Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-09-21
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-Citron Pickle.-Cut your melon In
pieces and boil In saltei water until
tender, then dram aud add three
quarts OF vinegar. two pounds sugar
and oue-fourth pound cassia buda
Boil flve minutes Ripe cucumbers or
watermelon rind will do n well ~ the
citroo melon. Orange Judd Farmer.
Peach or Apple sweet PickleA-hf
apples arc used. select only sweet sp-
plea Pare and core or seed the fruit
To seven pounds Of fruit, allow four
pounds of sugar. ono quart OF good
cider vinegar and two ounces Of mixed
spicea. Put all In kettle and heat
slowly to boil.-Farm and Fireside.
-lsset Salad.-Choose six large
beets; bake them In slow oven; peel
and cut into small squares Peel and
cut into rounds ak hutton onions, pour
boiling water over them. and allow to
stand for ten minutes Throw of the
water and repeat. Mix In Sa'ad bowl
with the beets anl chopped parsley.
Pour French dressing over It aud serve.
-ilsrper's I'azar.
-Blackberry Sirup-Makes . re-
fresh;ng drink, being especially excel
lent for invalihs AMI children. Crush
the berries, strain the juice, and To
every four quarts add one Of boiling
water. Let II stand twenty-four hours,
strain and add two pounds and half
of su yar to one gallon Of liquor. When
the sugar Is thorou 'hly dissolved, seal
II up in bottles or jars.-Country Gem
tleman.
Egg Plant.-Pare, cut into thin
slices and soak over night in cold.
sailed water. keepn them well under
the water. Put into ice water for an
hour when they win be crisp. Before
frying drain and dry in n towel. Dip
In batter ma ie as follows: One large
tea, poonful of baking powder aud
triie over II cup of pastry -four mixed
with one egg and two-,hir!s OF cup
of milk and seasoned with salt and
pepper. Prairie Farmer.
Coffee .Ielly.-For coffee jelly use
two cupfuls OF stron. coffee, one cup
full Of sugar. one cupful of boiling
water and one-half box OF gelatine.
Let the gelatine soak for one-half hour
in the cold water, stir the al gar into II
AMI pour over IL the boiling water and
coffee; strain into n mold. When 1t
has become cold turn 1t inioa glass
dish: let it get perfectly cold and serve
with whipped cream. nice hot
weather dessert. Farmers Review.
Potato Scallop& butter some
small patty-pans boil and mash few
potatoes, using some milk to make
them soft Stir in little butter, sea-
son with pepper and salt and beat up
rs lightly rs possible. Fill the patty
pans and bake until golden brown.
glazing them over with butter whilst
hot. II Won have little chopped
parsley mix il with the potato. Strew
some grated Parmesan cheese over
each, and serve on u napkin.-Lceds
Mercury.
Coffee Cream. Among the most
acceptable, rs well rs generally avail
able, havorings, coffee may he put
first. Make by the drip method a small
cup Of very strong, clear coffee; soak
half box OF gelatine in half a cupful
OF milk for an hour or two, then set in
n double boiler over the fire and stir
until dissolved; add cup of sugar. the
cup of coffee and the well beaten yollSs
OF four eggs Strain and set away to
cool. When almost cold stir for few
minutes until smooth and almost stiff,
then stir in quickly pint of whipped
cream. Mold and set on the Ice. -lios-
ton Budget.