each slice in
to strips half an inch wide dip into q
thick remoulade sauce, place four on a
'lice of bread, cover with a top slice.
tut into four fingers ~lengthwise, fold
each one in a lettuce-leaf, and pile on d
napkin.-Harpers Bazaar.
Lemon Pudding: Beat 4 cupful OF
butter to a cream. adding gradually the
.olks of ten eggs, two whole eggs and
the juice and grated rind of three
lemons. one cupful of finely-chopped
almonds, n cupful of sugar, and last
ly the whites of the eggs whipped stiff;
line a large dish with rich crust, pour
in the mixture and bake one hour, or
bake in two one-quart pudding dishes.
Country Gentleman.
Saffron Cakes: Take a quarter Of
a peck of the finest -four, a pound and
a half of butter, the yolks Of six eggs
well beaten, a quarter of an ounce of
cloves and mace, a little cinnamon
beaten fine, a pound of sugar, some
rOsewater, some spirit of saffron, a pint
and a half of good yeast, a quart Of
milk; mix it lightly with your hands.
Boil your milk and butter, bake it in a
hoop Or pan, butter it well.-N. Y. OBJ
server.
Barley Water: A very safe and nu.
tritiOus drink in summer, and one that
is pleasant as well, is made by boiling
a tablespoonful of barley or rice flour
for fifteen minutes with a quart of wa
ter; then let it get ice cold and add
lemon juice and sugar to taste. Pearl
barley or rice may be used instead of
the flour, but it requires to he cooked
in a double boiler, and for at least an
hour, and then strained.-Americau
Agriculturist.
Tomato Pricandeau: Get some
slices of veal outlets, pound, wash them,
season them with pepper and salt, and
fry them slowly till they are done.
They should he of a light brown on
both sides. Stew some tomatoes very
dry, strain them through a sieve to get
out all the seeds. pour the pulp into the
gravy after the meat has been taken
out, and thicken it with a piece of but
ter rolled in flour. Pour this over the
meat and serve it hot. -Boston Budget.
--Piquant Sauce: A juicy round steak
is improved with this sauce: Slice or
chop very fine two tablespoonfuls
onions; brown them in the same amount
Of butter. When nearly lone thicken
with a tablespoonful of flour and when
well Drowned add a ~teacupful soup
stock or gravy, or. il neither is at hand,
much hot water. For flavoring use
sweet herbs or a bay leaf and salt, pep
per and a very little cayenne. Just be-
fore taking up stir ina large table
spoonful of good vinegar.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
The S~ucculent Spinach: This sue
culent vegetable should be put to boil
in very little water, just enough to pre-
vent it from sticking to the bottom Of
the saucepan. The heat draws out its
juice in such quantities there il
soon sufficient moisture. 1t cooks in
about ten minutes: pour off the liquid
and press it perfectly dry. Cut it across
times, add n little butter and
and serve. 1t may be smoothed to
make a bed for a poached egg which
can be laid upon it.-Ladies' Home