Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-03-29
HOUSEHOLD eREvITlEs.


Maple Frosting without Cream
One cupfui of maple sugar. one-quaFteri
of a cupful of water; boil till it threads.
Add a very little butter. Stir till right
for the cake A white cake baked in =
sheet and covered with this is fine
Good Housekeeping.
-Rechauffe of Fish.-To a small
quantity of cold boiled fish add q hand
full of bread crumbs. two eggs, 3 little
essence of anchovies, two ounces of
butter. pepper, salt and cayenne But
ter tin mold, put in the mixture and
steam it until it is hot through The
fish must be well shred from bones first
Turn it out OF the mold, and serve with
melted butter.-Home Journal
-Coquilles of Fish.-Take cold boiled
fish and pick free of bones and skins
break into small pieces; put into q
saucepan, with salt and pepper to sea-
SON To every pint add q tablespoon
full of thick cream. one-bah pint OF
boiling water, a tablespoonful of but
ter rolled in flour, and a teaspoonful
of anchovy sauce Stir over the fire
until well heated Butter some shells;
sprinkle with fried bread crumbs; fill
with the mixture Cover the top with
fried crumbs. and set in the oven to
heat Serve on a napkin--Harper's
Bazaar.
Sally Lunn-Twelve hours before
it Is to be eaten set a sponge with one
large Irish potato boiled and, mashed.
three tablespoonfulS of yeast Zone COM
pressed yeast cake), one tablespoonful
of sugar and -four to mike apsoft bat
ter. In three hours this should be
light when add one quart of sifted
Hour through which has been rubbed a
cup of mixed butter and lard, four eggs
we'll beaten and one cup of milk The
batter should be so stiff as to scarcely
drop from a spoon Beat long and
hard Five hours later beat again
Let it rise again until very light and
bake in a two-quart cake tin for supper.
American Agriculturist
Chocolate Cake, Cost Twenty-six
! Cents-One and one-half teacupfuls
sugar, three rounding mot heaping)
tablespoonfuls butter, three-fourths
teacupful sweet milk, whites of four
eggs, two teacupfuls -four. two heap
ing teaspOonfuls baking powder, one
| teaspoonful salt, few drops of extract
of vanilla Rub butter and sugar to-
! gether, add the milk and fiavoring,
/ then the flour in which the baking
| powder has been mixed and sifted, and
lastly the whites of the eggs beaten
/ stiff Bake in four layers and when
cool make frosting as follows: Two
teacupfuls granulated sugar. eight
! tablespoonfuls sweet milk and one
square of chocolate grated. Mix in
| granite ware or bright tin basin and
boil just five minutes Do not stir it
while boiling. Remove from the fire
and when partly cooled flavor with
vanilla and beat until thick, then
! spread between the layers and on the
top and sides--Orange Judd Farmer.
Beef Stewed Without Water-Take
three or four pounds of the round Of
| beef Put three slices of salt pork in q
saucepan, and as soon as it is crisped,
take it out and put in one onion and
| half small carrot cut fine. Stir all
the while till brown Then add one
| cup of canned tomato, two sprigs OF
parsley, a bay leaf, three or four cloves,
a teaspoonful of sweet marjoram, one
half teaspoonful celery salt salt and
pepper. Put in the meat and cover
tightly. and cook in q moderate oven
five hours When about half done
turn the meat The cover must be per-
fectly air tight, and the oven moderate
When done place the meat on a hot
platter, strain the gravy; thicl1en with
a little cornstarch wet up in cold
water, add a tablespoonful OF Wor-
cestershire sauce, let it boil up few
minutes and pour around the meat
Any tough pieces of beefsteak may be
made very palatable, cooked according
to the above directions - Boston
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