The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-28
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Canning and Preserving.

Peach Butter with oiderl-To
three pints seeded peaches put one
pint cider and three. cups brown su-
gar (white may be used). Cook two
hours. remove from stove, put thru
sieve and cook one more nour; add
half teaspoon ginge~ (ground).
Stir all the time to prevcr burning.
Can as usual
|, To Can Peaches for Rcs-To fiji
teen pounds peaches add five pounds
of pure cane Sugar; sboil half hour.
Add one and one-half pints pure cider
vinegar and boil fifteen minutes; can
and seal at once
Little Cucumber Pickles-These are
always crisp and spicy and not too
acid to be good. Take seventy-fiye
small cucumbers an inch long. and
very fresh. Wash and wipe them. put
in a crock and cover with q brine
strong enough to bear dp an egg
Leave over night. Next n rning wipe
each one, place in glass Jars; measure
in one jar how much vinegar it will
take to cover the pickles and take
enough for all; put this II porce-
lain kettle and add one sire OF onion.
a dozen whole cloves, an ounce Of
mustard seed. cup of eratedf horse
radish and four blades of mace. Let
come to point where 1t steams but
does not boil, then pour 1T ever pickles
and cover. After three weeks they
will be ready for use
Economy Meat Dishes.
Beef and Vegetables-Conk till
nearly tender small carro,s, small po-
tatoes and butter beans. Pat together
in sauce pan and add some stock from
beef roast Stew forNtwenty minutes;
serve around roast on lars7 platter.
Cheap Roast - Take about five
pounds of plate soup meat, wash. trim
out~all bones. sprinkle wei. with salt,
pepper and onions, roll up firmly and
tie several times. Bake till tender.
Make a soup out of the bones This
roast is very tender and is good either
hot or sliced cold.
Kidney stew-Two small kidneys:
boil till skins can be removed; wash
and cut into small cubes Add three
large onions cut in small pfeces, one
teaspoon salt pepper to taste; boil
two hours. then add on" cup diced
carrots, one and one-half cups diced
potatoes. one cup strained tomato
juice. one-haf tablespoon butter Cook
slowly till all are done, then make a
thickening of one-half teaspoon OF
flour dissolved in one tablespoon cold
water; add this to stew and let 1t
thicken. Serve with bread and butter.
tea and cookies. y
The Table.
Blackberry Pie-Line a pie pan
with good pie dough made of one sup
of salt and water to moisten- Partly
fill crust with berries. then add layer
of pieplant on top; add sugar ana
sprinkle with flour; cover and bake
Nafshmallow Waters = One-hah
cup sugar and one-fourth cup water
cooked together until it spins
thread Add five marshma1lows cut
in pieces Do not stir. Pour slowly
into stiffly beaten white. of one rgR.
beating constantly Add one-kaK
cup fut meats If you wish. spread
mixture on waters and brown in slow
oven.
Devils Food Cake-Two eups
brown sugar, one-haif cup lard and
butter, two eggs beaten sepa ratelY.
one-haIf cup sour milk with one-hafs
teaspoon baking soda two and one
half cups flour with two teaspoons
baking powder. three-fourths cup
boiling water, one cake chocolate.
Sausage Cakes - One-half pound
sausage. one cup mashed potatoes.
one-half cup bread crumbs fstalel.
Mix all together with a little milk and
make into cakes.