The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-01
For JADED SPRING APPETITEs.
Seven Good Recipes TO Help Over
worked HousekeeDers

worked HOusekeepers.
When the family declares itself heartily
tired of ordinary buildings the following
will be found novel and delicious: Heat a
cupful of fruit juice for instance, canned
or evaporated cherries, with equal amount
of water; when boiling stir in three even
tablespoonfuls of corn starch, mixed
smooth with a little cold water, boil ten
minutes, sweeten to taste. remove from
the fire, then beat in the stiffened whites
of three eggs and a half tablespoonful cf
salt. Turn into a mold, and when cold
turn out and eat with whipped cream or
| a soft custard made from the yolks of the
eggs.
a can of grated pineapple sweetened TO
| taste poured on half a box of gelatine
soaked for five minutes in cold water.
then dissolved by stirring in half a cup of
boiling water, makes another delightful
| change. a pint of whipped cream should
! be beaten in al the last, and the whole
| turned into a mold to set. Half of this rec
ipe is sufficient for a family of four.
Gelatine is held in high favor again by
| food specialists, when used with beer
| juice (aspic jelly is then formed, eggs,
creams, milk, or any strong nourishment
| The home caterer must remember that
| gelatine really feeds the tissue. This
| hint should cause all sorts of delicious
jellies, both of meat and fruit, etc, to de-
| light the eye and palate of the jaded
| family appetite.
| Split Pea Soup-Soup made from split
peas is nourishing, digestible and If prop
erly made, also so appetizlng in appear
| ance that Il will tempt the daintiest. The
! secret of its proper cooking is the bind
| ing of the particles together in one smooth
! whole, Strange to say, this Is so little
| known that, instead OF this good soup
| proving a family faVorite, IT Is OFTEN
| scarcely tolerated. If the reader will fol-
low the rule given below carefully perfect
! results are assured:
Pick over cupful of dried split peas
| and soak over night in three pints of cold
water softened with a pinch of bicarbon-
ate of soda. In the morning strain, cover
| with the same amount of softened water
| as before and simmer until the peas are
dissolved. AS the water boils away add
| enough to keep the amount to three pints,
| and occasionally scrape the sides of the
| saucepan and stir the whole with a wood
en- spoon When done strain through a
| soup sieve, put on the lire again, ana
| when boiling stir IL into a saucepan in
which a tablespoonful of sifted flour has
been cooked, in a large one of butter
! brought to boiling point. This may be re-
| turned to the soup kettle, and when all
has come to the boil and well stirred, hot
| milk, cream or water may be ADDED, 10
make It just the thickness liked, and
| whether a thick PURGE or a cream soup
| the butter and flour will hold the PARTICLES
| together and the desired smoothness will
| be there A teaspoonful of sugar is gen.
| orally deemed an Improvement, but must
| be measured scantily, as there must be
no suspicion of its presence. Salt and
white pepper to taste. If the butter Is
| saned that must be allowed for.
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flavor of ham or pork will scarcely rec
ognize 1t when the true flavor OF the
| peas is allowed to remain; also there will
not be the least greasiness.
| Custard Balls For Clear Soup.-Very
| few cooks understand the making OF
| these balls, which should be delicate aud
light with a distinct favor of beef. To
make. use the yolks of two and the white
of one egg. Stir into the well beaten
| yellow a wine glassfuI of cold, strong,
| clear beef tea, season with white pepper
| and salt and lastly stir in the sttnened
white. If the soup Is boiling when re-
moved from the fire these custards should
| cook sufficiently without returning to the
| fire Drop from a teaspoon on top OF
| the hot broth, cover for moment or
two. and the result should be faky and
| delicious.
Lenuls for Vegetable Course Soak a
| pint of lentils over night; in the morn
| ing drain, throw into kettle of cold
| water with o pinch of bicarbonate of soda
added. When boiling through remove 10
| q cooler part of the range, simmer for an
| hour, drain, cover with boiling water, ana
| In an hour and a half they should be
| tender enough to mash smoothly. Throw
| into the collander and press with the
back of saucer until no more moisture
| comes by pressing. Season with pepper
| and salt place in very hot frying pan
| with two tablespoonfuls of boiling but
| ter, stir until hot throughout then
smooth down and allow about ten min
utes for the bottom to brown. Run a
! broad bladed knife to the center often
to prevent burning by letting the butter
run down Roll out into a hot dish and
| serve.
Lentils as an Entree.-Take a cup of the
lentlls boiled as a vegetable, drain as
| above. mix with half a cup of washed
! rice, the same amount each of chopped
| ham and chicken, or instead of the lat
| ter any cold meat at hand. season to taste
| with salt and cayenne pepper aid cor
| lander seed (pcwdered), # liked. Put this
! mixture in n rather deem iuttersd dish,
| cover and cook in moderate oven for
| half an hour, or until the rice is tender.
| The dish should stand an n larger one
| containing water While this Is cooking
make a sauce by stirring a tablespoonful
of floor into one Of boiling water; add
| milk, season 10 taste, bring to the Eoil,
remove from the fire, stir in well-beaten
egg, some chopped olives and a table
spoonful Of tarragon vinegar or lemon
juice The lentils rice and m Eat may
! now be taken from the dish with spoon
| dipped I'm hot fat mold Cd in egg shape Zone
for each diner, AMI the sauce throw II
| over. or the sauce may be poured over
the whole and served from the hot dish.
Jellled Apples very goodD.-Choose tart
apples, peel. core AMI slice moderately
thin. Place I'm good sized cro'kery dish
in alternate layers of graduated sugar
and fruit. Put In a medium oven with
a close-htting plate on top held down by
| a weight. They should remain in the
oven for three hours. When cool turn
| carefully into a glass dish and put In a
cold place for several hours. when the APP
| pie slices will be found imbedded In a
| clear Jelly. With a merengue on top.
either with or without boiled custard or
| cream as sauce, delightful variation of
| this dish may be served.
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