Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-01-10

Liz's Baked Beans-Soak ! quart
of beans over aight, In the morn'
ing boil for 4 hours, keeping we'll
covered with water. Then mash,
| add taaspoonful of salt, tablespoon
full of butter,4 tablespoonfuls Of mo-
l~asses, = teaspoonful of black pep.
per. Mix, place in a baking dish
and add a tablespoonful of butter
on the top. Bake : hour and
serve with tomato oatsup.
Mrs. Spenoe's Liz.
Oysters Served on Toast--Put the
oysters on fire in their own liquor.
When they begin to simmer skim
out quickly. Skim well the juice.
Make it as thick as rich cream with
flavor and butter smothered to.
gether. Season well with salt and
pepper. When cooked enough re-
move from fire and add the yolks
of 2 or 8 eggs, well beaten, and the
oysters. Let them become hot again
without allowing them to boil.
Serve quickly on squares of hot
huttered toast.
Mrs, Lieut., Walker.
Lemon Pie-Three lemons, the
grated rind OF 2; squeeze the Juice;
6 eggs beaten separately; 2 scant
cups of sugar; 1 cup of cream, with
a tablespoon of flour (scant.) If
you use milk take a piece of butter
| size of walnut, melted. When we'll
mixed stir in the white last. This
makes 2 pies.
Mrs. L. G. Mitchell.
Cabbage Sal~ad-Shave cabbage
fine. Put in a dish and add salt
and pepper. Break an egg in a tea
cup with a tablespoonful dry mus
tard and a ''full'' teaspoon of sugar.
Beat together; then pour into the
mixture a teacup of vinegar almost
or quite boiling hot. Pour all over
chopped cabbage and stir. Boil 8
eggs very hard, chop whites and
yolks separately sprinkle yolks
over cabbage and lastly the whites.
Mrs. NJ. E. Spires.
Bread-T1ree tablespoonfuls of
flour; 2 of sugar; 2 of salt. Scald
by pouring I'VE l pint of boiling
water. Let this stand till cool, then
add two yeast cakes and let rise.
Take / dozen good sized potatoes,
boil and mash. Add 3 quarts hot
water. When cool enough add the
above mixture. Let stand l night.
Now, all that is necessary is to take
a quart of this yeast or less, accord
ing to the amount of bread TO be
made. In winter this yeast will
keep a month nicely.
Mrs. Cynthia Cunningham.
White Cake-White OF eggs; 1A
cups sugar; a cup butter; less than
e cup of milk; 2 teaspoonfuls of
yeast powder; pa cups of -four;
/ tablespoon of brandy to make it
extra light.
Mrs. Jane Ricketts,.
Saratoga Chips-Peel potatoes
and slice as thin and evenly as pos
sible. Put them in a towel and lay
on ice until very cola; then drop a
few at a time into boiling lard. Stir
occasionally and when of a light
brown take them out with a skim,
mer and drop on a sheet of brown
paper to absorb the grease and have
them crisp. Sprinkle with salt
while hot. Miss Emma Morris.
Green Corn Dodgers-One pint
grated corn 3 tablespoons of -four;
e teaspoon Of salt. Stir all together
and fry in hot butter.
Mrs. A. NJ. Ready.
Chocolate Souffie-Those who are
fond of chocolate will find this a
delicious delicate pudding. Put e
pint milk in a double boiler; beat 1
tablespoonful of butter to a cream,
together with 2 spoons of flour. Four
the hot milE. on this, stirring all the
time. Return to the stove and
cook six minutes. Take 2 ounces
shaved or grated chocolate, 8 table,
spoons Of sugar and 2 OF water.
Cook until smooth. Pour into the
double boile. all Of this and add the
yolks Of 4 eggs, well beaten. When
cool add whites, well beaten Pour
pudding Into buttered dish. Bake
20 minutes, Serve with cream
sauce Mrs. E. d. Graham.
WhiteSpongeC ake-White of 90
eggs; 2 goblets of flour; 3 goblets
of sugar; 2 teaspoonfuls of lemon;
| teaspoonful of cream OF tartar.
Barely stir in -four and bake quick.
ly. Took many premiums.
Mrs. Julia A. Morris deceased }
Veal Loai-Three pounds of veal
and = pound of salt pork chopped
finely together. Roll / dozen
crackers, put p of them into the
veal with 2 eggs we'll beaten. Sea-
son TO taste with salt and pepper.
Add 2 Teaspoons Of cinnamon, | of
allspice and half a teaspoonful of
cloves. Mix all together, put into
a deep pan or mold, cover the top
with the crackers hal are left and
steam ! hour. To be eaten cold.
Mrs. Capt. Buckner.