The Opelousas courier., 1895-04-27
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

"A Left Over.-Cut cold veal into
small pieces. Add half a pint of milk,
three eggs, a spoon of butter, two
spoons of flour. Sift bread crumbs
thickly over it, eason with pepper and
salt, and bake in a deep dish.
Poor Mans Pudding.-Two quarts
of new milk, four tablespoonfuls of
whole rice, four tablespoonfuls OF su-
gar and one of cinnamon. Bake two
hours. Stir carefully a few times
when it is first put in the oven.-Bos-
ton Budget.
For a short, hard cough, if, as
sometimes happens. n nus be IN
trim for the role of hostess, somebody
suggests to boil a sliced lemon in white
sugar until it forms a thick candy; a
spoonful of this decoction taken every
fifteen minutes for an hour Or two be-
fore the necessity for talking comes
will stop the cough and clear the voice
very satisfactorily.
Fried Cakes, with three eggs lex
cellent).-Beat three eggs, add II
cupful of graduated sugar, four ta-
blespoonfuls of melted butter and one
quart of flour sifted with three round
ed teaspoonfuls of baking powder.
These should be as soft as can be easily
rolled. Roll one-half inch thick. Very
good with two eggs and yolks of two.
Let them stand awhile on the board
otter cutting out, and then drop in the
lard with the upper side dowCGeGood
Housekeeping.
-Deviled Kidney-Split a beef rs kid
ney into halves, remove all thJ white
portion and tubes. Throw the kidney
into cold water, bring to boiling point
and drain, cover again, bring to, boil
ing point and drain. Do this hree
times. Then chop the kidney fine.
Put a tablespoonful of butter into a
and brown, then add a table
spoonful of flour and brown again.
Now add half a pint of stock, chop the
yolks of two hard-boiled eggs rather
fine and add to the mixture, and half a
teaspoonful of salt and a liberal
amount of red pepper. Put the kid
into this and stand over hot water
for about thirty minutes. Add a table
spoonful of Worcestershire sauce and
Y. Ledger.
Whole Wheat Bread.-Scald one
sup of milk; turn into a bowl; add one
of butter, n teaspoonful
Of sugar, of salt, and one cup of
when ~lukewarm, add one-half
IF a yeast cake, which has been dis
in a half cup of lukewarm
water. Stir in three cups of whole
wheat flour and beat until light and
smooth. Let rise owe night. In the
morning, when light, add two Or three
Of flour. or enough to make a soft
Knead well, and be careful
not to add too much flour in the
xneading. White -four can be used for
he ~kneading, if desired. Let the
Tough rise until it doubles it's bulk.
shape it into l~oaves; put in CREASED
bread tins, let rise again, and bake
'orty-fye minutes in a moderate oven. |
Farmer.
Chicken Plea large. year-old
is best. Cut it up and stew in
of water till tender, but not
Make a crust with one cup of
ard or one cup half butter and half
ard, two cups sweet milk and four ia
baking powder. Sift the
powder twice through a large
quart of flour, mix in the shortening
leaving it lumpy, stir in the
lour and mold with the hands as little
is possible in order to roll. Cover the
and sides of a four-quart pan,
,ut an inverted teacup in the center
md lay around it the chicken. Dredge
With -four, pepper and salt to taste.
generously with butter, fill up the
,an with the broth, cover with crust
nd bake in a hot oven.-Mrs. Board
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