The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-18
Good Things
to Eat

Caramel Cake.

Beat 70 a cream one eupfuI Of sugar
and a quarter cup Of butter. Add half
cup Of grated chocolate melted over
hot water. half a cup Of milk, two
eggs. well beaten. one heaplng cupful
OF -four. sifted with two teaspoonfuls
of baking powder. and one teaspoonful
of vanilla extract. Bake in butteTed
and Toured layer cake tins. For the
frosting. cook together one and one
half cupfuls graduated sugar. half a
cup OF milk and two heaping table
spoonfuls OF butter. Boil eight minutes.
take from the fire and stir until cold.
Then ada one rea>poonful OF vanilla,
beat again and spread between the lay
ers. II preferred. bake in a loaf tin
and simply frost with the caramel.
German Crisps.
Beat two eggs with two eupfuls Of
sugar and add half a cupful of sour
milk in which half a teaspoonful Of
soda has been dissolved. Sft in suffi-
cient -four 70 make a soft dough. Knead
lightly. roll out half an inch of thick
ness. and cut in fancy shapes. Sprinkle
with coarse sugar and nut meats, or
press a whole almond in the center.
Drop Cookies.
Mix two cupfuls of sugar with two
eggs. add one cupful of molasses and
-/haif 4 cupful of sour milk. Add one
cupful If raisins or currants (if raisins
are used cut them small), one tea
spoonful each of cloves and cinnamon.
half teaspoonful of soda dissolved IN
a tablespoonful of hot water. and six
cupfuls Of -four. Mix all together well
and drop from a spoon on a buttered
ba q
apart Sugar and bake in a slow oven
for fifteen minutes.
Cheese Cream on Toast.
This : a southern method Of dispos-
inc Of cold biscuits. Split them. butter
lightly and toast brown, place in the |
oven on a platter. cover with dressing. |
Heat three quarters of a cup of milk |
and pour over a beaten egg. Add one |
half cup of grated cheese and season /
with salt. pepper and mustard. Serve |
garnished with a few sprigs of parsley. |
DevilIed Oysters.
Wash and drain fftv oysters. shake +
them over fire until edges curl: save .
the LIQUOR Chop oysters fine. rub To- /
gether one tablespoon butter and one of /
-four; add liquor and one-half pint |
milk. Stir until boiling. add oysters.
the yolkS of two eggs beaten, one tea
spoon salt. dash Of red pepper. one tea
spoon lemon Juice and one tablespoon
chopped celery. Turn this in baking
dish. cover rhicklv with soft bread
crumbs and bake in hot oven ten min
utes
Cowboy Dreamed Potatoes.
Pare cold boiled potatoes. place in
L4-~-ar hole I
and half. Melt the end from an empty
can of corn and chop the potatoes fine
with Il. Add half cup of milk. a
pinch Of salt and pepper; very appetiz-
ing. Won VIII say. Try If. Especially +
for family of boys.
Com Soup.
Cut the corn from three large ears
and put the c0bs into three pints Of
water Simmer half an hour. strain and J
10 the water add the corn. Simmer If :
teen minutes and rub through a wire
strainer or a sieve. season with salt
and pepper and heat. Stir in a level
tablespoon of -four rubbed smooth with
a level tablespoon of butter; cook SIX !
minutes. add one cup of hot milk IN
which Is mixed one beaten egg. When
the soup thickens ii is ready to serve.
Beets in Sauce.
Cook half a dozen small beets in
boiling water until the skins viii slip Y
off Drop into cold water, rub off the ]
skins. cut into slices and these again
into narrow strips. Pour on a sauce
made from one-quarter cup of butter,
half q level teaspoon Of salt. a salt :
spoon or more of pepper, level tea 5
spoon each of sugar and vinegar and :
few drops of onion juice.
Remedies for Nose Bleed.
Children often are bothered with
nose bleed This probably is due to
an unhealthy condition OF the lining ]
membrane Of the nose. Try Swinging T
the nose gently with a saturated solu- /,
lion Of boracic acid. When the nose
bleeds nut a cold wet cloth on the
back of the neck and keep the head |
up. Never bend the head forward, for :
This viii make It bleed more profuselv. ,
If the nose bleeds TO a great extent
II is sometimes necessary to put plug
of cotton up the nose. If a eliot forms
be careful not TO remove II for that
VIII cause the nose 10 bleed afresh.
For a Cold in the Head.
Smelling hartshorn frequently dur
ing the day often viii relieve cold IN
the head. Take equal parts OF good |
vinegar and water and to this mixture {
add one teaspoonful of the best Afri-
can cayenne. Sweeten with honey or
sugar. As a dose take one tablespoon :
ful. which viii allay the cough sPeedi-
". \ dose taken at bed time VIII gen Il
orally enable the person suffering with
a cold TO rest well during the night.
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