Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12
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Coloring-
For Gravies and Soups.-Into small Jar
put about two ounces Of moist sugar, place
in the oven and burn until a dark brown
color, but not black. Take out of the oven
and pour in half cup of cold water; let
it stand until cold, bottle, and it is ready
for use. A few drops will be quite sufficient
to give the gravies rich brown color.
Way to Use Small Potatoes.-Pare care
fully, tie in piece of common white win
dow screen, drop in a kettle of slightly
sailed water. In this way all small pota-
toes can be boiled for various uses and
removed from the kettle without breaking
into pieces. Cabbage also can be cooked
this way with boiled. dinner and drained
properly.
Unique Desserts.
Orange Ring.-Take four equal-sized
oranges, remove the peel and divide in
eighths, being careful not to break the deli
cate membrane. Prepare sugar strip.
Butter the inside of cake pan about four
inches in height, dip the orange sections
in the strip and line the sides of the pan,
taking care that they overlap, SO that the
sugar will make them adhere to each other
and form solid ring. When they are
cloth wrung out of hot water around it, re-
move the ring and place on low, flat fancy
dish and fill with macaroon cream, made as
follows: Whip pint of double cream to
a stiff froth, sweeten to taste, flavor with
almond extract, add dessert spoonful of
granulated gelatine softened in table
spoonful of cold water and dissolved over
hot water and heaping cupful of macaroon
crumbs finely crushed and sifted. When
partly stiffened, fill the orange ring and
set in a cold place~to become solid.
Blarney Stones.-Blanch one pound of
sweet almonds and one ounce of butter.
Pound Ill a mortar, moistening trifle with
orange flower water to prevent oiling, and
add. by degrees one pound of confectionery
sugar. Pass through sieve and add two
tablespoonfuls of brandy and half pound
of butter from which the salt has been
washed. Work the whole Into a paste and
form with wetted hands into small, irregu-
lar shapes: insert thickly over their surface
spikes of blanched almonds, and place for
serving on small-footed individual glass
compotiers; fill the spaces between the
''stones" with thin cream melted jelly,
and serve with unsweetened waters
Apple Flawn.-Line shallow plate with
crust. Cover the bottom crust with apple
or peach marmalade to the depth of half
an inch. Peel, core and cut in quarters
four large apples, and steam until tender
When cold, cut each quarter in three pieces,
lengthwise, and arrange on the marmalade;
dust heavily with sugar, and place in a.
moderate oven for thirty minutes. While
the pie is baking make rich egg custard
mixture with pint of milk, the yolks of
five eggs and half a cupful of sugar; pour
over the pie when the latter is nearly done,
and return to the oven until the custard is
set" When cold, cover with layer of
whipped cream, and with cornucopia of
stiff writing paper (Which takes the place
of a pastry tube) trace q lattice design with
partially iquefled currant jelly.
Louis Wells.-Work into a pound and a
half of sifted -four one pound of the best
butter washed to a waxy cream In cold
water; when thoroughly Incorporated. add
two heaping tablespoonfuls of shredded
almonds, one tablespoonful of cordial, a
pinch of salt and a dessert spoonful of
sugar. With ice water work to smooth
pastry, using care, as in making puff paste.
not to use too much water. Roll out, cut