Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-01-11
ElRESlpE FRAGMENTS.

Cookies. -Two-thirds of a cupful OF
butter one cupful of sugar ono'half
cupful of milk, one egg, one teaspoon
full of soda and four cupfuls of flour
Housekeeper
Cracker Pudding. One quart OF
milk, four eggs, we'll beaten, four
tablespoonfuls rolled cracker, two
tablespoonfuls melted butter. Bake
one hour.
To Broil Ham. Cut the slices very
thin, pare off the rind; lay them on
gridiron over hot Goals Do not leave
them a moment, as they must be turned
almost Immediately, and will need care
to prevent the edges from burning,
Two minutes will broil them. Boston
Budget.
Southern Gumbo Soup.-Fry a
young chicNen, jointed as for stewing'
and when cold remove the bones; in
another saucepan fry pint of tender,
sliced ollra and two sliced white onions
put all together Except the bones in
a soup kettle and add three pints Of
water; simmer until tender and season
with salt and pepper, leaving the meat
in.-Country Gentleman.
-Savory Eggs Boil number of
eggs hard, drop into cold water, and
when cold cut in half halves the long
way, take out the yolls and pound to
paste with anchovy for each egg and n
seasoning of catsup and cayenne, moist
ening with melted butter; fill up the
whites and serve with cream sauce.
Ham may be used instead of anchoyies,
and tomato sauce instead of cream
gravy.-Amercan Agriculturist
Sweet Potato Croquettes Two
cups of cold, boiled, mashed sweet po'
tatoes, three tablespoonfuls of melted
butter, one teaspoonful of lemon juice,
quarter of cup of cream or rich
milk, and salt and pepper to taste
Beat all together until light and
smooth. Shape into balls, dip in beaten
egg and roll in bread crumbs Fry il
enough boiling fat to cover Drair
when a light brown. Serve hot.-N
Y. Ledger
-Pocketbooks. Warm one quart o
new milk, add one cup of yeast, two
well-beaten eggs, four tablespoons o
melted butter, three teaspoons o
sugar, and flour enough for moder
ately stiff batter. Let it rise over nigh
and in the morning stir in all the tlou
you will need as for bread, and let i
rise again. Then roll in sheet one
half inch thick and cut in squares, but
ter one side and fold over like pocket
book They will rise in short time
then bake.-Detroit Free Press.
Cream Cake. Mix two cups of hou
and two level teaspoons cream tarta
and one of soda, make well in center
into which put one cup sugar, one o
sweet cream, one egg and small tea
spoon salt; mix all quickly together
flavor with teaspoon lemon, put in pa
to bake. Adding cup of raisins O
currants makes nice cake pudding t
eat hot with sauce. Sour cream can b
used instead of sweet by emitting tn
cream tartar and using two eggs il
stead of ne.-Christian at Work.
Sand Tarts. One pound of butter
two pounds of sugar, two pounds c
flour, six eggs, one teaspoonful of Vi
nilla extract, one-half pound of a
monds, blanched and halvcd Rub tn
butter and sugar together, add tn
yollss of the eggs, then the -four an
whites of eggs, beaten stiff, and ad
the vanilla, If the dough is not sti
enough to handle, add more flour Ro
out very thin cut with a round cutie
and place on the baking tins; brus
each cake with brush or featht
dipped in white of eggs, lay two {
three halves of almonds on each call
sift over this graduated sugar and
little ground cinnamon, and bake in
quick oven until light brown. The'
are very toothSome.