The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-12-28
RECIPES FOR TASTY Dishes.
ANNA TriflA

RECIPES FOR TASTY DISHES.
Apple TrifIe.
Select tart aplles peel, cut them in
half. removing the core; lay a slice Of
elnon in the center Of each, pour a
cupful Of water over them, and steam
until tender and clear Take them out
and set aside until perfectly cold.
Lay dozen split lady fingers, or
half a dozen penny sponge cakes, split
lengthWise. In a glass dish, and
moisten them with sherry
Lay the apples on this, sprinkle
thicldy with powdered sugar. and
heap over all cupful of whipped and
sweetened cream Serve very cold.
Apple and Rice Pudding.
Peel small tart apples. core and put
them In baking dish. Have ready
cupful Of boiled rice, mix it with two
cupfuls of hot milk into which has
been beaten the yolks of three eggs
and half cup of sugar.
Stir into the rice a half cupful of
blanched almonds cut into strips, a.
half cup of seeded raisins and a couple
of dozen strips of citron Pour this
mixture over the apples, after having
put a teapsoonful of sugar into the
core OF each.
Put in the oven, covered, and bake
until the apples are tender, about half
an hour.
Uncover, heap on the pudding
meringue made Of the whites of three
eggs beaten stiff with little powder
ed sugar. brown lightly, and serve
either hot or cold. Pass cream with it.
Fried Apples Ia Sweet Dish.)
Core good-sized applese-a sweet
apple is better than tart-and cut
them into slices about quarter of
an inch thick. Mix a tablespoonful of
sugar and one of good brandy with
:he juice of a lemon, pour over the
apple and leave it thus for half an
hour.
Melt a tablespoonful of butter in
frying pan, lay in the apples, cook for
about five minutes, or until soft; take
out. sprinkle with powdered sugar
and serve
These are very nice served on slices
of cake which have been moistened
with sherry or with cream.
Apple and Bread Custard
Soak slices Of bread from which the
crust has been cut in as much milk as
they will take up without becoming
1nushy. Put a layer of these in a but
tered mould and on it place a layer of
sliced apples, peeled and seeded, and
on these stratum of seeded raisins.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar, add
little grated lemon peel and finish the
pudding with a layer Of bread. Pour
in two cups of milk into which have
been beaten the yollxs of three eggs,
and bake until the pudding is firm.
Make meringue of the whites, heap
on the pudding and brown lightly.
Serve cold with rich cream.
Partisan Apples.
Feel large apples and cut from them
balls with a Partisan potato SCOOP. Put
them over the fire as soon as peeled in
a half cup of water to which have
been added quarter cupful of sugar
and two tablespoonful of lemon Juice.
Cook until the apple balls are tender.
heap them on rounds of buttered toast
which have been spread lightly with
apple jelly strew with banched and
chopped almonds and heap with a
meringue made of the whites of two
eggs beaten light with two tablespoon
fuls of powdered sugar and a teaspoon
full of lemon juice.
Serve cold, either with or without
browning the meringue. If the latter.
put on the meringue some bits Of
bright-colored apple or crabapple jel-
ly.
Stuffed Apples.
steam half dozen large apples.
first coring them and filling the
centers with sugar.
While they are cooking put over the
fire cup of water with a CUP of
granulated sugar and boil for fixe
minutes. Cut into small pieces cup-
full of candied fruit, pineapples, cher
ries, apricots, pers.
How to Sweep PROPERLY
There is not nearly SO much sweep
ing done as there used to be. as it is
so well known that in dust there is
likely to be many germs of disease.
especially If there is any one in the
family who has a cough, however
slight it may be. But there are many
housewives who have regular sweep
ing days, taking certain precautions.
A good plan is to wet a newspaper
and then tear it up in pieces, scatter
ing them over the floor. Push them
along in front of the broom and they
Will absorb most of the dust.
The fatigue Of sweeping may be
overcome by a little thought in the
correct position Of the broom The
motion of sweeping gives some good
waist and arm exercises, starts the
circulation and increases respiration
Some authorities say, take a : long.
steady stroke. but without ,do,,ht ~.