Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-08-22
HOUSEHOLD eREvIT.Es.

-Potted Mackerel.-Clean, season
and bake the mackerel in a pan, with
plenty of spices. bay leaves, salt and
butter. When cold put them in a pot
and cover with butter.-Harper' Ba-
gar.
Cherry Pudding.-Soak and cook a
half cup of tapioca in a pint of water
until transparent. Have a pint of
fresh pitted cherries in an earthen
dish. Sprinkle them with sugar, pour
over them the cooked tapioca and bake
for an hour in a moderate oven. Serve
hot with or without cream.-Good
Health.
Tomato Salad with Shrimps.-Slice
twelve large tomatoes and four sweet
peppers, sprinkle them with finely
minced chives, pepper and salt. Ar
range the slices alternately, garnish-
ing with picked shrimps. also sprink1ed
with mince chives, and sprinkle the
whole well with oil and vinegar, or,
better still. lemon or fresh lime Juice
Farmers Review.
How to Cook Peas.-Peas should
be carefully picked over but not
washed, as in washing them that little
sweet stem that connects the pea to
the pod is lost. Put them into fresh
boiling water and boil them thirty
minutes. Then drain them in a
colander, put them into a hot dish and
season with plenty ofsweet, fresh but
ter, little salt, and if you choose, a
little pepper. and put the dish of peas
in the oven for not over two minutes.
Boston Budget.
-Gooseberry Meringue two
o1sfS
water and some moist sugar; pulp
them through a sieve and lay the pulp
at the bottom of the shallow pie dish.
Beat up the yolks of three eggs and
add to them three-fourths pint milk,
pour this on the top of the fruit. and
place in moderate oven to bake; when
nearly done whislz the whites of
the eggs to stiff froth, mix
in lightly one ounce sugar and pile it
on the custard. Return it to the oven
to brown.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Caramel Pudding.-Put half
dozen Jumps of sugar into a quarter of
a pint Of water. Stir it over the fire
until the sugar becomes dark brown.
Warm mold. pour in the caramel,
and keep turning it round and round
until the interior is completely covered
with the sirup Beat three eggs with
a pint of milk. pour this into the mold,
cover with buttered paper. and set in
saucepan of cold water Put the pan
on the fire, and let the pudding cook
gently for an hour, when it should be
set. Take out the pudding, leave it
until cold, and then turn out carefully.
Leeds Mercury.
Clam Chowder.-One quart hard
shell CLANS, one cupful of fne-cut
onions, one quart of fine-cut potatoes,
one-half can of tomatoes, two quarts
Of boilin e water, four ounces of lard
ing pork, one teaspoonful of salt, one
even teaspoonfu1 of white pepper, one
teaspOonful of pulverized thyme, and
oHe teaspoonfu1 of beef extract; place
the pork in a saucepan over the fire,
and fry light brown; add the boiling
water, the carrots, onions and celery,
cook until the carrots are done; then
add the potatoes, salt and pepper, and
cook ten minutes; add the tomatoes,
and cook twenty minutes longer; then
add the 6ne-chopped CLANS and their
liquor, the thyme, beef extract, and a
little cayenne pepper. Melt one-half
tablespoonful of butter in a small
saucepan, add one-half tablespoonful
of flour, stir for a few minutes over
the fire; add it to the chowder, boil ten
minutes and serve.-Good Housekeep-
ing.