Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-27
Summer Dishes

Summer Delicacy.-Cover quart OF me
prunes with cold water and soak all night;
In the morning stew till tender; lift out
with a skinner and remove the stones
when cool enough to handle; return to the
Juice with glassful of sherry and the JUICE
of three oranges. half a cupful or sugar
and a box of gelatin that has been soaked
in cold water. Pour in molds. when cool
set on the ice for half day. Turn out and
serve with sweetened whipped cream.
Dreamed Codhsh-Prepared properly Is
delicious. 1t should never be allowed to
boil Wash piece. which should be white.
not yellow, and soak over night in just
enough water to cover 1t; the next morn
Ing set over the slowest fire possible, In
vessel containing twice its bulk of fresh
wafer II should stand there an hour be-
fore the water gets too warm to bear the
hand IN Tear the fish apart and II 1t is
still too salt, pour off and cover again with
cold water Under no condition should II
be allowed to come 20 a boil. This will In
duce both a white, coldeY and tender fish,
Pick in shreds; make a good cream sauce
and heat the fish in 1t TIL smoking, but not
boiling. hot. This is an appetizlng break
fast dish.
Food for 1nvaltds-
Nutrtious-And palatable dish for the
i'll is scraped beef Take good piece OF
raw steak; lay 1T on meat board, and with
a knife scrape into fine bits. After remov-
ing all hard and grstly parts put 1t into
pan over the fire and let 1t remain just
long enough to become thoroughly heated
through, stirring 1t up from the bottom oc-
casionally Season with little salt.
For Cracker Gruel-Pour one cup of boil
ing water over four tablespoonfuls OF pow
dered crackers and stir until smooth. Add
one cup of milk and return 1t to the fire
Let it boil until it thickens. Season with
salt and serve Immediately.
Onion Gruel--Is excellent for cold and
many invalids are fond of it. Slice down
few onions and boil them in pint of new
milk, stir In a sprinkle of oatmeal and a
little salt; boil till the onions are quite
tender Sup rapidly and go TO bed.
A Refreshing Repast-1s egg Cruel. Beat
the yolk of one egg until light. with one
teaspoonful of sugar and sprinkle OF salt
Add little flavoring of nutmeg or cinna-
mon Then stir in the white, which has
been beaten until foaming. Pour over it the
hot milk and serve al once.
Macaroni-
Macaroni and Cheese-Break half
package of macaroni in convenient pieces.
Cook briskly in boiling sailed water for
twenty minutes; drain and rinse. Butter
shallow pudding dish and place in it a
layer of macaroni, sprinkle with salt, dot
with bits of butter. and over 1t spread
layer of cheese. Repeat this until the
macaroni is all used, leaving sprinkling
of cheese with butter in small pieces on
top Then beat one egg, add one-half pint
of milk one teaspoon dry mustard. and
little pepper and salt; pour over all and
bake, covered for half hour Remove
cover and brown.
Macaroni Soup.-Cut one-half pound small
macaroni into inch pieces boil until tender
and add to clear beef or other soup stock.
Boil for fifteen minutes; add salt and pepper
and serve.
Macaroni and Tomato.-Break up ten
sticks of macaroni and put in kettle with
boiling sailed water, enough to cover Cook
slowly twenty minutes and drain thorough
ly. Have ready and heated in another
saucepan two and one-half cups of tomato.
one cup gravy small onion chopped fine,
Il pinch of cayenne. tablespoonful of
sugar and salt TO season. Add the macaroni
and cook again slowly for half hour.
Serve hot.
Macaronl with Hancock the macaroni,
broken into inch pieces, in boiling sailed
water for twenty minutes and drain thor
ouglry; butter a shallow baking dish and
place in it the macaronf. Stir table
spoonful of flour into one tablespoon of
melted butter, and, when smooth, add grad
ually a cup of hot milk, one cupful finely
chopped ham. one-half teaspoon salt, one
half teaspoonful mustard, a dash Of pepper
and & beaten egg. Pour over the macaroni,
cover with fine cracker crumbs and bake
until the crumbs are brown Instead of
ham, oysters or tomato or hard boiled eggs
(chopped) may be used
Sweet Macaroni:- Boil two ounces OF
macaroni In a pint Of milk with a bit of
lemon peel and good bit of cinnamon till
the pipes are swelled to their utmost with
out breaking Lay them on custard dish
and pour hot custard over them; serve
cold.
Gold Chicken
Chicken Fr!tters-Cook heaping table,