Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
CONDUCTED BY DOROTHY.

While eggs are scarce and high, let us
try some cooking that is good without
them. sister from the country prom
ised us one for cake and one for pumpkin
pie Will she please send them in?
About these DAYS" the egg-basket is
seldom full, and the store" eggs are
seldom satisfactory. Here are some re.
ciDes which are recommended as worth
a trial;
Favoritc Cookies-Two cupfus of
sugar, hall cupful OF butter, cream to-
gcther, nutmeg to taste, one cnpful of
rich sweet milk, and two teaspo bntuls of
baking powder rubbed into flour enough
to roll, and cut them.
Eggless Layer Cake-Cream together
one cupful OF sugar and piece of butter
the size Of large egg; add one cuptul of
milk. three lablespoonfuls of baking
powder mixed in the three scant cupfuls
of -four. Flavor with lemon.
Surprise Pufs-Two cupfuls of flour,
a pinch of salt, one tablespoonful of
baking powder, one cupful of milk
Beat well together, and have ready
some very hot fat in kettle. Wrap a
little cold mashed potato in a thin slice
of cold roast pork, quickly whirl this in
the batter so as TO cover on all sides,
aud drop into the hot fat and brown on
both sides. A little practice will turn
out beautiful surprises, and any kind
OF meat or vegetables can be used.
Eggess Fruit Cake-Two cupfuls of
brown sugar, one cupful OF molasses.
one pint of boiling coffee. one pound of
fat salt pork chopped. fine, one table
spoonful of soda dissolved, one teaspoon
full each of cloves, cinnamon. allspice,
ginger, half teaspoonful of pepper, one
pound of seeded raisins, one pound Of
currants, one-half pound of mixed
shredded orande, lemon and citron peel
one-half pound OF chopped nut meats
Free the pork from rind and lean parts
and grind or chop very fine over this
pour the hot coffee, then molasses with
soda stirred in, then the sugar and spicea,
with flour to mix quite stiff Add the
fruit, well Toured. stir we'll and bake
! slowly two hours.
Hickory Nut Cakc:-One Gun OF sugar
one halt cup of butter, one half cup OF
milk, yolks of two eggs and white OF
one. two cups of -four, two teaspoons
of baking powder.
Filling:-One cup of sugar and four
tablespoons of cold water boiled until it
threads Add to tn the wel-beaten
white of one egg and beat Thoroughly,
then add one cup of chopped hickory
nut meats.
Hamburg Stcak-.One pound of round
steak, two slices Of bacon, one small
onion, sprig of parsley, a teaspoon
full Of salt and saltspoop of paprica.
Put all these ingredients through a
meat grinder, then mix thoroughly
with one beaten egg. Mold into shape
and broil. Serve with matre d'hotel
sauce or cream horseradish.
Chocolate Cake:-Two cups OF sugar,
and one cup of butter five eggs (reserv
ing whites of two) one cup of sweet
milk, two teaspoons f baking powder,
three and one half scant cups OF -four.
Bake in square loaves and frost with
the whites Of two eggs, one and one
hall cups Of powered sugar, FIVE table
spoons of grated chocolate and two
teaspoons OF vanilla
Rolled Oats Cookies-Mix two and
one fourth cups OF -four with two cups
of rolled oats, as they come from the
box (uot cooked) make hole in this
mixture. Put in one cup OF butter, one