The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-19
By Ida AMES WILLIS.
Roast FiIIet of Veal.

Purchase thick piece of veal from the
upper part of the leg and have the bone
removed. Fill the cavity with a plain
bread stuffing seasoned with salt pepper
and little powdered thyme Tie it into
round shape, dredge with -four. salt
and pepper. Put strips OF pork over the
top and bake. Add water as soon as
the -four has Drowned and haste often.
Cover with CREASED paper to prevent
burning, or cook in a covered pan or
casserole. Allow half an. hour to q
pound. Serve with brown gravy and po-
tatoes Drowned with the meat
Orange Charlotte.
Soak a third OF a box of gelatine in a
third OF a cup of cold water until soft
then pour on a third OF a cup of boiling
water; add one cup sugar; juice of one
lemon, one cup of orange juice and pulp
and little grated rind of the orange Set
in pan Of cold water. and when it be-
gins 10 CONCEAL heat until light add the
whites Of the eggs beaten to a stiff white
foam and then beat all together until it
is stin enough to stand. Pour into a
mold and set away to harden.
Oatmeal BIanc Mango.
Bring a quart of new milk to a boil
and stir in half cup of fine oatmeal,
Add half a teaspoonful salt and cook
Tor twenty minutes, stirring well. Four
or five minutes before serving remove
from the fire and stir in two eggs well
beaten. Serve with cream and sugar.
Ham Toast.
Mince fine quarter of a pound of cooked
ham-the lean scraps will answer nicely.
Add an anchovy. boned and washed if
you have any on hand. Season with
dash of paprika, ground mace, and lit
tie white pepper. Mix with beaten egg
and add a quarter of a cup of milk
Put into buttered pan. heat a few
minutes, then serve on buttered toast.
Cream WaHies.
Mix three tablespoonsful cornstarch
with one cup -four thoroughly: add a
saltspoOn of salt. and then, making a
hollow in the middle OF the flour. gradu-
ally stir in a pint of freshly sOured milk.
one well beaten egg, and a small tea
spoonful soda dissolved in a tablespoon
full of hot water. Pour into the well
creased hot waffle irons and bake ten
minutes. Spread with softened butter
and send at once to the table.
White Purs.
Whip the whites of four eggs stiff with
u scant cup of powdered sugar to a me
ringue. Add this alternately with a heap
ing cup OF well sifted pastry flour mixed
with a teaspOonful Of baking powder to a
pint OF milk Add the grated peel of a
lemon and pinch of salt. Beat until the
mixture is very light and bake in but
tered cups or tins for ten minutes in a
quick oven. Turn out gently into a plat
ter and sift powdered sugar over them
and serve with lemon sauce. These are
OF delicate texture and pleasing to the
eye Crushed and sugared Strawberries
make a delicious sauce for them. using
the berries that are not perfect enough |
10 serve whole.
Catfish Soup.
This used TO he a fgreat- favorIte in |
grandmother 5 time and is we'll worth try
ing. Take three half-pound catfish. quar- !
ter pound of salt pork half pint OF milk, |
one egg, and teaspoonful celery seed. |
First clean the fish and cut them W. |
Chop the pork and put both into a boiler ,
with a quart # water. some sweet herbs |
and celery. Boil gently Until the fish is |
in rags; then strain. Return to a sauce |
pan. add the milk. which should be hot, |
the the egg. beaten very light. and ia
blespoonful CT butter. Let it boil up once, !
then serve with toasted bread dice.
Mock Pigeons.
Bone two fillets of veal and fiatten
them with your rolling pin or potato
nIasher. Spread over them seasoned |
bread crumbs: roll them up and bind in
ohlong shapes with tape; place in COW
cred coaster or casserole with a pint OF
water and bake in moderate oven for
two hours When done season the gravy
with salt, pepper and tomato catsup and