New-York tribune., 1898-01-29
Ezsz57'F7 7OVSEHOLD
Mo, n 7ALH
HOW TO DO WITHOUT EGGS.

The nidwinter season when the supply OF fresh
eggs is always limited. and dealers are making
them still scarcer and doarer by storing them up
for Lent drives many cooks literally to their wits
end. Yet II IS an excellent thing FOR tho hed'h
as we'll as FOR the purse. to limit the use OF eggs
during the winter and TO look about US 10 see
what can be done without them NO winter essS
no matter how freshly laid are quite equu 10 the
fresh eggs OF spring. The spring is the natural
having period Of all birds. and hens eggs are not
ortv cheapor at this season. but because the fowls
arc IN more wholesome condition. are no doubt
better.
The idea that a good table consists in the pro-
fuse use Of butter and eggs Is common one IN
this country and multitudes OF dishes are spoiieo
by their superfiuous use.
A good rice pudding does not call for eggs. An
excellent one is made Of five cups Of rich milk
one small cup OF uncooked rice, well washed and
picked over; cup Of ra!sins. washed and stoned
one cup OF sugar. scant teaspoonful or salt ana
half grated nutmeg. or any flavor that may De
preferred Let the pudding bake slowly FOR TWO
hours until the grains OF rice have fully swollen
out and each one rests in creamy bed
An old-fashioned Indian pudding requires no
eggs Scald one pint Of milk Add two heaping
tablespoonfuls OF Indian meal TO half a cup or
milk. and when all the Jumps are stirred out thin
with a cup and a half Of cold milk. Add a table
spoonf,l Of butter and a small cupful OF nolasses
and pour IN the pint Of scalded milk Add hall
feaspoonfiiI ~ salt and stir well. Bake the pud~
ding an hour then pour In another pint OF cold
milk and let ii slowly bake for three or four
hours longer until II g. ~ dark as BLACK
ginger cake. Serve Il hot with cream
II is great mistake to use too many eggs In
c,,stard The most delicious OF steamed baked or
boiled custards be made with the yo.ks OF 1--WE
eggs 70 a quart OF milk. good baked custard
may be made with the tolks Of four eggs TO four
cups OF milk. Reserve the whites Of the eggs
for cake or for white cocoanut pudding or FOR any
of the many purposes for which the whites OF eggs
are valuable The whites of eggs add richness TO
the Cusiard.
There are few greater culinary bunders than to
waste eggs on wheat pancakes IN" batter In
which eggs are used IS much tougher and de-
c,de1ly inferior 10 one made without eggs. Take
ooual quantities OF -four and milk. using an even
toasnoonful OF baking powder TO every cupfu OF
-four and a scant half cup OF butter TO every
two cupfuls Tried-out beef fat and butter In
equal parts will take the place OF butter In THIS
case About half a teaspoonful or sait must De
used TO every half cupful Of beef Fat Indian
meal pancakes require the Of an egg for every
cupful of meal! and at least half cupful Of wheat
-four Use a quarter Of cup OF shortening 10
every two Of the mixture Of -four and Indian meal
and a teaspoonfu of baking powder TO every cup
Nothing toughens raised wheat muffin 80
quickly az eggs used injudiciously; An excellent
muffin Is made without any eggs, scad SCI, a PM OF
cake OF compressed yeast. kun a schnt nan cup
uart cu ~ vol warmed -four Stir in the yeast and
mix and beat the batter until 1t bsters Let the
miifns rise over night and IN the morning MI deep
mufn tins half full. When the batter rises 10 the
Ton but them in the oven and bake them half an
hour. . ar,..ht,o 90. ., sooso,
II We take our food nature supplies IT, our
I'm ~ fare Will bc continually varying. and we
viii have everything At It's best ana Cheapest;
e,ra u.herries at Christmas time, when they are
comparativey vapld. IS weary OF them before
r,ndi when they are in market in superb condi-
ton LUXURY may easily cheat such PRISON q out
~ The hest food by surfeiting him with costly
but Comparatively havorless vegetables ana fruits
out of their season. No Southern yegetaaoes. a
bowever carefully grown has tho superior naVor
~ yeceta bles grown in Northern gardens ana
brought TO market with the m9rninf dow fresh
,,ron them II except the delicious hothouse
nineappc. which s 90 costly that II has been
pmn,ed hv political economists a. an example OF
~ orcotesi extraVagance. no dollhouse fruit mas
sn ,,6o1 a flavor that grown In our own gardens
IN the sun fresh air and dew g.. .,
The housekceper Of moderate means II poSSessen
,,,oilireur. in regard To the market. ana com
OF OF III .psc enough not have longing for food
nmt ~ season. supply her table with ne best
~ o,ervthing az well as the richest marketer IN
land