The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-20
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Of Statesmen


recipe for brown bread which was for
long afterward held in high esteem in
ofhcial circles at Washington. In its
preparation there were utilized one
powl each of Indian meal, rye flour and
sour milk, one large cup of molasses
one teaspoonful of soda, and tea
spoonful of salt. The whole was mixed
thoroughly and steamed two and half
hours, then baked from twenty minutes
to half-hour, depending upon the heat
of the oven.
President Cleveland was notably
fond of sherry cobbler, the recipe for
which he received from a friend Four
tumplers are necessary for it's prepare
tlon. In two of these tumblers, filed
with water, thirty pieces of cut sugar
are dissolved. Four lemons are squeezed
into the third tumbler, the seeds being
removed, and into the furth goes the
juice OF two oranges with the pulp The
sweetened water is then placed in the
bowl, the lemon added and stirred
thoroughly. Then comes few small
slices of lemon peel without the meat
and after the orange is added, more
rapid stirring. A full pint of the best
sherry is trIckled into the bowl and
then the mixture is put aside until suf-
flelent ice to fill the gallon bowl has
been beaten as fine as snow. After the
frlgld mass has been dropped gently
into the bowl lemon and two oranges
are cut in thin slices and added to the
eobbler as they drop from the knife.
Then the coneoetion is stirred gently
for few minutes with silver table
spoon.
The late President and Mrs. Nc
Kinley had few pet hobbies in the mat
ter of recipes save that which governed
the preparation of turkey-a favorite
dish. A young hen turkey was always
selected and the dressing consisted of
dozen large oysters minced very fine,
two cupfuls of fine bread crumbs, and
a tablespoon of chopped herbs, parsley
thyme and sweet marjoram. Salt and
pepper were used but sparingly and the
whole was mixed with a tablespoon of
melted butter. The body of the turkey
was sewed up so that the dressing could
not escape in the cooking. Two slices
of bacon were placed in the pan and
the roasting was done on the basis OF
from twelve to fifteen minutes to the
pound, according to the age and size
of the bird
There is story to the effect that
Chief Justice Fuller of the United
States Supreme Court is very fond Of
goldfish balls and Mrs. Fuller gives her
recipe as follows: Equal parts of cod
fish and mashed potatoes thoroughly
mixed with cooked red beets, chopped
fine, mold into balls, brown in the fat
of salt pork and garnish with the crisp
bits of fried pork. Senator NJ. S. Quay
spends much of his time at his estate
on the Atlantic coast in Florida and
the friends whom he has entertained
there are always enthusiastic in praise
of the cookery of sea food. One Or
Mrs. Quay's favorite recipes is for dew
lied crabs. One dozen crabs are boiled
for twenty minutes and when cold,
picked. The other ingredients consist
of three eggs we'll beaten, two table.
spoonfuls Vienna bread crumbs, four
of melted butter, one of olive oil, one
tablespoonful of chopped parsley--salt
and pepper seasoning. All these are
mixed together, cream being used for
moistening and then the crabs are
replaced in the shells which should be
clean and dry. They are then dipped
crumbs and fried in hot lard.
The famous Thomas B. Reed cher
ishes secret fondness for baked
chicken, and this dish is prepared with
the greatest care under the supervision
of Mrs. Reed. A fresh and if pos
sible tender fowl is selected and dressed
carefully The legs are thrust through
the hole made in drawing it at the
back and the wings pinioned close to
the sides. After a dredging with salt
and pepper, the bird is placed in a
dripping pan with about half a teacup
of water and put into an oven at mod
crate heat, where it is allowed to re-
main for fifteen or twenty minutes.
The basting is then begun and re-
peated frequently until the testing with
the fork shows that the cooking is done.
In the case of too rapid browning an
other pan is turned over the dripping
pan at the last.
Mrs. Spooner, the wife of ex-senator
, Spooner, has recipe for breakfast
cakes that is highly esteemed by heI
husband and Others The components
include teacup of milk. a coffee cup OF
-four. one egg, all beaten together;
tablespoon Of butter and salt. The
cakes are baked in iron pans, and, ae
cording to Mrs. Spooner, the secret OF
suceess in the preparation OF these
cakes lies in the maintenance OF al
even. moderate temperature in the oven
The late Mrs. Frye, wife OF the presl
dent pro tempore of the United States
Senate. was the possessor OF FAMOUS
recipe for gingerbread. 1t was as FOL
lows: Three eggs, a cup of molasses
cup of sour milk and cup OF ehoppee
raisins. one heaping teaspoonful OF sodi
and two cups of -four, the whole spleeo
to taste. Z
Army wives have regulations Z
maintain in the matter of cookery ane
number of them have devised euil
nary formulas which have stood I'M
test of time in their own household
and those of their friends. In TN
class is the fruit pudding OF whiel
Mrs. Irene Rucker Sheridan, WIDOW Q
Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, is reported 7
have been the originator. In nahin'
this pudding mould is lined VIII
slices of sponge cake and the frst 9
foundation layer is of fruit. stra"
berries. raspberries, blackberries: eur
ran+s ar nineaDnIe NAV be used, Dut l