The morning times., 1896-09-27
CULINARY CUNNING.
Fillips Which VIII Tempt the Most
faded Appetite.

As warm weather wears on to its close
there comes a trying time for the house
keeper. She catches herself wishing that
the butcher might discover a new cut
or the garden produce something never
before tasted in the way of. vegetable or
fruit Wien this exigency arises, and there
seems no pleasing the family's tagging
appetite, a savory will fit in exactly.
There are many delicious preparations
of cooked cheese that may be eaten with
out fear Of the indigestion which is by
many people invariably associated with
It. If a box Of bicarboDate Of potash
which may be bought by the ounce at the
druggists, is kept in the kitchen closet
and used as much as a matter Of course
as salt, all will be well. For an ordinary
dish Of cheese as much of the potash as
will cover tcD-ceDt piece will remove
I'LL suspicion of indigestibility and not
interfere in the least with the flavor.
One of the most popular cheese pre-
partitions is a fondu cooked in small earth
eDware dishes. 1t is made as follows:
To quarter Of a pound (about a large
teacupfui of grated cheese add half a
small teacupfnl of milk, in which is dis
solved as much powdered bicarboDate OF
potash as Will cover teH-cent piece, with
mustard, pepper and salt to taste. and if
liked a sprinkling of thyme. Heat this
until the cheese is evenly melted, then
stir in three eggs, y0lks well blended, and
bake in Il moderate oven until nearly solid
it would look like a scft. baked custard.
This dish may lie enhanced by adding a
teacupful of the crumbs of n stale loaf,
II the bread used is fresh the fopslu will he
failure, but the dry crumbs add nehtness
Many people who have found cheese like
poison to them will find this recipe dieesti-
bic as well as appetZiDg.
1t Is curious fact that the hicarbonatc
If potash restores to milk the elements
that are lost by standing, therefore, where,
as rarely happens, new milk is obtainahle,
he potash may be dispensed with. 1t is
also well worth calling to mind that in this
very Potash are the necessary constituents
of human fool and that ali kinds of whole
some fruits and vegetables and the juices
If fresh meat contains 1t, and as it is
the very essence of the much talked about
brain food the wise housckeeper will re
glad to have her attention drawn IL.
Eggplant may be converted into dc
.ieious and digestible savery il grated
cheese in which bicerbonste of potash has
been mixed is addict. Wash the eggplant
and boil whole until tender. ahout half an
hour; handle carefully. cot in half and scoop
cut the interior, leaving the skin whole.
Mash the scooped out part with butter, salt
and pepper To taste and half cupful Of
grated cheese. Mix well, return to skin,
sprinkle the top with the otter half curfsl
Of cheese mixed with bread crumbs and
brown in quick oveE. The eggplant may
ais, be cut in circular slices, quarter Of an
inch thick, sprinkled with pepper and salt,
plentifully dredged with flour. grated chees..
.sprinkled over all and baked on o CREASED
pan (which has been made very hot on tn.
Top Shell rs quick oven.
Remains or ny white fish make a de-
icious scallop With the addition Of cheese,
and, by the rays1sfs satisfactory.to know
that good American cheese, II NOT too fresh.
Is pronounced by the proper authorities as
excellent for cooking purposes. MASH the
fish with bread crumbs, grated cheese and
anchoyy saueeor any ketchnp liked, bake Ia.