The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-03-31
. ODD RECIPES OF
DIFFERENT COOKS
Toothsonne Cakes That Cannot
Be Duplicated in the
Bakeshops.
TASTE LIKE MOTHERS
An Appetizins Chicken Soup and De-
pendable Receipt for ScalIopcd
Oysters Are Among the
Number.
TASTE LIKE MOTHERS

city housewives are losing our grip on
good old-fashIoned cooking. Never until
/ went on this tour of family visits did
realize now much the dclicatessen SHOP
the bakery and the restaurant nave dohe
to draw us away from the sort OF COOKING
our mothers used to do. Incidentally as
l went from family to family, ! gathered
up recipes Of their favorltc dishes, ana
there will be change IN our uhiy menu
for while at least"
Here are some OF the leaves from her
notebook:
Aunt sally's White Mountain Cake,
Whites of eight eggs st.thy beaten. !
pound sugar, | pound flour, cup Sweet
milk u pound butter tscanO, X teaspoon
full soda, 2 teaspoonfuls cream OF tartar
Cream the butter and sugar ana ad o., s n,rr,I
ly the milk with the soda dissolved n .ep,a
water. Sift the cream OF tartar WIN WIN ~
-four and add the flour alternately WIN iie
whites OF the eggs. Flavor with wanna.
make In thick. square layers ana ice WIN
pulver.zed sugar beaten with the "hi'e o.
an egg and a drop or two OF ice coIn
water. The more this cake Is beaten the
finer will be It's grain, and cohtecuoner .
sugar may be substituted for the srahu-'
lated, sugar If desired: $500,
Aunt Marys Sand Tarts-One, pound
granulated sugar, l pound flour; II pound
butter, nutmeg grated into the dough,
yollss of eggs, white of egg, 4 poun pound
thin. Roll the dough thin and cut INTO
squares or diamonds with a steel cutter.
a aSsr t mith @ ea ses pap sprnke s lightly
with cinnamon and sugar, and then lhy on
top the almond halves, three to each ta ~
Hickory nuts may be substituted lor me
almonds. Bake quickly. These niue CAKES
Will be grcatey improved II the dough Is
mixed and then allowed to stand over
night
Hstty's Fruit Cake--Two pounds raislhs,
two pounds currants, half p9un &c, cilt on
two pounds sugar, two pounds hour one
pound butter, one dozen eggs. nan pm
milk! one tumbler thick preserved c i.ar-
ries one pound figs, one tumbler mex
cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg TO taste.
Cut the butter into half n dozen pieces
and drop 1t into bowl of warm water
and beat the butter until 1T Is light and
white. Add the sugar gradually and beat
for fully ten minutes. Now add the eggs,
yolks and whites beaten togetae[ co anu M 1e
the fruit and dust with half a cup or
flour, chopping the figs and dates me. Auu
the fruit to the dough and bake III a Iruil
cake pan lined with creased paper. 6aKe
crease the heat during another hour
Sylvla's Sponge Cake-Eight eggs their
weight In graduated sugar, half their
weight IN -four. and the juice and riad or
one lemon. Beat the eggs separately. Add
sugar:to the yolks and beat hard TO Sc
cure the fine grain. Then anu me me Juice ,;
and rind of the lemon, and last the Hour
alternately with the beaten whites. Bake
In moderate oven forty minutes.
Mrs. Fleming's Jumhles.one me- cup p. butter,
ftif soda soda t two eggs, juice Of half lemon,
rind philemon. Dissolve the soda IN tea
spoonful of hot water and mix above m
gred.e,its Together Nell 10 A1 ro o phc Veil
Roll the dough out thin. cut round with
h.olesht the center and bake IN a quick
SIinEer' Snaps-Heat to boiling one cup of
shortening (Which may be half butter and
half clarified drippings or all butter II
preferred), one cup molasses, TWO cups
brown sugar, one teaspoonful ginger, one
tablespoonful cinnamon, one scant table
spoonful soda. Take from the stove. Seat
we'll Add two eggs and flour enough 10
make a stiff dough-, It VIII take about SIX
cups of flour to make the dough roll well.
stand all night and the following morning
roll thin, cut with round cutter and bake
In quick oven.
Mrs. Sellers Calls Head Terrapn--Boil
calls head as for soup until bones fall
apart. Remove meat from bones and set
aside until perfectly cold. Season with
Chop four hard hoiled eggs and add them
to cup of the broth In which head has
bsen boiled, together with one cup of
cream, a scant half pound Of butter and
two tablespoonfuls of Drowned flour. Let
them all simmer thoroughly, Add one
half teacupful eof sherry and serve. Ia
not boil aftersadding sherry.
Mrs. McCoTmsck's Chicken Terrapin,-
Cut,a cold chicken into meat pieces. Put
into a pans,with half pint of cream. a
quarter of,ts pound of butter rubbed into
salt. Ito taste. Chop three. hard boiled eggs
and add with one wineglassful Of sherry
to the chicken mixture.
Cousin Hates Croquettes = Twelve
OUNCES meat, 2ounces butter 2 Tablespoons
fulst -four cup cream. Mlnce or grind
meat fine. Rub butter and flour together
and put ~ 1, saucepan sa,lc over fire With the
Theh add 1.-THE meat. As soon as mixed mixed
take off The fire and do not cook Season
Will! salt. pepper and nutmeg. Set in the
REFRIGERATOR. to, chill. Form into pyra-
crumbs and fry in boiling hot lard
Grandma's Chicken soup--skim we'll
three pints ot'water In which a chicken.
mash the yotks With one cupful Of bread
crumbs which have been moistened with
little milk. Add this mixture to the
son to taste. The Wv whites Of the eggs sra
chopped dne. may be added.
Mrs. .McHughis Escalloped Oysters
Drain the lianors from the oysters into q
8 dish. Look over the oysters to remove all
shells or grit. Cover the bottom of pud-
ding dish with bread crumbs. Put In a
layer of oysters. season with salt, pepper
layer Of Erumbs Ind SO on until the dish
! Is filled. leaving crumbs on top. Dot with
butter and bake Take the oyster liquor
and a generous piece of butter, and keep
hot ons the stove to haste the oysters with.
should they become too brown and dry on
! the top. This is considered better than
4 aiding moisturehin the first place Milk or
I cream can be- mixed with. the liquor II
desired.
Aunt MabaIs Maple Mousse-YBoil one
large cun.of maple syrup until 1T ropes.
oursslowly over the we.l-beaten yolks of
& sight eggs, beating constantly Until
smooth. Put into a double boiler and
scald, not letting II boil. Remove from the
ire iand let II become cold. then stir into
oneapint of.swhlppedi cream. Turn into a
freezer. pack well in ice and salt and lie,
It stand for. three or four hours.
Shouldn't Overdo Il.
Philadelphia Press; II saw Henpecl
today and. he was very much under the
Influence Of drink, y remarked Nagget
ven, ..there's some excuse. for him.