Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-01-07
LOST FOOD FLAVORS.


Everything used for food had flavor
OF It's own and In the best cookery this
70 preserved to a great extent This indi-
vduality of fiavor IL what prevents diff
fcrcnt foods from tasting alike and it
avoids that montotonv which helps the
snle of tones ard Kills appetites in all
hut the half starved. There
are n few exceptions TO this
rule where the food material seens
to Ice used best as q medium for carrying
added favors and n itself Is tasteless to
the ordinary palate. Plain cornstarch
blanc mango is an example of such me-
dunn az It's foo value is enhanced by
additions that give zest.
Modern cookery Ia tending to destroy In
divdual favors and leans towa rds max
ing intricate mixtures and compounds the
standard Of merit Whenever there "a
time. or money to llrc the time and skill
Of others. there Is an increase of fussiness
IN cookery We may not. Ike ancient
Courmare. servo roasted peaCocl,e encas-
cd IN their own fno feathers hut we do
place mysterious md disguised foods be-
fore our guests and sometimes to their
embarrassment IL thev do not happen to
he advanced I'm culinary fashions.
" is often true that inability to servo
perfectly baked potatoes ard hroiled
steak is concealed b. serving much mold
od and rarnished f.ods The eye FOR the
time puts the palate or guard. Orna-
mental cookery has reached as high a
mark at present as profitable and TO save
the reputation Of American cookery flavor
and digestlhillty must now be given
more attention II is not necessary 20 60
back 10 tho fare Of our ancestors which
was too often coarse oatlngs" rs a
whole cookery has improved wonderfully
IN tho last % years but Ike othe: sorts Of
Development It has become n lttIo ono
sided hence plea Tor decided reaction
from unwholcsome novelties and time
consuming earulshcs.
JELLY ROLL CAKE
1 This cake may be spread with jelly. Sam
or stewed fruit and served as dessert
with Il sauce. Sift one cup Of four twice
with one and one-half level teaspoons Of
baking powder. Beat tho yolks OF four
eggs light. add one cup Of sugar and a
/ pinch OF salt beat. add tho -four and beat
/ enough to mix well, then fold in lightly
The whites Of the four eggs beaten stiff,
Turn into shallow baking pan large
rhinlv az 70 barely cover the surface. BE
sure TINT Il comes into the corners OF the
nan well. Bake turn on to n wire cake
cooler spread and roll Up quickly while
warm.
IIASHFD DROWNED POTATOES.
chop cold boiled potatoes finely and for
three cups melt n rounding tablespoon OF
butter in frying pan. Turn IN the pota-
toes. dust we'll with salt and pepper and
press down closely. Set on the back OF tho
range where the heat IS moderate and
when drowned on the under side fold over
like an omelet and turn on a hot dish;
Garnsh with parsley.
GENEVA PUDDING
Heat four cups Of milk In a double boil
or. stir in sev.n-eighths cup of corn meal
and when smooth add three cups Of Goa RS
Is chopped pared. sweet apples. one half
/ ru,, of rnolasses. one-half cup of sugar
and one-ounrter level teaspoon OF salt.
/ Mix all well together add four more cups
/ Of milk which need not he heated. and
po,ir into n large buttered pudding dish or
! into "A kettle or pan OF tho freless cook
or which must be buttcred the same rs
a. Lsking dish. Set in a moderate oven for
four hours or IN tho cooker for eight or
10 hours.
WINTER PEACH SHORT CAKE,
sift four level teaspoons Of baking pow
aar with two cups of -four. Cream ONE
half of butter and II rounding tablespoon
| 10 euoar add one beaten egg, one cup Of
milk and last the flour. Turn into two
huttered laycr cake tins ana bake in a