Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-04-28

just for the sake of gratifying her
own love of finery and good times.
RECIPES.
Small Fruit Cakes.
Have ready / cup chopped figs or
raisins, Y cup butter, 3 large cups
flour, l cup sugar, 1-3 teaspoon salt,
eggs, 3 teaspoons baking powder,
l cup milk, 13 teaspoon grated nut
meg or cinnamon if preferred. Beat
butter and sugar together, add beat
en- eggs and then the fruit; next add
flour, salt, baking powder and nut
meg sifted together, roll ouy, cut and
bake the same as you would biscuit.
These cakes keep especially we'll and
are nice for luncheon served with
coffee.
Dutch Potatoes.
Pare large potatoes and soak in
cold water; with the apple corer cut
round hole large enough to allow
frankfurter or pork sausage be-
ing drawn through each one; place
in dripping pan, laying a slice of
sale pork or bacon on each and pour
some water in the pan to prevent
burning; baste the potatoes frequent
ly.
Mustard.
When mixing mustard for table
use add to each scant tablespoon of
mustard l, teaspoon of syrup. The
result is similar to the best French
mustard.
Substantial Luncheon Dish.
A half dozen winter pears, pealed,
quartered and stewed with a cup Of
sugar and cup and a hale of water,
Favored with a piece of stick CHINA
mon and pound of salt pork or
ham bone previously cooked to take
out the salt, finished with a good
dumping Il pint flour, l Y tea
spoons good baking powder, "A tea
spoon salt, sifted three times; add
enough cold water to make dough
that can be dipped with spoon with
out running), make an excellent and
substantial luncheon dish, easily
made and satisfying.
Nut and Cheese Roast.
Cook tablespoons of chopped
onion in l tablespoon of butter and
little water until tender. Mix l
cupful each of grated cheese
chopped English walnuts and soft
/ stale bread crumbs and moisten with
the water in which the onion has
been cooked. Add salt, Pepper and
the juice of half lemon Pour into
a shallow baking dish and bake until
/ brown
Baked Onions.
: To bake onions without any odor
! select all one size, put unpeeled in q
pie tin and bake the same as pota.
toes. When done, take from over
and pop out of the peelings, put on
plate, salt and put a little butter
on top. They are much nicer than
the old way.
To Improve Poor Coffee.
Sometimes we are so unfortunate
as to find our coffee of an inferior
quality, even when bought of the
same dealer, and supposedly, the
regular brand. Dampness, too
sometimes affects the flavor, but il
can be improved by putting the
ground coffee on a tin plate, placing
over the fire and waiting until q
rich aroma arises-but do not lei
burn. Then make the coffee 'imme-
diately, and note the improvement
Fried Celery.
Wash a head of celery and cut il
into pieces about four inches long;
boil in salt water until tender; drain
well; dip in egg and bread crumbs
and fry in plenty of hot fat; serve on
hot dish with cheese sauce poured
over it. This sauce is made with
" pint of white sauce, stirring in
3 ounces of grated cheese. Wher
cheese is melted add pepper and salt
to taste, and if sauce is not yellow
enough add the beaten yolk of ar
egg.
Corn Meal Dumplings.
! When cooking a boiled dinner
make dumplings in the usual way
but use only one-third white flour
and two-thirds corn meal; cook IL
the kettle with the vegetables for 2(
minutes and serve hot with syrup.
CLEANING.
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