Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-03-02

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ed platter six bananas peeled and cut ID
halves lengthwise. Basic with this
dressing-one level tablespoonful butter,
two heaped tablespoonful sugar, juice
OF one lemon, cooked In double boiler
Use half Of this dressing and bake fifteen
minutes, then use the remainder and
bake fifteen minutes longer. Serve either
hot or cold.
STEAMED BANANAS FOR 1NvALlDs.-
Peel the bananas, being careful to re
move the little sharp-tasting, stringy
portions just under the peeling. Cut In
half Inch pieces. Put In double boiler
with juice Of one lemon for each four
bananas. Steam until thoroughly cook.
ed. This has been relished by an invslid
who MAS forbidden to use sugar.
II consider bananas more easily di.
gested cooked than raw, and they con-
tain so much nourishment 1t is worth
while experimenting on them"
SOUR MILK BROWN BREAD, No. l -
pint corn meal. pint Graham -four,
teaspoonful soda, teaspoonful salt,
pint sour milk, cup Of molasses. Mix
the meal with -four. Mash the soda and
salt before measuring; sift and mix
thoroughly with the flour; add the sour
milk and molasses, and beat well. II
no, moist enough to pour, add a little
warm water. Pour IL into well-greascd
mold or pail, filing IL only two-third;
full. Cover Il with tight cover, also
creased. Steam three hours 10 n steam.
cr, or set the pail In kettle Of boiling
water, Keep the water boiling; and as
il boils away, replenish with boiling
water to keep IL at the same level. Re.
move the cover, and place the mold In
the oven fifteen minutes to dry the crust.
BosroN Brown BREAD, No. Al cur
yellow corn meal, cup rye meal, cur
wheat meal, 2 level teaspoonfuls baking
powder, teaspoonful salt, level tea.
spoonful sods, 81 cup Of molasses,
pint sweet milk or part water.
Mix and cook as directed for No. /.
SrRINGriELp CAKE.--l-2 pound oil
butter, pound OF powdered sugar,
yolks OF six eggs, cup sweet milk.
pound Of fruit, pound pastry flour,
tesspoopful OF cream OF tartar, l-2 tea
spoonful Of soda, teaspoonfuls Of mix
ed spice, whites OF six eggs.
BY emitting the fruit and spice thi,
will make very gool plain cake. II
fruit Is used q mixture Of three-quarter'
II pound OF rsisins seeded and one
quarter OF pound Of citron sliced thin
will give "A fine flavor. Mix the spice
soda and cream OF tartar with the -four
This was the old way, but now We woult
use two teaspoonfuls OF baking powder
In place OF soda and cream Of tartar
Rub the butter and sugar until creamy
beat yolks thoroughly and then beat vel
into the sugar. Dust the fruit well with
little Of the flour, then stir In milk and
-four alternately, then the whites Of egg,
beaten stiff aud the fruit last. Bake in ,
moderate oven about fifty minutes.
CARAMEL FRosTING.-3 cups OF c. c
sugar, cup OF cream, heapiDg table
spoonful of butter.
Boil them in granite saucepan with
out stirring, until when dropped In cole
water II Is hard enough to be waxy
Stir only on the bottom, To keep IL from
burning. Then set the pan In cold water
as IL hardens, spread it on the cake while
il is still soft enough TO spread. IL viii
settle into a smooth surface almost In
stantly.
FRosTiNG.--One cup Of powdered
sugar, one tablespoonful Of cornstarch
slightly rounding, two tablespoonful
Of water or milk, flavor rs desired
Spread with a wet knife.
This is simply mixed and requires NJ
cooking. IL may be an old idea TO you
but was original with the friend whit
told me about it.
HAsH.-Chop equal parts Of cold, leaI
corned beef and boiled potatoes togethe
until very fine. Put one large table
spoonful Of butter In the chafing-disl
over the hot water, add one saltspo0nfu
OF paprika and few drops Of onion juice
Turn In the minced mixture and stir |
well as il heats. Moisten il with waite
or stock. When nearly ready stir II
another tablespoonful Of butter, cove
and let il simmer few minutes longer
then dish il as needed.
MoLAssEs COOKIES. cup mo
lasses, one-hslf cup brown sugar, on
teaspoonful soda, one egg, 0ne-half cul
hot water, one-hslf cup shortening, on
teaspoonful each ginger aud salt, Nv
cups Of -four, or enough to drop iron
the spoon into soft cakes.
SOFT MoLAssEs COoKIEs.-Two cup
molasses, one tablespoonful each OF salt
vinegar and ginger, one-half cup lard
butter filled up with cold water. Sti
thick with flour and add two teaspoon
fuls of soda dissolved Ia two tablespoon
fuls Of warm water. Roll thick.
Potato TIMBALES.-AddO one beatel
egg to each cupful Of hot, seasoned
mashed potato. Butter small mold
with cold butter, sprinkle on as man,
fine bread crumbs as will adhere, Ill
with the mashed potato, place the mold
minutes. Turn out and serve as gar
nish for dish Of meat.
BEEF SoUP.-Cut off any pieces o
nice lean meat from the remains Of
roast or from steak and lay them asid
for warmed over dish, even thougl
there may be but half cupful. The
put the gristle, fat, and all the drie,
edges (not burned) into kettle witt
cold water enough to cover. Add on
small onion and little turnip aud Car
rot, and bit of celery root II you hav
1t. When nearly done, add salt, on
teaspoonful to each quart of the broth
Simmer till the bones are clean, thel
strain it and set away to cool. Whol
ready to serve, remove the fat. Put
on to boil and season to taste with sal
and pepper; heat with 1t any vegetable
like onions, tomatoes, peas, celery, cab
bage, parsnips or macaroni that may b
left from yesterdays dinner. Thes
may be served clear In the soup II the,
have not been served with any sauce o
the whole may be rubbed through
strainer, then heated again and thicken
ed with little -four and butter cooke,
together, making 1t like PURGE.
MUTTON SOUP.-Lay aside all tn
crumbs Of good, tender, lean meat, an,
put the bones and poor portions into col,
| water to cover. Add one onion and
little salt. Simmer till the bones sliI
out, then strain and cool. Remove tn
fat, and put the liquor on to boil again
| Add half "a much tomat0, and salt an,
pepper to taste. Add little sugar I
the tomato be acid. When boiling
thicsen with -four wet in.a little col,
water, cook ten minutes longer, anl
serve with crisped crackers. Instead O
the tomato, you may boil with the brotl
4 half cup of vermicelli, or quarter cuI
Of tapioca. Kitchen Magazine
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