The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13

for this dinner can be done the day
before, giving the tired housekeeper
who must get it, a chance for a little
rest and holiday time for herself.
The turkey, as the central dish,
receives attention. For a large COM
pany, two weighing ten pounds each
will be found better than one of
eighteen pounds or more. The skin
should be tender, hairs short, fine,
and few; eyes full lend of breast
bone soft enough to bend easily
all these points indicative of youth.
Have the butcher remove the leg
s1neWs, thus making these portions
more tender. Pour one or two table
spoonfuls of alcohol in a saucer, light
1T, and in the flame SINCE the bird.
Cut off the feet below the joint;
after cooking, the broken ends are
easily removed, leaving the joints
white. Cut off the head close to the
bill; slit the skin on the neck on a
line over the backbone, draw back
to the shoulders, detach and remove
windpipe and crop, then cut off the
neck close to the shoulders and lay
it aside. This leaves the breast I'M
married. Make a small slit below the
end OF the breast-bone; insert the
fingers, loosen all organs from back
and sides. Then, grasping the gizzard
the largest organ-draw firmly
outward. Cut round the VEN without
piercing the large intestine and all
will be freed from the body. See
that the lungs are removed, then
wipe outside and inside with a wet
cloth. Fill the cavity loosely with
stufing; put a few spoonfuls between
the skin and meat at the breast.
A trussing-needle resembles a huge
darning needle. Thread - with a yard
of fine stout Irvine. Pull the skin
flap over the neck and back; twist
the wings SO that the tips meet on
the back over the flap. Push the
threaded needle in a direct line
through wings and body above bone
OF the second joint. Make a, parallel
return stitch under the bone; pull
ends of Irvine tight and tie. Push
legs against the body; with a fresh
Irvine make two more stitches in the
same manner running over and under
the thigh-bone; tighten and tie. Take
a third pair of stitches through the
ends of legs and back through the
rump.
The stufing will require two quarts
OF fine stale bread-crumbs, salt and
pepper to season, a teaspoonful of
thyme, a pint of shelled and boiled
chestnuts Cor the same quantity of
chopped celery, cut oysters, etc.,, and
a scant. cupful of melted butter to
shorten and moisten. Use no water
unless there are crusts ;then soak
them in cold water, squeezing as dry
as possible.
The soup, salad dressing, cranber-
ry and pie may all be made
the day before.
A delicious way to make the cram
berry sauce is to boil two quarts of
berries in one pint of water till soft,
then put through a sieve. Return to
fire and add two pounds of sugar and
boil slowly for twenty minutes. Turn
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into old cups which have been dipped
in cold water. Set away till next day
when the jelly will turn out of the
cups in dainty little molds which
make a pretty decoration for the ia
BILE.
The cabbage salad is especially
good if a little celery and a few Eng
llsh walnuts are chopped with it.
Chop the cabbage very fine and mix
in plenty of salad dressing lust be-
fore serving.
A good salad dressing and one
easily made is:
1 t%easpoonful mustard.
R teaspoonful salt.
i tablespoon sugar.
Melt in half a cup of good vinegar.
Beat the yolks of two eggs till very
light. stir into rest, add lump of but
ter size of a walnut and cook in a
double boiler Cor in a bowl set in
pan of hot water) till thick, stirring
constantly. When cold add whipped
cream till it is as Trim as desired.
A Practical Letter.
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