Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-01-31


With the upper crust, and send TO the
table nj once. Serve with butter and
powdered sugar.
HAM Cnlrs.-Use very old ham; chip
Il as YOU would dried beef; put spoon
full of butter In hot frying pan; drop
in the Clipped ham and sizzle for few
minutes.
LADY WASHINGTON RoLLs.-lt Il q
tradition In virginis that these rolls
were frequently served to the hrst
President Of the United States:
Pare and boil four potatoes 10 pint
Of boiling water, to which has been
added teaspoonful Of salt. Cook until
tender, then rub through . colsnder
with the water. Let cool and add two
tablespoonfuls OF sugar, half teacup OF
yeaa and 6our to make rather . stu
batter; cover and set In q warm place
over night. In the morning slft 10 nour
| to make soft dough, turn out on the
kpesdinR board and work q tablespoon
full Of shortening into your bread butter
| IA uIcest. Make out In small rolls, place
| In creased pans and let rise. Brush the
tops OF the rolls with sugar and water or
the white Of an unbeaten egg just before
baking, place In hot oven. These are
nice either hot or cold. To have hot for
"tea. the sponge should be get first thing
In the morning.
| LETTUCE AND CHEESE SALAD. -
Sprinkle onefourth pound OF grated
cheese over two heads OF shredded let
tuce; arrange In salad bowl on lettuce
leaves, and pour simple dressing over
all.
FLOATING ISLAND One quart OF
milk, four eggs-xhites and yOlks
beaten separately-four tablespoonful
OF white sugar, and one teaspoonful OF
yanillx extract. Beat the yolks well,
stir In the sugar and add the milk, which
has been heated, q little 1t time. Place
over boiling water, and cook until II
thickeus, stirring constantly. when
cold favor and pour into glass dish,
first stirring II up we'll. Heap upon 1t
a meringue Of the whites Of the eggs.
DOLLY WARDEN CAKE.-Two cups OF
sugar, two-thirds Of a cup OF butter,
one cup Of sweet milk, three cups OF
-four, three eggs, one-half tesspoonful
of soda, one tesspoonful Of cream OF
Tartar. Flavor with lemon. Divide the
batter, one half bake plain; II should be
sufficient for two pans.
To the remainder add one tablespoon.
full OF molasses, Que cup OF chopped
rsIsins, one-half cup Of currants, one
eighth Of a pound Of citron, chopped
lfine, one teaspoonful Of mixed spices,
Bake in two pans and put the plain and
fruit lsyers together alternately with q
little jelly or white Of an egg beaten "a
q froth.
An EMERGENCY PUDDING, Mr.. o.
borne.-Epicures are supposed to prefer
very elaborate dishes, but here Il = IN.
yorite dessert Of q gentleman who knows
how to live well, and has considerable
skill In the culinary art:
Butter q cracker One prefers pilot
bread, soak II In hot tea or water
lsprinkle with little salt and cover With
stewed apple sauce. Sprinkle on little
nutmeg II you like the favor. Prepare
leach portion as needed.
| HAMBURG STEAK. - Pxrboil severa
sliced onions until quite tender, ther
drain dry and brown them slightly II
butter. Have the steak three inche.
thick, broil over bright Goals, turning
as soon as scared, and often until done
Dress with butter, salt and the friet
oni0ns.
| PoTATo SALAD. Dissolve one tea
spoonful salt 10 one tablespoonful o.
water; add q pinch Of cayenne. ADD
six tablespoonfuls olive oil and two o.
vinegar. Mix thoroughly. Chop ont
medium size Bermuda onion very dn'
land stir II into the dressing. Chop I
ANAL portion parsley, and also OF COLI
beet and slice one quart Of cold potatoes
IPut the potatoes into the salad bowl
pour the dressing over; toss 1t up well
Then scatter the beet over the top ant
add sprinkling Of parsley. .'rhen yo'
will have" (Mr. o. added as h
finished giving the recipe) "a dish Dc TO
the gods, one that would make al cpl
cure rise cot OF bis coffin to get It, II hi
funeral procession should happen 4
pass BY"
OYSTER COCKTAIL.-Use very small
loysters, and allow from four to eigh
for each glass. Keep them on ice until
wanted, and have the glasses thorough,
chilled before filling. Use the common
claret glass II you have not the regula
cocktail glass. When ready 70 serv'
put the oysters In the glass and I'D,
either Of the following mixtures, usini
from one to two teaspoonfuls according
to taste.
SAUCES FOR OYSTER COCKTAILS. =
No. l-One teaspoonful grated horse
radish, one teaepoouful tomato catsup
one saitspoonfui salt, one-half saltspoon
full cayenne, one-half teaspoonful Ia
Ibasco, 2 tablespoonfuls lemon juice
Mix thoroughly. Enough for six cock
tails.
| No. A. One tablespoonful lemon
Juice, one tablespoonful worceetershirt
sauce, one tablespoonful tomato catsup
one-hslf saltspoonful papriks, one salt
spoonful salt, five drops tabasc0. Nh
well and put one teaspoonfal In each
glass.
No. 3.-Three teappoonfuls vinegar
three tesspo0nfuls lemon joice, thret
teaspoonfuls tomato catspp, three tea
sp0onfuls horseradish, one-half teaspoon.
ful walnut catsup, one saltspoonful
salt, one-half saltspoonful psprika.
BRoILED SMELTs. = Select large
smelts they are always the best. Have
them split down the backs and well
cleaned; then remove the backbone