Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-04
NEW RECiPE S.
Toasted Marshmailow Cake.

Beat half a cup or butter TO "a cream,
gradually beat in one cup of sugar,
then the beaten yolks OF three eggs.
Sift together one cup n a halt OF
flour and two level teaspoonfuls OF bak-
ing powder; add 10 the first mixture.
alternately, with half a cup OF milk
and a ~teaspoonful OF vanilla extract.
Lastly, beat in the whites OF two eggs,
beaten dry. Bake in two layer cake
pans. Put together with chocolate ic-
ing and decorate with toasted marsh
mallows. To toast the marshmallows,
hold them, one by one, on a fork over
bright Goals until delicately Drowned.
Chocolate Frostina.
From Boston Cooking School Magazine.
Set one cup and a half OF sugar, hail.
q cup OF water and two ounces OF
chocolate over q slow FIRE, stir until
the chocolate Is melted, then stir, oc-
cssionally, while the syrup boils Wig
orously. When the syrup spins a hair
from the tip OF a spoon after the great
er portion has run off, urn IL, IN a fine
stream, on TO the beaten white of a
large egg, beating constantly mean
while. Use as Don as IL IL firm enough
to hold its shape. IL the white OF a large
egg be not at hand. select the whites
from two small eggs.
Mothers Apple Pie.
From Boston Cooking School Magazine.
Make the usual pie pastry, using two
cups Of -four, half a cup OF shortening.
half a ~teaspoonful OF salt, and a little
cold water. Spread a layer OF paste
over a large pie plate, then hll the dish
with sliced apples. rounding the apples
up high; dredge lightly with salt, add
about three tablespoonfuls OF cold va
ter. and At on an upper crust In which
a few Sits have been made. Let bake
about 25 minutes. Run a knife be-
tween the W crusts, at the edge, TO
,La r,Vo n~l ltft 80 tLa
upper crust. To the apple q about
a cup OF sugar, half n t~easpoonful OF
salt, two or three tablespoonfuls Of
butter, n a generous grating of nut
meg. Mix the apple and seasonings
thoroughly. but without disturbing the
under crust. Spread the apple evenly
over the crust. Set the upper crust In
place and serve at once with sugar and
cream.
Fried Oysters.
From Good Housekeeping
Oysters are seldom Dreaded and fried
at home successfully. The mistake
hitch most cooks make is TO incase
them In egg and bread crumbs This is
seldom a success. M coating comes
off. giving to the oysters a piebald APP
pearance n they are usually over
cooked In the attempt to brown them
evenly. Select sound oysters which
have Just been opened. Flatten each
oyster slightly and lay them In fresh
milk. Prepare a mixture OF equal parts
OF -four and sifted cracker crumbs.
oyster or rich butter crackers are good
: for his purpose. Let the fat be very
hot. Drain the oysters one by one and
dip them In the cracker mixture. Lay
them in a wire basket and fry III deep
hot fat two or three minutes. Drain on
brown paper, then slip In a hot folded
napkin on a platter. Garnish with
parsley and lemon.
Baked Sweet Potatoes.
From Good Housekeeping.
This way OF cooking sweet potatoes
is really different" Boil until tender
two large sweet potatoes. cut In slices
| one-quarter inch thick, lay in a but
tered dish. dredge with one teaspoon OF
-four; sprinkle with one-half teaspoon
OF cinnamon, pinch OF salt. two Ia
| blespoons of brown sugar, Pour over
all two tablespoons of cream and one-
half cup OF hot water: bake, covered,
! in a moderate oven one-half hour.