River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-03-01
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

Plain Loaf Cake: One cup of sour
milk, one cup of molasses. scapt cup
OF sugar, one cup of shortening. one
egg, three and a half cups of -four,
pinch of salt, one teaspoon of soda;
spice to taste. This with ginger added
makes spiced gingerbread. Ohio Farm.
er.
-Fricassee of Cold Roast Beef: Cut
some cold roast beef in very thin Slices
season it with little pepper and salti
shred bunch of parsley very small,
cut an onion into pieces. and put all
together into a saucepan with piece
of butter and three-quarters of pint
of good broth. Let it all simmer slowly
twenty minutes, then stir in the yolks
of two well-beaten eggs, teaspoouful
of vinegar, or the juice of half lemon.
and wine glass of port wine. Stir it
briskly over the fire and turn the fric-
assoc into a hot dish.-Boston Budget.
Chocolate Cake: One ! teacupful
butter, one and one-h.. teacupfuls
sugar, nearly one-half teacupful sweet
milk, whites of four eggs, two teacup-
fuls flour, two teaspoonfuls baking
powder, one teaspoonful extract of va
nilla. Beat sugar and butter TO
cream, add eggs beaten stiff, milk.
flour, etc. Filling: One teacupful sugar,
seven tablespoonfuls water, boil five
minutes and pour over the white of one
egg beaten stiff. Continue the beating
until cold, then add two tablespoon
fuls of melted chocolate.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
One of the small dishes that NAV
be made from cold boiled chicken is
called Chicken cannelons" Mince
the remains of your chicken and add
half as much cold minced ham or
tongue or equal parts of each; moisten
to nice consistency with white sauce;
have ready a number of pieces of good
pie-crust one by two inches; put a
spoonful of the mince in the center;
lay on another piece of crust, press the
edges neatly together. shaping into a
small roll and fry as you would crul-
lers. or bake in quick oven.-Coun Try
Gentleman.
Potato Salad of Sixteen Savors:
The orthodox potato salad is said to
contain thirty-two ingredients, bat you
can make simple" potato salad with
half the number, as follows: Slice
enough cold boiled potatoes to make a
pint; cut up picked beets, two table,
spoonfuls after mineing; add a table
spoonful each of shredded anchovies,
smoked herring and tomato catsup, a
teaspoonful each of finely-minced pars-
ley,u chervil, chires, capers, mushroom
catsup and table sauce, three table
spoonfuls of olive OIL two of vinegar,
two of icewater, saltspoonful of salt
and half that quantity of pepper. Mix
all these thoroughly and set on ice for
two hours. Boston Globe.
| -Collared BeefFlank: The thin flank
of beef costs but three or four cents a
| pound, and IS very delicious prepared
in the following fashion: About twelve
| pounds of beef will make a good roll.
Bone and skin it, lay it in salt with a
| fourth part of brown sugar for week.
rubbing it every day with the brine.
Wash it, dry it and spread upon it this
mixture: Two large tablespoons fine
| ly-chopped parsley, small teaspoon
| ground cloves, tablespoon of sweet
herbs rubbed fine, one-fourth ounce
| ground mace, one-half grated nut
meg, as much cayenne as will lie on a
dime; mix the spices well with the
herbs, and spread the whole equally
over the inner side of the meat; roll il
up in bolster form, and bind tight; tie
it In cloth, put into cold water and
let it simmer slowly for six hours.
Take it ont of the cloth and put into a
mold and press Garnish with parsley.
-Woman's Home Journal.