St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-06-02
HOUSEHOLD 6REvlTIES.

Potato Soup-Meet cooks have =
thoroughly good recipe for potato soup,
and it will be decided change to have
this vegetable in the first course, in
stead of flanking the meat
Cup Molasses pudding.-Focr cups
Of -four. five eggs, two cups Of sugar.
one cup of molasses, one scaut table
spoonful Of ginger, one cup of butter. u
teaspoonful Of saleratuA Put into the
molasses Mix all together and bake in
mold. Budget
Corn Fritterx-One cup of -four,
with small teaspoonful baking pow.
der mixei with it, one egg we'll beaten.
half pint Of canned corn, and salt to
taste. Add more milk ii it is too thick.
or more -four if it is too thin. Fry on a
griddle like batter cakes Pres
byterian.
Coffee Cake. One cup sugar, half cup
butter, one teaspoonful soda dissolved
in a cupful Of molasses, three eggs. one
cupful Of strong, cold coffee. four cups
of -four. spices to suit the taste. Add
one cup of hickory nuts chopped fine.
one cup of raisins chopped and seeded.
Bake in two layers Farmer.
Cream Tomato Soup-Boil one
quart Of water with can Of tomatoes
two large potatoes minced fine, two
onions also minced, teaspoonful OF
sugar. and few sprigs of parsley.
When the potatoes are done. finish the
seasoning to taste, and add at once q
quart of boiling milk Agri-
culturist
Goldfish Loaf.-Prepare the fish as
for balls, mix with the potatoes or rice,
or both may be used; add pepper and a
dust of powdered sage, or celery salt;
mix with beaten egg, and If the mass
does not seem rather moist add little
sweet milk. Pour into pan or pud-
ding dish and bake done and brown
Farm, Field and Preside
Loaf Chocolate Cake.-One cupful
of graduated sugar and one-half cup.
full of butter. beaten together. Add
the yolks of four eggs, one-half crpful
of strong coffee, one and one-half cup
fuls Of flour measured before sitting,
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder
sifted with the flour. (Flavor with
vanilla if one-half cupful of milk is
used instead Of coffec.) When ready
for the oven stir in one and onc-hali
squares OF chocolate which have been
shaved, and set in a dish to melt
Good Housekeeping.
Salt Fish-Take two or three
poupds of wet salt fish and soak it in
plenty of cold water for about twenty.
four hours II the fish is very salt,
soak it longer aud change the water
several times. Now steam the piece of
fish for half an hour, cut it into seven
or eight slices, which lay in baking
dish, sprinkle them with two table
spoonfuls each OF brcad-crumbs and
finely-chopped parsley, a teaspoonful
each of chopped herbs and pepper, and
a pint of nutmeg. Place some pieces
of butter on top and bake forty min.
utes.-Woman's Homo Journal
Pressed veaL-Boil a shin of veal
is tender enough to allow the bones to
be taken out and the water is nearly
boiled away. Chop the meat fine, sea-
son it with powdered mace. pepper.
salt, chopped parsley and two crackers,
rolled very fine. Nix we'll together
with the water that remains in the ket-
tie, and put it all into bowl previous
!y wet with cold water. As you fill the
bowl insert here and there slices of two
or three hard-boiled eggs Put a plate
over the bowl that will fit closely; set
weight upon it. and let it stand until
the next day. Cut in slices This is
nice for luncheon or tea--Bostou