Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-12-20
HOMEMAKERS COLUMN.

HOMEMAKERS COLUMN.
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CHRISTMAS FEASTiNo.
The Christmas feast forms very I'm.
portant part OF the holiday festival.
Here arc . lev aids toward making Il
yet more enjoyable.
OYSTER 0AKLEr.
This makes q delicious dish for the
Christmas breakfast, and b quite mex
pensive, ~ only . dozen oysters are re-
quired. Place these In hot saucepan
and cook carefully . few minutes until
they grew plump and ''runlcd," % the
cook calls it. Add two heaping table
spoonfuls Of butter, pepper and salt,
boil an instant, remove the oysters, chop
and return them to the sauce. Beat
thoroughly I've eggs, add one table
spoonful Of cream to each egg, Try
daintily, serve on hot platter, then
pour over 1t the oyster sauce.
Another attractive way IL 70 chop hall
Of the oysters when they are large ones,
and place the whole oystsrs hot on the
top Of the oOelet. Serve spoonful Of
the omelet with one whole oyster Ia
each pereon. Where 1t IL not convenien,
to get the oysters, an orange omelet
could be substituted with pleasing re-
suits. Then beat the whites and the
yolks Of the eggs separately, mix TO.
gether, add the milk, the grated rind
and the juice Of one sweet orange and
fry.
CREAM SALMON.
Mince can Of salmon, first draining
the liquid. Boil two cups Of milk, two
tabiespoonfuls OF butter, add pepper,
salt, celery salt, and even little tomato
catsup II liked. In bake dish arrange
q layer Of bread crumbs, one OF fish, then
4 little Of the dressing, repeat, have
crumbs on top, and dot with bits OF but
ter. Bake and brown.
scALLoPEp POTATOES.
Slice the potatoes very thin, butter q
deep dish, put In 4 layer Of potatoes,
season with butter, pepper, salt, add
three-fourths Of . cupful Of chicken
soup, oyster liquor, or milk, dot the top
with butter and cover.
GLAZED SWEET POTATOES.
Boil medium sized potatoes forty-hve
minutes. then drain, pare, cut In halves,
lengihwise, and sprinkle with salt. Heat
four tablespoonfuls Of butter, add one
tablespoonful each OF water and brown
sugar. Plsce the potatoes In buttered
and shallow bake pan. Use the mixture
to bsste them and brown 10 hot oven.
STUFFED APPLES.
Select good looking sour apples AZ
nearly Of a size ~ possible Ia order "a
bake evenly. Remove the cores care.
fully and enough Of the apple TO make q
little cup; In this place q nlling OF
seasoned bread crumbs and chopped
meat. A walnut meat or two may bt
added.
SCALLOPED CHEESE.
In = buttered baking dish alternate
bread crumbs with layers OF thin slices
Of cheese. To the crumbs add celery
salt or chopped celery, pepper and small
pieces Of butter, crumbs last. Add q
we'll beaten egg, and one-half pint Of
rich cream, bake 10 hot oven. Who.
ever likes cheese will surely enjoy 1t ID
this way.
MRS RoRER's GRAHAM ROLLS.
Stiff the graham -four, measure thres
cupfuls. Beat the yolks Of three eggs
TO these add two cups OF milk, two
ounces Of butter and oue-hslf teaspoon
full Of salt. Then add the -four, beal
faithfully, add two teaspoonfuls OF bak.
Ing powder. and the beaten whites OF
the three eggs. Bake always In = quici
oven. Three tsblespoonfuls OF sugar
may be added.
A plate Of dainty sandwiches will be q
decided addition to the holiday supper
table. The bread should be day old
butter lightly on the loaf and cut very
thin. Brown bread is often used fol
them, and the list Of filings Il long and
diyerse-raisins, dates, olives, cottage OF
dairy cheese, walnuts, jelly, aud al
kinds Of meats. Make the sandwiches
small and do the work dAintily. so thu
result will be attractive.
sALTEp PEANUTS.
These are delicious, cheap, aud II Is 4
pleasant task to make them. Shell, pour
boiling water over them, allow them tC
stand five or ten minutes. Then rub of
the skins carefully, pour \ little melted
butter over them, brown lightly and
wstchfully 10 the oven.
On Christmss day try serving the
coffee with two or three tablespoonful
of whipped cream In each cup, As they
do 10 old Vienna.
HOLIDAY COOKIES.
One cup Of butter, one and oue-hall
cups OF sugar, three eggs, one cup wal
nut meats slightly broken, one-hslf tea
spoonful Of baking powder and one tea
spoonful OF lemon extract. Use thu
least -four possible. Roll thin, sifl
sugar on top, cut out and bake very
light brown.
DREAMED PEACHES.
Take canned peaches that were halved
heap whipped cream In the centre Of
each half and on the top have butter
nut or walnut meat or little jelly.
GOLD LAYER CAKE
One and one-third cups Of -four, three
quarters Of cup OF granulsted sogsr
half cup of milk, two tablespoonful
Of melted butter, two teaspoonfuls Of
baking powder and the yolks OF thres
eggs. Cream thoroughly the butter sut
sugar, add the well-besten yOlks and
beat all together At least i've minutes
Add vanilla or lemon fisvoring, milk
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