Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-11-21
I THE HOME


What shall | have for dinnerY
What snail | have for tear
An omelet, chop or two
Or a chicken fricasee?
Dear how ! wish that nature.
When she made her mighty plan.
Had not given the task TO a woman
To care for hungry man!
Know how 10 Cock--'l nat woman
who cannot make a digestible loaf Of
bread, who does not know how to
COOK plain, wholesome food, who has
not the hrst iCea OF how to keep q
house orderly-ciear and comfort
able-is not nj to marry She may
Know greek or latin, she may be
Versed In ancient history and my
thical lore. but unless she knows how
| u manage home she Is a fat failure.
IL Is matter of great regret that the
world Is so full OF such people.
Sweet Potatoc Pone-One quart OF
sweet potatoes peeled and grated. two
ioVel teaspoonsful each of cinnamon.
allspice and cloves. one level tea.
spoonful OF salt. the grated rInd OF
one lemon or orange two heaping
tablespoonfuls of -four. one cupful OF
moliases. one cupful OF sugar one
half cupful of water and two.thirds
OF cupful of butter. Mix the -four
with the grated potatoe. Add the
melted butter, then the molasses.
water and sugar. Stir well and add
the spices. Pour into well creased
pan and bake In moderate oven.
Let II stand until cold. when IL can
be turned out and sliced
valuable Household Invention-A
KIND of inventive genius has con.
celVed the Idea oI a small HAT reser.
Nolr clamped or strapped 10 one side
OF broom with which TO keen IL
campened while sweeping. In order to
distribute the lula thoroughly through
tue straws, numerous small tubes
project from the tank into the broom
from which the disinfectant perco.
lates slowly downward. should the
housewife be not so particular about
the m!crobe danger she might see ut
I" use this same invention to hold
common water, in which no uisinfec.
tant Is TO be found, for the purpose
OF moisting the carpets or moor TO
Jay the dust dur ing the sweeping pro.
cess. About the only objection to the
Invention seems to be the weigh
winch It Will necessarily add to the
broom.
How to Make Hash-There is a
ilght way anu a wrong way OF max
ing nash. One Is to nave "A nice
Drown, ohlong sort of loaf and the
other is a watery, mass-like mash. Use
twice as much finely chopped potato
as there is meat Season with salt.
pepper, celery-salt and little wor.
cestershre sauce. Put one table
spoonful OF butter or beef drippings
In frying pan. When melted put
IL the hash which has been thorough.
- mixed Spread over the bottom OF
the pan and heat slowly, stirring oc.
OCCASIONALLY with potato knife. A
very little water may be added at
iirst TO keep 1t from getting crumb.
form into loai shape with
the knife and allow IL TO brown slow
ly on the side. When serving. slip to
the side of the pan. then turn over
quickly onto a hot platter.
Such is vaIuable-The tallowy
taste OF suet may be largely removed
oy rendering. Cut In small pieces and
let lie In cold water twenty.four hours.
changing the water at the end of
twelve hours. Draint well in soft
cloth and put IN an iron kettle one.
hair teacupful OF sweet milk for every
pound OF suet. 1he bottom OF the
kettle should be smooth so that the
suet will not adhere. Cook slowly.
avoid stirring. hut occasionally care.
fully loosen the pieces from the bot
tom. When the sound oil cooking has
ceased and the fat is light brown and
clear. strain. Save the fat pressed
rom the cracklings ~ Itself. as 1t is
not as white. uncooked sdet may be
Kept for puddihgs by keeping II nuder
brine or II may be chopped. packed
ana covered with molasses or with
ard softened just enough to run
smoothly. Suet Is nice for frying
ioughnuts and is considered more hy-
genie than lard II In also good for
shortening for the crust OF pies served
warm, such as mince, apple and pump
SIN. Chop the rendered suet very fine
or pastry anu use warm water.
Roll the crust with a large, long.
lecked bottle filled with hot or quite
warm water.