The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-12-16
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Egg Lemonade: White Of one egG,
one tablespoonful Of pulverised sugar,
juice Of One lemon; One goblet OF watef.
Beat together. Farm and Fireside.
Oysters and Macaroni: Put q layer
Of boiled macaroii in q deep di III and
over this a thick layer of oysters; sea-
son with cayenne, salt and grated
lemon rind; add a gill of cream to q
quart dish, stew with crumbs, dot with
butter and bake in a quick oven.-
American Agricu1tufalist.
Sweet potatoes are very nies
boiled until tender and then pared and
cut lengthwise into two or three slices;
according to the size of the potatoes.
Spread Zach slice with butter, sprinkle
with salt and a very little pepper and
put into the oven and brown.-Boston
Budget.
Asparagus soup is very palatable
IL made from the fresh vegetable, but
the canned article is inferior. Skin
the stalks, and cut them into inch
lengths. Stew in sailed water till all
are tender. Drain nearly dry, season;
and add milk thickened, Us for the 9TH
er soups. Do not make it very thick;
and use about a pint of milk to a cup
of cooked asparagus.
Turks Plan: Throw n pound of
rice into a quart of boiling water with
a ~teaspoonful of salt. Set it over n
slow fire. and when all the water is
absorbed pour quickly over it half a
pound of boiling butter. Cover the
pan closely to prevent the steam from
escaping, and set it at the side of the
fire for about half an hour. then stir il
Dip lightly with a silver fork to separate
the grains of rice. Arrange it in a
dom e shape in the center of a hot dish.
-Boston Budget.
Lemon Sauce: One large cup Of
sugar, nearly half n cup of butter, one
egg, juice of a lemon, one teaspoOnful
of nutmeg, three tablespoOnfuls boil
ing water; cream the butter and sugar;
beat in the egg and nutmeg, beat hard
ten minutes and add Il teaspOOnful at
a time the boiling water, put in Il tin
pail and set within the uncovered top
of the tea kettle, keep it boiling until
the steam heats the sauce very hot, but
not to boiling. Stir constantly.-Farm,
Field and Fireside.
Pumpkin Pie: This il the receipt
of n Ncw-England woman: Cut a good
sized pumpkin in two. take out the
seeds and bake until soft in the oven;
then scoop ont the inside and mash
through n colander. To a heapinG
pint of the squash, add the yelks of
four eggs, a t%easpoonful each of ginger
and cinnamon and half 4 spoonful each
of mace and allspice, three-fourths of a
cupful each of molasscs and g and
II quart of new milk. Line a dish with
crust, pour in the mixture and bake.
Enough for two pies Country Gentle
man.
To Fry Fish: Clean them thorough
ly, wipe dry, drcdge flour lightly over
them, brush them with well-beaten
egg and dip in fine bread crumbs.
Have ready enough ,tried-out pork,
lard or butter. as the case may require.
Place the frying.pan over a clear fire.
Let the fat reach boiling point and
then immersc the fish in it. You may
try whether the fat is hot enough by
letting n drop of cold water fall into it
from the end of a spoon. If the fat
splits it is ready for use. Then fry,
turning the fish when one side is
Drowned to the other. When done lay
it on 4 piece of brown paper to absorb
the extraneous grease, or put it on n
reversed sieve in front of the fire for a
few minutes -BostOn Budget.