The National tribune., 1908-10-15

1t is put on dry or buttered toast, and
taken with the coffee. The following
is an old Scotch recipe which is used
in British homes:
Seville oranges are the best for this
| marmalade if one can get them. The
juice is pressed out and the rinds put
into a preserving kettle with plenty OF
watre to cover them. This is cooked
until soft. adding more water as it boils
away. When very soft it is turned into
a jelly bag and the juice squeezed out
This is mixed with the uncooSed
juice, and to every pint a pound and a
half of sugar is allowed. 1t is cooked
20 minutes. The best way to test 1t. is
to drop little on cold plate. If it
curls up at the touch of a finger it is
ready to take from the fire. 1t should
be put into glasses or small stone jars.
1t should stand uncovered for night,
and after this the jars may be covered
with paraffin.
To remove mildew, rub the article
with soft soap, completely covering all
the spots, then lay on the grass or hang
up where the hot sun will strike it. In
a few days wash out the soap and boil
it. If you have missed any spots, re-
peat the process. This is a sure recipe,
and removed the mildew from white
with it. and everything else tried was a
failure.
Ripe cucumber pickles are nice served
with any kind of roast meat. Peel ripe,
firm cucumbers. take out the seeds and
cut in slender strips three or four
inches long and about an inch wide.
Cover with cold vinegar, and let stand
"a hours. Drain, cover again with fresh
vinegar. allowing two pounds sugar to
every quart of vinegar, with an ounce
of cassia buds and few cloves Cook
20 minutes, or until the cucumbers are
tender, then turn into a jar and cover
closely.
The simplest way Of cooking eggplant
is to fry it. Peel and cut into slices
quarter of an inch thick. Salt each
slice and set one on top of the other,
turning heavy plate or saucer over
them with a weight on top. Stand in
a colander for an hour for the water
to drain off. Wipe each piece with
soft cloth, sprinkle lightly with pepper
and dredge with flour. Have frying
pan over the fire with hot drippings or
olive Oil, put in the Toured slices and
cook quickly. When the under sides
are brown reverse and brown other
side. Drain on soft paper and serve
as soon as possible. The slices may be
dipped in egg, then. bread crumbs, er in
a batter and then fried.
This is also a good eggplant recipe.
You can name 1t yourself after trying.
Cut the eggplant in thick slices, cover
with salt and put a weight on top to
extract. the Juice. At the end Of two
hours fry in olive Oil or good drippings
part of the plant in layers
around sides and bottom Of cooking
pot and set the rest one side. Fry in
the same drippings one pound chopped
meat and two onions (sliced). Put q
layer of this meat and onion on top of
the sliced eggplant. Next should come
a few slices Of tomato, seasoning all
with salt and pepper. Over this put
another layer OF eggplant, then more
meat and tomato, and SO on until all
the ingredients are used. Add little
hot water to partly cover, p,ts oa the
lid and cook slowly on top Of stove
until the water is almost gore. Serve
hot. . aHsfo1os
Green tomato catsup may be ma ie
after this fashion: Chop fire seven
pounds green tomatoes and 5o led
peppers, excluding the skins. ; ~ one
quart or vinegar and cook togef 80
hours. Now add one poun1 cfown
sugar, two tablespoonfuls salt and two
Of mustard, one teaspoonful ground
cloves, one tablespoonful cinnamon and
the same amount of allspice. Boil two
hours longer. strain and seal.
This is said to be the "reaP' Lady Bal
timore cake recipe: One cup OF but
ter. two cups of sugar. three and one
half cups of -four. one cup Of sweet
milk, whites of six eggs, two level tea
spoonfuls of baking powder, one tea
spoonful of rose water Il prefer vanil-
lay. Cream butter, add sugar gradual
ly. beating continuously; then add milk
and fiayoring, next the flour into which
baking powder is sifted. and, lastly,
stiffly beaten whites of eggs, folding
them in lightly. Bake in three layers.
Dissolve three cups granulated sugar
in one cup boiling water, cook until it
threads, then pour 1t over stiffiy beaten
whites Of three eggs, stirring constant
ly. Add one cup Of chopped raisins, one
cup of chopped nut meats (pecans pre-
ferred), and five figs cut into very thin
strips. Ice top and sides Of cake.