The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-26
PLAIN DINNERS FOR PLAIN PEOPLE
With Plain Directions For Pre-
pairing.

Tldhed IONaAOcS BOlled onions.
Plain Pudding-Egg Sauce
Frosted Lemon Pie.
silver Cake.
Dear Polly-It pleased me TO hear that
Aunt James" prescription gave such
unusual satisfaction in your friends
case. There is no doctor. however great
his profession, but is glad to hear that
success follows his efforts. IL is equally
30 with the doctor OF cookery. Aunt
Jane" has had wide experience. and has
always had the satisfaction Of knowing
that she pleased her patients.
In response TO your request she pre-
pared the foregoing formula, which may
be used at any time when the symptoms
warrant such treatment.
DROWNED BEEF.
Buy seven or eight pounds of chuck"
Of beef Put on TO boil in hot water,
6alted slightly (too much salt at first will
tougher the meaD. Cook slowly, but
keep boiling all the time for three hours.
One-half hour before serving remove
from the water, and have melted butter
in hot spider or baking pan. Lay the
meat in and brown we'll on both sides
and sprinkle with salt. Some OF the
broth can be poured in the spider where
the meat was Drowned and thickened for
gravy The remainder of the broth can
be made into a delicious soup next day
by the addition Of rice or vegetables.
You will find Aunt James" directions
for
FLAKED POTATOES.
simple enough.
Prepare boiled potatoes" peel, and
just before dishing break into small
pieces with a fork Pile lightly in
vegetable dish, and sprinkle with salt
and take TO the table Immediately.
1t has been said that onions are the
most wholesome of vegetables; whether
or not this be strictly true II is GER
tain that they have many good qualities,
and act healthfully upon the entire sys-
TEN. You will be perfectly satisfied IL
should find Aunt James" recipe for
BOILED ONIONS.
Choose those OF uniform size and cut
In halves. After boiling 20 minutes in
hot salted water, drain off all the water;
add more hot water and boil 20 minutes
more. When soft drain off all the water
and add one half cup of cream or rich
milk, good sized piece of butter, salt
and pepper. Never cook onions in an
iron pot
After you have once tried Aunt James.
recipe for
PLAIN PUDDING
you will not need to be urged TO use
IL again.
One quart OF milk; one cup OF bread
crumbs; three eggs, well beaten; one
cup OF sugar; cinnamon and salt.
Bake slowly until the the custard is just
"set."
Many a housekeeper has found II con-
siderable bother to prepare boiled sauce
TO serve with pudding. and If any such
should find Aunt James recipe for
EGG SAUCE
without boiling, II is needless 10 say
they will regard ii as an unmixed
blessing.
one esq and one cup of sugar beaten
together thoroughly with patent egg
beater. rlavcr with vanilla and serve
cold on hot pudding, a tablespoonful
of cream can be added IL liked.
The next ingredient in this formula
will recommend and explain itself,
will merely add that Aunt Jane" is
noted Tor her
FROSTED LEMON PIE
Line a deep pate with rich pie crust
and bake delicate brown. When done,
I'll with the following lemon filling.
which should have been previously made
and cooled.
Lemon fliing: One cup OF sugar, the
Juice Of one lemon. yolks Of two eggs,
one cup of boiling water, two heaping
teaspoonfuts of -four Beat the yofks
and hale the sugar together. add the
lemon Juice, and the rest OF the sugar
thoroughly mixed with the -four, Stir
oil together and lastly add the boiling
wate-. Set the basin in a steamer
kettle or cook in n double boiler till thick.
When cool I'll the baked crust and frost
with the whites of the eggs sweetened
and favored with lemon. Set in the
oven and brown lightly.
Now send you a good recipe for
SILVER CAKE.
ore cup q sugar one cup OF butter,
the whites of three eggs one-half CUP
OF corn starch. one-half cup OF milk, one
and onc-quprter cups Of pastry -four,
one-half toa4poontul OF cream Of tartar
one-ouarter .CG pocnful OF soda. Cream
the butter and sugar. add the favorine
and the milk In which the corn starch Is
dissolved. tbcn add the cgrs beaten 10 o
stiff froth. and lastly tic flour into which
the cream OF tartar al coda have been
sifted. Pale iu two small sheets or one
large c.e. Chocolate frcsting is nice
with tl!5 rG.c. The batter will seem
thin. bat lt viii thicken while baking.
meant 10 tell YOU lot Of news this
time. hut as I see some OF my patients
coming / viii have 10 close hastily.
Yours Culinarily. .
COMFORT JONES.