Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03
Good Things to Eat


graduated gelatin, one-quarter of a cup
OF cold water. one cup OF pineapple sirup.
one tablespoon lemon Juice. one tablespoon
Of curacao, one cup sugar. one quart heavy
cream. Put the contents of a can of sliced
pineapple In q saucepan and bring to a.
boiling point. Drain. and to one cup of
strip and gelatin. soaked in cold water
ana dissolved In boiling water, add sugar,
lemon juice and curacao. Strain and cool
AS the mixture thickens cut and fold I'm
the whipped cream. Mold and pack In ice
anu sa0' using Tour measures of ice to one
OF salt. Let stand four hours or longer
Serve in cut glass dish surrounded with
slices of pineapple.
Baked Veal Cutlets.-one and one-baIf
pounds of veal outlets laid In well-but-
tered roasting tin, with a cup of water
TO prevent burning. over which spread a
dressing made as follows: Two cups
Dread crumbs. two onions chopped fine
Two weil-beaten eggs, butter size of an
egg, salt and pepper and a little spiced
seasoning II one cares for it. Mix well,
lay tin cover on top, bake till done.
Wnlch Will take from one and a half to two
hours. Remove cover and allow them to
brown. You may need to add water oc-
casionaily. Pork chops are also delicious
prepared in this way.
Georgia Split Biscuit-Pare and boil thres
large Irish potatoes until very soft While
sun not mash them finely: add a cup of
blended lard and butter, two eggs beaten
separately, and yeast cake dissolved in
a pint of warm milk; finally add enough
flour to make stiff sponge When this is
another Of sugar then work In flour to
make smooth and satiny dough. After
letting this rise again roll It out on a bread
board to the thickness of half an inch Cut
INTO biscuits: butter each one over the top
and place over 1t another biscuit. Crowd
them slightly In the pan to keep them from
spreading and brush the tops with a piece
or melted butter They will make their
last rising very quickly and should be
baked as any other roll would be.
Chicken Souf1e.-Three tablespoonfuIs of
melted butter, two tablespoonfuls of -four,
one-half cup crumbs, one tablespoonful
lemon juice, one tablespoonful Worcester
shire sauce. one-half teaspoonful of salt,
two cups Of milk. Cook together five min
utes, then add two cups Of chicken chopped
fine and two eggs Bake In a well-buttered
dish and In slow oven for thirty-five min
utes. Veal may be used instead of chicken
Orange Cake.-Cream one cup sugar and
one tablespoon butter; add one well-beaten
egg and one-half cup sour cream in which
one-half teaspoon soda is dissolved and the
grated rind Of one orange. reserving one
teaspoonful. Sift one and three-quarter
cups flour with two teaspoons baking pow
der and add alternately with one-half cup
sweet milk. Bake in two sheets. Put to-
SceHeT Will orange ming ana sprinkle
powdered sugar over top layer.
Orange Filling-One teaspoon grated
orange rind, juice of one orange three
tablespoons hot water, three tablespoons
sugar, one teaspoon butter. Bring to a
boil and add a tablespoon cornstarch in
water to dissolve. Cook till thick enough
to spread and cool before putting on cake.
Escalloped Ham With Macaroni.-Put one
tablespoon of butter In saucepan; when
bubbling stir in one heaping tablespoon of
hour then add gradually one and one-half
cups scalding milk, season with salt and
pepper and cook until smooth. Chop finely
enough cold boiled ham to make one cup
and cut two cups Of cold boiled macaroni
into half-inch lengths. Sprinkle a we'll
buttered baking dish with fine dry bread
crumbs and fill with alternate layers of
ham. macarom and sauce. Cover with
bread crumbs and dot with butter and
bake in a quick oven until well Drowned.
Drawn Butter-Mix two or three tea.
spoons of -four with little cold water:
mix until free from Jumps. Thin 1t bit
and stir in one-half pint boiling water.
Let 1t boil two or three minutes. Now put
with 1t one-quarter pound of butter, cut
in small pieces, and let 1t melt gradually
II the butter is to be served with fish, cut
up soft-boiled eggs and mix with 1t. A
little curry powder will convert 1t into cur
ry sauce.
Brown Gravy.-Pour off liquid in pan in
which turkey has been roasted and skim
off six tablespoons fat. Return fat to pan,
add six tablespoons flour and brown; pour
on gradually three cups Stock bring to
boiIng point and let boil three minutes.
Season with salt and pepper and strain.
To obtain stock for gravy cook tips Of
WINGS neck and giblets in water, putting
them on in cold water to draw out as much
goodness as possible.
Penouchi for Cactus.-Two pounds brown
sugar, one teaspoon butter one teaspoon
vanilla, one cup milk. one cup chopped
nut meats. Boil sugar, butter and milk
about fifteen minutes, stirring most OF the
time. Then remove from heat, add vanilla
and nuts. Beat five minutes and spread in
buttefed pan.
Sponge Cake-Break three eggs in a
large bowl and beat with egg beater until
very light; add one cup sugar. one and
cups -four, sifted, with one
tar; lastly add one-third cup boiling water.
lovely with whipped cream.
A Cracked Egg-To boil a cracked egg.
if you will add teaspoon of salt to the
water before putting the egg In, you will
find that it cooks without any of the white
leaving the shell.
Cider Nogg.-Beat to a foam the yolks OF
four eggs with two tablespoons of pulver-
lied sugar. Add slowly two quarts of good
cider. A little ginger may be added IL
liked.