Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-14
Recipes.
FRICAssEE OF PARsNIPs.

FRICAssEE OF PARsNIPs.
Scrape parsnips and boil in milk until
tender. Take out and cut In four pieces
if they are of the large variety; add q
piece of butter the size OF walnut, also
salt and pepper to the milk they were
boiled In; thicken with . little corn.
starch or flour; put the parsnips back in
the dressing and let them simmer about
forty minutes.
OYSTER CREAM SOUP.
One quart Of oysters, one quart oil
milk, one tablespoonful Of butter, two
tablespoonful Of flour. Wash and drain
the oysters; put over the fire and stir
until swelled and boiling. Drain and al.
low that liquor to simmer. Chop oys-
ters fine and add to to the liquor, adding
the milk. Let boil and add the butter
and -four rubbed together. Season and
serve with q tablespoonful OF whipped
cream on each dish of soup.
HALLOWEEN SALAD.
Select firm, rosy checked apples, az
many as are required, hollow and clean,
and plunge in cold water. Use the pulp
removed combined with nuts for the sal
ad mixture, and bind together with
may onnaise. Line each Of tho apple
cups with q crisp lettuce leaf, fill with
the salad mixture, and top with mayor
naise. Arrange the cups on citron legs
each citron bit held In place with 6
piece of toothpick, and use citron fol-
the handle, attached In the same man
ner. The result Is . caldron, at once ap
propriate and attractive. The apple
pulp may be combined with popcorn
nuts, walnuts, celery, or any other fruit
BROWN SAUCE FOR MEATS.
Two tables poonfuls of fat, also two o.
-four, and the water In which the mea
was cooked. Cook thoroughly, add ont
tablespoonful caramel, season and poul
over the meat and cook together.
BRAIsED BEEF.
Cut three pounds steak into two ant
one half inch squares; dredge with foul
and brown In hot fat. Turn into . ket
tie In which a finely chopped onion ha'
been Drowned in butter. Cover with bO
water and simmer for two hours. Drain
off the water and use for the brown
sauce with which cover the meat snt
cook fifteen minutes.
sAUTED OYSTERS.
Drain large, plump oysters and season
with salt, pepper and lemon juice. DiI
in crumbs, egg aud crumbs, aud saute II
melted butter until nicely Drowned
Serve with thin brown-bread sandwiches
CABBAGE PICKLE.
Take large white cabbage and choI
it fine, add two quarts of cider vinegar
one teaspoonful each of ground cloves
cinnamon, allspioe, and mace, tied In 8
cloth, and one tablespoonful of salt
Boil all together In porcelain kettle fol
five minutes. Then put away In jars.
RUSSIAN SALAD.
This Is a practical salad for Sunday
night suppers. Cut cold roast beef ID
small cubes; mince crisp fried bacon
Nix the two meats; add shredded head
lettuce, half cupful of cold boiled greer
peas with vinegar, salt and pepper tC
taste. Dress with mayo nnaise.
SALAD DRESSING WITHOUT OIL.
One egg, four tablespoonful of sugar
two tablespoonfuls Of -four, one table
spoonful of mustard, two tablespoonful
Of sweet milk, two tablespoonfuls Of
melted butter and one and one-half cups
of weak vinegar. Boil all 10 double
boiler until thick. This will keep and
can be thinned with cream when want
cd.
rURNIP CROQUETTEs.
Quarter, pare aud wash the turnips
After steaming until tender, mash, press.
ing out all watsr possible. which 10 best
accomplished by wringing In cheese.
cloth. Season one aud one-fourth cup
fuls with salt and pepper, to which add
the yolks Of two eggs, slightly beaten.
When COOL shape In small croquettes,
dip In crumbs, eggs, crumbs again and
fry In deep fat.
CORN CHowDER.
Cut into dice two small slices OF salt
pork and cook slowly In . stewpan until
crisp and brown, then add four potatoes
and two onions sliced with pint of boil.
ing water. Boil for half IN hour, then add
ono quart of hot milk and . can of corn,
seasoning we'll with salt and pepper.
Boil up once and serve very hot.
BRAN GEMS.
Gems made according to the following
recipe are An excellent solution OF the
problem OF constipation. Two eaten
with breakfast will ordinarily effect .
cure. In severe cases, they should be
eaton ut two meals. The bran In the
gems adds bulkiness to the food which
cleanses the system.
Two cups bran, one cup graham -four,
one-half cup molasses, one cup sour
milk, ono teaspoon sit, one teaspoon
soda, one tablespoon melted lard. Mix
together the dry ingredients, add to
these the m0lasses and milk, beat we'll
and lastly add melted lard. Bake In
gem pans.
DREAMED EGGS.
Make thick white sauce, pour one
half Of 1t In baking dish, break into It
three fresh eggs, cover with remainder
OF sauce, sprinkle With grated cheese
and bake for ten minutes.
OYSTER ROLLS.
Very thin slices Of bacon are required,
with tho rind cut of. Pour two drops
OF essence Of anchovy on each oyster,
four drops Of lemon juice, . very little
cayenne pepper and roll each oyster 10 .
slioe OF bacon. Run Q toothpiok
through each and fry them. Serve
while very hot.