The suburban citizen., 1901-08-17

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The cherry is the fruit of the poets
and songmakers, for has it not been
n standard for the lover to liken there.
to his sweetheart's kiss. The fruit on
every side has had deservedly its full
share Of praise, for its mission is to
combine the ornamental with the use.
ful. Its beauty begins with the flower
and does not fade until the ripened
fruit is gathered, and 1t has the furth-
er merit of keeping its flavor better
than any other small fruit when
cooked or preserved. For breakfast,
clusters Of ripe cherries-white, red or
black-arranged with their leaves, will
tempt the most capricious appetite,
and the acid Of the fruit is an excel
lent tonic.
To let the season pass without a
cherry roly poly for dessert is to make
a sad mistake. A rich biscuit dough
is made, rolled very thin, covered
thickly with stoned cherries and rolled
together. Put this In a bag and plunge
in kettle of rapidly boiling water, to
be kept boiling briskly for half or
three-quarters Of an hour according
to the thickness Of the roll. The cover
TO the kettle must not be lifted during
this time, nor the water cease rapid
boiling, or the pudding will be heavy.
Serve hot, with Devonshire cream and
sugar, or with a hard sauce colored a
cherry pink with the juice Of the fruit.
For a cherry pie use a rich pastry in
n deep dish, with plenty of sugar and
a dredging Of -four. For cherry tarts,
cook the cherries with sugar and lit
tie water until they make a rich pre-
serve. Fill the tarts OF pastry shells
just before serving and cover with
whipped cream.
Cherry Betty-Soak stale bread
crumbs in water, squeeze as dry as
possible, and beat until they are fine
and light; butter a deep baking dish,
and put in = layer of bread crumbs,
then a layer Of stewed cherries, and al
ternate until the dish is filed, the
bread crumbs being the top layer;
scatter over the top bits of butter and
bake until brown and serve hot with
sugar and cream. Steamed rice may
be substituted for the bread crumbs.
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Cherry Cnke-Make two layers of
sponge or any light, delicate cake, COW
er with whipped cream and arrange
very ripe cherries close together over
the entire top. Stone the cherries care
fully that they may present a whole
appearance. Place one layer over the
other end serve at once.
Cherry Trifle-Line the bottom Of q
pudding dish with pieces of stale
sponge cake, moistened with cream,
and cover with layer of ripe cher
rles, sprinkled with powdered sugar;
then another layer of berries and so
on until the dish is nearly full. Pour
a boiled custard over all, and then add
well-beaten whites of three eggs made
stiff with fine sugar, and put cherries
here and there among the froth.
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Cherry water or shrub is an old
time beverage refreshing on a hot day.
Stem two pounds Of cherries, pour over
them two quarts Of boiling water and
let steep for two hours on the back of
the stove. Boil pint of sugar with
a pint Of water rapidly for ten min
utes. Strain the cherry juice into the
syrup, pressing the fruit to extract all
the juice. When cold put on ice for
several hours, when it is ready to
serve. For cherry sherbet, boil three
pints Of water and two pounds of |
sugar for ten minutes. Strain the sy.
rup and add one pint Of cherry juice |
and the juice Of a quarter of a lemon.
When quite cold freeze. Washington
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