The record-union., 1898-09-18

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Homemade ice cream sometimes
turns out buttery, to the dismay and
surprise of it's producer. To prevent
this condition, it is obligatory that the
scalded and unbeaten cream should be
put together and thoroughly chilled be-
fore the dasher of the freezer is turned.
With sweet potatoes now approach
ing their season of perfection, word
as to their cooking is timely. Only
Southern cooks apparently can bring
out the real flavor of these tubers, as
those who have eaten them in the
South can testify A baked sweet po-
tato, after it has left the supervision
of an old plantation cook, is a thing
to remember. It's heart, tender and
mealy, incased in crisp brown shell,
from which oozes the candy" as the
rich sweet crystaHized juice is called,
makes as toothsome a morsel as is
often partaken of. Another way, and
this is the Southern style of the cook
books, serves them in a sort of stew
The Boston Cooking School gives the
following as the procedure in such
preparations Into a large flat-bottomed
saucepan or cOoking-po put two ta-
blespoonfuls of butter and one of su
gar. When hot lay in enough raw
sweet potatoes (pared, cut in two
lengthwise, and seasoned with salt and
pepper, to closely cover the bottom
and another layer (not close) on the
top. Pour on enough water to half
cover the lower layer. cover the vessel
tightly, and place where the heat is
gentle, that the cooking may be slow.
When the lower layers are brown,
change them to the top, letting the
others brown. By the time both are
done, the water will have evaporated,
leaving a very little butter sauce to
pour over the potatoes in serving.
1t should not be forgotten that a lit
tie salt makes a poor apple eatable, and
a good apple better.
The housekeeper returning home
with her activities directed temporari
ly towards house cleaning interests
viii be wise to let some of the wisdom
and knowledge she must have gathered
through the much preaching on these
matters Of late years bear fruit. Her
new intelligence applied to autumn
renovating will be of great benefit TO
her family's health and comfort 1t is
true Of modern furnishings that they
aid or retard sanitary conditions ac
cordingly as they are wisely or reck-
leSsly made use of. Rugs, hardwood
floors, steam, gas, and electric heating
and lighting add to the ease with
which a house may be kept clean, but
after this good start conditions are
often complicated by some other mod
ern Inventions Much bric-a- brac,
hangings, bed draperies, tufted furni-
ture, and other details of the still all
too elaborate scheme of furnishing ma
terially retard the keeping clean pro-
cess. As renewals are needed in the re-
opening of the closed home, every pur-
chase and alteration should be consid-
cred in the sanitary as we'll as the
artistic light. 1t Will be found that the
two are almost always entirely con-
sonant
Mrs. Rorer's formula for stuffed to-
matoes includes almonds For a filling
for eight tomatoes a dozen almonds,
peeled, blanched and chopped fine are
added to the half-pint of minced NUT
ton or chicken, tablespoonful chopped
parsley, and one onion chopped fine,
that form the forcemeat. The tomatoes
have slice removed from the stem
end and the seeds scooped out, before
they are filled with the mixture Stand
them in baking pans, using as basting
sauce one-half cup of water and a
tablespoonful of butter Cook thirty
minutes with frequent basting, take
from the pan and to the sauce add
teaspoonful of moistened curry, a ta-
blespoonful of -four moistened in water.
and sufficient water to make a half
pint; stir constantly until boiling; add
the juice of a lemon season with salt
and pepper, and pour over the toma-
toes.
A course often served just before
dessert is cheese custard, thin brown
bread sandwiches being sent around
with ii.
A steamer bag which has been much
appreciated by it's recipient this sum-
mer is simply a rather deep bag of art
denim provided with double shir-
strings. An embroidered scroll across
one side held it's designation For the
deck" and when received it held lit
tie japanese hot-box with bundle of
fuses, a late novel, and a tourists note
book Hung on the corner of the
steamer-chair for the voyage over and
back. il was invaluable as a catch-all
for eyeglasses, a newspaper, knitting
work, or what not that otherwise
would be slipping about. Through much
jaunting ashore the same bag contin-
ued it's useful offices. SO many words
over so simple a thing are permissible
only to accentuate the fact that it is
not the elaborate, many pocketed, or
namental. and often expensive bag or
case that gives the greatest service.
Frozen lemonade is simply a rich,
sweet lemonade put into the freezer
and turned occasionally till frozen soft
like cafe frappe. 1t is served in lem
onade mugs. A good proportion is
quart of water into which a pound of
sugar is dissolved and the juice OF