Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-01-16
Recipe
Notes
Some Recipes From Recently Issued
Cookbook,

Cookbook.
The latest addition to culinary lit
erature contains recipe for brown
bread. contributed by the FORMER
Mrs. Cleveland: Take one bowlful
Of Indian NEAL one bowlfui of rye
hour and one bowlful of sour milk. one
large cupful of mOlasses, one teaspoon.
full of salt Steam for two and half
hours and bake from twenty minutes
to half an hour. depending upon the
heat Of the oven.
Mrs William Jennings Bryan gives
a recipe for strawberry conserve that
sounds very good. Four boxes Of
strawberries and one pineapple are re-
qured. Crush the berries little. Put
pineapple through meat grinder, U.S.
ing cOarsest wheel. Place pineapple
over slow fire until juice comes out:
add berries If there does not seem
to be juice enough to keep fruit from
burning add Il little water When the
fruit is tender add sugar to taste Boil
down to the thickness desired. Stir
constantly
Mrs Albert Sidney RurlesOn. wife of
the postmaster general. Is native Of
Texas. and she has given a recipe for
genuine Texas corn bread. She says:
1.-THE best corn bread In the world
is made Of simple cOrnmeal. scalded
with u little boiling water and thin
ned with cold water: salt and melted
lard, two tablespoonful to cupful Of
meal. Bake in shallow pan inside
the oven or on Il griddle on top Of the
stove. We never eat corn bread made
In any other way"
Very quaint are the recipes furnish
ed by Mrs. Champ Clark. wife of the
speaker of the house of representa-
tives. for some OF them date back to
revolutionary days. Here is one: ITO
dress beef sufficient for two gentle
men, with a tire made of two news
papers.
"Let the beef be cut In slices and
put on pewter platter. Pour ON wa
ter sufficient to cover the slices. salt
and pepper to taste and cover with
another platter. inverted. Place the
dish upon Il stool. bottom upward. the
legs Of such length as to raise the
platter several inches from the board.
Cut the newspapers into strips, light
with candle and apply them gradual.
~. 50 as to keep low tire under the
whole dish. When the paper Is all
done the steak will be done. Butter
may be applied 50 as to make It CRATE
full"
Mrs. Clark IL also the happy posses.
sor Of Martha WashingtOn's recipe fol-
pear preserves:
Eye pears should be very freshe
Washe and put yhem into boiling lyt
for minute. Remove and place yhen
10 cold water. Next put ye fruit into q
prepared slrupe OF sugar and water
Use half a pound Of sugar for evefe
pound Of ye fruit: water to dissolve
Now cook for a quarter of an hour
Remove and put on plates to cool
Boyle sugar down to one-half tts orig
| nal Quantetie. Put ye sirupe and pear
nt0 Jars aud add brandy. Seal while
| hottie"
Mrs. Josephus Daniels. wife Of the
secretary Ut the navy. IL native Of
North Carolina. and she gives the
recipe for the famous North Car0Iins
| white fruit cake. II Il as follows:
Cream together one pound OF butter
and one pound Of sugar. Add the
beaten yolks Of ten eggs. two grated
cocoanuts. two pounds Of citron. sliced
thin and cut In little pieces; one pound
Of almonds. blanched and broken II
small pieces. Dredge fruit with flour
Flavor with mace and nutmeg and q
winegiassful Of brandy. Fold In the
well beaten whites Of the eggs. Mil
as for pound cake.