Evening journal., 1902-02-28

one blade Of mace one bay leaf, and a /
half teaspoon of salt; let boil for ten |
minutes drain and put the nuts into
cold water. then drain and dry them. /
Slice four medium sized potatoes while |
hot: mix half a teaspoonful of salt, a
pinch of pepper and four tablespoOnfuls |
of olive oil When mixing add gradu- |
ally one and a half teaspoOnfuls of |
vinegar and half a teaspoon of onion |
Juice. Mix the nuts and potatoes and |
pour over them the dressing. Serve |
cold with water cress.
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SNOW PYRAMIDS.
To one pint of cold thick cream add
four tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar,
one tablespoonful of vanilla extract
and one-fourth box of gelatine that
has been soaking in a little cold water
land dissolved by stirring it over boil
ing water; when it begins to slightly
thicken whip until light and thick;
turn into glasses and stand in a cool
place. Just before serving beat the
whites OF six eggs to a stiff meringue
with six tablespoonfuls of powdered
sugar, adding gradually half a tumbler
of currant jelly; drop a large spoonful
Of this on each glass of cream, heaping
it up like a pyramid. These portions
make large quantity.
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STUFFED DATES.
Split open the dates on one side and
remove the stones. keeping the dates in
as good shape as possible; fill the cav
ity with blanched almonds or English
walnut meats press together and roll
in granulated sugar.
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DEVILLED CRACKERS.
Mix three tablespoonfulH of grated
cheese, one-fourth teaspoon of dry mus
tard, one teaspoon of dry mustard. one
teaspoon of anohovy paste, a dash OF
cayenne and pinch of salt; mix with
this one tablespoon Of butter; spread
over the crackers and put in a not oven
to brown.
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QUICK GRAHAM BREAD.
Beat an egg add a quarter of a cup
of sugar two tablespoonfuls of molas-
Ises. one cup of milk two cups Of Gra-
ham -four. one cup of wheat -four. four
level tablespoOnfuls of baking powder
and one tablespoonful of melted butter;
| bake in creased gem pans in a moder-
ate oven forty-fve minutes.
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VEAL AND POTATO RISSOLES.
Chop very fine one Pound of cold
cooked veal: add to it one cupful of
mashed potato, two hard boiled eggs
minced fine; beat the white of one egg,
then the yolk; add them to the mix
ture, with salt. pepper and a little nut
meg form into balls; roll in beaten
egg; put in a buttered pan and brown
in quick oven.
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OYSTERS A LA NEWBURG.
Drain one pint of oysters. pour over
the oysters cold water, drain and dry
on a towel; put one tablespoonful Of
butter in a frying pan when it is hot
turn in the oysters; do not let them
boil; beat two egg yolks, add to them
half a cup Of cream; season with salt
and pepper; pour this over the oysters;
cook over hot water stirring constant
| ly until the sauce is creamy; remove
from the fire and add one tablespoonful
of sherry wine.
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VANITY PUFFS.
Put one cup Of milk over the fire,
when boiling add quickly and stir rap
idly half a cup of -four; stir until a
Istif dough forms; remove from the
fire; let cool; add one egg unbeaten and
beat we'll; after three eggs are added
add one tablespoonful of melted butter;
| dip a spoon into hot fat, then take up
some of the dough and drop it into the
fat; when they are brown lift them
out with a skinner; drain on paper.
then roll in cinnamon and sugar mixed.
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POACHED EGGS AND HERBS.
Put two tablespoonfuls of butter and
l two tablespOOnfuls OF -four i'm a small
pan; stir until smooth; add one tea
lspoonful of chopped parsley and one
Tablespoonful of chopped chiyes; stir
lOne minute; add one cupful of white
lstock; season with salt and pepper; stir
until boiling; let simmer two minutes:
have six eggs nicely pOached and ar
ranged on a hot platter; pour the sauce
while hot over them.
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DELICATE CREAM MUFFINS.
Cream three level tablespoonfuls of
lbutter; add to it two tablespoOnfuls of
sugar; beat the whites of two eggs;
add the unbeaten yolks to the butter
and sugar; add one cup Of milk, half
teaspoonful Of salt. two cupfuls of sift-
ed flour and four level teaspoonfuls Of
baking powder; beat we'll and add the
eggs; fill creased muffin pan two
thirds full and bake twenty minutes in
quick oven. Substitute one cup of
graham, rye or corn meal for one cup
of -four you will have the different muf-
fins.