Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-24
TO 60 WITH THE TURKEY
EXCELLENT SUBSTITUTE FOR
PLUM PUDDING.
A Novelty in Pumpkin Pie of Which
Mother Never Heard-GOOd
Stun in 1t.
Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star.
Turkey, which everywhere plays center
rush i'll the Thanksgiving table foot ball,
is a good enough bird as he makes himself.
He may, however, be bettered in several
fashions. One is by larding-especially II
he Is young and 10 a degree overgrown.
Trim every trace of rust from four ounces
of fat bacon, then cut it into Harding strips
two inches long. Roll each strip in black
pepper, then draw it through salad Oil just
well colored with mustard. Lard the breast
moderately, and the thighs and drumsticks
both inside and out. Cut two ounces more
Of bacon into very small dice, pepper them
and mix them with the bread crumbs for
stuffing. Barely moisten the crumbs with
hot water. Stuff and tie the body. Peel
large tart apple, core it, stick a few cloves
in it, then Sip it under the skin of the
crop Truss the bird firmly and put in the
oven.
For gravy boil the giblets tender in bare
ly enough unsalted water to cover them.
When done take up, mash fine and strain
the liquor over them. Season to taste with
salt and pepper Brown tablespoonful
of flour, mix 1t smooth in half pint of
warm claret then add the mixture to the
giblets, and stir bard for two or three
minutes in bowl Set over boiling water.
In serving put a dab of apple on each por-
ton of Stuffing.
If one has an open fire, along with in
| finite pains and patience, then the Thanks
giving bird may be truly glorifed. He
should not be over big. but plump and ten
der. Draw, SINCE and wash well, stun with
dry bread crumbs lightly dashed with pow
dered sage, and literally dotted with butter
and truss very firmly. Now thrust stout
wooden Skewer clean through, just above
the thighs and below the wings. Loop
cord the projecting skewer-ends and
hang the bird where the fire will strike 1t
full. Put a drip-pan underneath, with an
ounce of butter and gill of claret in It,
Basic the turkey from the pan every ten
minutes. Twill the string at each basting
to keep the bird revolving. II II is
over ten pounds in weight you may need
more claret before it is done. 1t Will re-
quire three to four hours cooking. The
neck should hang lowest, and in basting 1t
is well to let some of the liquor run inside.
Half hour before serving pour half
pint of boiling water into the drip-pan to
furnish gravy.
Here is a pumpkin pie unlike those
mother used to make. Begin by peeling
and slicing two pounds of ripe, feshy
pumpkin, covering it with its own weight
of sugar and setting it in the sun all day,
or else in a warm place for six hours
Drain off the syrup and mix it with its own
bulk of the strongest possible ginger tea
Boil and skim well. then add the strained
juice of two lemons. Boil up again, Skim
cook five minutes longer, then drop in the
pumpkin slices and let them cook slowly
until clear. This takes about three hours
and produces most delicious pumpkin
ctron. For the pies beat six eggs very
light with three cups of sugar, one pint rich
sweet milk, one pint stewed pumpkin well
strained, and one heaping cup of butter.
Mix well, flavor with lemon or vanilla. and
pour into pans lined with rich puff paste.
Fill them half an inch deep, then drop dice
of your pumpkin citrOn all over the top.
Press them down into the batter and bake.
The pies may be covered with meringue,
but regular frosting accords better with
their taste.
If sucking pig or any sort of roast pig
Is to make part of the Thanksgiving feast,
there should be fried pumpkin to accom-
pany it. Stew sweet, ripe pumpkin very
dry, let it get cold, then drop it by heaping
spoonfuls in skillet full of fat from the
roast Sprinkle it we'll with salt and pep
per and stir vigorously over the fire until
the pumpkin takes up all the fat. Serve
very hot.
Since all stomachs will not tolerate plum
pudding, here is a worthy SubSttute-Ba-
mana pudding Beat the yolks of four eggs
and the whites of two very light. then add
two coffee cups of sugar, one of creamed
butter one of stale sponge cake crumbled