The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-11-13
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liquid yeast, 2 tablespoons sugar,
tablespoon salt, 2 tablespoons short
ening, If desired, " cup of water
(omit this If liquid yeast Is used. }
II desired the sponge for this
bread may be set in the evening,
using only n as much yeast as di-
rected for the quicker method In
warm weather keep the spone cool.
Put the corn meal into a saucepan
with IN cups of cold water, mix
thoroly, and bring it to the boiling
point, stirring frequently. 1t is bet
ter to use double boiler for pre-
pairing this mush, altho it will suf-
flee to have the vessel containing the
corn meal placed in or over another
one containing boiling water. Allow
the mush to steam at least 10 min
utes " to hour is better). Then
cool until luke warm and add the
salt, the sugar and about four
ounces Of -four Zone scant half-pint
of sifted -FOUR, and mix thoroly.
Next add the yeast, which has been
rubbed smooth in cup with ( table
soonfuls Of luke-warm water. Cover
and place the bowl out Of the way
of drafts and at temperature of
from 80 to SO degrees F. Allow this
mixture to rise for 2 hours or until
very light.
To this sponge, which now will. be
found quite soft, add the melted
shortening and the remainder of the
-four, kneading thoroly until a
smooth and elastic dough has been
formed. Do not add more water to
the dough unless it Is absolutely
necessary in order to incorporate the
-four. Set the dough back to rise
again for one hour or until light.
Cut down from the sides Of the
bowl, grease the hands lightly and
knead just enough to expel the
largest bubbles Of gas. Cut off a bit
of dough to serve as an indicator, -
divide the rest into four equal parts,
mold each quickly, stretching the
outside of the loaf and pinching to-
gether underneath; place crease side
down in lightly creased pans, which
nave been warmed but are not hot,
Set the loaves in the same warm
place and allow to rise so minutes
to l hour, or until the indicator
shows two times it's original volume
Place in oven and bake SO minutes,
The oven should be about 425 de-
grees F. at first, and may then de-
crease gradually until about 375 de-
grees F.
Butter-milk Cake
one cup molasses. l cup sour milk
or butter-milk, 1 cup brown sugar
" cup butter, eggs, separate be-
fore beating, 21s cups flour, 2 level
teaspoonfuls soda, teaspoonfuls
cinnamon, u teaspoonful cloves, u
teaspoonful allspice, 1 cup raisins
vanilla.
Dreamed Crab or Fish Flake
One cupful of fresh or canned crat
flake, l cupful of cream sauce, |
tablespoonful of table sauce, 1 table
spoonful of chopped pimiento or
chopped green pepper, 1 hard-boiled
egg.
Drain the crab or fish we'll, then
add to the well-seasoned cream
sauce. Bring the mixture to a boil
Add the chopped egg white and ri
miento, mixing we'll.
Serve on toast or garnish with
toast points. Crate the egg yolk
over the top and dust with paprika
Cream Layer Cake
Four teaspoons baking powder,
tablespoons butter, 1 egg. cur
sugar, 1 cup milk, 2 cups flour, /
teaspoon fiavoring.
Cream the sugar and butter to-
gether, then mix in the egg. After
sitting the flour and baking powder
together two or three times, add it
all to the mixture. Gradually add
the milk and beat with spoon until
you have smooth pour batter. Add
the tiavoring. Pour into two butter
ed layer cake tins and bake in a
moderately hot oven for 20 minutes.
Put together with cream filling and
cover top and sides with white icing.
Cream Filling
One-fourth cup sugar, 2 table
spoons cornstarch, 1 cup milk, tea
spoon butter, 1 teaspoon f1avoring.
Mix cornstarch with little of the
cold milk and stir into boiling milk.
Add butter and sugar; boil 5 min
utes. When nearly cold, add flavor
ing and spread between layers.
Potato Chocolate Cake
Three-fourths cup shortening, 2
cups sugar, u cup chocolate, q cup
milk, 21a cups -four, / teaspoon
vanilla. 2 eggs, 5 teaspoons baking
powder, n teaspoon nutmeg, Il tea
spoon alspice, 1 cup mashed pota-
toes, Il teaspoon cinnamon, 1 cup
chopped nuts, Y teaspoon cloves.
Cream shortening, add sugar,
melted chocolate and mashed pota-
toes, mix well. Beat eggs separately
and add yolks to the first mixture.
Add milk and dry ingredients, which
have been sifted together. Beat
we'll. Add nuts, vanilla and beaten
whites of eggs. Mix thoroly and
bake in creased loaf tin in moderate
oven one hour.
Sour Milk Corn Bread
Two cupfuls sour milk. 2 cupfuls
corn meal, 3 tablespoonful melted
butter, 2 tablespoonful sugar, "
teaspoonfuls salt, eggs, teaspoon
full soda.
Sift together the corn meal sugar.
salt and soda. add the sour milk.
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