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

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| prunes over night in. water to cover In tho
| morning stand them over the fro IN a s,,oo-
pan and let them simmer TN very soft. tho,
| crush them with a fork and remova tba
stones. whip this pulp well with a fork.
aoo the juice OF one large lemon and enough
Susar 10 season palataby stirring the
| sugar through the fruit pulp till II Is all
dissolved Beat the whites OF three aygs
10 stih froth and whip briskly through
.le prune pulp. Pour the mixture in a mud
uiiis oish; stand 1t I'm a quick oven and
"ahe TOUR or six minutes; then remove and
pu, "a cool place. When quite cool stand
puooing In the refrigerator When reaav
| cream. Win whipped
,o hiooon OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES two heaping
| correspondents of cornstarch in a half cun
Vi coia milk, then pour slowly into ono and
c., a'lie cups or scalding milk add a half
c Cup vi sugar and few grains salt and stir
| SSohstantiy until the raw taste of the starch
| mas disappeared. Fold I'm the stif,iv hea,an
| mni'es Oh three eggs. cook one minute lon
ST. ST. remove from the fire and flavor with
o.e tablespoonful vanilla: stir one-tbird os
| TINS mixture into one and a baIf o,,nnas y,
melted cooking chocolate, and add a baIr
up Oh broken English walnuts; color an
Iax ril ns win strawberry juice, then put
| layer oi white, then chocolate then mink
n,o Wet mold. using chocolate last Serve
coid win cream or plain boiled custard.
Scotch Oatmeal Cakes-Into ono ou.r, 90
.oiu water stir the finest oatmeal enoueh
20 20. make IT about as thick as hasty pudding
| sIo,,s sure lnat The meal is sprinked I'm So
sy ana that the stirring Is so active
lhat there will be no Jumps in If. PM IL
| on outtered pan, where ii can he snraaJ
o orao 70 mar the thickness of a common
cracker and smooth IT down with a Wei
hiiIe. Kun sharp knife across n On &c
-. ~. marx IL INTO the sized pieces Won wish
carnf, Tane SLOWLY In warm oven being
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taste before stirring in the oatmeal ,rhoeo
are hishiy recommended for children.
Ien-minute Candy-HaIf-cup white sugar
same or good molasses piece of butter siz,,
OF an English walnut, boiled ten minutes
H1t .tI all the time. Test it by dropping a
ntlie Ill colo water, and, when brittle adj
pinch OF soda, stir well, and pour in hut
tered dish to cool. Either null (Which
makes I't &C.. IL inner grain. and much lighterC or
cut IN pieces to suit. When LITTLE fna tbrao5
like bits float from edge of snoon on 49,
~ up from the dish used in cooking II if Is
ABOUT done Must be watched closely not
in tan et II. put nave made It many times
Al zen minutes The same poured over non
corn makes splendid corn balls: but ono
mus. WORK quick, else it will crisp before
you want 1t. p "'ioie
Cream of Rice Soup-Two ouarts NJ
chicken broth. one teacupfui of rice o.
aninr ., milk lhalf cream is better one
Union, one stalk of celery. salt and pepner
10 taste. Wash the rice add the onion
and celery, and cook two hours. than strin
MIL 81 81 r sieve; add the seasoning and the
ing point If milk is used add a little
piece Of butter. '''e
Ginger Snaps-Beat one cunfuI ., ,,,.
with two heaping tablespoonfuIs OF lard
one cupful of molasses, one level teasnoon
nan, %, ginger one-half teaspoonfuI of Gin
nanoh, one teaspoonful of vanilla one
quarter teaspoonful of cream tartar and
oIie ieHei teaspoonful of soda. one-half tea
spoonlui or salt and one cupful of boiling
water Flour to roll thin. Lastly add one
oessertspoonful of vinegar
Very Nice Cookes-One cupfuI of buttar
two cupfuls sugar, four eggs. Juice of
naif lemon. grated peel of one lemon. one
teaspoonful of cream tartar, one-half tea
.ppooIiui OF soda. live cupfuls of flour Save
me white OF one egg. beat to a stiff froth
ana spread upon the top of the cookies
and then sprinkle with sugar Teasnoon
runs IN this rule are even full and not
heaped. 'S
Cheese Fondu-One teaspoonful butter
one cupful of fresh milk, saltspoonfuI mus
tard. one cupful bread crums (finel tue
cupfuls grated cheese, two eggs Put hut
Ter IN chafing DISH when melted add milk
bread crumbs cheese and mustard: season
with little cayenne; stir continually and
just before serving add eggs well beaten.
serve on toast.
Tomato Soup-One quart of Tomatoes opo
quart OF milk. one pint of water: boil
water water and tomatoes together twenty min
utes, then add milk and one-half teaspoon-
ful soda; let It boil up after adding milk
and soda. Season with butter. pepper and
SAT-; pour through a coander into a tureen
Serve while hot.
Maine Crumpets-One-halfc upful sugar
two-thirds cupful shortening mixed to-
gether. Add one-half cupful molasses one
teaspoonful each cinnamon, nutmeg. gin
ger and salt, one-half cupful sour milk
with one teaspoonful soda dissolved in IL.
n m a ka nf fl,a.
Roll about one-half inch thick Bake I'm
quick oven. "
Coffee Spice Cake-For Greeney-One and
one-half cupfuls of sugar one-half cupfuI
OF butter one-half cupful of cold coffee
one-half cupful of molasses, one egg, one
cupful of raisins. teaspoonful of soda one
teaspoonful each of cloves, cinnamon and
nutmeg, two cupfuls of -four. Bake with a
slow fire.
Way Down East Doughnuts-One cupfuI
sugar, one wel-beaten egg one cupful of
sour milk, one-half teaspoonful of soda.
flour enough to mix as for biscuit Roll
thin. Have the lard boiling hot and fry
nice brown.
Walnut Cake-One cupful sugar. one-haIf
cupful butter, one-half cupful milk two
eggs, one teaspoonful cream tartar one
half teaspoonful soda. one cupful walnuts.
chopped fine: one-half cupful raisins one
half cupful currants, two cupfuls -four.
Of sugar. one-half cupful of butter, one
half teaspoon Of soda, teaspoonful of
cream tartar; two ccups of -four, two-thrds
cup Of milk, flavor to suit taste.
Molasses Gingerbread-One-ha cup of
mOlasses, scant one-half cup of butter one
half cup of sour milk. small teaspoon soda
one egg, teaspoon Of ginger, two even cups
of -four.
Cocoanut Pie-One cup of grated cocoanut,
three eggs. three tableSDOOnfuls supar.
bake as ordinary custard pie. Frost
with the white Of an egg and teaspoonful of
sugar If desired
Savory Soup.
This is known to good French housewives
as Soup de la bonnie menasere." and 1t II
well named. Its ingredients may be varied
according to materials on hand. but here Is
an excellent framework to 60 by. Cut into
fine dice one large onion. one good sized
turnip and two small carrots. and fry