The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-06
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Egg Rolls Two cups -four, one
level teaspoon salt; two level tea
spoons baking powder, two level
tablespoons lard, two level table
spoons butter, one egg, one-half cur
milk ,,.e: .g5:. 81. i:.g
Sift together the -four, salt and
baking powder, work in the, shorten
Ing with the fingers. ADD the egg
well beaten and mixed with he milk.
MIX well, toss onto Toured board
and kneadl lightly. Roll out and cut
!, ID two-inch squares. Place o half
inch apart in buttered par. Cash
the center aof each with q sharp
knife: Brush over with sugar and
water, and bake fifteen minutes in a
hot oven. ,.::. -------: ------.
Stuffed Prunes.--One pound oY
prunes. the white of one egg, one
quarter of a teaspooaful of vanilla,
and as much confectioner's or powd-
cred sugar as the egg will take up.
70 prepare the prunes to resemble
stuffed dates, stew the prunes until
they are soat-S but not mushy, then
split: them lengthwise on one side, and
remove, the stones. When they have
cooled stuff with the following mix
ture: Slightly beat the white of the
ogg, add the vanilla. and rub in
powdered sugar until the mass is
solid enough to be nodded.
Fill each prune with the mixture
and pack in small tin boxes. dusting
zach layer with powdered sugar.
These will not keep long, as the
mixture used for filing sNnot cook
ed, but they are much-liked by child
rem for their luncheon baskets. and
form simple and healthful confec-
tion. -:
I Lemon Cream Jelly-Soak one
fourth iof a box Of gelatin in one cup
full of cold water; put one cupful of
sugar and one cupful Of water in q
saucepan, add the rind Of one lemon
and the juice OF three; add the soak
ed gelatin, and when it has: dissolved
remove and strain it.; when it Is cool
and begins to: ,thicken add two cupfuls
of whipped cream; turn into a mold
and let stand in cool place two
hours: 'fr G a isi,Ss' "
Coffee Custard-Make & good
strong extract of coffee by dripping
it as slowly as possible through 8
percolator; for six people you viii
want. one cupful; take four OF the
same measures Of milk and beat in.
to the milk the yolks of three eggs;
add two ounces OF powdered sugar;
mix into this the cupful of coffee; as
:cofYee differs In strength. taste 70
see that it, is strong enough; pour
the mixture into cups, and put the
cups; in a not too deep pan withG boil
ling water: the level OF the water
ought, not to stand higher than half
|%the cup;r do not boil the water too
hard; about fifteen minutes Of boil
ling is necessary; turn out on dish.
They may he eaten hot or cold.
i: Apple! Meringue-Slice any kind of
stale cake, put the slices in a baking
dish and pour a little milk over;
pare and core four or Eve apples;
cover the cakes with the sliced ap-
Plies; sprinkle cinnamon. or little
grated -nutnleg-os n. and "a ha,f:-enp
Of granulated sugA.';; put the! dish In
quick oven and Yhen the apples
are tender make a meringue by beat
ing the whites to stih froth: to
each white add one tablespoonful OF
powdered sugar; using two or three
whites to this quantity Of apple, heap
lightly over the pudding and brown
slightly in quick oven; serve with
sWeetened cream. i, q !.
To Corn a Small Piece of Reei-
Sometimes it is difficult to get good
:orned beef. or it is desirable to save
piece OF fresh beef in this way. The
easiest method is to stir coarse fine
salt into cold water until a brine is
made strong enough to float an egg
and expose spot as large as a 10
cent piece! Put IN the beef, lay a
plate on it. and stone to hold it
down. After two days; or four at
The most for FIVE or six pounds. the
|Ebeef will be ready to use, and is often
relished better with early vegetables
tnan fresh meat
Eggs Portuguese--Peel a ripe round
tomato, cut out the stem end; in the
hole thus made put. an uncooked egg.
Dust 1t, with salt and pepper, sprinkle
with finely grated cheese, add bits OF
butter and some finely minced pars-
ley. Bake until the egg is set and
serve hot. ------
Prune Fluff-Soak halt pound OF
large prunes until soft. then cook
slowly until tender, letting the juice
cook down to about half a cupful. Pit
them and rub through colander.
Whip the whites of four eggs to a
soft froth. and gradually half cup
full Of sifted powdered sugar and
beat to stiff merinsue. Add the
prune pulp, spoonful at time
beating hard. Fill glass sherbet cups
with the mixture and serve cold.
Women Preachers.
Twenty-Five women lay delegates
attended the general Methodist Epis-