Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12
THE HOUSEHOLD.
"Martha's" interesting Weekly Chat Some
things About Macaroni, Worth Knowing
How to Prepare Baked fiam-Recipcs for
WaffIss and Good. Old.Fashionsd Ginger
Brsad-"Piss in Blanket" the Latest lux.
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MENU FOR THURSDAY, FEB. 18th.
Breakfast-Oatmeal with sugar and
cream, broiled beefsteak, fried pota-
toes, waffles with syrup, coffee.
Luncheon-Deviled crabs, olives,
cheese crackers, bread, gingerbread,
milk
Dinner-Pea soup, boiled ham, jelly,
pigs in blanket, macaroni a Ia creme,
creamed carrots, bread and butter, pine
apple, cakes, coffee.
Most of the macaroni sold in boxes
in the Eastern stores is really domes-
tic article on which has been placed a
French and often an Italian label; but
the real Italian article seldom reaches
the Americans on this side Ct the water,
for, although most of the macarori that
is imported from that country is sent
in boxes to this country for distr:bu-
ton, the numberless Italians here
, eagerly buy it up, and consequently
the more fastidious Americans, who are
not satisfied with an inferior grade, are
forced to do without. But it may be
added for the comfort of those who use
our own domestic macaroni, that it is
just as healthful and nutritious as the
Italian, and we are positive, much
cleaner. The French also import quite
a quantity of macaroni, but 1t is not
generally considered SO good an article
as that sent us from Naples. Both the
French and Italians use semoule (Which
is obtained from a certain Kind OF
Russian wheat and which differs from
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lated, in the m2nufa cure Of Tacaroni;
this is the reason that the Americans
so often have difficulty in making a
good grade; because The only thing we
have here that approaches semoule is
obtained from a sort of hard red wheat
that is grown in the northwestern part
of this country, and on this our manu-
facturers have to depend entirely. One
would think that macaroni would be a
very popular dish in Italy, but it is
not SO, as it is most ali shipped to
other countries and what is left is sold
at a price much too expensive for the
poorer classes, and even the Weather
ones only have it upon rare occasions
and then it is luxury.
The word macaroni is taken from
Greek derivation which means the
blessed dead" in allusion to the an
Gent custom of eating it at feasts for
the dead.
Inc following recipe called Macaroni
a la Creme is excellent: Boil one quar-
ter of a pound of macarOni in plenty of
hot, sailed water until tender, then put
in saucepan one-half pint Of milk, and
when it commences to boil stir into it
two tablespoonsfuls of butter and one
Of -four, salt and pepper to taste, and
from one-quarter to one-haf pound of
grated cheese, all CT this constitutes the
sauce, and when the macarOni is cook
ed enough and drained, pour the boil
ing sauce over it and serve at once.
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WaffleS-Take one quart Of flour and
wet it with little sweet milk that has
been boiled and cooled, then stir in
enough milk to form thick batter.
Add tablespoonful of melted butter,
a teaspoonful of salt and enough yeast
to raise it. When light, add two we'll
beaten eggs, grease the waffle iron well
and heat it, and then fill with the bat
ter; turn over frequently so it will not
burn. These are delicious served hot
with syrup.
Ham boiled and then baked, if prop
erly done, makes very nice dinner
dish. Soak the ham in cold water over
night; take it out in the morning and
put in a saucepan on the stove and
cover with fresh, cold water; boil for
about three hours, and when done re-
move the skin and sprinkle with some
sugar Make a few missions on the
top and spread with bread crumbs, also
little pepper. Then bake in the oven
until nicely Drowned on both Sides II
may be served either hot or cold In
slices.
That the Dutch are exceedingly fond
of gingerbread is known by everyone
a London paper youches for the truth
Of a story told concerning their par
TALLY for this cake. 1t seems that in
the small town of Deventer in Holland
there were so many manufacturers of
this particular cake that the town be-
came noted for the best gingerbread
in the country, and the citizens, fear