Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-06-27
BISCUITS.

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oven.
One pint of bread -four, one pinch OF
salt, dessertspoonful of lard, and mix It
with hands in the -four. Take one halt
teaspoonful Of soda, and one teaspoonful
of cream tartar. Stir 1t all up with milk
until 1t is stiff enough to roll out. Quick
hot oven, II baking powder 10 used Q
good hesping teaspoonful Ia necessary.
JOHNNY CAKE.
One egg, pinch of salt, one-fourth cup
of sugar, one cup of sweet milk, one cup
of flour, one half cup Of Indian meal,
two heaping teaspoonfuls OF baking
powder.
STRAWBERRY sHORTCAKE.
One pint of -four, one-hslf teaspoon OF
salt, one-half teaspoon soda, one tea.
spoon sugar, one teaspoon cream OF tar.
tar, one-fOurth cup OF butter, one cup OF
milk. Melt the butter, put 1t with the
milk, and stir quickly into the dry in
gradients. Roll out half an inch thick,
cut into rounds, and bake slowly In q
well-greased griddle. Tear open and
spread each half with softened butter.
Put half of the cakes on q hot platter.
Mash one quart of straw berries, sweeten
to taste, drain off the juice, put large
spoonful of berries on each half cake,
then put on another layer of cake and
berries. Mix the juice with half cup
of cream, and serve turned over the
shortcake.
FRENCH TOAST.
Beat one egg in shallow dish, add 9
teaspoon of sugar, q pinch OF salt, and
one cup of milk. Soak six slices OF stale
bread in the custard. Spread them with
jelly or marmalade, and pile them light
ly on a dish. Serve at once.
DELHI PUDDING.
One pint of milk, two tablespoons OF
cornstarch, one-half cup of sugar, one
saltspoon of salt, whites of three eggs,
one teaspoon of orange extract. Boil
the milk and sugar, wet the corn starch
in cold milk, and stir into the boiling
milk. Stir constantly, and when thick
ened and smooth, add the we'll beaten
whites. Cook a moment longer, add the
favoring, and turn into q shallow, fancy
mould, or into shallow plate. Turn
out when cold, and If moulded in a
plate, turn into round dish. Cut the
edge in deep points or scallops, and
ornament it with almonds which have
been blanohed and cut into strips, and
with candied cherries or bright jelly
Make boiled custard with the yolks oil
the eggs, and pour round the edge.
FISH TURBoT.
| Two pounds of halibut or other fist
boiled, yolks of three eggs. Put one PIN
of milk on to boil with One-balf cup Of
butter and one-fourth cup of -four fol
thickening. Beat yolks of eggs in after
it is done. Little lemon juice, salt anc
pepper. Fill dish with first layer oil
| fish and then the boiled constituency
until the dish Ia full, with sprinkling o.
cracker crumbs, lemon juice, salt ano
pepper on top, and bake twenty minutes
| SUNSHINE CAKE.
Whites of seven eggs, the yolks of five
one-fourth teaspoon OF cream tartar, one
fourth teaspoon of salt, one cup Of flou
sifted five times, one and one-half cup
of sugar. Bake fifty minutes In mod
crate oven. The whites of the egg
want to be beaten long time.
SOFT FRosTING.
One cup granulated sugar, one-fourtl
cup of milk. Set 1t over the fire and sti
until it boils, then let 1t boil five minute,
without stirring. Place the pan in ict
water and beat rapidly until white anr
light. As 1t stiffens add flavoring Il
taste, and before 1t is very stiff pour 1
on the cake. Smooth with knife.
HOT CHOCOLATE SAUCE.
One cup of sugar, one-half cup o
water, six tablespoonful of chocolate
one third cup of milk, boil five minutes
when done add one tablespoonful o
vanilla.
| PIE CRUST.
One cup and one half of flour, pinch o
salt, one tablespoon of lard, enough cole
water to mix it. Roll 1t out, spread
some lard on, then put -four over tina
and roll it up.
COOKIES.
Three cups flour, two teaspoonfuls o
cream tartar, one of soda, one pinch o
salt, one-half cup of shortening rubbed
in, one cup of sugar, one-half cup o
milk. Sift the dry ingredients with tn
flour. Roll thin.
One cup raisins, one cup OF sugar, one
half cup Of water, one teaspoonful flour
small piece of butter, four drops o
lemon, put on and boil. Put between
two cookies.
SOFT GINGERBREAD.
One cup of sugar, one cup molasses
one half cup of butter, one cup of sou
milk, one teaspoonful Of soda, one egg
pinch of cinnamon, Glove, ginger, tw,
and one-half cups -four, one-half cup o
chopped raisins.
FRUIT CAKE.
One and one-half cups Of sugar, mo
lasses, butter, one pound of raisins, on
and one-half cups of currants and citron
one cup of sweet milk, three eggs, tw'
teaspoonfuls of soda, one nutmeg, tw,
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and mace and about two quarts Of -four
Bake slowly until thoroughly done.
PLAIN CAKE.
Two eggs, one cup sugar, good one
fourth cup of butter, one-half cup U
sweet milk, one-half teaspoon soda II
milk, one and one.half cups of flou
with teaspoonful Of cream tartar.
WALNUT FUDGE.
Three cups of sugar, two dessert
spoonfuls of cocoa, or two squares O
chocolate, one cup of milk, butter siz
of egg, vanilla to flavor, one half cup o
walnut meats. Spread on bottom o
pan before pouring in fudge.
| DIVINITY FUDGE.
Two and one-half cups of white sugar
one-half cup Of Karo, one cup OF boilinI
water. Boil until 1t becomes brittle Il
water. Beat whites of two eggs. Pou
syrup over eggs and nuts, about cupfu
of nutG