The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1914-05-07
Recipe
Notes
ssns Recipes Frera a Recently Issued
Cookbook.

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Cookbook
The latest adaiEion 20 culinary lit
erature contains recipe for brown
bread. contributed by the former
Mrs. Cleveland: Take one bowlful
Of Indian meal. one bowlful OF rye
aour and one bowlful OF sour milk. one
large eupful OF molasses. one teaspoon
ful 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
recipe for strawberry conserve that
sounds very good. Four boxes Of
strawberries and one pineapple are re-
pineapple through a meat grinder, us
ing eoarsest wheel Place pineapple
over slow Ore until Juice comes ont:
add berries. II there does not seem
70 be juice enough 20 keep fruit from
burning add little water. When the
fruit Is tender add sugar TO taste. Boil
down to the thickness desired Stir
constantly.
Mrs. Albert Sidney Burleson. wife Of
the postmaster general. Is a native OF
Texas. and she has given recipe for
genuine Texas corn bread. She says:
THE best corn bread In the world
Is made OF simple eornmeaL scalded
with a little boiling water and thin
ned with cold water: salt and melted
lard. two tablespoonfuls 20 q eupful of
neal Bake In a shallow pan inside
the oven or on a 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 20
revolutionary days. Here 10 one: TO
dress beef sufficient for two gentle
men. with a fire made Of two news
papers
LET the beef be cut in slices and
put CD 4 pewter platter. Pour on YEA
ter sufficient to cover the slices. salt
and pepper TO taste and cover with
another platter. inverted. Place the
dish upon a 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 a candle and apply them gradual
~, so as 10 keep q low IRE under the |
whole dish When the paper Is all /
done the steak win be done. Butter /
may be applied 50 as TO make Il gratis
full"
Mrs. Clark Is also the happy posses
sor OF Martha Washtngton's recipe 1Or 4
pear preserves.
"Ye pears should be very freshe.
washe and put yhem into boiling BE
for minute. Remove and place yhsm
In cold water. Next put ye fruit int
prepared sirupe Of sugar and water.
Use half a pound Of sugar for everss
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-haIf its orig
InaI quantet1e Put ye sirupe and pears
into jars and add brandy. Seal while
hottie"
Mrs. Josephus Daniels. wife OF tins
secretary OF the navy. 10 a native Of
North Carolina. and she gives tbs
recipe for the famous North Carolina
white fruit cake. &c IL as follows:
Cream together one pound Of butter
and one pound OF sugar Add tbs
beaten yoIks Of ten eggs, two grated
cocoanuts, two pounds Of citron, sliced
thin and cut In little pieces; one pound
Of almonds. bIanched and broken ln
small pieces. Dredge fruit with nour.
Flavor with mace and nutmeg and q
winegIassfui Of brandy. Fold in the
well beaten whites Of the eggs. Mfx
~ for pound cake.