Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-02-02
HONEMAKERS COLUMN.


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RECIPES.
sCALLOPRD SQUASH.
Steam 1 small Hubbard squash till
tender, remove IL water from The
steamer and dry out the squash on thu
back Of the stove, then mash smoothly
add two tablespo0nfuls Of butter, one Of
milk, the beaten yolk Of one egG and sali
and pepper to taste. Beat I'll togethel
till well-mixed, then put In buttcred
baking dlsh, smooth The top, cover with
buttered crumbs and bake about half %
hour.
CHEESE sOUfFlE.
Cook together four tablespoonfuls 81
butter and two tablespoonfuls Of -four
into which has been slfted ono saltspoon'
ful each Of soda aud mustard and few
grains Of cayenne. Add gradually hall
Z cup Of cold milk, and, when Il bolls
one cup Of grated cheese (onc-fourth Of
q pound.) Remove from the 6re and
add carefully the yolks Of three egg
beaten till light, then fold In the stitlly
beaten whites Of three egge. Bake 10 Z
buttered pudding dish. In moderate
oven about twenty-five minutes. Serve
1t once, In the baking dish. The s0uffis
may be baked 10 individual paper boxes
II will astand up" little better II three.
fourths OF cup Of milk be used Ia the
place Of the half cup given, and hall {
cup Of grated stale bread be added with
the cheese, but the soufIle will not b
quite as delicate.
PUDDING A LA MACEDONIA.
Make wine, orange or lemon Jelly
strain little into mold, 30 that Ii will
be about half On Inch in depth; wher
the jelly has hardened, which may be
by standing the mold In Ice
water, arrange on the top OF the jelly q
fxnciful design with variety OF fruits
A slice Of banana may be put In the
centre Of the Jelly, with bits Of a.
from Il like the spokes from
the hub of q wheel; bits Of caudied
cherry or other fruit may be added, Al
suits the fancy, or as there II space
When the pattern Il arranged on the
jelly-hsve the remainder Of the jelly
cold but not set-put afew spoonfuis Of
the liquid jelly carefully over the design
and, when we'll set, add layer OF fruit
bits OF orange, from which the tough
fibre has been removed, slices Of banana,
bits Of fig, date, candied fruit, slices Of
almonds. etc.; cover With jelly,
then add another layer Of fruit and Of
Jelly, and so on I'LL the mould Ia full OF
the materials used. Ofcourse no design
would be carried out after the first layer
unless one chooses to ornament the side1
Of the mould. Set away on Ice or In .
cool place. when ready to serve, set the
mould In tepid water for one moment
then invert the mould on a serving dish
and garnish the pudding with whipped
cream. Sweeten and flavor the cream
then whip In cream whip, remove the
froth, as IL rises, 10 q sieve, and set away
in cool place until the time Of serving
ORANGE JELLY.
Soak half box Of gelatiue In half q
cup Of cold water until soft--the time
will depend upon the kind OF gelatlns
uscd-add threefourths Of cur
OF boiling water, one cup OF sugar ant
the juice Of ore lemon; stir till the sugal
Is dissolved, then strain the mixture intS
one pint Of orange juice.
LEMON JELLY.
Proceed In the same manner, using
one pint instead OF three-fourths Of 4
cup Of boiling water and three-fourthl
of cup Of lemon juice.
pELMoNIco POTATOES.
Chop cold, boiled potatoes into Bit
the size OF peas; make white sauce ant
stir the chopped potato into Il, using ,
generous cupful OF potato to each cup o.
sauce. Pour into buttered dish, cover
the top with buttered cracker crumbs
and bake about fifteen minutes In no.
oven.
SEA MOSS BLANC-MANGE.
Wash the moss thoroughly (allow !
to stand In cold water for half an hou
or more, washing and changing tn
water several times.) In double
boiler put a quart VI milk over the FIR
to heat, adding little sugar, II desired
When the milk is scalded add th,
soaked moss, now softened, and allow |
to cook until little Of the milk will jell,
when put on TO cold plate. Strain tn
liquid into molds. Serve very cold witt
fruit jelly, preserves or cream and sugar
The grated rind and juice OF \ lemoI
may be added to the blanc-mange be
fore moulding, but II detracts from tn
peculiar flavor Of the sea moss.
ROCHESTER, GINGERBREAD.
Beat one-hslf Of a cup Of butter TO
cream, add gradually one-half cup o
sugar, and then the beaten yolks Of tw,
eggs, one cup Of sour milk, one cup o
moiasses aud three cups Of -four, Int,
which one and one-hslf teaspoouful o
soda and q teaspoonful each Of ginge
and cinnamon have been sifted. Lastly
add the well beaten whites of two eggs
This recipe will make two loaves.
POTATO SOUP.
Scsld one quart Of milk with two slice
OF onion and stalk OF celery. Cool
three medium sized potatoes, press then
through q ricer and add them to Tn,
milk With one teaspoonful Of salt, one
half saltspoonful Of pepper and few
grains OF cayenne. Cream together on
tablespoonful each Of butter and hou
and stir into the hot soup; allow tn,
soup about ten minutes, then strain, ad,
one tablespoonful Of butter and sprinkl
with finely chopped parsley.
BREAKFAST CORN CAKE.
Beat two-thirds cup Of butter to
cream. add gradually one cup OF sugar
then the beaten yolks Of three eggs an,
two cups Of sweet milk. Sift togethe
two and half cups Of corn meal, ON
and a half cups Of -four, two teaspoon
fuls Of cream Of tartar, and one teaspoon
full of soda, and add to the mixture
lastly, fold In the well-beaten whites o
three eggs. Bake In q shallow pal
about twenty-five minutes.
OYSTER RAREBIr (CHAFING DIsH.)
Melt a tablespoonful of butter, adj
half pound Of soft cheese, grated, o.
broken into bits. Remove the hare
muscle from half-pint Of oysters, ant
cook the oysters until plump, then drsir
and keep them hot. Beat the yolks o.
two eggs till light, add half cup of thu
oyster liquor and the oysters, and sti
them into the melted cheese. Serve OF
bread, toasted upon but one side, tn,
rarebit being placed upon the untoastet
side.
ALMOND WATERS.
Cream half q cupful Of butter, ado
slowly one cupful Of powdered sugar
and half a cupful Of milk, drop by drop
then add two pastry cupfuls Of flour
and half teaspoonful Of vanilla extract
Spread very thin on the bottom Of {