Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-06

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To Boil Spinach.
Pick It clean, wash In three waters,
put It in small saucepan without any
water, 70 that the spinach may oil it
Sprinkle little salt over 1t, cover
close, set 1t over the fire where 1t 10
not very brisk, shake it well; 1t will
shrink to the bottom of saucepan; let
It then boil minute in its own liquor.
Strain, squeeze gently, sieve and send
it to table with melted butter, but do
not let any be poured over 1t.
Oatmeal Biscuit.
Stir together in q bowl a cupful Of
oatmeal and two cups of -four that has
been sifted with a teaspoon Of salt,
one Of sugar and two teaspoonfuls of
baking powder. Chop into this mix
ture two tablespoonfuls Of shortening.
Add pint Of milk or enough to. make
a soft dough. Turn upon a Toured
board, roll out and cut into biscuits,
handling az little a. possible. Bake in
q steady oven.
Mn1aaana r>~dv.
Boil a pint of molasses for twenty
minutes, then add a scant half-tea-
spoonful Of baking soda and boil for
fifteen minutes more, or until little
dropped in cold water is brittle. Stir
steadily to prevent scorehing. When
the cold water Test proves that 1t IL
done add a teaspoonful of vinegar,
pour into buttered pans or pull to
light brown.
> .. Flannel Cakes.
Rub two tablespoonfuls Of butter
into quart Of -four until well mixed;
add a teaspoonful of salt and make
Into batter with pint and D quarter
Of milk, into which has been beaten
smoothly the yolks of three eggs. Last,
and just before baking. stir in the
stifiy beaten whites. Bake ON hot
griddle. well creased.
To Test the Purity Of Water.
Take some Of the suspected water in
a Clean glaas-stoppered battle; add q
little pure cane sugar. expose. having
well stopped the bottle, to the light in
a warm room. Should the water, ev.
en- after a weeks exposure, become
turgid, It is dangerously impure for
drinking; If 1t remains clear, it is safe.
Angel Cake.
Whites of eleven eggs, one cup of
-four measured after sitting; one tea
spoonful Of cream tartar, and -four
sifted four times. Beat whites of eggs
stin, add ~ cups of fine granulated
sugar, one teaspoonful vanilla, add
dour; beat lightly and thoroughly; bake
IN INCREASED pan forty minutes.
Dreamed Peas.
Drain one can Of peas, rinse, cover
with boiling water. and drain again.
Melt two tablespoonfuls Of butter;
add one tablespoonful Of -four with
one teaspoonful of sugar and half q
teaspoonful of salt; add peas and one
third cup Of milk, stir, and let cook
until it begins to bubble.
Nut Sand wiches.
Shell and blanch the nuts and chop
them fine. To each tablespoonful Of
minced nuts add halfstablespoonfu
Of cream cheese. Mix well and spread
on thin slices Of crustless bread.
A Good Gars1e..
Salt and water makes an excellent
gargle for weak threats, II used before
going to bed at night. Public speak
ers. singers and those VINO have to
read aloud will find it very effective.
-f' So Rye Mullins.
Two scant cups rye meal, one-half
cup -four, one-half cup Indian, one ia
sugar, one teaspoonful.
soda, one tablespoonful lard, two tea
spoonfuls cream tartar, one egg.
Hot Chocolate Sauce Tor Ice crsam
Into six tablespoonfuls of cream
rub four tablespoonfuls Of grated choc.
olate. When very smooth add a pint
Of boiling water and cook in double
boiler, stirring steadily for ten min.
ltes after the boil begins. Flavor with
vanilla extract, beat hard and use.
Cheese Omelet.
Mix quarter of a cup Of cream with
three-quarters of cup of grated
cheese, stir quite smooth, add the well.
beaten yolks Of three eggs and a tea.
spoonful Of -four; season to taste with
salt and pepper, add stifly beaten
whites and cook as plain omelet.
Coffee Purifier.
Coffee 10 a fairly good air purifier.
A little burnt on hot Goals will purify
a sick room and abolish bad smeIla
Many physicians think highly Of the
bracing effects Of coffee taken before
they visit cases of infectious disease
Maple Carmsls.
Break two pounds Of maple suRar
Into a quart Of milk and boil steadily. /.
stirring occasionally to prevent scorch.
Ing. until little hardens in cold water :
Pour into creased pans and mark into