Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-20
SOUTHERN CHICKEN SALAD.

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tuce leaves and dress with French dress
ing; garnish with slices of hard boiled
eggs.
| SOUTHERN CHICKEN SALAD.
Boil one chicken until thoroughly
tender, chop the chicken fine, being care
full not to put in the skin or tough bits
chop very fine 4 stalks of celery and
sweet cucumber pickles, the whites of
dozen hard boiled eggs; pour over a
quantity of salad cream and set in cool
place.
| MAYONNAIsE DRESSING.
Beat the yolks of two eggs until they
are creamy, then add very slowly 4 table.
spoons of melted butter, tablespoons of
vinegar; pour the contents from the
mixture into double boiler, continue
stirring until the mixture begins to get
thick, remove from the water and stir
until cool; add 1-2 teaspoon salt, tea
spoons French mustard and of sugar
having previously beaten the whites of
the eggs ana IA tumbler of cream, stir
this into the dressing in the order
named.
NEW POTATOES AND ONIONS.
Select potatoes a little larger than
marbles, and the same number of small
button onions. After peeling put In
separate saucepans, and scald for five
minutes and drain. For each pint of
the mixed vegetables melt in frying
pan one heaPing tablespoonful of butter
when hot drop in the vegetables and
shake until well creased, then cover and
cook slowly until tender; when partly
done sprinkle with salt and pepper; two
minutes before taking from the fire add
a teaspoonful of lemon juice, and when
in the serving dish sprinkle with chopped
parsley.
POTATOES LA DUCHEssE.
Peel and boil enough potatoes to make
la pint when mashed, mix with them the
yolk of an egg, tablespoonful of melt
ed butter and the same quantity of
cream; turn this mixture on a pastry
board, and press it fiat and smooth; with
a sharp knife cut the paste in squares,
slip cake turner under each square
and transfer it carefully to creased bak-
ing dish; set in a cool place to stiffen,
then sprinkle with grated Parmesan
cheese and bake in q quick oven until
brown.
| POPOvERS.
eggs beaten thoroughly, / table
spoonful of sugar, little salt, butter
size of walnut, teacups sweet milk, 2
teacups sifted flour. Bake in hot gem
pans for 20 minutes and serve imme-
diately.
BREAKFAST PUFFS.
cups of sour milk, / teaspoon of
soda, and little salt, l egg, flour to
roll out like biscuit; cut in narrow strips
and fry in hot lard. Serve hot.
TO CAN STRING BEANS.
Take young string beans, remove the
strings from both sides, as you do this
let the beans fall into ice cold water; cut
into inch lengths, still dropping into
water sailed and peppered; boil until
soft, then transfer to heated jars; cover
with boiling sailed water from the ket-
tie.
TO CAN TOMATOES.
Select ripe smooth tomatoes, pour
boiling water over them to peel, cut in
pieces; when all are ready set over a
quick fire; long and slow boiling Injuries
color and flavor; boil for one minute, lift
the kettle from the fire and rub the to-
matoes through sterilized colander
into scalded bowl; this done return to
the kettle and cook fast ten minutes after
the boil begins again, put into scalding
hot jars as rapidly as possible, and when
perfectly cool wrap in paper and set in a
cool place.
CATsUP.
peck of ripe tomatoes, 8 large pep
pers, 6 onions, cup sugar, 1-2 cup of
salt, 6 cups of vinegar; cook all together
8 hours, strain through sieve; let stand
until cold, then bottle.
BROWNIES.
cup sugar, 2 eggs, yolks and whites
beaten separately, 1-2 cup butter, l cup
walnuts, 2 squares chocolate, 1-2 cup
and cut in squares.
PORK CAKE.
pound of salt pork finely chopped, /
coffee cup of molasses, 2 cups sugar, l
coffee cup strong coffee, l pound Of
raisins, pound of currants, teaspoon
full cinnamon, allspice and cloves, l nut
meg, l tablespoonful of soda, flour to
make stiff batter; bake In q moderate
oven; sufficient for two loaves.
ENGLISH PUDDING.
cup molasses, 1.2 cup butter, l cup
sweet milk, teaspoon soda, l teaspoon
| each nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves,
cup raisins, 1-2 cups of -four; steam 8
hours.
HARD SAUCE.
Scant IL cup butter, cup powdered
sugar, beat until creamy, add white of
an egg beaten stiff, flavor to taste.
ALMOND CAKE.
4 eggs, cups sugar, 1.2 cup butter, l
cup sweet milk, 2 teaspoonfuls of cream.
tartar, of soda, 3 small cups of flour;
crack, scald, split and skin the almonds,
and lay them on the top of the cake be-
fore baking.
ORANGE CAKE.
IL cup butter, 1-2 cups sugar, eggs,
1-2 cup milk, teaspoonful of cream tar
tar, 1-2 of soda, grated rind of one
orange and juice of two.
LEMON PIE.
8 tablespoonfuls Of corn starch dis
solved in cold water. Turn on boiling
water until 1t thickens, butter size Of an
egg, 8 spoonfuls sugar; let mixture cool.
eggs, saving out the whites of 2, 1
good sized lemon; bake in slow oven.
JELLY CRACKERS.
Toast large square crackers, put .
tablespoonful of jelly on each one; whip
some cream, flavor with vanilla and pile
1t over the crackers.
HERMITs.
cup sugar, LIZ cup molasses, "a cup
sour cream, IA cup sweet milk, tea |
spoonful soda, cassia, nutmeg, cup
raisins; mix soft.
LEMON TART FILLING.
cup sugar, eggs, juice Of lemon,
beat all well together. !