The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-03-24

HE recipe given by Mrs. e. 5. for
~ cold slaw is nice, but my John
and the children like 1t better
with a regular boiled salad dress
ing One containing cream is
best The addition OF some of the leaves
OF stalks OF celery chopped with the cab
bsge IS great Improvement.
DO the members all know that celery
leaves dried in the season when celery is
plentiful and cheap may be pulverized and
used 10 flavor salads and soups when the
fresh celery is scarce and expensive?
Mrs. J. W. X"
member to whom We owe sundry good
things and from whom We are always
happy to hear. One need not wait for the
height OF the celery season to begin drying
the refuse leaves. Every time We prepare
the blanched stalks for the table We clip
off the coarser leaves. These may be dried
for couple of days in the kitchen window
and then more thoroughly by laying them
in the open oven OF the range.
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Recipe for Lemon Foam.
a. A recipe I have not seen in The Helping
Hand is prime favorite in our home.
offer it with sincere good will to my fellow
LEMON FOAM-Four eggs, two lem
ons, one cup Of sugar. Beat the yolks thor
oughly: add sugar, the juice and grated
rind of the lemons. and cook until it is
creamy. Stir in gradually the stIffened
beaten whites of the eggs. Serve cold in
sherbet glasses. Delicious! EMILY M
ate lemon foam years ago in the Eternal
City. The recipe was given to me by the
hostess at the conclusion of the meal. II
was lost in the many packings and repeck-
ings incident to foreign travel. and have
never found II since. II Is a pleasure, then.
to recognize in your contribution an old
acquaintance. You Judge IT rightly.
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Some " Brieflets."
You invite briefets' venture TO in
close few that may not come amiss.
Il. In cooking vegetables of any kind.
especially potatoes, should they stick to
the kettle do not hurriedly put more water
into the pot, but set II Immediately into
vessel Of cold water. This will draw out
The burned taste and will not inture the
kettle.
- II the mans or boys soft shirt collar
be slightly worn while the rest of the gar
ment is perfectly good. take of the collar,
patch. and sew ii on again, the other side
up. and it will be as good as ever.
3. CHEAP AND GOOD COOKIES
Two cups Of sugar, one cup oflsrd, one cup
Of sweet milk, one egg, two teaspoonfuls Of
baking powder, and one teaspoonful Of
lemon extract ES"
. The briehets fill in the chinks well. A
mission not TO be despised in human beings,
or in recipes Have you ever thought what
a useful agency that Of &" chink filler " is7
How the winds of chagrin and disappoint-
ment would whistle and moan through the
social and domestic structures II the chinks
were left open? There is a big lessons to US
all in the idea.
Baked Ham, Virginia Stple.
VIII you kindly give me a recipe for
baking ham in the southern style. aIso
one for English pikletS-a breakfast bread?
A SUBSCRIBER"
BAKED HAM Virginia StyIe).-wash
well and soak all night. In the morning
trim away with a sharp knife the rusty
underside and edges, pairing the fat care
fully. Wipe dry and cover the underside
with a thick paste OF hot water and -four
Lay It upside down IN the dripping pan with
enough warm water and vinegar to keep II
from burning-say enough TO stand an inch
deep an around the ham There should be a
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