The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-16


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Corn Pudding.
Drain one can of corn and chop flnc-
| ly; mix with a cup and a half OF mix,
two beaten eggs. half a cup OF crack,
er crumbs, one tablespoon of sugar, ana
salt and pepper to taste. Beat hard,
pour in a buttered pudding dish. bake
covered for fifteen or twenty minutes
then uncover and brown. SuccolaSh
may be used in the same way. rms
makes an excellent luncheon or supper
dish, and with a little old meat ana
with good bread and butter furnishes q
substantial meal.
Rice With Tomato Sauce.
Form plain boiled rice into cro-
quotes, using a very little -four ana
white of eggs to hold the particles 20
gether. Roll in breadcruinbs, pace IN
q wire basket and fry in deep lat,
Place where they will keep warm, ana
then drain a can of tomatoes. adding a
little Of the pulp If it is desired.
Place over the stove and thlcken with
a little cornstarch or arroW-root. Pour
over the croquettes on the platter ana
serve at once.
Custard Pie.
Three tablespoons of sugar, one
tablespoon flour, one teaspoon of but
ter; the yolks of two eggs, beat them TO
a cream; add one and d half cups or
milk a little at a time and beat; ADD
last the whites of the two eggs beaten
stiff. Bake with rich crust. Mrs. Z. a.
Vining, Fonda, Ia.
Fried Mush.
Sift a. cup of cornmeal into a quart
Of boiling water, add a t~easpoonful or
salt, stir steadily until it begins to Doh
and is free from Jumps, cover and COOK
In a double boiler for at least two
hours, longer.if possible, stirring often:
Set aside in a broad, shallow pan until
cold and stiff. Cut n squares, dip
each of these into sailed meal and fry
until brown on one side, then turn ana
brown on the other.
After washing and thoroughly drying
bed quilts and "comfortables' fold and
roll them tight, then give them a beat
ing with the rolling pin to liven up the
batting. 1t will make them soft and
new.
The failure of a cake. soufle, pudding
or similar dish, the lightness of which
depends in a great measure upon the
white of the eggs, nay be traced to
the cooks ignorance, who, instead or
folding in the stiff whites, stirs them
In, thus undoing all the work Of the
egg-beater.
Broken china may be mended by
brushing the edges with white lead,
c,,p1, no n tntc rS HIyn pYpCS tho njaHpI
together and tie them in place and
leave two or three days to dry.
To sprinkle cornmeal on the mating
or carpet will make it look bright and
clean when it is swept with a broom,
then a carpet sweeper.
Save sour milk for making various
cakes and suet buildings; it makes
them very light, and thus a constant
source OF waste is avoided.
Fine granulated sugar makes a bets
ter cake than the coarse grade. and
confectioners' sugar will make
smoother frosting than the powdered.
A pinch of bicarbonate Of soda mixed
with tomatoes. which are to be cooked
with milk or cream, will prevent curd-
ling IL added before they begin to
boil.
Saffron added to the rinsing water
will make ecru lace curtains look much
better than coffee when used in the
rinsing water.
A drop of cinnamon extract and
three OF four drops of vanilla added to
a pot Of chocolate will greatly improve
the flavor.
Mold can be kept from the top Of
preserves by putting a. few drops Of
glycerine around the edges Of the jar
before screwing on the v
When making starch be sure to boil
It well or 1t will stick to the iron. and
II 1t II not strained it will be lumpy.
Before placing a roast Of beef in the
oven dip IN boiling water. It prevents
the juices from escaping.
II new shoes blister the heel rub the
shoe inside lining with a piece OF hard
soap.