The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-12
DOMESTIC SCIENCE.

4 "somethlng cold"is the almost uni
I versal refrain these days, when the
!. question comes UP, What shall we
I eat or what shall we drink?" Fortu-
nate, indeed, for the cook that "cold
+ things'N are easy to prepare. that near
ly everything can be made In the cool
= of the day. and that they find almost
!. universal acceptance.
: II always thought cold victual nice,
My choice would be vanilla ice."
. sang the genial AutOcrat at the
Breakfast Table, years ago, and near
ly every one agrees with him.
The making of frozen dishes was
I. once very elaborate; but improved
!. methods and utensils have simplifcd
!. the operation until now the veriest
!. tyro may be sure Of success IL certain
Z rules are followed.
or course, the mixture to be frozen
+ must be cold when put In the freezer.
+ The ice should be crushed as fine as
: possible and n third as much rock salt
!. as ice used. The easiest way to crush
|. the ice Is to put 1t in a stout gunny-
!. sack and pound 1t fine with a hammer
. or the back of an axe. Having made
the cream and poured 1t into the can.
set 1t in the wooden tub and place
around 1t alternate layers of crushed
+ Ice and salt. Let the layers of ice be
b two or three inches deep. with ono
\ inch of salt sprinkled evenly over the
!, Ice. Let the ice mixture come few
!. inches above the cream in the can.
I Now for the freezing, which should
: be done very slowly at first, as rapid
7 turning makes "A lumpy cream. About
+ five hundred revolutions will usually
: suffice to freeze the cream. One eS-
!. tremely methodical man who prides
:, himself on the velvety smoOthness of
!. the iced products which he says he
!. has frozen for the home dessert every
! Sunday for twenty years. turns the
: crank just one hundred times. then
: rests five minutes. turns second hun
? dred, rests again and finishes with the
/ third hundred. This occupies about
:. twenty minutes in all.
!. When sufficiently frozen. remove the
: dasher. replace the lid and cork tight
) ly. If the cream or ice is to be served
within an hour, no more ice will be
needed Simply push the can down
: into the ice, put weight on top to
!, hold 1T and cover with a piece of old
!. carpeting. Sherbets and ices are real
!. ~ better to be served as soon as pos
!. sible after freezing.
The methodical man before men,
: toned only begins freezing his ice
+ when his wife commences to set the
, table. Cream. however. is richer II al
!. lowed to "ripen" several hours before
!. using. In this case draw off the SUI
!. perfluous water, pack with more ice
! and salt, cover and stand away in a.
! cool place until ready to serve. If
, these directions are carefully fol-
: lowed, the cream should be smooth
: and velvety, perfectly free from
+ Jumps. When granular consistency
/ is required, as in frappes, use a larger
|, proportion of salt.
!. In the following recipes are to he
!. found some tempting summer deserts,
! and this is a lemon sherbet for which
!. one of the best known ranches in Ari-
I zona is famous:
Six lemons scant two quarts Of
; water. one pint of sugar. one table
: spoonful of gelatine. Put the water
!. Boil until clear. skimming If neces-
!. sary. Meanwhile squeeze the lemons
and CRATE little of the yellow peel
] into the Juice. Dissolve one table
, spoonful of gelatine in little bit of
cold water, heating it over the tea
/. kettle. When the syrup is clear. pour
: into the lemon juice, to which the
+ Selatine has also been added Freeze.
/ The beaten white of an egg may he
:. substituted for the gelatlne to give
!. body.
1 PARFA1Ts AND BISCUITS.
! Are specially delicious desserts. They
+ are quickly and easily made. as they
+ require no stirring while freezing. The
I foundation for them as well as NOUS
:. ses is simply whipped cream, with or
!. without eggs.
Here is an excellent recipe:
BISCUIT ICE CREAM.
! TO two quarts whipped cream allow
= four eggs, three-fourths of a cupful of,
? sugar. three-fourths of cupful of wa
, ter and tcaspoonful of vanilla.
!, Boil the sugar and water together
!. for twenty-five minutes. Beat the