The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-08
TABLE DELICACIES
SOME NEW AND OLD RECIPES OF
VALUE.
Two Ways of Preserving and Serving
Tonguc-Hominy with Meat
Salt Fish Skin Used to
Clear Coffee.

Tongues are used fresh corned. OF
smoked To cook, wash them thor
oughly and bend the tip around to the
root, fastening In place with skewer
Smoked tongue should be freshened
by covering with cold water and heat
Ing to the scalding point then drain
ing and adding fresh water. Repeat
II necessary, Fresh tongues can be put
into boiling water. but all tongue
should be cooked slowly until tender
then peeled and fastened in shape un'
til ready to serve.
Bralsed Tongue.
Wash the tongue, skewer 1t Into
shape and cover with boiling salted
wnter. Simmer until tender. then
peel off the skin and dredge with
flour. Try out some salt pork and
cook a slice Of onion In 1t unit slight
ly brown. Then add the tongue, and
when brown, put 1t in pan or dish
that can be closely covered. Add the
onion. one-fourth cupful Of finely cut
turnip and carrot mixed. and little
salt and pepper. Surround with boil
Ing water to half cover and cook COW
cred for two hours In a moderate oven.
Turn after the flrst hour. adding more
water II necessary. When done, re-
moyep to hot platter, thicken the
broth with little -four diluted with
cold water TO pour and add more sea-
soning II necessary. Strain the gravy
over the tongue.
HomIny TO Serve with Meat.
Sprinkle half cupful of ane hom-
my into 4 pint Of boiling salted water.
Boil for five minutes, thon cook over
hot water for an hour. aad II too thick
add little boiling water or hot milk.
When done and cool enough to han.
die, shape into cylinders. small cakes,
or balls. and dip in egg. then in fine
bread crumbs. When ready to serve
fry In deep, hot fat II liked, a table
spoonful OF melted butter and a round
ing teaspoonful of finely minced pars-
ley may be added whom the hominy is
done. A more simple way Of prepa.-
ing the hominy is to turn 1t while hot
into a buttered shallow pan, spread
smooth on top and when cold cut in
diamonds or any desired shape and
saute in hot butter or fat
Frlcassee OF Fowl.
When making a fricassce Of fowl Ect
1t aside with the prepared sauce for
two or three hours so that the pieces
of meat may become thoroughly i'm.
pregnated with the sauce. This applies
also to game or rabbit.
Salt FIsh Skin In ceffee.
Adding a small piece Of the SKIN OF
salt Goldfish to billed coffee to clear iG
is an old-time method, practiced in
country places where the eggs had to
be sold to add to the support OF the
family There is gelatinous COM
pound in the fish skin which acts in
the same way as a similar substance
In the egg The skin Of any fish
could be used, but the salt nsh skin
could be kept on hand for daily use.
Fish glue or cheap isinglass can be
purchased at the druggists. and 1t is
often used for clearing coffee.
JeIIIed Figs.
Wash a pound of whole igs and
cook In boiling water until the skins
are tender. Soak two level table,
spoonfuls OF granulated gelatine In a
half cupful of cold water for 20 min
utes, then add 1t to the hot liquid and
figs When dissolved add one-half cup,
ful OF sugar. then measure tho liquid
adding to 1t enough orange Juice to
make three cnpfuls. Set aside In a
cold place and stir occasionally until
1t begins to thicken. Then stir in tho
figs, cut In pieces and pour into a
mold wet with cold watcr. Chill thor.
oughly and serve with cream or boiled
custard-