Middletown transcript., 1911-07-08
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

the hedges, which the French housewife
In her wisdom uses for her health salads
Foremost among the wild greens is dan
deIioB, valuable medicine for the liver
Cooked alone it is good. but it's bittel
flavor may be mitigated by minglinl
spinach.
.Dandelion salad is extremely whole
some. Take the young and tender green
leaves Of the plant and wash them thor.
oughly with cold water, but do not braise
the leaves. Lay them in glass dish, and
pour over two tablespoonfuls of olive oil,
one tablespoonful of lemon juice, pepper,
salt, and sugar to taste.
Little early shoots Of corn, cooked, or
served as salad, are another much ap.
preciated delicacy.
Sorrel makes good addition to spin.
ach, if you use quarters spinach
and one quarter sorrell.
In cooking these acid herbs and green.
stnffs porcelain vessel must be used,
and not metal oLe.
Nettle tops may be treated with advan-
tage in just the same way.
A few leaves OF sorrel added to any sal
ad improves its favor, but whenever you
use sorrel in salad mix less vinegar than
usual with the dressing, as the acid in
sorre is we'll nigh sufficient.
In making sandwiches, the bread
should be rather close in texture, usually
a little more sugar and shortening add.
ed to the sandwich bread. Cut the bread
as thin as a wafer, spread it with butter
that has been creamed, add filing and
then shape as desired with knife or cut.
ter.
There are any number and ;ch fil-
lings and combinations which are daily
being added to.
Here are some which may be sugges.
tive, il not all new: Cold roast beef sea.
soned with tomato catsup, celery salt,
Worcestershire sauce and grated onion.
Ices and ice creams are always welcome
in hot weather and for dessert nothing
can take their places. Iced fruits are
easier to serve than fancy pnddings and
much better for the digestion.
During currant and cherry time, those
delicious fruits will be used for pies as
well as eaten fresh. A cherry pie is con.
sidered by most epicures the sine qua
non.
In baking cherry pies remember to in.
sert paper funnel made from writing
paper in the center opening and the juice
will boil up and never run over and spoil
the pie.
Tomatoes are such refreshing vegetables
and especially good for the blood.
To vary the manner of serving, chop
cucumber and an onion, mix with
sprinkling of chopped parsley and French
dressing and heap on nice thick slices of
tomatoes.
Individual berry shortcakes are prepar.
ed by baking powder biscuits. Split them |
and butter while hot; fill with crushed |
fruit and put a berry or two on top. When |
making the biscuit if they are rolled thin |
and spread with butter and another on
top they split much easier and are not as
apt to soak the juice and be soggy.
Macaroon Cream.-Soak a tablespoon
fuI of gelatine in two tablespoonfuls of |
water. Make Custard with two cups of |
milk, three egg yolks and four tablespoon.
fuls of sugar. When cooked add the |
the gelatine and stir in teaspoonful of
vanilla and eight macaroons crushed and |
sifted. Add cup of whipped cream and
mold.
Cold cooked chicken and mushrooms
mixed with mayonnaiss.
Raisins chopped fine and mixed to
paste with orange juice.
Cream cheese and shredded green pep.
pers.
Boiled ham, sardines and pickles mine.
ed, seasoned with mustard, catsup and |
onion juice,
Thinly sliea0 bananas spread with may
onnaise.
Cold mutton minced fine and seasoned
with mint sauce.
Equal parts Of cream cheese and wal
nuts chopped and mixed with a little
cream,
Hard.cooked eggs rubbed to a paste
with melted butter, pinch of mustard,
salt and cayenne.
Equal parts of bananas and crushed
raspberries, mashed with sugar and made
into paste with cream.
Cottage cheese and preserved cherries,
chopped.
Cold cooked chicken and blanched al.
monds, chopped fine, mixed with cream.
Peanuts mixed to paste with mayon.
naise.
Dutch cheese mixed with olives.
Cooked prunes mixed with waluuts and
lemon juice and powdered sugar.
Orange marmalsde and walnuts, chop.
ped.
Cucumbera, sliced thin and seasoned
with French pickle and celery.
Large figs cut in halves and few drops
Of lemon juice added to them.
Soak three-fourths OF cup of bread
crumbs In a cup Of acalded milk until
soft. Add half cup Of grated cocoanut,
a half cup of sugar, a half cup Of water,
half cup of cocoa, teaspoonful of lemon
juice, the yolks of two eggs lightly beaten
cut and fold in the whites beaten until
stiff, pinch of salt and turn into butter.
ed baking dish and bake in a moderate
oven thirty minutes. Serveshot or cold.
This is called the Duchess Pudding.