The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-07-27
Department for Uome>1

preserving DOttleS IN not wafer, I'LL
with the fruit, then pour the boiling
syrup over and seal. This is good for
grapes as we'll as berries. Small guam
titles can be utilized this way.
Fig Puddlng.-This original recipe
combines a delicacy Of flavor which
delights epicures with list Of ingred-
tents so simple that it can be eaten by
men under the most severe training"
It IS 80 simple and easy to make that
1t is a boon to the housekeeper. One
quart water, one teaspoonful salt. one,
half cup Of graham flour, one-half cup
Of granulated sugar, eleven figs, one
half pound dates, one-nalf cup Of wal
nut meats. Chop the nuts and fruit
together, mix the graham flour with
sugar, boil the water. add the salt,
the flour and sugar, and last, the nuts.
Cook about fifteen minutes, stirring,
and turn into molds. Eat cold with
whipped cream.
Excellent Cookies-Beat three eggs,
add one cup Of granulated sugar. one
cup of brown sugar, half cup butter,
half cup lard stirred to a light cream,
level teaspoonful soda dissolved in hot
water. Pour this into one cup thick
sour cream, pinch of salt, sift in a
little more than a pinch Of flour. one
teaspoonful baking powder. Have
dough soft. just stiff enough to roll.
Spiced Cherries.-Seed cherries and
cover with vinegar. Let them stand
over night. In the morning pour off
the vinegar and use equal parts cher
ries and sugar. Then let this stand
for three days.
Nourishing Drink.-Juice Of one
orange, juice one-half lemon. white Of
one egg, whipped; half glass water,
sugar to taste; mix by pouring back
and forth in two glasses; serve with
cracker or wafer.
Soft-Boiled Eggs.-Pour pint of
boiling water over the egg. Set it
aside upon the kitchen table, or any,
where away from the heat of the fire.
Let it stand five minutes with water
When he shell is opened, the inside
should drop out having the appear
ance Of a ball Of jelly.
Black Bean Soup.-One quart of
black beans to three quarts Of water;
add more water ii necessary. Boil
thoroly; mash thru a colander; add a
teaspoon of butter pepper and salt
to taste. Just before serving, add a
half glass Of sherry wine; also three
hard-boiled eggs chopped fine, and a
lemon sliced thin.
Strawberry Shortcake.-Take one
quart of flour, two teaspoonfuls of
baking powder, pinch of salt, a
tablespoonful of sugar, three table,
spoonfuls of butter and milk to make
a soft dough. Bake in two layers, one
on top Of the other, with butter be-
tween. When cool, slit open with a
knife and cover with berries sprinkled
with powdered sugar. Put the other
layer Of crust on top and cover with
berries.
Barbecue Of Veal.-Take one pound
Of veal, one pound of lean pork, one
pound of beef, one teaspoonful lemon
juice, one-half teaspoon grated nut
meg, twelve crackers rolled fine. Salt
and pepper to taste. Chop meat me-
dunn fine (mixed all together, with one
cup water and milk, half and half
into loaf and bake one hour and a
half. Basic often.
Fried utabagas.-Take one that
will weigh about three pounds, cut in
round pieces one-half inch thick; put
In boiling water, enough to cover, with
a little added salt; let boil till you
can pierce with a straw. Then drain,
have frying pan ready with plenty of
hot butter or lard, drop the pieces in,
and fry till a rich brown.
Save Pineapple Cores.-When pre-
pairing pineapple, save the waste
pieces, rind and core. Add one cup
sugar, two cups water, AMI the rind
Of one-quarter orange; boil until sirupy
(about half an hour): strain thru a
vegetable press. Use for sirup on hot
biscuits, for f1avoring, rour over
oranges and bananas cut up together,
or put spoonful in glassful of
"boughten" grape juice when you can
not get homemade.
Tomato Paste.-Secure some ripe to-
matoes, cut them into quarters and
place them in a stewpan with two or